Future of Fashion Incubator

The Future of Fashion is Currently Enrolled at London College of Fashion, University of the Arts London

Empowering Tomorrow’s Talent To Transform The Industry With Cutting-Edge Tech

Through a unique partnership with London College of Fashion, UAL featuring custom co-curriculum, Microsoft is empowering the next generation of talent to transform the fashion industry. LCF’s Future of Fashion Incubator uses cutting-edge Microsoft technology and influential mentorships to create truly collaborative educational environments. The program seeks to spark creativity and meaningful innovation, allowing this select group of students to bring their vision of the future of fashion to life.

Microsoft co-created a custom curriculum for a semester-long incubator with LCF’s Fashion Innovation Agency and Digital Learning Lab. Students across multiple majors in both the bachelor’s and master’s programs applied to participate in this advanced course that challenged them to use cutting-edge technology like mixed reality, the Internet of Things, and artificial intelligence to disrupt the fashion industry.

“Collaborating with Microsoft to empower our students with emerging technologies across courses through this project is incredibly exciting.” says Matthew Drinkwater, Head of Fashion Innovation Agency at London College of Fashion. “Fusing business ideas with mixed reality, artificial intelligence and machine learning, ultimately, will allow a pathway to creating the digital designer business of the future.”

The Incubator is a short-term intensive program, where top students from LCF's Fashion Business School, School of Design & Technology, and School of Media & Communication, collaborate in six multi-disciplinary groups. Over the course of the semester, students attend workshops and explore various Microsoft technologies and their impact on the fashion industry – including Mixed Reality/3D, the Internet of Things, and Artificial Intelligence – before selecting one concentration of study.

"It has been amazing to partner with London College of Fashion and their Fashion Innovation Agency, to push the boundaries of how technology can really drive impact and foster alternative creative thinking in fashion. The future of the industry is enrolled here, and we want to empower them to make a purposeful difference — not just now, but also when they enter the industry." - Maruschka Loubser, Senior Global Marketing Manager, Microsoft.

Once their concepts have been established, the teams consult with Incubator Ambassadors Charli Cohen, Hayley Elsaesser, Sofia Barattieri, Natasha Franck and Bia Bezamat, from a range of fashion perspectives to develop ideas into prototypes that will drive digital transformation and forge new frontiers within the industry. The program culminates with an unveiling event alongside the LCF BA18 exhibition in June.

For more information, please contact VOCAL or visit www.microsoft.com/inculture/london-college-fashion.

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The Nagano Tapes Premieres in Montreal

Montreal friends! Join us next Wednesday evening, March 28th from 6pm-9pm at Cinéma Du Quartier Latin for an exclusive VIP screening event of The Nagano Tapes. The first feature-length documentary film by the Olympic Channel, The Nagano Tapes tells the inspiring true story of the still talked about game between Canada and the Czech's men’s ice hockey competition at the 1998 Nagano Games. Seating is limited, so please be sure to RSVP now and email RSVP@vocalnyc.com. #olympics #olympicchannel #thenaganotapes #hockey #canada #montreal #czechrepublic #VIP #exclusive #premiere #march #2018 #limited #panel #screening #wednesday #1998 #inspiring #competition #nagano #games

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See.Me Launches 2018 Event Series at Public, NYC

Kicking off Armory Art Week, the ever-growing artist community SeeMe tonight premiered this year’s exhibition event series in partnership with Public Arts. A panel of recognized creative professionals curates artists for each show from an extended online competition, with this first show for 2018 featuring Bita Cuartas, Nima Chaichi, Gabriel Guerra Bianchini, Jennifer Orhélys, Jean Toir, and Cristobal Marambio.

For the past five years, SeeMe has connected the world's creators to a global audience, both online and in real-world exhibitions and experiences. Thousands of creators have been exhibited to millions of viewers around the globe, from Art Basel Miami, to the Louvre and the White House, and dozens of shows throughout New York City.

SeeMe has now become the destination for serious artists and photographers to establish recognition, connect with enthusiasts and collectors, and develop genuine commercial opportunity. With an audience of more than 1 million supporters spanning over 30 countries, SeeMe has established an open platform that allows emerging artists and photographers to truly flourish outside of the traditional and restrictive agent / gallery model. Through their ongoing series of exhibition events, SeeMe is further strengthening the relationships between artists, gallerists and collectors.

The 2018 event series continues in New York City, with a special activation in Times Square following the online submission of works beginning this month.

For more information on joining the community, visit www.See.Me.

The Nagano Tapes: Every Underdog has its Day

Olympic Channel’s Five Rings Films Debuts The Nagano Tapes, the Inspiring True Story of the Czech Republic’s Shocking Victory in Men’s Ice Hockey at the 1998 Nagano Games

Even without an interest in sports, The Nagano Tapes documentary tells a rousing and riveting story that’s difficult to pause, and one that leaves the viewer imbued with the pride and hope the Czech Republic felt with their ice hockey victory at the 1998 Winter Olympics. For ice hockey fans, this is 110 minutes of intimate player commentary, never-before-seen footage and action-packed replays spotlighting one of the sports most iconic tournaments in its long history.

A decade after the fall of the Iron Curtain, the flame of national purpose and identity had begun to burn as low as the world’s expectations of their performance against the all-star teams that the Eastern Bloc had relinquished to North America — only a handful of which were recruited to represent the Czech Republic on the ice in Nagano, Japan. Yet against all foreseeable odds, the Czech ice hockey team faced the superpowers and super teams of the world to bring home a gold medal in the sport that had for almost half a century kept the nation in positive hope of self-determination.

Created by The Olympic Channel in partnership with award-winning producer Frank Marshall (Indiana Jones, Bourne Identity), The Nagano Tapes comes to life with exclusive interviews with some of the world’s best ice hockey players who relive their experience in precise detail including the Czech Republic’s Hašek, Jágr and Petr Svoboda, Canada’s Theo Fleury, Eric Lindros and Marc Crawford (Coach), the USA’s Brett Hull and the Russian Federation’s Alexei Yashin.

Directed by Sundance award winner Ondřej Hudeček from the Czech Republic, The Nagano Tapes also features never-before-seen IMAX footage and exclusive International Olympic Committee (IOC) archive material. The Nagano Tapes moniker is a nod to the popular video tapes and VCR’s of the time, while the documentary also uses throwback music and video from the decade keeping with the 90’s theme.

The Nagano Tapes is the first film in the Olympic Channel’s signature documentary series, Five Rings Films — a five-episode series of incisive and entertaining documentaries directed by some of the biggest names in film from around the world.

Currently available SVOD online at olympicchannel.com in the US with a TV subscription to Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA, the film will be available online on-demand [for free] without a subscription in the US starting March 31.

Highlights from the 1998 Winter Olympics ice hokey tournament:

• Canada easily won its three of its lead-up games, scoring 12 goals. Sweden followed with 2 wins and 1 loss, and the United States finished with a disappointing record of just 1 win and 2 losses. Meanwhile, Russia won each of its 3 games in its grouping, with the Czech Republic winning 2 and Finland only 1. The United States and Canada were once again the favorites for the gold-medal contention, with Sweden expected to take home at least the bronze.

• In the quarter-finals, Canada defeated Kazakhstan and the Czech Republic the United States — both by the same 4-1 results. And Finland edged Sweden 2-1 while Russia beat Belarus 4-1. 

• The semi-finals saw Russia eliminate Finland with a 7-4 win. Canada faced the Czech Republic in an exhilarating game that saw two intense periods, after which Jiri Slegr gave the Czechs a 1-0 lead. However, Canada came back to tie the game with 63 seconds remaining when Trevor Linden scored to force a ten-minute overtime. Dominik Hasek for the Czechs and Patrick Roy for Canada were exceptional in defending the net, and needed to be as they moved into a shoot-out with the Czech Republic skating away with the win. 

• The following day, the Czech Republic and Russia were showcased in the Olympic gold medal contest at Nagano's Big Hat Arena. Dominik Hasek was again the hero in defending goal attempts, but it was Petr Svoboda who solidified the gold medal with his slap from near the blue line midway through the third period to score the game’s only goal.

13 Bonaparte: Provider of Contemporary Elegance

The brand’s collections bring together sharp tailoring and timeless sportswear references, as styles evoke a poised sense of allure and comfort. Thoughtful, precise design is enhanced with innovative fabrication to articulate a unique creative vision.

Two collections are presented each year during Paris fashion weeks. Rather than orienting around Spring / Summer or Fall / Winter, these collections are numbered, each a measured step forward without any stylistic break from one to the next. The result is an evolving wardrobe, with pieces that can be layered and blended across collections.

From inception, 13 Bonaparte has steadily explored new shapes and volumes, all stemming from a singular, consistent aesthetic vocabulary. Bold colors are integrated with the foundational palette of neutrals, as technical materials are similarly included among more traditional fabrics.

13 Bonaparte stands as a distinctive offering in today’s advanced contemporary landscape.

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Kinfolk x Carharrt WIP Popup Launch Party

Kinfolk x Carharrt WIP Popup Launch Party

@kinfolklife x @carharttwip pop-up launch party & in-store preview. Kinfolk Store // 94 Wythe // Thursday October 12 from 6.00pm-9.00pm -- Kinfolk Lounge // 90 Wythe from 9.00pm to late. RSVP at rsvp@kinfolklife.com. See you there!~ #kinfolklife #carhartt #carharttwip #goodtobevocal

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Blunt Social

Join us for the first installment of Blunt Social, and ongoing event series. Our first event is in partnership with O.N.S. Clothing who specialize in high-end menswear combining modern classics with bold designs.

Light bites and complimentary cocktails will be served.

Thursday, November 16 7pm–9pm

O.N.S. 71 Greene Street NYC

RSVP: blunt@vocalnyc.com

Introducing: Moodelizer

Dynamic Playback, the music format of the future.

Moodelizer has cracked the code for quality soundtracking regardless if your adding instant music to your social videos, soundtracking your Youtube-content or producing video professionally.

We eliminate technical and judicial boundaries and on top of that, our technology is filled with high-quality music that you control with your fingertip. With the Moodelizer pad you comfortably control the intensity and variation of your soundtrack.

Moodelizer makes you the conductor of the orchestra so you can soundtrack anything.

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