Gucci Metaverse and Levi Wallabees
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Gucci Metaverse and Levi Wallabees
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Netflix is trying to make spooky girl summer happen, hackers force Iowa College to cancel classes for four days, Gen Z is very very LGBTQ+, and…
INSTAGRAM IS ASKING INFLUENCERS TO LOVE IT AGAIN WITH NEW MONEYMAKING FEATURES
Zuck unveiled a new “native affiliate tool that will allow creators to earn commissions for the purchases they inspire people to make.” But is it enough to capture them back from TikTok? buzzfeed // Related: IG will also be offering extra cash for creators who stream more. (This seems like a good time as any to ask if you’ve read yesterday’s Taylor Lorenz drop about creator burnout. If you haven’t, well, here you go.)
HOW SNAPCHAT BECAME THE FORGOTTEN SOCIAL PLATFORM
As my friend Julia Rubin said, “a perfect terry story.” (If you don’t subscribe to Terry’s equally perfect newsletter Gen Yeet, do it do it do it.) vox
CHRIS EVANS WAS CAPTAIN AMERICA. NOW HE WANTS TO HELP GEN Z RESHAPE US POLITICS
Okay, sure! newsweek // Plus: How Gen Z is taking over Boston polics. boston
GUCCI DIGITALLY OUTFITS GEN-Z IN METAVERSE FORAY WITH ROBLOX
“Gen Z, they sometimes see virtual products as more valuable than physical products,” says a Roblox exec about the success of their Gucci partnership. (Roblox, if you’ll recall from yesterday, also recently partnered with PacSun, the mall surf brand that somehow still exists.) ap
WHY LUXURY BRANDS MUST GET PERSONAL
Omnichannel personalization — like Gucci DIY or Burberry's WeChat Mini Program — can reduce acquisition costs by as much as 50% (but what the story doesn’t mention is that number is much, much higher for Gen Z, who are famously obsessed with personalization…see, again: Main Character Syndrome). jingdaily // Related: Luxury’s post-pandemic bounceback. voguebusiness
THE HUNDREDS AND LEE ANNOUNCE NEW COLLABORATION
I would *love* to see Lee reach a Levi’s-style level of relevancy again. This collab is a start. wwd // Related: Levi’s teamed up with Clark’s Originals on a pair of pastel Wallabees. hypebeast
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