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How new technology is reviving old fashion

The Met Museum’s new exhibit, ‘Sleeping Beauties’, highlights how the metaverse and Web3 technologies can breathe new life into archival fashion.
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Photo: Nick Knight, courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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When exploring new technologies — including NFTs and metaverse tech — the temptation is to focus on what’s next. But what about the past? Fashion is discovering that tech can also breathe new life into old pieces.