Alisa Davidson
Published: February 10, 2025 at 12:10 pm Updated: February 10, 2025 at 10:25 am
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February 10, 2025 at 12:10 pm
In Brief
Metaverse Fashion Week returns to Decentraland this April with a renewed focus on digital fashion as a medium for identity, culture, and self-expression.
Digital series of fashion experiences, Metaverse Fashion Week (MVFW) announced its return to the real estate platform Decentraland from April 9th to 12th, with an increased emphasis on digital fashion as a means of exploring identity, culture, and self-expression. This year’s theme, “Infinite Identities,” highlights Decentraland as a third space—an open virtual environment beyond traditional fashion weeks and centralized platforms—where creativity can flourish without being restricted by industry norms or physical constraints. In this space, avatars become dynamic representations of personal identity, offering opportunities to explore selfhood in ways that traditional settings may not permit.
“Metaverse Fashion Week 2025 isn’t just about style — it’s helping to redefine identity, creative freedom, and cultural expression at a time when personal agency seems increasingly questioned,” said Bay Backner, Head Producer and Curator at the Decentraland Foundation, to MPost. “Virtual worlds like Decentraland offer a vital third space for all of us, and digital fashion is rapidly emerging as a tool for storytelling, self-expression, and change. MVFW is the only place for designers, brands, stylists, educators, activists, and fashion-lovers to meet at the forefront of this movement — and with Decentraland’s audience in over 160 countries, it’s a truly international platform for dialogue, innovation, and cultural exchange,” she added.
MVFW 2025 will feature a blend of digital-first and physical-first brands, showcasing the evolving connection between online and offline fashion through runway shows. The event will also highlight themed runway presentations exploring how wearables influence identity, culture, and self-expression in virtual spaces. Virtual showrooms will highlight designers using fashion to challenge conventions, reclaim representation, and overcome real-world barriers to creative freedom.
As part of the event, attendees will have the opportunity to explore how wearables serve as symbols of identity, resilience, and activism. They can join a global community focused on creativity and self-expression beyond physical limitations, connect with emerging designers unveiling bold collections that challenge traditions, and build a digital identity with wearables that reflect who they are and aspire to be.
MVFW 2025 To Launch First ‘The Banners We Wear’ Competition, Featuring $15K Prize For Emerging Designers
In addition, MVFW 2025 will host the first MVFW Prize competition, “The Banners We Wear,” inviting students and recent graduates to transform virtual fashion into powerful statements of identity, resilience, and hope. Designers will create wearable banners as expressions of self in a time when personal freedoms are under growing pressure. The winning designs will be minted as Decentraland Wearables, showcased on the main MVFW runway, and awarded a $15,000 prize pool.
“Through this year’s major competition, ‘The Banners We Wear,’ Decentraland is offering a $15,000 USD prize pool for emerging creators to design statements of identity and hope, while our ‘Wearables Around the World’ showcase spotlights virtual fashion’s role in sharing and reimagining cultural heritage,” said Bay Backner. “With the launch of Decentraland’s new desktop client, MVFW 2025 will be more immersive, seamless, and accessible than ever before — bringing us closer to a future where self-expression in virtual spaces rivals, or even surpasses, the physical world,” she added.
After a year-long break, MVFW returns at a critical moment when self-expression is increasingly challenged. In a world where personal freedoms are under growing scrutiny, platforms like Decentraland provide an environment where identity can be explored without limitations.
With the launch of Decentraland 2.0, the virtual world has become more immersive, offering greater interactivity and creative freedom in digital fashion. The timing of MVFW 2025 coincides with a shift in how fashion is viewed, particularly by Gen Z and digital-native audiences. For these groups, fashion is not just about following trends but also about identity, ethics, and community building.
This year, MVFW will take center stage in these evolving conversations, presenting a dynamic space where the future of fashion is being shaped in real-time.
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Alisa, a dedicated journalist at the MPost, specializes in cryptocurrency, zero-knowledge proofs, investments, and the expansive realm of Web3. With a keen eye for emerging trends and technologies, she delivers comprehensive coverage to inform and engage readers in the ever-evolving landscape of digital finance.
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Alisa Davidson
Alisa, a dedicated journalist at the MPost, specializes in cryptocurrency, zero-knowledge proofs, investments, and the expansive realm of Web3. With a keen eye for emerging trends and technologies, she delivers comprehensive coverage to inform and engage readers in the ever-evolving landscape of digital finance.
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