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✨ This Week: Smart Mental Health Walks with AI, 📲 Samsung’s Tech Jewellery, ☎️ Y2K tech nostalgia ,Moncler x Lulu Li’s AI Collab 🎨, Episode 1 of The Digital Runway Podcast 🎙️ is now live. Plus, a BTS look at building this brand (and my wellness tip 🍋).

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🗞️ In this Issue #029

☀️ Mental Health Walks, But Make Them Smart

🕶️ Hack Your Walk: My walks just leveled up with Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses—sunshine, fresh air, and Meta AI for instant meditation, inspo, and hands-free brainstorming. Total game-changer.

📚 Why You’ll Love This:
🌿 Mindfulness Mode: Meta AI prompts you to pause, breathe, and leads meditations.
💡 Ideas on Tap: Hands-free brainstorming for fresh ideas on the go.

🔗 Shop Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses with my link—make every walk a smart one🦿

📱 Samsung x Louis Abel: When Tech Meets Jewelry

📚 What You Need to Know

Samsung and Swedish jewelry brand Louis Abel partner to launch a limited-edition silver ring for the Galaxy Z Flip6, where tech meets style.

Limited Edition: 75 pieces (~$330 USD) available online and at Louis Abel’s Stockholm pop-up.

🔑 Key Features:

💍 Statement Style: This ring transforms the Flip6 into a chic fashion piece.
🇰🇷 Cultural Fusion: Rooted in “Inyeon,” a Korean concept of destined connections, it blends storytelling with Swedish minimalism.

💡 Why This Matters

• For Brands/Executives: Fashion Tech Partnerships + Scarcity = FOMO-driven demand.

• For Consumers: This phone isn’t just a gadget—it’s a fashion statement.

Read more on Vogue Scandinavia + explore Louis Abel Website

📱 Retro Tech Revival: Y2K Gadgets Are Back

📚 What You Need to Know

Y2K tech is the “new” fashion statement, with Gen Z and millennials flocking to nostalgic must-haves like Razrs, iPods, and digital cameras.

🔑 Key Features:

Surging Sales: Companies like Retrospekt report sales spikes of 700% for digital cameras and 637% for iPods, fueling the “dumb phone” trend.

Fashion’s New Toy: Supreme, Coperni, and others are tapping into Y2K nostalgia with exclusive retro collabs.

💎 Nostalgia Meets Novelty: Vintage gadgets bring a physical, personalized feel that breaks from digital overload like Lacoste cameras and Marni’s iMac-inspired bags.

🎧 Wired Appeal: Corded headphones are cool again, with celebs ditching Bluetooth for the vintage vibe. (👀 ICYMI - Chanel’s Première Sound)

💡 Why This Matters & Opportunities

• For Brands: Retro tech is a goldmine for high-demand exclusives.

• For Consumers: Vintage gadgets offer wearable nostalgia and a break from digital overload.

Read more on Vogue Business

🤖 Moncler x Lulu Li: AI Fashion Hits the Runway

📚 What You Need to Know

Chinese artist Lulu Li brings her AI designs to life with Moncler—her first IRL collection.

Digital to Physical: Using Runway and Midjourney, Li’s capsule includes down jackets, vests, and “city-ready layers,” debuting at Moncler’s City of Genius event in Shanghai on Oct 28.

The Star Piece: A cream puffer gown, exclusively at Harrods, steals the show.

🔑 Key Features:

🎨 Art Meets AI: Digital art merges with high fashion as AI steps onto the runway.
👗 Screen to Store: Moncler’s collection turns digital designs into wearable pieces.
🇨🇳 Global Appeal: Tapping into China’s luxury market, Moncler showcases Li’s digital artistry.

💡 Why This Matters

• For Brands: AI in fashion unlocks limitless design possibilities.

• For Consumers: AI-driven fashion brings fresh, wearable innovation.

Read more on Vogue Business

📖 Building The Digital Runway—Together
From launching a YouTube channel to livestreaming The Digital Runway Podcast on LinkedIn, we’re building this brand as a community!

🎥 Episode 1 is Here!
I chat with Clare Tattersall, founder of Digital Fashion Week, about digital fashion, fashion runways, and even her love of the outdoors. Thank you, Clare, for being my first guest! 🙏

✨ Community Is Key
Join us live to ask questions, connect, and get a shoutout! Thanks to everyone who joined Episode 1. 🥹

💡Lesson Learned: When tech glitches—improvise! Rolling with it led to deeper community convo. 🎲

💡 Question: What questions do you have about digital fashion? Drop it here or on YouTube!

🔗 Watch & Listen to the Launch Episode of The Digital Runway Podcast

🎥 YouTube  🎧 Spotify & Apple

This week was all about rolling with the punches—navigating livestream glitches and building the brand on the fly.

🎙️ The Digital Runway Podcast
Back after 16 months! Nearly went solo due to tech issues, but the internet pulled through. Huge thanks to everyone who joined live! 🙏

🚀 DC Startup & Tech Week
Check out the Creator Economy Panel replay, streamed via my Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses. [Watch Here] Big thanks to Seema, Rachel, and Gil for organizing!

💖 Luminary’s Power of Community
I joined Luminary’s DC event, where leaders shared insights on inclusive communities. Cate Luzio Founder of Luminary is such a powerhouse! Nashville is next!

🧠 Must-Read (Mentioned in the Podcast): The Artist’s Way—a go-to for breaking creative blocks.

❤️‍🔥 Wellness Tip: Lemon, ginger, and honey water is my go-to for immunity, energy, and hydration. 🍋

💬 Question: How do you bounce back when tech or life gives you lemons?

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