2016 Schedule

Interactive: March 11–15  •  Film: March 11–19  •  Music: March 15–20

How Virtual Reality Will Change Fashion

Saturday, March 12
12:30PM - 1:30PM

Westin Austin Downtown
Continental 1-2
310 E 5th ST

With the much-anticipated consumer-grade headsets from Oculus and Vive finally coming on the market, VR is exploding as a medium on an exponential curve marked by consistent seven and eight figure venture investments to rapid celebrity adoption.

With the modern fashion industry being one where survival demands being at the forefront of adopting new technology, the writing is on the wall for VR to have a major impact on the fashion world.

Exploring VR branding, virtual retail spaces and immersive e-commerce, experts spanning the topics of VR production, fashion photography and virtual reality venture investments will address the VR impact that is coming to the fashion world.

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Presenters

Anarghya Vardhana at SXSW

Anarghya Vardhana

Sr Assoc

Maveron

Always passionate about math, Anarghya published a math theorem at the age of 17 which set her on a lifelong path in STEM. Prior to entering the world of venture capital, Anarghya worked for severa...

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Kevin Cornish at SXSW

Kevin Cornish

Founder

Image Theory

With 10+ years experience producing films, Kevin founded Image Theory in 2014. Image Theory is a design shop that specializes in producing cutting-edge digital materials ranging from virtual reali...

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Steven Sebring at SXSW

Steven Sebring

Founder

Steven is a world-renown, New York-based fashion photographer and film director who specializes in a patented 360 capture system. Having shot fashion for 20+ years, he has developed a style that i...

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Details

Access
Film Badge, Interactive Badge, Gold Badge, Platinum Badge
Event Type
Sessions
Track
SXstyle
Level
Advanced
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