Should our digital life be better than our real one? It’s common commentary behind closed doors at many companies and parents are policing at home. These discussions are becoming commonplace amongst product development teams at young tech startups.

How do we find a balance between who we were and who we want to be…again? “Bloomingdale’s is the end of shopping because there isn’t anyone to wait on you”- Diana Vreeland 1984. If that was in 1984…. How are we doing today?

There are no words, except grateful to describe the feeling of having the opportunity to work with fashion students to challenge the foundation of retail so they can design the future of fashion.

Luxlock, a New York-based startup, is at the forefront of reshaping the luxury retail experience in the era dominated by e-commerce giants like Amazon. Positioned as a prime example of the "barbell effect," Luxlock combines luxury and hyper-local convenience to provide a distinctive and personalized shopping journey. Led by Founder and CEO Casey Golden, whose extensive experience includes roles at Mario’s, Bloomingdale’s, and Ralph Lauren, Luxlock operates as a fully-integrated Live-Merchandise Selling Platform and Omni-channel Management Solution.

Women Creating Commerce Utility in Web3, Uniting Sustainability, Real World Fashion and Art for the Metaverse. Artist Stephanie Dillion creates hand-painted artwork in collaboration with Burnett New York to release 1777 metaverse wearable NFTs in support of women in web3 rising.