Forever 21, the global fast fashion leader, wowed crowds in Vienna, Austria today with the first of eight holographic fashion shows around the world, conceived and produced with the help of space150. The show, held in a special venue at Volksgarten, Vienna, Austria, to celebrate the opening of the flagship Vienna retail store, gave invited fans and customers the chance to see breaking fashion trends in a runway show comprised entirely of holographic models.
"Our customers are always searching for the next big thing, or fashion trends before they happen," says Linda Chang, senior marketing manager, Forever 21. "We love that about them, so we are always thinking about how to surprise them, show them things they've never seen before and give them new exciting ways to get involved with Forever 21."
Conceived by digital agency, space150, the show features a runway first: no live models. Holographic models, wearing designs from Forever 21's new line, walk the runway, disappear into starbursts and climb invisible staircases that light up underfoot. The Vienna premiere is the first of eight events including upcoming holographic runway shows in London, Belgium and New York.
"Forever 21 is a phenomenon," says space150 founder and CEO Billy Jurewicz, "They're a leader in bringing accessible, up-to-the-minute fashion to customers everywhere. We designed these holographic shows as a more advanced way to premiere a new line that is more controllable, less hassle and has much greater impact for the same price as a traditional runway event."
Forever 21's program of digital brand entertainment began in June 2010 with the introduction of an interactive Forever 21 billbo women's jackets online ard in Times Square, New York. Also conceived in partnership with space150, the board located on the site of the iconic Virgin billboard, features giant onscreen models interacting in real time with customers on the streets outside the store. Models snap Polaroids of the crowd in real time or pick people up and drop them into a store shopping bag.
"Our whole approach at space150 is about destroying convention to create demand," adds Jurewicz. "We're not saying the traditional runway show has seen its end, but this technology and concept really rethinks the idea of what a runway can now do."
For more technical information, photography, video, interviews, contact: steve.gill(at)space150(dot)com or 612 839 9730.
About Forever 21 (http://www.forever21.com)
Forever 21 headquartered in Los Angeles is a specialty retailer of women's and men's clothing and accessories, known for offering the hottest and most current fashion trends at a great value to customers. Forever 21's model of fast fashion works by keeping stores exciting with fresh inventory brought in on a daily basis. The brand operates 450 stores in the United States with operations internationally in Bahrain, Canada, Indonesia, Japan, Jordan, Korea, Kuwait, Malaysia, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Thailand and UAE (Dubai and Abu Dahbi). For more information visit http://www.forever21.com.
About space150 (http://www.space150.com)
space150 is agency of record for Forever 21 and one of the fastest growing digital agencies in the country with offices in Los Angeles, New York and Minneapolis. Founded more than a decade ago by digital visionary Billy Jurewicz, space150 is a rare combination of digital strategy, creative concepting and technology development. The firm is a business partner for the digital age and works with creative brand startups to industry leading companies including Forever 21, International Dairy Queen, Optum Health and American Express. The firm employs 150 people across all disciplines in its three growing offices.
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