CLO VIRTUAL FASHION AND EPIC GAMES INVEST TOGETHER FOR THE FUTURE OF DIGITAL FASHION

CLOS Virtual Modeglobal leader in digital garment solutions, and Epic Gamesdeveloper from Unreal Machinehas announced that the companies have bought shares in each other.

“We firmly believe that digital clothing will play an important role in the future of digital entertainment platforms and the metaverse,” said Simon Kim, CEO of CLO Virtual Fashion. “We are building towards a future where we envision the digitization of everything, the convergence of fashion with entertainment and the metaverse. Our visions align, and we are committed to building the future we envision.”

CLO Virtual Fashion is a leader in the digital fashion industry, with a comprehensive product ecosystem including 3D garment design software, a digital CMS and collaboration platform, as well as an open marketplace and community where thousands of real-life garment designs are bought, sold and showcased.

CLO Virtual Fashion aims to make integrated workflows more accessible to 3D designers, character artists, animators, and fashion professionals who produce metaverse games and platforms that feature real-life clothing choices and maximize the value of digital clothing in the industry.

“Bringing high-quality digital fashion into a virtual real-time world is complex and can be a creative barrier for digital fashion creators. It’s great to see how the CLO Virtual Fashion solution works with the Unreal Engine to help designers across the industry create lifelike digital fashion apparel,” said Kim Libreri, Chief Technology Officer at Epic Games.

“Our client has been trying to maximize the utility of digital clothing, and we will work to meet that demand and roadmap,” added Simon Kim. “We believe this investment will extract the full value from every digital garment and creator around the world, and we are excited to share this goal with Epic Games.”