Tommy Hilfiger FA22: Tommy Factory

02. The Solution - Bridging the Tommy Factory FA22 Physical Runway Experience into the Metaverse

Drawing inspiration from New York City skyline and Andy Warhol's iconic creative aesthetic, TOMMY FACTORY FA22 reimagines the runway experience through a series of simultaneous cross-channel takeovers linking New York into the Metaverse.

Tommy Factory FA22 Physical Runway Show

Holition was responsible for designing the manner in which all digital assets became integrated into the physical show.  This included showing live real-time film grabs of players in the Roblox arena projected into the show and augmented reality audience co-created artworks using Andy Warhol's trademark 'mylar' balloons.  Tommy Factory FA22 was the first physical fashion runway show to be simultaneously live-streamed on the Roblox platform. 

"I set out to build a new creative experience where cross-generational communities can come together and connect in fresh ways. It’s experiential. It’s real.”

- Tommy Hilfiger

Metaverse Activation in Tommy Play, Tommy Hilfiger's Brand World in Roblox

Holition brought the essence of Tommy Factory FA22 through creative design direction, player behaviour and virtual avatar design inside Tommy Hilfiger's brand world in Roblox, working alongside award winning game development agency Sawhorse. Holition's concept was converted into Manhattan into a virtual playground inside Roblox where the models walking the physical runway in the fashion show simutaneously appeared in Roblox as virtual avatars wearing the identical clothes and accessories.

The Creative Digital Strategy

Leading creative digital strategy for Tommy Factory FA22, Holition's vision was to express the brand’s storyworld both in the physical and digital space by integrating the physical show in New York Fashion Week, the brand’s Roblox world, Tommy Play, and the global livestream on tommy.com, Youtube, LinkedIn, and Instagram, in collaboration with Tommy Hilfiger, Roblox, GEEIQ, and Sawhorse Productions.

Tommy Cloud Factory Augmented Reality Art Experience

To further support the creative strategy of merging the physical world with the digital realm, Holition designed a way of involving the audience and VIP guests in the show and further supporting the Andy Warhol methodology of collaboration and co-creation. The Tommy Cloud Factory Augmented Reality art experience allowed users to build their own Andy Warhol inspired mylar balloon, personalising the design and allowing them to apply an individual touch with their initials, which then could be 'launched' in augmented reality to hover over the catwalk. Each co-created balloon was sent to the live show space and simultaneously in the Tommy Play Roblox environment.

To commemorate the experience, POAPs (Proof of Attendance Protocols) or Digital Mementos were given to each individual as a souvenir for creating their individual balloons using the Tommy Cloud Factory Augmented Reality art experience.