Users from around the world gathered Friday, June 11 to celebrate Decentraland’s (DCL) inaugural Pride Parade. Music, parade floats, and dancers filled the newly built ‘Rainbow Road.’ The event was dazzling, but most spectacular of all were the droves of avatars sporting the latest DCL fashion.
Just weeks before the event, DCL enabled their ‘Wearables Editor.’ This allowed designers to create their unique in-game collections and sell them as NFTs on the DCL marketplace. A handful of quality collections were approved and released the day of the parade.
Users lined up in front of kiosks to purchase their new items. Some 30,000 active users were given free wearables from the DCL Pride Collection. MetaZoo International hosted a drop party before the parade releasing their genesis collection. By the time the parade started, all in attendance were showing their pride with newly minted outfits.
Here are some of the best styles spotted during DCL Pride 2021;
Helmet: Electric Pride +Love Collection
Top: Tiger Warriors Torso, Wonderzone Pride Spring 2021
Shorts: DCL Pink Pride Shorts
Shoes: MetaZoo Intl. Retro 1 Kicks
Hat: MetaZoo Intl. BlackCat Hood
Top: MetaZoo Intl. BlackCat Hoodie
Joggers: MetaZoo Intl. BlackCat Joggers
Shoes: MetaZoo Intl. Retro 1 Kicks
Eyewear: MetaZoo Intl. Tinted Glasses
Accessories: CZ Mecenary MTZ Exo-Blades
I managed to speak to MetaZoo Intl. founder ‘iZoo’ about their successful drop. “The drop was very exciting, long overdue, but worth the wait! Wearables on layer 2 now are a total game-changer as there is no minting/gas costs. The collection was well-received by the community and we are already thinking about new collections!” said iZoo.
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Eyewear: MetaZoo Intl. Tinted Glasses
Mask: Meteorite Dustmask
Trousers: Hiroto Kai Pride Pants
Shoes: MetaZoo Intl. Retro 1 Kicks
Mask: Floral Skull Halloween 2019
(Photo courtesy of Null PC)
Top: Full Body Swimsuit – Pride Parade 2021 Collection
Shoes: Left- Atrati X RTFK Sneakers, Right- Polygon Thunder Sneakers
I had the chance to speak with ‘Null PC’ who’s swimsuit design was a big hit at the parade. “I knew once the opportunity came that I wanted to make something people wouldn’t forget, and I don’t think you can forget the image of someone in a lime green Manakini once you’ve seen it.” said Null. “The wearables tool is one of many aspects that enable creators and collectors to contribute to the community and help Decentraland progress and reach its full potential.”
Trousers: Hiroto Kia Fire Kimono Pants
I asked artist and designer, Hiroto Ka, about using the new wearables editor in DCL. “I thought the design process was difficult at first to understand the geometry of a moving avatar and how the clothes move alongside their gestures. But after amazing help from the design committee, I was able to nail down my design and understand fully how it works. My next step for my wearables is to create more rare and more common style Kimonos and Japanese attire.” said Kai.
Left: Cybermike Cybersoldier Set
Right
Headwear: Wonderbot Head, Digital Alchemy Hair
Trousers: Pride Sport Pants
Shoes: Pride Rainbow Shoes
Accessories: DC Nifty Blocksmith Drone
The parade was electric! Celebrations carried on throughout the night with live music and giveaways. With successful drops from each designer, it appears digital fashion is thriving in Decentraland.
