The Spark
Archive garments live in boxes and behind glass — experienced through photography if at all. Svetlana Shalumova's venture proposes a 3D digital fashion museum where historic garments become interactive, rotatable objects, with VR/AR exhibitions and online collections built on top. (Commissioned.)
In Process
Pitched as 'Vintage Verse' at FIT's Shark Tank (Nov 2024) and evolved into VintaVerse by 2026 — AI-assisted design and development carrying the idea from pitch deck to working digital prototype.
The Craft
Claude handled site design and coding, Adobe Firefly generated the character and visual design, and CLO3D/Browzwear carry the garment 3D. The running product itself makes no AI calls — AI accelerated the build, not the visitor experience.
Outcome
Live on Vercel and pitched as B2B2C SaaS — the bet is that schools, museums and other institutions will pay to create and host their own digital archives, sustaining the museum as a platform rather than a one-off exhibition.
Process — 25 frames
