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Millions of Luxury Products Have Digital IDs. Is Anyone Using Them?

Brands are attaching the virtual identifiers to their products to comply with upcoming regulations, and see potential side benefits that could make for a better user experience — if they can get customers to notice.
A hand reaches out with an iPhone to scan the logo of a Tod's Di Bag containing an NFC chip.
Tod's Di Bag, now with its own digital product passport. (Tod's/Aura Blockchain Consortium)

Buy a pair of Maison Margiela Tabis, a Bulgari necklace or a Lalique vase and there’s a good chance it will now come with its own digital identity.

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Further Reading

What Digital IDs Can Do for Fashion

Proponents of the effort to give every item its own digital identity say they’ll unlock numerous benefits for brands and shoppers alike. But for these IDs to work will require overcoming some big obstacles first.

AI Takes on the Fashion Industry’s Counterfeit Problem

LVMH’s Patou has begun rolling out a new AI-powered authentication system with its technology partner Ordre, adding a new dimension in fashion’s effort to fight fakes using AI’s ability to spot patterns indiscernible to humans.

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Marc Bain
Marc Bain

Marc Bain is Technology Correspondent at The Business of Fashion. He is based in New York and drives BoF’s coverage of technology and innovation, from start-ups to Big Tech.

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