H&M promises the most fascinating AR experience - Unicert College

H&M promises the most fascinating AR experience

Christina Chatziioannou

It is undeniable that companies have faced new challenges during the pandemic and those who were most adaptable in the new circumstances were the most successful ones. Covid19, as a “new comer” in consumer’s lives, brought changes in their everyday life, habits and decision making. 

One of these changes was on clothing shopping habits. Consumers in this period have a limited need for clothing purchases since they spend most of their time at home. Clothing companies need to find new ways of approaching their customers and fulfilling their needs. H&M company has made a good start towards this direction. “This year has required us all to think about things afresh and find new ways of working and congregating,” says Simona Rocha, about the launch of her new spring collection in collaboration with H&M. 

Image Credit to: Whowhatwhear

 

On 11 March 2021, H&M launched its new collection of Simona Rocha with the aim to reach its customers and make them perceive again shopping as the fascinating habit of the past . According to Rocha’s sayings, she wills to provoke the interest in dressing up for family, friends or mates meetings. She hopes this digital event to speak into the audiences minds while living a brand new experience full of art, beauty and happy moments.

 

Image Credit to: Vogue

 

Pop up books reveal their fashion stories throughout the world

To succeed this, the brand created pop-up books by using augmented reality experience. The creation of the inspirational pop up books was achieved with the contribution of the talented artist Faye Wei Wei. He created impressive 3D paintings that give the sense of a world of fantasy, like a fairytale coming into real life. The drawings were full of ribbons and flowers that foretell the coming of spring and match with the soft and virgin sense of the clothes. A cast of famous participants implemented a theatrical presentation of Rocha’s collection. Jenaba plays her cello in her tulle and tartan dress, Helena Bonham-Carter turns around with a mirror, Francesca Hayward is doing ballet with her pointe wearing a pastel bubble dress. All of them are inhabitants of the augmented reality world.

According to Vogue, each of the books contains a QR code, which can be scanned by the readers on their phone and provoke the activation of the augmented reality experience. After scanning, the drawings of Wei Wei come into virtual life since the stars appear wearing the new collection and making activities of everyday reality.  “This is one of the most innovative collection events we have ever created here at H&M. What a thrill to work on fashion’s first-ever pop-up book AR experience,” adds Ann-Sofie Johansson, Creative Advisor at H&M. 

After the launch of the new collection on 11 March, the pop up books of Faye Wei Wei were posted all over the world, each of them having an exclusive QR code inside. Through the portal of Simona Rocha and H&M, the codes are being transformed to real people dancing, reading and playing music while wearing the new collection of Simona. 
 
 
It’s the turn of influencers to share their AR experience
 

 
H&M distributed its pop up books to a significant number of opinion formers who have shared their AR experience with their fans on their social media. One remarkable example was that of the popular model Iliana Papageorgiou in Greece. Iliana took a beautiful photograph in one of the pieces of Simona Rocha lying in her garden with the moto ” I believe in fairytales, you? “. In this way, she informed her audience about the new impressive collection which could be found from March in the stores of H&M. We have also similar posts from plenty influencers globally.
 
The revolution of H&M in fashion campaigns
 
H&M in collaboration with Simona Rocha put in practice a very innovative idea. They launched a marketing campaign adapted to the today’s circumstances by using a clever way of presenting their new collection through augmented reality. The advantage of their initiative is that they offered their audiences a real and virtual  experience which allows interactions through a laptop or smartphone.  This approach contributes to the reinforcement of the brand memory and the differentiation of the company from its competitors. Talking with numbers, by the first launch of the new collection the hashtag “HM x Simone Rocha” has gained 1.8 million impressions throughout the world. And this is only the beginning. 
 
Image Credit to: Nementio
 
 
According to researches, augmented reality is most attractive to consumers in the clothing sector. This means that clothing companies have a long path to cross in the coming years to achieve better communications of their products. H&M as the pioneer fashion retailer who utilized this technology, seems to have brought a glimpse of the very near future. 
author avatar
dtesseris

You may also like

atmo-marketplace
From physical to virtual expos: with an eye on the future
6 April, 2021
Anheuser Busch sanitizer
One of the best brilliant digital marketing campaigns of 2020
6 April, 2021
hypeinsight
The valuable customer journey
6 April, 2021