February 2012
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January 2012
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Karl Lagerfeld Launches Augmented Reality Shopping...
German fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld has released his new collection ‘KARL’ on online luxury fashion giant, NET-A-PORTER.COM. To celebrate the launch of the masstige fashion collection, the e-tailer has produced an augmented reality iPhone/iPad app NET-A-PORTER KARL, so that users can literally ‘window shop’ at pop-up stores with a different experience. With the mobile app, users can scan,...
December 2011
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L.A.dy Dior The Film (video)
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3D Printing & The Future of Fashion
Someday customers will be able to print out clothes in the comfort of their living rooms, and that day is closers than you think.
The first time 3D printed fashion debuted on the runday was at Amsterdam Fashion Week in 2010.
Read more from the source here.
November 2011
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Hussein Chalayan incorporates more technology into...
British fashion designer Hussein Chalayan is one designers that incorporates technology into his designs. S/S 2007 a line of animatronic dresses (which zipped, flipped and reconfigured right before your eyes), pixelated LED dresses from F/W 2007 and laser dresses from S/S 2008.
Chalayan says, “Technology is really the only thing through which you can do new things.”
For his S/S 2012...
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Kidult Responds to Céline Spring 2011 Skateboard...
Graffiti artist Kidult has striked again. This time he has tagged the Paris flagship store of French brand Céline. The move comes as a response it seems, to the Spring 2011 campaign of the brand, which featured models Daria Werbowy and Stella Tennant, shot by Juergen Teller, posing with skateboard decks. As such, Kidult did not tag his usual ‘KID’ tag, but rather went with ‘SK8′.
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Berlin: Walk-In-Cosmetics at Face & Body Spa...
Face & Body (my favorite place in Berlin to have a microdermabrasion facial) is starting up a new promotion. Each Thursday it’s possible to get an appointment in the time between 5 pm to 9.30 pm. All you need to do is call or send a email on the same day so that we can offer and reserve you the appointment for the evening. Email: info@fabsb.de Website: www.fabsb.de
October 2011
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Mies Nobis jewellery interview + launch in Berlin...
Model: Millicent N / Photo by: Raphael Guillou
Mies Nobis is the Designer name of Millicent N; a Berlin based designer/ style blogger, she is exhibiting this week a small collection of jewellery pieces alongside the photo shootings the pieces have been represented in, it is an introduction to a fledgling Jewellery Label and a glimpse into her Design work of the past 6 months
How long...
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Australian Malls To Track Shoppers By Their Phones
“Australian shopping centers will monitor customers’ mobile phones to track how often they visit, which stores they like and how long they stay. One unnamed Queensland shopping center is next month due to become the first in the nation to install receivers that detect unique mobile phone radio frequency codes to pinpoint location within two meters.”
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Discover the hottest shoes and bags with...
Snapette is a new location-based fashion app enabling users to “share and discover the hottest shoes and bags” from anywhere in the world.
Users take photos of their favorite bags, shoes and accessories and post them to Snapette, along with comments and where they found them. Users can then search by brand, store, description and by what’s new, near or trending, as well as comment on...
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We love Chloe 'Oscars' (video)
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Nector and Pusle get the locals advice with their...
Nektor and Pulse, a personalized travel guide creation service, was founded by Carina and Tanja . The pair, who have lived in Salzburg, Vienna, Hamburg, London, New York, Stockholm and Munich together, met while studying design and product management in Salzburg, before founding Nectar & Pulse in 2010.
N&P ask inspiring people around the globe what their favorite hot spots are...
September 2011
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Could Video Presentations Eventually Replace...
Could Video Presentations Eventually Replace Runway Shows?
New York-based fashion designer Norma Kamali is all about pioneering trends, but even though she’s been in the business since 1967, her processes are far from traditional.
She’s integrated scanning technology in her NYC flagship store, which allows shoppers to purchase items directly from the floor or window (and has an iPhone app for...
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Real-Time Face Substitution Lets You Be Someone...
Faces from arturo castro on Vimeo.
Ever wished you could have Brad Pitt’s chiseled jawline or Marilyn Monroe’s signature pout? Well, thanks to Arturo Castro‘s latest facial hack, now you can. His recently released Faces demo allows for real-time face substitution via projection, overlaying the features of your desired clone over your own countenance.
Read more on The Creators Project
August 2011
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Augmented cosmetics and digital skin...
A form of augmented cosmetics that goes way beyond glitter and smoky eyes. That’s the idea explored by designer, artist, and theorist Jenny Lee . Her project, Immateriality: The Future Human, uses augmented reality to explore a post-human aesthetic, where a decorative face (or body) enhancement could be just as common a way to augment your looks as putting on a pair of earrings, or injecting...
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Crowdtap is the network for Brand Influencer...
Crowdtap is the network for Brand Influencer Communities. Crowdtap allows marketers to easily collaborate with and mobilize their targeted brand crowd of influential consumers for real-time research, collaboration or powerful word-of-mouth marketing.
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DKNY PR GIRL Interview: How To Build A Social...
Macala Wright: DKNY PR GIRL is one of the most respected brand personalities among consumers and fashion industry professionals. How did she achieve this?
DKNY PR GIRL: There was no big plan. Nothing I tell you will self-destruct in 30 seconds. I started with 0 followers just like everybody else. But just like with anything else, if you give it the attention and care it deserves, it will...
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ASOS launch their first (free) iPad app
ASOS has launched their first iPad magazine app, starting with the September issue. It’s full of fashion and it’s FREE.
The September edition is our new-season Fashion Issue, dedicated to never-seen-before trends and key buys. And best of all you can shop direct from the app.
Get the free app here
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CuteCircuit Designing Tech Couture For Katy Perry
Katy Perry’s MET Ball dress with silk chiffon and over 3000 colour changing LEDs
CuteCircuit is a wearable technology and interactive company that creates innovative designs that seamlessly integrate technology with fashion. Their designs, incorporating LEDs, telecommunications, and smart textiles, bring a sense of style and colourful fun to wearable tech. Bold and forward-thinking, they...
July 2011
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First Animated Tattoo by Karl Marc
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StylePage is a place to share your style with the...
StylePage is a place to share your style with the world. Share photos of things that inspire you, that you love, or you simply find fashionable. Bloggers can use StylePage to show off the latest fashion trends. Designers can use StylePage to show off their latest creations. Photographers can use StylePage to show off their inspiration. You can use StylePage to show the world who you are.
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June 2011
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Want to organize everything you buy online?...
Slice is a free service designed to simplify your online shopping. They claim its the simplest way to organize everything you buy online.
Their web site is currently in Beta and available to a limited number of users willing to test drive the site and provide suggestions for improvement.
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Pose App: shop, share, discover
May 2011
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The Tale of a Fairy by Karl Lagerfeld (video)
Le conte d’une fée court métrage de Karl Lagerfeld Chanel from germaine dulac on Vimeo.
The Tale of a Fairy by Karl Lagerfeld
Starring: Amanda Harlech, Kristen McMenamy, Freja Beha, Bianca Balti, Baptiste Giabiconi, Brad Koening, Jake Davies, Mark Vanderloo, Oriol Elcacho, Sebastien Jondeau, Seth Kuhlmann and Anna Mouglalis
April 2011
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The future of runway fashion...holograms?
Burberry’s holographic runway show in Beijing. 13,4,2011
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Retailer Metropark Awards Shoppers Who Use Pose
Pose, is the app that allows you to share shopping finds with friends both real and virtual. Metropark, a mall retailer that combines fashion, art, and music in its retail space, is encouraging shoppers to use the iPhone app in its stores for the next three weeks.
If you use Pose to capture pictures of clothing or accessories from Metropark and then share those finds across Twitter or...
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The TED Commandments...
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Trois Couture: Emerging Sydney fashion label by...
Here at Beauty Social we are loving the new collections of Trois designed and founded by Gabrielle Abela who is also a talented DJ and dancer.
“An Australian made love story that ventures far and away….” TROIS conveys a sense of wonder and beauty. Inspired by the varying forms of graphic art through time, expressing an eclectic sensibility while transcending the structure of trend...
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Leave A Message (Trailer)
Leave A Message Trailer from Nike 6.0 on Vimeo.
Nike has filmed an all-women surf movie called Leave A Message, which will be released on May 24. The trailer above, featuring surfers Carissa Moore, Lakey Peterson, Laura Enever, Coco Ho, Monyca Byrne-Wickey, and Malia Manuel. Beauty, attitude, bikinis, and athleticism–bring on summer!
Love the trailer and really looking forward to seeing this...
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The Start Up Kids Documentry (Trailer)
The Startup Kids Trailer from The Startup Kids on Vimeo.
The Startup Kids is a documentary about young entrepreneurs in the US and Europe. We are raising additional funding on Kickstarter to finish post-production as well as promoting and premiering the film. We have reached our Kickstarter goal but please consider pledging so we can make the film even better.
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StylistPick secures $8m in Series A to expand its...
StylistPick, the fashion buying site that offers members a personalised offer each month, has raised $8 million in a Series A round co-led by Accel Partners and Index Ventures.
Read full story on TechCrunch
March 2011
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February 2011
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Uniqlooks = Like!
Introducing “Uniqlooks”, an exciting new online fashion community.
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ShopSavvy barcode App. integrates w/ Groupon to...
ShopSavvy, the app that allows you to scan in a barcode, do a product lookup and find comprable deals on products nearby or online is announcing a greater push into geo-location today. ShopSavvy will be partnering up with Groupon and offering its over 10 million users the ability to see relevant local deals in its “Deals” tab.
ShopSavvy boasts almost 50 million product scans a month and its...
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Apple - Product Placement Genius? 30% placement in...
Apple products in movies. They’re everywhere, from the Mac that save the day in Independence Day to Sex and the City. According to the wiki on product placement, Apple does not pay for this, but also doesn’t say how they get in there. Last year, Apple products showed up in 30% of top movies; but the trend is decreasing — 2009 was 46%, 2008 at 50%. Many companies have learned this — go...
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Bloglovin Awards 2011 Winners!
Winners
Most original blog: The Man Repeller Best street style blog: The Sartorialist Best personal style blog: Fashiontoast Best fashion news blog: Who What Wear Newcomer of the year: The Blonde Salad Blogger of the year: Fashiontoast
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Bloglovin Awards 2011 (video)
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We love Gorance Dore...
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Vogue’s First Ever iPad App Feat. exclusive Lady...
Vogue has launched an iPad app/ The 99 cent app available now, features the Lady Gaga cover story, along with behind-the-scenes interviews and videos only available on the iPad.
Download the app here
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Watch Fashion Blogger "Bryanboy" Live During...
Beginning 9 a.m. Wednesday, February 16, the doings of fashion-blogger-turned-industry-icon Bryan Grey-Yambao, better known as Bryanboy, will be streamed for 24 hours live on kanonvodka.com
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How To Follow New York Fashion Week Online
With so much to see, following Fashion Week online can be nearly as overwhelming as attending in person, Here is a list of some resources to help your experience.
LIVE VIDEO
BCBG Maxazria Thursday, February 10, 10:00 a.m. ET
Rebecca Taylor Friday, February 11, 2:00 p.m. ET
Alexander Wang Saturday, February 12, 5:00 p.m. ET
Donna Karan Monday, February 14, 2:00 p.m. ET
Betsey Johnson ...