Items from the Marc Jacobs FW13 runway show are just some of the fresh-from-the-runway finds available via ModaOperandi.com. (Image: ModaOperandi.com)
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New York’s fashion hackathon garnered much buzz. Next up? Possibly London come fall, says Decoded’s Liz B. via Entrepreneur
In this story about the popularity of Apple products at London Fashion Week shows is a stat I noted: Topshop claims to have the most popular retail mobile app in the UK. Something to note. via Telegraph
Forging more connections between fashion and technology is on the minds of many fashion industry insiders at the moment, including Gilt Groupe’s chairman Susan Lyne, Style.com Editor-in-Chieg Dirk Standen, model Coco Rocha and designer Zac Posen. via Style.com
Beauty bloggers gain recognition by the Grey Lady for their increasingly prominent roles at New York Fashion Week. via New York Times
To find out what fashion will look like in five years, Seth Porges surveys a roster of industry folks, including designer Samantha Pleet, Material Wrld Co-Founder Rie Yano, Decoded Fashion’s Liz Bacelar and others. via Forbes
Shopping the runway continues its slow march to the mainstream of commerce, thanks to recent efforts during New York Fashion Week from ModaOperandi.com, Lyst and ShopBazaar.com. via CNBC
Read all about Betabrand founder Chris Lindland’s mission to bring “Internetness to fashion” and sell clothes that are, well, jokes via SFGate.
Is retail dead? On life support? Marc Andreessen apparently thinks yes. via Pando Daily
Wikifashion and Popbasic founder Madeline Veenstra says she’s chosen San Francisco over New York for her fashion startup because the City’s “budding fashion technology sector was a better fit for the self-funded new business than the Big Apple.” via The Age
Carrie Underwood debuts a tech-enhanced Theia dress at the Grammys, to mixed reviews. via LA Times
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