One of the year’s premiere events for fashion bloggers (some of the fashion-tech-savviest folks around) has just announced dates for its February 2013 conference: the next IFB Conference will take place Feb. 6-7 in New York City’s Altman Building. Tickets go on sale Monday, Jan. 7, and start at $145. As usual, the two-day conference [...]
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One to covet from the e-tail landscape: Priory of Ten’s sheer white blouse, available for pre-order from fashion startup ILWYW for $165 (that’s significantly less than the $330 retail tag you’d pay to purchase this striped, go-with-anything number off the rack). A mandarin collar keeps the look polished, while a longer hem in back flatters [...]
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Only slightly less important than what to do on New Year’s Eve is the question of what to wear, at least, such is the case if you plan to head out and about this year (personally, I’ll be going ultra low-key, owing to my recent new addition and sleep deprivation that is making a sweatpants, [...]
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There’s still time to apply for the upcoming Pitch SF Startup Competition taking place in February. During the event, eight startups will compete by pitching live in front of a panel of judges that includes XG Ventures’ Andrea Zurek, Floodgate’s Ann Miura-Ko, Christine Herron of Intel Capital, AngelList’s Kevin Laws and AngelPad’s Thomas Korte. Only [...]
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Have you been trolling the racks during a retail adventure and thought to yourself, hmmm, I really wish that my phone was pulling in more deals right now? Apparently a majority (albeit a small one) of shoppers feel this way, according to results from a recent survey by the folks behind shopping comparison app BuyVia. [...]
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Fun and fashion-y if you live in San Francisco: SoMa-based fashion startup True & Co is launching a holiday concierge service that will land you an expert bra and undie consultation and same-day delivery and, in so doing, solve any lingerie conundrums you may be facing at this heavily social, cocktail dress-appropriate time of year. [...]
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