Girls, you can applaud the collapse of a sartorial gender barrier today. San Francisco-based apparel startup American Giant has (finally!) launched a collection for women. It’s welcome news that the ladies can now partake in tees, tanks and hoodies from the direct-to-consumer e-commerce label hailed as the source for “the greatest hoodie ever made” by Slate, [...]
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That a company launches gift cards would not be news that I could call serious or noteworthy with a straight face unless, no lie, I had not actually looked to see if Stitch Fix gift cards were available no fewer than three times, only to find out that, no, they weren’t (only to forget and [...]
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It was only a matter of time, I suppose, before legal drama arrived in the land of fashion and tech, a place that is more likely to draw attention for pretty new iPhone shopping apps and investments from Ashton Kutcher than courtroom kerfuffles. That said, when you’re in a space that’s responsible for creating innovative [...]
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This recap of Liza Kindred’s State of Fashion Tech talk held last week in New York is really a must-read for anyone interested in the fashion tech space. To quote my son, who is constantly following me around with a battered copy of Goodnight Moon and saying in his dictator-turned-toddler tone, “Got to read it.” [...]
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I recently tried Printic, a photo printing app that allows you to have images from your iPhone printed for $.99 and shipped for free with or without a custom message to the recipient of your choice. Originally launched in France, the company has opened a shipping facility in Berkeley, Calif., so they’re able to get [...]
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If you thought fashion tech only happens in New York or San Francisco, think again. Later this week, Texas welcomes its very first fashion hack. During the rewardStyle Hackathon, the Dallas-based platform beloved by high-profile fashion bloggers for turning their linkage into dollars will open its doors to developers, designers and fashion-minded folks with creative [...]
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