A few recent developments to remember from the intersection of fashion and technology… Fashion tech is the focus for one of the new Thiel Fellows (you know, that controversial program that awards a group of lucky kid $100,000 to skip college and innovate). via The Cut This competition seeks to award up to to £25,000 [...]
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Though small in stature – there were just five shows, a roster of mostly emerging designers and a Singapore home base decidedly outside of international fashion capitals – the weekend’s Digital Fashion Week managed to score the likes of Andrej Pejic, the beautifully androgynous supermodel, and designer Patricia Field, best known for her work as [...]
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Amy Odell calls out Stussy’s “Strip for Likes” Facebook campaign for smacking of social media desperation. via BuzzFeed On the horizon this weekend in L.A., the Innovation Summit will put on its latest conference on consumer behavior and trends for those in the entertainment, lifestyle and tech industries. via FashionablyMarketing.me Tax refunds are on [...]
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For proof that fashion and technology are overlapping more than ever before, take notice of this week’s Inside Generation Style, a spring fashion event featuring personal style bloggers showcasing Intel’s Ultrabook along side the season’s looks from Norma Kamali and Orla Kiely. Put on by Jennine Jacob’s Independent Fashion Bloggers group (which also hosts a [...]
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YouTube beauty sensation Michelle Phan divulged details of her new FAWN (For All Women Network) project, a media company that will create beauty, fashion and lifestyle content as part of YouTube’s original programming initiative. P.S. Her last name’s pronounced “fawn,” so it makes even more sense. via Michelle Phan A Netflix-style platform may be on [...]
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