So this year, with my baby-induced lack-of-sleep and general mom fogginess, I was a sitting duck for April Fool’s jokes. I browsed my morning emails over a cold cup of coffee (because I forgot to drink it when it was actually warm), and I actually.actually.actually sent an idea sparked by one of these off to [...]
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ModCloth’s Make the Cut competition is back again. With the latest installation of the ongoing contest series from the much-loved, online-only brand with indie spirit comes proof that crowdsourced fashion continues to hold promise for retail brands, not only as a way to engage fans, but also as a buzz generator with an oh-so-practical payoff: [...]
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Watch out Burberry, Topshop may soon lay claim to the title of most tech-forward fashion brand (Go England, you digitally stylish country, you). Last fall, the company made headlines for adding all kinds of live, high-tech bells and whistles to its London Fashion Week show, and, this time, you can expect even more novelties. When [...]
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When news dropped earlier this week of ModCloth‘s latest funding round, a cool $25 million led by Norwest Ventures, my immediate thought was, what will they use the capital infusion for? Luckily, Co-Founder and CEO Eric Koger was willing to give me a solid amount of detail when we caught up by phone earlier today [...]
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