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Not into Instagram filters as baby names? 5 suggestions that are just as…different
This week, Time magazine reported that millennial moms and dads are pulling baby name inspiration from—where else—Instagram. Names inspired by the photo sharing app’s various filters have increased in popularity in 2015, with the future class of youngins’ sporting names like Valencia, Amaro, Lux and even Kelvin. (“Kevin, is it?” young Kelvin’s new professors will […]
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10 fashion and beauty apps we wish existed
When it comes to style apps on your phone, what are your must-haves? My old standbys are pretty basic (I’m a Vogue Runway girl). Recently, though, I discovered another digital fashion tool to add to my collection: COAT. Essentially, COAT is an app that operates the same way my mom did when I was in […]
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The Apple Watch is here! The dispatch from today’s #major announcement
Hello from Cupertino, California! Or should I say from the future? Fresh off today’s much-anticipated Apple announcement, the roof has once again been blown off tech life as we know it with the reveal of the Apple Watch. Out in early 2015, Apple Watch is your new wearable one-stop-shop, complete with miniature versions of all […]
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Is this 3D makeup printer the future of cosmetics? Probably not
Rochas Spring 2013 backstage photography by Peter Stigter Okay beauty junkies, something exciting is making headlines this morning: a Harvard Business School student has created a 3D printer that can produce any makeup product in any colour you desire. It’s a tantalizing concept—which is likely why Mink founder Grace Choi is so set on “disrupting” the beauty industry with her 3D makeup printer. “Big makeup companies take the pigment and the [gel, powder] substrates and mix them together and then jack the price,” she explained in her presentation at this week’s TechCrunch Disrupt NY conference.
The Mink makeup 3D printer was created on the premise that the demand and desire for new makeup colours is what drives prices up in the cosmetics industry. Choi demonstrated how users will be able to swatch any shade they see online—from a beauty tutorial, Pinterest board, etc—and then print it on-demand into a tiny Mink-branded palette. Sounds like a beauty junky’s dream, right? Actually, we’re not so convinced.
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Introducing the Karl Lagerfeld online game. Yeah, really
Are you a fashion kid who is not so secretly obsessed with Candy Crush? Well, we have a stylish distraction for you.
Chanel creative director Karl Lagerfeld has launched an online game called Je Veux Les Lunettes de Karl (I Want Karl’s Sunglasses) in partnership with his French eyewear distributor Optic 2000. Uncle Karl wows us yet again.
As known for his signature black shades as his outrageous blunt one-liners, the game features a Tokidoki animated version of the Lagerfeld dressed in his sleek black ensemble complete with a Tokidoki belt and Kaiser-like voiceover.
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Best beauty apps: From cataloguing your nail polish to keeping you safe in the sun, 5 to download now
Photography by Stefania Yarhi Have you ever purchased a nail polish only to discover you already have a near-identical shade at home? Or been so confused about what new moisturizer or face wash to try that you wish you had some friend’s advice while in the store? Well, it’s time to enlist the help of your phone! Since we recently rounded up six fashion apps that may have ultimately changed your lifestyle for the better, it should come as no surprise that there’s just as many incredible beauty-focused apps out there. From colour coordinating your makeup with your outfit to getting instant reviews on just-launched beauty products, here are five apps that you need to download ASAP.
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Better than Blogger? 6 new fashion apps that will change the way you get dressed
Photography by Lewis Mirrett It would be an understatement to say that social media has taken over our way of life. Whether we’re sharing what’s on our playlists (#nowplaying), what we’re eating (#foodporn) or what we looked like when we were young (#tbt), we’re obsessed with self-documentation and there are roughly 3 million hashtags on Instagram to prove it. In a fashion context, documenting the items in our closets is a biggie.
As seasons change, so does our wardrobe. And while we’d all love for that process to be seamless, we all know it’s not. Enter the over 50 closet apps now on the market, here to help catalog items, document daily looks, and get inspired. From setting up your own personal look book to helping you find which colour is currently hottest in fashionable capitals across the globe, we’ve rounded up 6 of our favourite apps to help you revolutionize your day-to-day fashion routine. May we add: they are all free!
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Instagram, e-commerce apps and hackathons: Why the fashion industry is embracing technology more than ever
Photography by Lewis Mirrett 5 fashion websites and apps that you need to know about now »
Without a doubt, it’s time to take a closer look at what designers, fashion brands and industry fans have been getting up to online. From live-streaming fashion shows, envy-inducing social media chronicles, mobile shopping apps and e-retailer pre-sales, the fashion world is becoming more and more tech-oriented. And while customers love these new innovations, brands are also loving the benefits that come with increased technological and online engagement.
Rebecca Minkoff is one company that has had business thrive thanks to its digital presence, which includes an e-commerce site, blog and social media presence across Twitter, Instagram and, most recently, Vine. However, the biggest payoff came with the launch of the Rebecca Minkoff Spring 2013 jewellery collection via a YouTube video featuring Man Repeller blogger Leandra Medine. Uri Minkoff, CEO of Rebecca Minkoff, told WWD, “January [2013] became the biggest non-holiday e-commerce month sales wise in the company’s history. January jewelry sales specifically have increased by 250 percent over sales from November and December combined.”
Indeed, partnerships do make a difference, especially for fashion brands. Earlier this month two fashion-themed hackathons took place during New York Fashion Week. (Don’t worry, we also needed to Google the definition of hackathon: they’re collaborative events where developers gather to create a new app or software platform in a limited amount of time.)
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