March 2011
The Gallery of Victoria’s Secret Photoshop Failures
Apparently Victoria’s Secret is hiring retouchers from the same place as Ralph Lauren, but wherever they come from, someone’s been abusing the deformed Photoshop filter again (comes in the Fashion Basics brush and filter pack, right next to the tapeworm tool).
CFDA Officially Names Lady Gaga an Icon, Announces Nominees for 2011 Awards
The list of 2011 CFDA Awards nominees were just announced, and there are plenty of familiar names. In brief, Lady Gaga is officially an American fashion icon, Marc Jacobs is nominated for womenswear but will be a winner even if he doesn’t take that category, and Alexander Wang and Proenza Schouler have quite a few chances at going home with a trophy. The full list of nominees are…
Fashionable Causes: Shop In Support of Japan
By now you’ve heard about the triple disaster that hit Japan; a historic 8.9 magnitude earthquake, followed by a deadly tsunami and now the possibility of a devastating nuclear meltdown.
Tech companies played a role in the moments immediately following the catastrophe, but now it’s fashion’s turn to step in with monetary support to help in rebuilding devastated areas and people who’ve lost their homes, family members and possessions to the natural disasters.
How to Make Crowd Driven Fashion Work: The Future of Fashion
It’s too late to put the genie back in the bottle, but an increasing number of websites are betting on the wisdom of crowds to close the consumer gap between when shoppers are first introduced to a garment, and when they can buy it. While the exact model continues to shift and there are variations, the crowds and important investors are betting on the ability of those companies to do it.
Jihad: Not Just For Men Anymore, Ladies
Al-Quaeda’s obviously been studying Vogue.
The international terrorist organization is getting into the lady mag business with Al-Shamikah, roughly transated to “the Majestic Woman.” A magazine? No one launches magazines anymore, it’s all about the iPad apps. What are these people living in a cave…oh, wait.
Jetsetter Kicks Off White Label Travel Deals With A Small World
Jetsetter, the luxury travel deal site owned by Gilt Groupe, is expanding their reach in the travel deal space through white label offers. Their first partnership is with A Small World, one of the oldest invitation only social networks online.
iPad 2 Sales Exceed Expectations, Availability Is Scarce, Still No Agreement On Numbers
According to analysts from Piper Jaffray and Deutsche Bank, the iPad 2 completely sold out in its first weekend on store shelves. Now exactly how many iPads “sold out” amounts to is anyone’s estimate at this point.
Target’s GO International Collective Collection Is Here: What You Need to Know to Ensure You Get the Dress You Want
Target’s first GO International Collective, which brings together previous hits from their many individual designer capsule collections in one place, officially launches today.
GO International didn’t invent the designer/fast fashion collaboration, but in the US it was one of the first to offer clothes from emerging designers at Target prices (read: almost nothing over $100).
Tech Responses to Japan’s Historic Earthquake and Tsunami
While it may seem minimal, social media and the internet are playing an important role in post-earthquake Japan by helping people communicate. With voice phone lines overwhelmed, and transportation severely hobbled, tweets and data posts on social media sites may actually be one of the few ways people are able to get information to or from loved ones when voice lines are down.