{"id":6057,"date":"2009-11-16T09:11:55","date_gmt":"2009-11-16T17:11:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/198.46.88.49\/?p=6057"},"modified":"2010-05-09T07:43:31","modified_gmt":"2010-05-09T15:43:31","slug":"go-tweet-yourself","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/198.46.88.49\/style\/fashion\/go-tweet-yourself","title":{"rendered":"Go Tweet Yourself"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The future of fashion is now.<\/p>\n

Amid the frilly haystack rumpus<\/a> at Chanel, the sexed-up Grace Jones warrior<\/a> at Pugh and Balmain, and the return of laid-back sportswear basics<\/a> at Stella emerged one more new runway trend: the fashion industry’s full-blown plunge into the world of technology.<\/p>\n

Now that we’re [finally] entering the recovery phase after this financially catastrophic past year, perhaps it’s the frenzy to make up for lost time that has turned the concept of social networking into such a lucrative opportunity for designers. The international reach of platforms like Twitter and Facebook, when paired with the instantaneous nature of blogging, creates a monster of a marketing opportunity for companies when they so desperately need results, and quickly.<\/p>\n

As concluded in last month’s “Future of Women’s Fashion” panel<\/a> in NYC, the fashion industry’s only way forward is to make fashion accessible to more than just a privileged select few. We hope this booming foray into the internet will provide the push toward democratized, humanistic fashion that we so crave.<\/p>\n

Read the full story<\/a> {NY Times}<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"