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fashion
Online Clothing: No. 1 Retail Category
Sales of clothing have surpassed sales of computer hardware and software for the first time in the ten years of online retailing, according to a new report by Forrester Research for Shop.org. Online sales are forecast to increase 18% this year to $259 billion. In 2006, clothing and accessories, including shoes, totaled $18.3 billion against
Designs That Move: Fabric & Fabrication
I’m not sure who designed this, but since I was on the subject of Issey Miyake, who has been a great experimenter with innovative fabrics and fabrication, this design just blew me away! I don’t believe this is one of his, though.
TheFind: A+ on Vertical Search
I have been speaking with Siva Kumar, founder CEO of TheFind.com, a next generation online shopping engine focused on the Lifestyle segment. Acc. to Siva, TheFind.com is a discovery shopping search engine optimized for lifestyle products such as clothing & accessories, home & garden, sports & outdoor, kids & family, and health & beauty. [Context]
TheFind: LifeStyle Shopping (Part 2)
[Part 1] I introduced Siva to some VC friends of mine based on a very specific criteria he had mentioned. The VCs LOVED the company. Why? See how precise and detailed Siva’s analysis is of the customer and the competition. No hand waving in the air. No approximation. Plane hard facts. Impressive! SM: What is
innerTee: Hybrid Web 3.0
innerTee is a design community and customized apparel service. It offers users the ability to create highly customized screen printed apparel using artwork that has been submitted by members of the innerTee community. It compensates artists for submitted artwork that is approved for use, and promotes their work on the innerTee site, as well as
Fashion Blog
Have a look at this: NY Times Fashion critic opens a blog called Runway. It’s got some class, and promises to be something potentially non-trashy, judging by the delightful piece on Alber Elbaz’s experiments with Polyester, and a gem of a line: tomorrow is actually a difficult place to reach.
