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From the site, "Through our 14 years of experience with mobile accessories, we knew there was a major disconnect from what big retailers were offering and the wants of real people everywhere.  With customer feedback and frustrations of our own, we set out to develop a line of mobile and travel accessories where price, style, and function all aligned. Our goal is to revolutionize the fanny pack with modern style and convenience. Our belt bag was created by a team of designers with experience working with some of the world's most high-end fashion brands. We've taken the concept of a fanny pack and turned it into the most chic and functional fashion accessory. Our belt bags are unique because they were made with the key idea of functionality and eliminate every day pain points with it's 8 unique features." Belt bag features: A portable battery pack Card slots Magnetic snap closure A privacy zipper pocket Padded phone slot Headphone cord access In...

Fashion Meets Tech in San Francisco Starting Tomorrow San Francisco Fashion Week™ 2016 Opens this Weekend (photo by  San Francisco embraces the intertwined relationship between fashion, retail and technology like no other city. Understanding this relationship, San Francisco Fashion Merchants and Alliance, Inc. (SFFAMA) will present San Francisco Fashion Week 2016 on September 24, 2016 - October 2, 2016.  With the city being known as the ultimate hub where technology and fashion intermix, it’s only fitting that this year’s theme is “Tech Drives Fashion.” San Francisco Fashion Week 2016 will explore how technology has become an integral part of the fashion industry by showcasing emerging and student designer collections, virtual reality, 3D fashion, fashion tech, wearable tech, retail and so much more. 

Charese Embree of Fynd.me Discusses Their Latest Service Feature - FyndBot Fynd.me Facebook Messenger Bot (courtesy of Fynd.me) Bots for Facebook Messenger have taken off like wildfire since announced this spring. Today, Fynd.me launches their AI fashion concierge on Facebook Messenger for both Mens and Womens clothing. We get an update from Charese Embree, co-founder of Fynd.me  on their Messenger bot for fashion - Fyndbot. Brilliant move since they didn't have to create another mobile app for their service. Checkout our interview with Charese below.

Fynd.me  Hopes to Refine Product Searches for Your Fashion Taste What is the beauty of e-commerce? - access to thousands of choices. And that is the issue. With the breadth of choices, convenience and ease of fulfillment, fashion e-commerce continues to grow with Amazon.com taking the lead(~ $16B in 2015(est. $52B in 2020), 5% of total apparel sales ). But, even with the Amazon.com search, it can take a long time to zero in on your tastes. That is where New York based fynd.me comes in. The service learns your preferences and becomes your personal "concierge." Their current business model only works with department stores which is quite great. The quality of the photos that mature department stores offer and a solid fulfillment backbone isn't a bad starting point. In the future, I can see a Pepper robot embedded with Fynd.me algorithm to be an in-store salesperson someday.  Last week, we spoke with co-founder Charese Embree of  fynd.me  on what their service ...

Betabrand designer Jesse Herzog unveils the greatest workplace creation since the water cooler. Farewell 3-piece suit, the Internet's invented a business onesie. Last Thursday, Jesse Herzog unveiled the Suitsy on Betabrand.com , the online clothing company that lets the Web decide the future of fashion. Ever since, the site's raged with debate -- Is the Suitsy the end of Western Civilization or it's savior?! According to Herzog, "Imagine looking professional, but feeling like you're in pajamas." The Suitsy is a jacket connected to a shirt connected to pants. A zipper is hidden behind the shirt-button placard (with false buttons) and pants zipper. Fake shirt-cuff material extends from the end of the jacket sleeves to give the impression of a complete dress shirts worn underneath. It's as if a jumpsuit and business suit had a love child. Mr. Herzog is a real estate developer by trade, but is able to dabble as a fashion designer in Be...

In September I was invited to be on the guest list of a very cool event called Thread . I went to the website and saw all these 20 something girls shopping off racks in the photos, I then thought to myself that this was gonna be as cool as going to forever 21 and watching girls shop. But I was forced to go and i'm really glad I did cause those photos did not do this event justice. There were lots of bad ass independent designers from all over the place. I ended up buying an organic cotton hat from The Organik a couple of super enthusiastic dudes were working the booth. The Organik is from Hawaii and they are very passionate about the eco, green, sustainable lifestyle. Next up on my highlight list were the san francisco brothers of Artefacture, they were very design heavy, seemed like the type of guys who really really get into font type faces. The star of the show had to be the crew from Sole Junkie they custom paint sneakers or rather the very talented bronx boy Steven Cedre Jr...

Vivienne Westwood is both iconoclast and global icon. In the 1970s, she electrified the world with the launch of punk fashion and went on to become one of the most inventive and influential designers of our time. Fashion to her became "a baby I picked up and never put down." This exhibition , which was organized by the Victoria and Albert Museum, London and which makes the de Young its only U.S. stop on an international tour, celebrates Westwood’s extraordinary, nearly 40-year-long career. Known best for her fearless nonconformity, she also has a profound respect for the past and looks to it for inspiration. With tradition as her springboard, she takes historic garments such as corsets and crinolines and reinvents them in new ways or uses thoroughly British fabrics like tartans and tweeds to create fashion that gently parodies Establishment styles. However outrageous or provocative the result, her approach has always been practical. She is driven by a curiosity about how thin...