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Not All Blogs & Vlogs Are Created Equal

05/06/2012 – 6:16 PM | One Comment | 1,791 views

Not All Blogs Are Created Equal: How brands need to balance quality and quantity in their influencer marketing programs
Social media, although it’s been around for nearly a decade, is still in its infancy in terms of proper and notable use as a marketing tool for fashion, luxury and entertainment companies. There are few doing it …

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MR PORTER Launches Capsule Collections

05/04/2012 – 9:19 AM | 839 views
MR PORTER Launches Capsule Collections

MR PORTER, the leading online retail destination for men’s style, unveiled a series of exclusive capsule collections from some of the world’s leading designers for Summer 2012.
Five designers have created exclusive collections for MR PORTER–Paul Smith, Oliver Spencer, Orlebar Brown, Rag & Bone and YMC–which will be available on the website from early May through …

Metropolitan Museum to Live Stream Red Carpet of Costume Institute Benefit

05/03/2012 – 5:52 AM | 948 views
Metropolitan Museum to Live Stream Red Carpet of Costume Institute Benefit

Mark your calendars, fashionistas! For the first time in its history, red carpet arrivals at The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s renowned Costume Institute Benefit will be live streamed online Monday, May 7, from 6:30–8:30 p.m. EDT, on the Vogue, Amazon.com/Fashion and Metropolitan Museum websites.

Hosted by Vogue’s William Norwich and Elettra Wiedemann, the broadcast will include …

Mulu to Give Away Tickets to London SWATH Premiere

05/02/2012 – 5:43 AM | 703 views
Mulu to Give Away Tickets to London SWATH Premiere

By now, you must have noticed our obsession with the upcoming Universal Pictures release Snow White and the Huntsman. If not, you should really visit our Inside Snow White Storify page and our Pinterest board. The film has a lush, decadent style that’s absolutely captivating.
One of our favorite new social discovery platforms, Mulu.me, is running …

Branded Content: Marks & Spencer, Louis Vuitton’s NOWNESS, Nina Garcia Gets AOL Series

05/01/2012 – 5:22 AM | 1,459 views
Branded Content: Marks & Spencer, Louis Vuitton’s NOWNESS, Nina Garcia Gets AOL Series

NOWNESS launches Chinese version of content site
NOWNESS.com has launched a Chinese-language version of its unique editorial platform, giving Chinese consumers and luxury enthusiasts a new way to experience high-end lifestyle and to engage with luxury brands online.
Accompanying the new Chinese edition of NOWNESS, www.cn.NOWNESS.com, will be bespoke stories about luxury culture and events in the …

ARworks Creates Augmented Reality Fashion Show

04/30/2012 – 6:30 AM | 1,312 views
ARworks Creates Augmented Reality Fashion Show

ARworks has created an augmented reality fashion show for Vodafone. The telecom company chose designers featured at a Gombold Újra fashion show, and 11 designers have pieces displayed in augmented reality display accessible via a QR code with the AR browser Junaio. You can see the entire process unfold in the video below.

As you can see, …

The Editor’s Office: Technology & Trinkets Worth Owning

04/27/2012 – 3:58 PM | 812 views
The Editor’s Office: Technology & Trinkets Worth Owning

As publisher of FMM, I’m often asked “do you do anything else but write and run the FMM empire?” I laugh, first at the word “empire” and second at “do you have a life?”

Actually, I live a very full life, I take photos, I explore LA looking for content for February On 7th (my personal …

Social Commerce: Threadflip Allows You to Sell Your Closet

04/27/2012 – 6:22 AM | 4 Comments | 1,342 views
Social Commerce: Threadflip Allows You to Sell Your Closet

There’s yet another new fashion technology on the runway and in the trade show aisles known as Threadflip. Launched last week, Threadflip (backed by Baseline Ventures and First Round Capital with seed funding of $1.6 million) aims to provide a new way to discover, buy and sell fashion.
“Our investment in Threadflip underscores our interest in disruptive …