I met Stella and Dot Stylist Kristina Hagerty last year through a series of meetups and jewelry parties and was immediately intrigued by the Stella and Dot story, and especially her role entrepreneurial role in at the “social shopping” company.
Why did you decide to work with Stella and Dot?
I previously worked in [...]
Whenever I go shopping for clothes in San Francisco I tend to just focus on the area around Union Square. Two reasons: I know what I want and where I want it there, and I’m usually short on time. But it’s nice to know that I can cut down on time even further by using [...]
I can’t tell you the number of times when I’ve been out and about and seen an amazing shoe that I took a picture of to text to my mom or one of my girl friends. In the end, these pictures would either end up saved on my phone or eventually deleted. But now I [...]
An interview with Russell Volckmann on Branding in Motion
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Ashley: Should (online) fashion brands keep anything extra in mind that brands in other markets may not have to worry about?
Russell:
Like any brand, fashion brand goods also require unique and lasting brand features to [...]
An interview with Russell Volckmann on Branding in Motion
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Ashley: What’s the first thing an (online) brand should do if they have a #prfail (they really mess up online)?
Russell:
Very relevant question and interesting in the way it was phrased. It implies a PR [...]
An interview with Russell Volckmann on Branding in Motion
Ashley: What sort of “due diligence” should brands do when conceptualizing their name/logo/etc?
Russell:
“Due diligence” is an apt term, and not performing due diligence can be very costly to a company. A company needs to [...]
There are more fashion brands and e-tailers on Twitter today than I can count, but only a handful that really stand out from the pack. Creativity, a clear voice, and audience participation must be components. And @Moxsie has all three.
Since October 2010, the San Francisco-based indie fashion e-tailer has been [...]
Though there are some fabulous collections going down the runways during New York Fashion Week right now, sometimes in fashion, something old combined with something new can be just as intriguing as something never worn before.
Joanne Hodge, PhD Researcher at the Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design at Dundee [...]
What do you do when you don’t have a television? Get productive! At least, that’s what Lynne Bruning, textile enchantress, does. Bruning grew up surrounded by textile artists, and by second grade had completed her own weaving project, which her mother still proudly has saved. Through a myriad of neurophysiology and architectural studies in school, Bruning [...]
If you’re looking for a shopping buddy who won’t talk your ear off or with whom you have to tire out your poor stiletto clad feet with at the mall, than look no further than StyleFeeder.
StyleFeeder, a social shopping website based in Cambridge, MA, offers [...]
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