Third Wave Fashion // JUNE 2014 | Page 9

r TINDER FOR SHOES e le or right swiping of Tinder’s dating app is rumored to be addictive, so why wouldn’t a shopping app take advantage of the response? Stylect does just that, providing shoe suggestions to users that can be swiped le and away or swiped right and approved, allowing the app to determine what the user’s taste is like. Basically, using the app more will begin to provide more targeted suggestions, in theory converting more users into customers. FAST CO. DESIGN THE SNAPCHAT SNEAK PEEK With its NSFW reputation, and the inability for brands to successfully grasp how the platform can be used, one lingerie company may have cracked the Snapchat code. London-based Miss Croon embraced the cheeky nature of both lingerie and snapchat, marrying the two with a simplistic lookbook comprised of sneak peeks. ough they aren’t the first brand to use the platform, the brand seems to have found an excellent balance to entice Snapchat users. PSFK UNIQUE-LO We’ve all wanted to design a killer t-shirt before, and Uniqlo answered those prayers with their UT Me service. Basically, mobile and tablet users can design their own t-shirts that will then be shipped to their home. ough custom prints are nothing new, the ease of using the app combined with a major retailer like Uniqlo, does make the service unique. THE WALL STREET JOURNAL INSTAGRAMMER OF THE YEAR Fashion and Instagram seem to go hand-in-hand at this point, with the platform playing host to a number of new ad campaigns and behind the scenes looks at fashion weeks around the world. With that type of clout, it made sense when the CFDA announced their new award for Fashion Instagrammer of the year. As the “go-to platform for fashion storytelling,” this could elevate the role of fashion instagrammer to the once “famed” heights of the fashion blogger. BUSINESS OF FASHION the recap // 7