While our summer in the city style hasn’t quite kicked off over here, Rihanna has been experimenting with her no coat, no scarf, no tights wardrobe over in New York (lucky her).

The singer was snapped in Manhatthan this week wearing a black maxi dress and flat sandals. However, simple street style just won’t do when you’re an international superstar. Why not accessorise with a printed headscarf and Chanel shades? And a red leather clutch might be impractical, but who cares? If they can do Riviera chic in Cannes, it can be done in New York…. sort of.

See more of Rihanna’s style below:

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• Style Evolution: Rihanna

  Def Jam Records Showcase, 2005
  Rihanna’s debut album, Music of the Sun, reached the top 10 on the Billboard 200 chart when it was released in 2005. Fashion-wise, she dressed the part of a 15-year-old in funky trainers, splattered denim and a colourful crop top.

• Style Evolution: Rihanna

  MTV Music Video Awards, 2005, Florida
  RiRi’s casual awards style look featured a belly-baring top, embellished crop vest and white jeans. In case you missed her exposed abs, she even added a belly chain.

• Style Evolution: Rihanna

  19th Annual Kids’ Choice Awards, 2006, CA
  “S.O.S. please, someone help me!” Rihanna’s hit song lyrics capture our feelings with regard to the singer’s leggings and print top.

• Style Evolution: Rihanna

  3rd Annual Fashion Rocks, 2006, New York
  Rihanna opts for slinky silver metallic as she attends Fashion Rocks in New York. Not a hit, but definitely a red carpet improvement.

• Style Evolution: Rihanna

  Billboard Music Awards, 2006, Las Vegas
  Rihanna turned heads in this flirty white Marilyn-inspired cocktail dress as she picked up the award for Female Artist of the Year.

• Style Evolution: Rihanna

  Costume Institute Gala, 2007, New York
  RiRi shows off a subversive sensibility with her mesh gloves and asymmetrical ‘do.

• Style Evolution: Rihanna

  MTV Video Music Awards, 2007, Las Vegas
  Rihanna hasn’t quite hit her style stride in this cleavage-boosting neon pink gown.

• Style Evolution: Rihanna

  Clive Davis’ Pre-Grammy party, 2008, L.A.
  Rihanna covers up in an unflattering multicoloured printed dress.

• Style Evolution: Rihanna

  50th Annual Grammy Awards, 2008, L.A.
  RiRi rocked this royal blue Zac Posen prom dress to the Grammys in 2008.

• Style Evolution: Rihanna

  NBC’s Today Show Concert Series, 2008, New York
  Rihanna shows off a glimpse of what will become her signature – feminine style with a masculine touch – in this flirty frock and cap as she performs in New York.

• Style Evolution: Rihanna

  Nickelodeon’s Kids’ Choice Awards, 2008, CA
  Bustier meets baggy trousers on the red carpet.

• Style Evolution: Rihanna

  BET Awards, 2008, L.A.
  RiRi turned heads in this electric yellow Giambattista Valli dress.

• Style Evolution: Rihanna

  American Music Awards, 2008, L.A.
  The good girl goes bad in studded and fringed rocker leather as she collects her trophies at the AMAs in 2008.

• Style Evolution: Rihanna

  Jingle Bell Ball, 2008, London
  Rihanna keeps it simple in a black jumpsuit and heels – but adds an eye-catching accessory – to ring in the New Year.

• Style Evolution: Rihanna

  Costume Institute Gala, 2009, New York
  For her first public appearance post-Chris Brown assault, Rihanna went fierce and fabulous in this exaggerated shoulder tux by Dolce Gabbana. It was definitely one of her more controversial looks, but we have to applaud the singer for making such a strong fashion statement.

• Style Evolution: Rihanna

  Christian Dior catwalk show, 2009, Paris
  RiRi proves that black is anything but boring as she hits the Paris Fashion Week front row, debuting a new hair hue.

• Style Evolution: Rihanna

  American Music Awards, 2009, L.A.
  The singer stunned in this laser-cut Marchesa frock at the AMAs in 2009. Talk about drama on the red carpet!

• Style Evolution: Rihanna

  Glamour Women of the Year ceremony, 2009, New York
  The star was honoured for her philanthropic work at Glamour’s Women of the Year ceremony in 2009 and chose this fishtail Stephane Rolland Couture gown.

• Style Evolution: Rihanna

  Clive Davis’ Pre-Grammy Gala, 2010, L.A.
  When Viktor Rolf showed their crazy chainsaw-hacked dresses on the catwalk, we wondered who would be able to pull off their beautiful but overwhelming pieces. Rihanna does a fantastic job of ensuring she wears the dress – and the dress doesn’t wear her.

• Style Evolution: Rihanna

  52nd Annual Grammy Awards, 2010, L.A.
  RiRi paired her blonde quiff with an Elie Saab feather-bedecked, high-necked couture gown at the Grammys in 2010.

• Style Evolution: Rihanna

  ECHO Awards, 2010, Berlin
  We’re not sure this caped crusader look, with plunging neckline and exaggerated shoulders, is quite as superheroic as RiRi can be on the red carpet.

• Style Evolution: Rihanna

  Nickelodeon’s 23rd Annual Kids’ Choice Awards, 2010, L.A.
  Rihanna went feminine and flirty in Christian Dior. She even made socks with stilettos look cute. Sort of.

• Style Evolution: Rihanna

  MTV Europe Music Awards, 2010, Madrid
  The singer looked sophisticated in this ruffled Marchesa gown and fire engine red hair.

• Style Evolution: Rihanna

  American Music Awards, 2010, LA
  Rihanna wowed in a red lace gown by Elie Saab.

• Style Evolution: Rihanna

  53rd Annual Grammy Awards, 2011, L.A.
  The singer tried one of her most risque looks to date in this sheer Jean-Paul Gaultier Couture dress.

• Style Evolution: Rihanna

  BRIT Awards, 2011, London
  The singer brought some colour to the red carpet in this strapless Christian Dior Haute Couture ballgown.

• Style Evolution: Rihanna

  Costume Institute Gala, 2011, New York
  Another red carpet event, another chance to go dramatic in a sheer dress. For the McQueen Savage Beauty opening, RiRi opted for sexy lace Stella McCartney.

• Style Evolution: Rihanna

  Billboard Awards, 2011, Las Vegas
  Rihanna suited up in this sexy white tux from Max Azria.

• Style Evolution: Rihanna

  54th Annual Grammy Awards, 2012, L.A.
  Rihanna co-designed her striking black Giorgio Armani dress and she proves that she can pull off simple-sexy as well as crazy-dramatic.

• Style Evolution: Rihanna

  Stella McCartney presentation, 2012, London
  Lately, RiRi’s been working the high-slit slip dress on the red carpet – to great effect. This green version by Stella McCartney is stunning on the singer.

• Style Evolution: Rihanna

  BRIT Awards, 2012, London
  Rihanna vamped it up in sparkling Givenchy Couture at the BRIT Awards.

• Style Evolution: Rihanna

  Street style, 2012, London
  Even Rihanna can’t pull off triple denim and Pretty Woman-inspired thigh-high boots (especially on the street in the middle of the day). Or can she?

Article source: http://www.mydaily.co.uk/2013/05/17/rihanna-headscarf-new-york-street-style_n_3291290.html

If you’ve found yourself cosily enveloped by the Overground’s orange arms for as long as you can remember, maybe it’s time to venture beyond the boundaries of Bethnal Green and discover the delights of the real east end.

On May 18, Bethany Williams, founder of fashion label Roofless, will be showcasing her latest collection, ‘New Life’ in Walthamstow’s Wood Street Plaza. Not your usual fashion go-to hot spot but then this isn’t your usual fashion show. Here models will strut their stuff adorned in transparent tracksuits, tablecloth jumpers and placemat dresses.

Dissatisfied that Walthamstow’s only claim to fame was that it bred Lethal Bizzle (and E17, obvs), Bethany teamed up with textile designer, Megan Dow and art and architecture practice, PublicWorks and enlisted the help of 24 artists to give Wood Street’s shop windows a bit of sprucing up.

Williams was assigned the New Life Charity Shop and used clothes and material from the shop’s stock, reinventing the items from shabby to chic. The collection is bold, imaginative and surprisingly wearable. Interested in the idea of fashion as an exchange, Williams will donate all profits made through sales back to the New Life Charity Shop, where you can find the pieces available to buy after the show. Morgan Meaker

Wood Street Plaza, E17 from 2pm. Clothes will be on sale at the New Life Charity Shop, 135 Wood Street, priced between £40 – £80. For info, see rooflessclothing.com. 

Tags: fashion, New Life charity shop, Roofless, Walthamstow, Wood Street plaza

Article source: http://now-here-this.timeout.com/2013/05/17/roofless-fashion-show-in-walthamstows-wood-street-plaza/

18th May 2013, 08:27

The ‘We Found Love’ singer is apparently upset at the chain using her image without consent for one of their t-shirts.

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Rihanna is reportedly suining high-street fashion label Topshop for $5 million after the chain used her face on one of their t-shirts without consent.

The ‘Stay’ singer currently has her own fashion line with rival brand River Island and her management are said to have contacted Topshop numerous times before filing a suit.

“Rihanna’s management asked Topshop a number of times to stop selling her image and were told, ‘We do what we want’,” a source told the New York Post. “They buy the pictures from a photographer, but they do not pay the artist licensing fees. Unfortunately, UK law does not protect the artist.”

The Bajan star is also apparently upset at the attitude of the chain – run by billionaire Sir Philip Green.

“What is most offensive for Rihanna is that they basically told her, ‘Go to hell. We don’t care; we are going to continue selling you’,” added the source. “They offered her $5,000 and said they don’t care.”

Meanwhile, Rihanna has been seen out and about in New York lately shooting several new commercials and advertisements and sporting a new blonde hairstyle.

Article source: http://www.capitalfm.com/artists/rihanna/news/suing-topshop/

We’re just jealous we didn’t find these mermaid-glam sequined Miu Mius first. Currently reworking this month’s budget to somehow, some way accommodate these babies. [The Cut]

Also at the Cut: Lessons in blue eyeshadow, GIF-style. [The Cut]

Our friends at Refinery29 braved the day’s downpours to capture some sweet street style at last Saturday’s Sweetlife festival. [Refinery29]

Truth: This Essie nail polish really is the perfect pedi shade. We’ve been wearing it since temps broke 60. [Racked]

Kind of in love with this Twitter parody of fashion blogging meets insanity. [Buzzfeed]

Super-useful shopping intel: 15 e-tail sites with awesome free return policies. [Lucky]

Article source: http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/shoparound/style-news/friday-link-list-mermaidy-miu-mius-fashion-blogging-parodies-sweetlife-street-style.php

The folks at ACNE Studios are always up to something interesting, either in their annual publication ACNE Paper, or with their increasingly daring runway collections. Last night a fashion-forward crowd came out to celebrate the studio’s release of Bruce of Los Angeles Rodeo, edited by Vince Aletti (photo critic for The New Yorker), and featuring 192 pages of eroticised male nudes from the fifties to seventies. The black-and-white photos, by Hollywood Beefcake photographer Bruce Bellas, feature cowboys and rodeo performers, casually posing in various states of undress. Sounds good so far, right?

To add to the festive male-nudity theme, ACNE creative director Jonny Johansson made shirts, jeans, and boots based on the images. Click through our slideshow to see the clothes he created, plus the spring-weather looks of Leandra Medine, Hanne Gaby Odiele, Sofia Sanchez, Miguel Enamorado, and more.

Article source: http://nymag.com/thecut/2013/05/street-style-studied-cool-at-the-acne-party.html

On 24 April when the Rana Plaza factory complex on the outskirts of Dhaka fell down like a house of cards killing 1,127 workers, the fashion myth that we can have whatever we want, at speed, in bulk and at unprecedentedly “affordable” prices collapsed too.

In case you have been on the moon, it’s worth a recap on the consumer style phenomenon known as fast fashion. A business model that threw out the fashion industry bible, it turned six-month lead times into days and got us hooked on 30-50 seasons a year (the quaint autumn/winter and spring/summer showings of fashion weeks are now as culturally relevant as Gregorian plainsong). Allied to globalisation and free-market economics, fast fashion brands and retailers have outsourced production to low-waged economies, predominantly in Asia.

Fast fashion created its own set of moguls from Sir Philip Green of Arcadia to Amancio Ortega of Inditex and it has set a tone. Reformers (and there are thousands of us campaigning for the fashion industry we love to clean up its act) have consistently pointed out the flaws in this business model.

That the bulk of the risk has been shouldered by some of the lowest paid workers in the world has been made plain in the past three weeks. What happened in Dhaka last month was shocking, but also predictable. For the past decade, the world’s most famous brands have been flirting with disaster. Every month brings a fresh tragedy to the world’s garment districts, usually through a factory fire or collapse. As I contacted brands for this piece, a factory collapsed in Cambodia.

But this week campaigners for garment workers’ rights have brokered a significant breakthrough. At the time of going to press 31, brands had signed the Bangladesh Safety Accord. The accord will sound dry to many fashion lovers. It is a contract between brands, retailers and trade unions in Bangladesh. It is a legally binding, five‑year pact that makes independent safety inspections of 1,000 factories and public reporting on them mandatory. It is also the first-ever multibuyer collective agreement. This is a historic moment for the campaign to clean up fashion.

But what should our next move be as consumers? In my dreams we all turn to those ethical brands that prioritise ethics and sustainability. But the reality of the postbag (even at the Guardian) is rather different. In the wake of this crisis, most concerned readers want to know: which are the ethical shops on the high street? Sam Maher, of Labour Behind the Label, says “Why not reward those companies for making a step? Choose the brand that’s signed over the one that has not.”

Every brand can direct you to pages of sustainability reports of varying sophistication and glossiness. One expert tells me that you need a degree in ethical sourcing to make informed decisions, and he’s not exaggerating by much. Since most of us don’t have these credentials, but want to do what we can, I have sought the views of NGOs and industry analysts and, with their input, created the short reports below.

These take their cue from recent actions and responses, and a good report is not a clean bill of health. Nor is it a general sustainability ranking: no marks for biodegradable bags, or displacing landfill waste through a textile recycling scheme. Really what we want to know, right now, is what will prevent another disaster such as Rana Plaza.

So we’re looking for vital signs. These include a promise to sign the new Bangladesh fire and safety agreement, and evidence of willingness to work towards a living wage in countries where legal minimum wages are set too low to ensure a decent standard of living. Also, brands that have buying offices and people on the ground are likely to be more committed. When things go wrong, NGOs look for fast response times in order to help the victims.

In addition, NGOs agree that the right to join a union and collective bargaining make a real difference. Finally, short-term contracts and orders cause a lack of stability, and leave factory owners without an incentive to reform the working environment.

This list is not exhaustive. Some smaller brands I approached were not able to answer my questions. But below, I offer you my estimation of some of the key players.

HM

Praise has been heaped on HM for being the first to sign the legally binding Bangladesh Safety Accord. Once HM led the way as the biggest player in Bangladesh, it became obvious other major brands would follow. HM appears to have shown willingness to be more transparent and released a partial list of its suppliers. Campaigners want to see equally decisive action on paying a living wage to workers.

Topshop/Arcadia

It is widely acknowledged that Topshop has many good people with an appetite for ethical change; there have been some interesting ethical design collections from Topshop.

However, the analysts I spoke to couldn’t separate Topshop from parent company Arcadia. Arcadia had not signed the Bangladesh accord at the time of going to press, and never joined the Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) – considered the first step to cleaning up the supply chain.

Zara/Inditex

Insiders suggest Inditex is a mixed bag. It scores strongly for having compensated the victims of the Spectrum factory collapse in Bangladesh in 2005, and is known for having good relationships with trade unions, particularly in Europe. However, it isn’t clear what proportion of its clothes are manufactured in Europe. Reformers argue that Inditex has a charge to answer in that it was one of the key drivers of the new, faster fashion and the short-termism that is often bad news for workers.

MS

Has a plan (“Plan A” in fact) and is praised by reformers for pushing forward without waiting for crises. It is known for stable, long-term relationships with supplier factories.

MS is the only major retailer to have committed to ensuring its suppliers are able to pay workers a living wage in the least-developed countries, starting with Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka by 2015. But campaigners said they don’t yet know what MS considers a living wage to be. They also want to see less emphasis on making garment workers more productive in return for better wages, and more emphasis just on better wages. MS has signed the Bangladesh accord.

Gap

If we had undertaken this exercise a few years ago, Gap would have been top of the class. After being linked to a number of sourcing scandals, including so-called sweatshop production, Gap became something of an ethical trailblazer.

Campaigners complain Gap has run out of steam and its recent work on unravelling the supply chain is lacklustre.

It now attracts criticism for an over-reliance on its own audits and setting too much store by management systems. Gap has not signed the Bangladesh accord but has committed to new safety protocols of its own.

George at Asda (Walmart)

Walmart, owner of Asda, has worked on raising wages for garment workers, particularly after being singled out by campaign groups such as War on Want. This work tended to focus on increasing productivity.

Campaigners suggest Walmart is ideologically opposed to unions. Walmart has not signed the Bangladesh agreement, but will conduct its own inspections of suppliers.

Primark

Its super-cheap prices and big-volume orders mean Primark is blamed for making fashion disposable and everything else. It was the first brand to step forward and acknowledge production in Rana Plaza. The company is to be praised for getting a team out to Dhaka fast, coming up with a credible compensation scheme, and working with unions and agencies to provide food aid.

But there is little argument that Primark has many questions to answer and came late to the discussion on cleaning up fashion. But it has worked consistently with the ETI and was the first British brand to sign up to the new accord.

Mango

Another Spanish powerhouse of fast fashion, Mango had also placed orders with the Rana Plaza factory. Mango said these were samples, but must still take responsibility. Mango redeems some points, as it has signed the accord.

• Lucy Siegle’s To Die For: Is Fashion Wearing Out the World? is published by Fourth Estate. Buy it for £10.39 at guardianbookshop.co.uk

I was in the Rana Plaza garment factory when it collapsed

Nazma Akhtar: survivor of the Dhaka garment factory collapse. Photograph: MRK Palash for the Guardian

My name is Nazma Akhtar. I’m 23. When I was 19 I left my village and made my way to Dhaka to work in a garment factory.

I came to Dhaka with my parents and two younger sisters. We had to leave because the river Dhaleshwari took most of our rice fields and my father couldn’t grow enough rice to get us through the year.

I started work at the Ananta fashions garment factory in Savar about 15 miles north of Dhaka. My starting pay was 2,500 taka (£ 20). My father worked as a night guard at another factory. Together we rented a small, two-room house in Savar bazaar, down the road from the factory.

I had to work more than 10 hours a day, six days a week. Sometimes, we had to work on our days off, if there was an important shipment to be made.

I was new and it took me a while to get to know how the circular knitting machines worked. The supervisors drove us hard. We were given targets for the day and if we hadn’t completed our quota, we would not be allowed to rise from our benches.

There was a line supervisor named Samad who used to abuse me when I made a mistake. He threatened to dock pay if I missed a stitch. Once I had diarrhoea and had to go to the toilet several times. He threatened to slap me.

In December 2012, I joined the Phantom Tac garment factory on the fourth floor of the Rana Plaza building in Savar. There my wages improved. I was good at my job, and nimble with my fingers and feet. I worked long hours, but enjoyed the company of all the other girls who worked at the factory. We were like sisters.

I always liked the look and smell of finished clothes. I didn’t know which companies we were producing for, but I knew the clothes I sewed would be sold in fancy shops in Europe and America.

On 23 April, we were working as usual when the factory manager asked us to come out. He said an engineer would inspect the building and we were being sent home. We didn’t know at the time that a crack had developed in the wall of the building. But when I went to work the next morning, everyone was talking about it.

I went to our floor supervisor and asked him for a day off, but he refused and started yelling at me. We had to keep working, he told me. If we missed our deadline, the buyer would cancel the order and we would have to go hungry, he said. Then, Sohel Rana, the owner of the building turned up. Rana’s men shouted that all the workers should go inside and start working. Otherwise, we would be beaten with sticks, they said.

We went inside and sat down at our benches. The whole floor was silent. We were filled with a strange fear.

I sewed about five T-shirts, then the power went out. I heard the generators start up with a roar and suddenly the whole building started to shake. Plaster  fell from the ceiling. People started screaming.

We ran for the exit. But before I could reach the stairs, the floor collapsed under me. I fell and fell. I lost consciousness.

When I came to, I was in hospital. I heard that fire service rescue workers had pulled me out after eight hours. My right leg is broken.

Many of my friends and co-workers are dead.

• Nazma Akhtar was interviewed by Syed Zain Al-Mahmood

Article source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/fashion/2013/may/17/ethical-shopping-high-street-fashion

 

No, you won’t be hallucinating on Thursday night when you see sexy models strutting down a red carpet on Spring Street in West Roxbury. The ladies of Fairview Corner are holding a fashion mob sidewalk show.

Last year’s Fashion Mob was a roaring success — and Thursday’s event from 6 to 9 p.m., with the show starting at 7 — will surely top its predecessor.

“You can expect to see the hottest trends of the season strut the red carpet, from color and lace to the perfect sun dresses and havianas!” said Marika Gaurenszky, owner of Fabutique.

“The Fashion Mob is back and better than ever. Top It Off kicks off spring and summer with its fabulous color stories from head-to-toe,” said Ashley Boiardi, retail manager for Top It Off. “The ever fashionable tunics can bring you from the beach with a sun hat, to a night at dinner with a pair of white jeans and fabulous statement necklace.”

Baker Baker will be providing pies that are allegedly being walked down the carpet by District 6 City Councilor Matt O’Malley in a sequined-apron, according to Boiardi.  

While not commenting on O’Malley’s runway skills, Baker Baker’s owner Fran Kolenik stressed the charitable angle of the event.

“I’m thrilled that we have the opportunity to reach out to the community to raise money for the Pan Mass Challenge. There will be raffles from local donations with 100 percent of the proceeds going to the Pan Mass Challenge,” said Kolenik, adding all proceeds from . “Don’t forgot that the month of May is ‘Pies for Pan Mass Challenge’ at Baker Baker.” 

Kolenik said that for every $25 pie sold on Thursday (May 16) all the proceeds are going to the Pan Mass Challenge.

“I couldn’t be more excited to turn the spotlight on Fairview Corner. You won’t want to miss the vintage twist we’re adding to the red carpet!” said Kalembar Dune and block landlord Shirley Walsh, who worked tirelessly through the last several years to bring lively businesses to the corner of Spring and Baker streets.

Elizabeth Hoenscheid, Top It Off Accessories’ owner, who emceed the previous fashion show (while her toddler jumped spontaneously and cutely onto the red carpet), spoke about the influence of the shop owners at Fairview Corner.

“The Fashion Mob is another example of the creativity that is present with the women owned businesses at Fairview Corner,” said Hoenscheid.

The show starts at 7 p.m. — see you there!

Article source: http://westroxbury.patch.com/articles/preview-red-carpet-fashion-show-on-spring-street-on-thursday

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This app is an exciting example of what’s happening as the custom content sector takes off

(PRWEB) May 14, 2013

The WeSC apps reflect a growing trend for brands – not just traditional publishers – to engage far more fully with customers, via the medium of the app. The apps are designed to help the global brand stay close to customers even as it expands the business from Sweden, further into Europe, where it has its roots in Stockholm, to the US, South America and beyond. The beautifully designed apps are packed with high quality visuals, including videos and still photography and are fully interactive. They also offer powerful, easy to use e-commerce functionality – readers simply tap the images of featured WeSC clothing and accessories to purchase items direct from WeSC.com – as well as other features such as City Guides, videos, music, articles and more. Social-ready, WeSC editions for iPad and iPhone include built in sharing via Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and other popular networks built in.

Designed for beauty and utility

Both apps were made at Mag+ Studios, using the Mag+ digital publishing platform, which is the industry’s most creatively flexible, efficient and cost-effective way to create mobile applications. They use the Mag+ dual layout system, where content can be varied when the device is rotated from portrait to landscape. The iPad version also uses the platform’s brand new Overlay Layer feature (available soon in Mag+’s coming 4.2 release). This provides a layer of content that sits above the other pages as they swipe beneath it. Here, it acts as a navigation layer, providing a permanent menu for jumping around the issue.

“Our brand is created by, with and for people who make music, art, skateboard, create things, and we like to share their stories as well as our own. This is what makes a brand – it’s what makes WeSC what it is today. The Superlative Conspiracy Magazine is our way of gathering all the creativity and people who inspire us all in one place – and telling their stories. This is what the app is all about: sharing the stories further on a new digital platform, something we are very excited about,” says Greger Hagelin – CEO and Co-Founder of WeSC.

“This app is an exciting example of what’s happening as the custom content sector takes off,” says Gregg Hano, Mag+ CEO. “Apps are coming from previously unexpected places – arts venues, museums, conferences, film and music – anywhere that quality creative content, easily delivered, can help existing and new audiences engage with the brands they love. When brands that keep well ahead of the status quo like WeSC take up Mag+, digital publishing’s future is right on the horizon.”

See more information and a video of the WeSC app.

More on WESC: http://wesc.com

About Mag+:

Mag+ is a complete digital-publishing ecosystem comprising a plug-in for InDesign CS4-CS6, a powerful web-based backend, and white-labeled reader apps for iOS, Android and Kindle devices. It gives users the fastest, simplest publishing platform to create content optimized for touchscreen devices, without the need for programming skills. Mag+ premiered on the first iPad in April 2010 with the award-winning Popular Science+. Publishers and creatives have now built more than 1000 apps, spanning New York Magazine, Mad Magazine, Hemispheres (United Airlines), Toyota, WebMD, Outside, Shape and The Nation.

Mag+ also offers consultancy and creative services via Mag+ Studios. And for those who wish to create bespoke apps, the Mag+ App SDK allows any developer access to the Mag+ reader engine.

From publishers to catalog marketers, design agencies and app developers, Mag+ is ideal for anyone wanting to bring beautiful, immersive content to the millions using the new generation of digital devices.

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Seven Days, Main Street, Santa Monica, Fashion

Posted May. 15, 2013, 10:09 am

Brenton Garen / Editor-in-Chief

Sarah Calabro has been an Ocean Park resident for 10 years. Recently she started her own Santa Monica street style blog – hopesinsideamatchbox.blogspot.com.  

“With camera in hand, I head down to Main Street every weekend looking for unique street style,” Calabro said. “Through talking with some of the great people I have photographed I’ve realized that not only are they flattered, but they are also just as excited to help promote Santa Monica fashion and Main Street business.”

She said she stops people of all ages.

“I’m constantly impressed with everyone’s style, personality, and kindness,” she said. “Check out my blog for all the street style photos from the weekend and follow me on Twitter @hopeinamatchbox to find out when and where I’m taking photos.”

Patrick Z said…

Seems like a cool idea. Main Street is def the place for this.

Mora Israel said…

Great blog. Love it.

Article source: http://www.smmirror.com/articles/seven-days/Eye-On-Main-Street-Fashion-Street-Style-Photos/37557

Seven Days, Main Street, Santa Monica, Fashion

Posted May. 15, 2013, 10:09 am

Brenton Garen / Editor-in-Chief

Sarah Calabro has been an Ocean Park resident for 10 years. Recently she started her own Santa Monica street style blog – hopesinsideamatchbox.blogspot.com.  

“With camera in hand, I head down to Main Street every weekend looking for unique street style,” Calabro said. “Through talking with some of the great people I have photographed I’ve realized that not only are they flattered, but they are also just as excited to help promote Santa Monica fashion and Main Street business.”

She said she stops people of all ages.

“I’m constantly impressed with everyone’s style, personality, and kindness,” she said. “Check out my blog for all the street style photos from the weekend and follow me on Twitter @hopeinamatchbox to find out when and where I’m taking photos.”

Article source: http://www.smmirror.com/articles/seven-days/Eye-On-Main-Street-Fashion-Street-Style-Photos/37557