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LOOKBOOK.nu & Gap Black Jeans Contest

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I want to enter! I am getting more and more interested and inspired by consumer content marketing and joint marketing efforts by two business platforms… and more importantly the consumers themselves. So many inspiring people.

Any other bloggers or fashion fiends want to enter with me? We can take each others’ pictures :) and drink margaritas. Contest ends 10/22.

SHOW US YOUR BLACK JEANS!

Gap wants the LOOKBOOK.nu community to prove that Black Jeans are back! With Blues dominating the landscape right now, it’s time for something new, but classic.

To enter the contest, all you have to do is submit a look showing off your style with Black Jeans. To be eligible to win, you must also include one or more pieces of Gap clothing. Only one Gap item is necessary to qualify. (Bonus points: tells us why you love the jeans you’re wearing and tell us how you put your look together.)

Winners will be chosen by Gap based on creativity, originality, and presentation, and the 3 winning looks will earn a $300, $200, and $100 USD gift card to Gap.com or any Gap store in the world!

Additionally, notable entries submitted throughout the contest may also appear on the Gap1969 Stream.

Contest Rules & Info.

YOUR ART HERE by H&M

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This is love, man. Sometimes I wish I was an artist.

Join the contest or vote on your favorite art piece

What: An online art contest

Theme: New York City

The world is filled with talented artists. Recognizing that talent is becoming increasingly difficult. That is why H&M now introduces ‘Your Art Here’ – an all styles visual arts contest, with a New York City theme – giving aspiring artists the opportunity to gain valuable exposure by exhibiting the winning artist’s work in the window of the H&M store located at 42nd Street and 5th Avenue in New York City.

The winner will also receive:
- $5,000 stipend to support an up-and-coming art career
- $500 H&M gift card
- Roundtrip airfare and accommodations in New York City while installing the piece in the store window.
- Up to $15,000 installation budget.

Visitors to the website get to vote on their artwork of choice and the top ten vote getting artworks will compete in a final round where they are reviewed by a panel of judges from H&M and art world personalities, including:

- Thierry Guetta, AKA Mr. Brainwash
- Nancy Barton, Professor of Art and Art Education at Steinhart NYU
- Daniel V, the blogger behind JazJaz.net
- Adele Treschow, designer and contemporary artist

All entries must be received by October 15th, 2010.

Be creative. Get noticed.

/The H&M team

FASHION, RETAIL, SOCIAL MEDIA & TECHNOLOGY STUFF I LUV FROM MY TWITTER

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I’ve been ridiculously busy reading up on so many news articles lately that I haven’t had time to write anything cool. But so many cool things are happening!!! I have mixed feelings of ambitious chasing and being left behind when it comes to fashion, retail, social media & technology. I don’t want to skip a beat but there are just too many players out there on the hustle. I don’t have time to write about them all, and I’ve been tweeting up a storm that none of these links stay on my site for more than 24 hours. I went through my tweets and hand picked some of my faves :)

Enjoy!

Fashion Los Angeles & Two Point Oh LA http://tinyurl.com/38oc36u

L.A. Fashion Week Plans Begin http://www.apparelnews.net/news/fashion_news/081310-LA-Fashion-Week-Plans-Begin

Emergence of Fashion Los Angeles 2011 http://www.lafashionweek.com/2010/06/get-ready-la-for-the-emergence-of-fashion-los-angeles-2011.html

Bloggers’ Café hosted by Fashion Los Angeles http://www.fashionlosangeles.org/bloggerscafe/

Ebay redoubles fashion marketing efforts http://www.marketingmagazine.co.uk/news/1024923/Ebay-redoubles-marketing-efforts-fashion-offering/

Social media case studies from Target, National Geographic, Adidas, and 7 more http://tinyurl.com/36ec93n #socialmedia

Google makes bold move to battle Skype http://money.cnn.com/2010/08/25/technology/google_voice/index.htm #business

Zara Wakes Up to the Web http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703632304575451282067480988.html #retail #ecommerce

How To Avoid Social Media Wipeout http://www.indiebusinessblog.com/2010/07/09/how-to-avoid-social-media-wipeout/ #socialmedia

André Leon Talley and Tavi to Cover Fashion’s Night Out Live Online http://nymag.com/daily/fashion/2010/08/alt_and_tavis_fno_plans.html

Madonna Needs Backup Dancers…For Her Clothing Line http://nymag.com/daily/fashion/2010/08/madonna_needs_backup_dancersfo.html

BABY PHAT LEFT KIMORA LEE SIMMONS http://www.e-styling.info/sources-say-kimora-lee-simmons-didn’t-leave-baby-phat-—-baby-phat-left-her

Gucci Launches New Improved Ecommerce Site http://www.zippycart.com/ecommerce-news/1446-gucci-launches-new-and-improved-ecommerce-site.html

Get trendstop trendtracker™ – the mobile app for fashion professionals on the move! http://www.trendstop.com/mobile_app

Emergence of Fashion Los Angeles 2011 http://www.lafashionweek.com/2010/06/get-ready-la-for-the-emergence-of-fashion-los-angeles-2011.html

Top 5 Ways Big Brands are Using Foursquare mashable.com/2010/08/24/big… via @mashbusiness@mashable

Gleeks! ‘Glee’ Clothing Line Debuts http://stylenews.peoplestylewatch.com/2010/08/23/lets-go-shopping-gleeks-glee-clothing-line-debuts/

October 24: Retail Camp Los Angeles http://fashionablymarketing.me/2010/08/retailcamp-los-angeles/

Hautelook Success, Differentiation and PR http://bit.ly/cEfyYS

‘Mad Men’ helps Maidenform perk up profits and boost bra industry to greater heights: http://soc.li/mNlKmPX

Plus-Size Runway Show New York Fashion Week http://www.thefrisky.com/post/246-plus-size-runway-show-coming-to-new-york-fashion-week/

Social Media Fashion Statements http://www.adweek.com/aw/content_display/news/agency/e3i915ec0f14ba05d6758899b2637bbcc99

Rethinking the Value of Social Media http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/aug2010/tc20100819_242269.htm

Google Buys Visual Shopping Search Engine Like.com http://mashable.com/2010/08/20/google-acquires-like-com/

Selfridges and Dolce & Gabbana in ‘giant falling out’ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/7955033/Selfridges-and-Dolce-and-Gabbana-in-giant-falling-out.html

US Online Retail sales will reach $250 billion in 2014 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/danny-wong/the-long-tail-of-retail_b_679613.html

Dancing with the Stars costume designer inks MAJOR fashion deal! http://ht.ly/2swRB

MNG by Mango launches at JCPenney! http://ht.ly/2s6OF

Levi’s Denizen brand debuts in Shanghai & targets “ordinary people” http://ow.ly/2scIG

New H&M iPhone app gets you a 20% discount http://recombu.com/apps/iphone/handm-app-review_M12221.html

FGILA Heats Up Los Angeles http://fashionablymarketing.me/2010/08/fgila-heats-up-los-angeles/

Fashion: How San Francisco Leads Social Commerce & Content Creation http://retailcampsf.eventbrite.com/?ref=ebtn

American Apparel Subpoenaed After Auditor Quits http://nyti.ms/9gjEpo

The future of PR and social media, from @mashable http://ow.ly/2rDew

Targeting Younger Buyers, Liz Claiborne Hits Snag http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703999304575399552246431616.html

Even retailers buy into celebrity of haul videos http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/08/15/LV301EP5CT.DTL

A Sneak Peek at LOVE’s New iPad App http://fashionista.com/2010/08/a-sneak-peek-at-loves-new-ipad-app/

HOLLER: Wal-Mart Cuts iPhone 3GS Price in Half

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Wal-Mart has cut the price of the most up-to-date iPhone in half! That’s another sign Apple is getting ready to unveil a new model. Late fall, I’m assuming, just in time for the holidays when most retailers make about 40% of their entire year’s profits. Oh, these retailers, they’ve got us consumers on strings and make us prance around like puppets.

Anywho, I have been getting more and more sucked into this whole techy, geeky, bloggy, social media, on my phone 24/7 scene. Sometimes, I will wake up in the middle of the night to use the restroom and have the urge to check my twitter… yikes!

My contract is expiring soon with T-Mobile, I think July, and yes, I am hopping into the iPhone bandwagon. You cannot beat 97 dollas for an iPhone 3GS 16 Gigs at Walmart, don’t mind if I do. My addiction will be two-fold once I get my hands on this.

If You Can’t Beat ‘Em — Join ‘Em: Kindle for iPad App Now Available Globally

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Smart move Amazon. Amazon.com, Inc. today announced its Kindle App for iPad is now available in all countries where the iPad is offered. The Kindle app is optimized for the iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch, providing users the ability to read Kindle books.

“We’re thrilled to make Kindle for iPad available to readers around the world,” said Jay Marine, director, Amazon Kindle. “Kindle for iPad includes all the features customers love about Kindle for iPhone, including great selection and synchronization of their books across a variety of Kindle apps, along with a beautiful new user interface tailored to the look and feel of iPad. Kindle for iPad is the perfect companion for the millions of customers who already own a Kindle or Kindle DX, and a way for customers to download and enjoy books even if they don’t yet have a Kindle.”

Mashable’s Cashmore Says Facebook May Be `Next Google’

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Soooooo hottttt.

Peter Cashmore, founder and chief executive officer of social networking blog Mashable, talks with Bloomberg’s Margaret Brennan about prospects for Facebook Inc. Cashmore also discusses the dispute between Apple Inc. and Adobe Systems Inc. over Adobe’s Flash video software.