With New York Fashion Week upon us, London Fashion week starting on Friday – outfits (or OOTD/WIWT for you tech savvy lot) and catwalk shows are on everyones lips. With all the up-to-the-minute fashion news courtesy of bloggers and Editors across New York, London, Milan and Paris (as well as the rest of the world), its no wonder we're all very conscious of our everyday style and looks.
Luckily, after some research, I've come across some great iPhone/iPad apps (sorry Blackberry users – I'm a Mac/iPhone girl so only one of these – as far as I know – is available for Android users) which will solve all your personal outfit issues and keep you “in-the-know” of the latest fashion and style from around the globe.
Click on the app images to head to the App store to purchase/download:
STYLEBOOK
This app is genius. Created by co-founders Jess Moore (former vogue fashion cupboard intern) and Bill Atkins (programmer), the idea was inspired by Jess's experiences of working in the magazine's fashion cupboard, day in day out, trying to track and organise samples while turning up to her placement looking fashionable on a budget. This app has over 90 exciting features including the ability to input your own clothes, track your style using a calender, packing lists for holidays and many, many more. Now available on both iPhone and iPad from the App store for £2.49.
Visit the website here.
TODAY I'M WEARING
This app was born in Britain and launched as a bi-product from the creators of the Mail, YOU magazine and Metro newspapers. It acts as a sort of “fashion social network”, where anyone has the ability to sign up in a few easy steps to create a profile. Next, you upload all of your outfits (aka OOTD, WIWT, TIW – you know the gist) to your profile, and once it's uploaded, everyone on the TIW network and take a look and rate your look by pressing the “like” button, or following your profile for updates. There's the added bonuses of being rated by the Editors of the app as they identify their “Editor's Pick” each day, not to mention the chance to win £100 worth of Topshop vouchers for your looks. Available from the app store for your iPhone for FREE.
Visit the website here.
POSE
Similar to Today I'm Wearing, Pose allows you to upload photos of your daily style. However, here's the clever bit. Ever wondered where you can purchase someone you've seen someone else wear? With Pose, you'll notice little highlighted dots on certain items in each image. Click on these and you'll be given info on what the product is and from where. Some extra nice people even give direct links to these exact items to save you time too! Available on iPhone, iPad (for FREE) and Android.
Visit the website here.
STYLE AND THE CITY
Think street style shots from around the globe including London, Paris, Milan and New york. Get ready to be inspired by today's street stylers – whether they're just uploading for fun, or bloggers or pro street stylers, there's lots to be seen on Style and the City. One great function of this app, you can create a slide show type clip of your selected pics across the app, add some music and hey presto – you've created your own little street style catwalk! Available for iPhone and iPad for FREE.
Visit the website here.
