Men’s fashion site Indochino sews up $13 million to help guys sharpen their style

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Indochino, the Vancouver, B.C.-based men’s fashion site, has pulled in $13 million in fresh funding that it will use to build out its e-commerce site for suits, shirts, and other custom menswear. The deal was led by Highland Consumer Fund, with existing investors such as Madrona Venture Group, former Yahoo executive Jeff Mallett and others participating… Read More…

Lifelong friends, college buds enjoying success with trendy sock startup Strideline

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Down in Silicon Valley, the current fashion focus apparently isn’t on suits, ties or pants. As the New York Times puts it, it’s all about “flamboyantly colored, audaciously patterned” socks.  That trend isn’t just isolated to the Bay Area — it’s happening all over the country and two best friends from the University of Washington are cashing… Read More…

VIDEO: Fashion, tech trends, favorite geeky gifts from the GeekWire Gala Red Carpet

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The carpet wasn’t quite red and we weren’t in Hollywood, but it sure was fun doing our own Joan and Melissa impressions at the second annual Geekwire Gala at Seattle’s McCaw Hall. We were thrilled to be joined by more than 800 of you, many of which came dressed both swanky and sexy. My colleague Joan… Read More…

The end of Endless: Amazon pulls plug on fashion site

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Amazon.com is shutting down Endless.com, the five-year-old high-end online fashion site that sold handbags, shoes, jewelry and other accessories. The site will be turned off on September 27th, with the service integrated directly with Amazon.com/Fashion. Amazon has been making some big bets in the high-end fashion market, and we’ve talked about the growing rivalry between the… Read More…

Jeff Bezos in a tux? Amazon tries to find its fit in fashion

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Here’s something we’ve never seen before. From khakis and door desks to a tuxedo on the red carpet, the transformation of Jeff Bezos from geek to fashionista is complete, apparently. In a week when Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg was criticized for wearing a hoodie on Wall Street, the Amazon founder was on the other end of… Read More…

Amazon vs. Nordstrom: Call in the fashion police for another crosstown rivalry

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We wondered what the heck was going on a few weeks ago when Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos was named the honorary chair of the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Benefit – a gala taking place in New York this evening to celebrate the opening of a fashion exhibit titled “Schiaparelli and Prada: Impossible Conversations.” But now it’s… Read More…

Startup innovation: A bra for stashing your phone

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[Editor's Note: GeekWire's Rebecca Lovell was one of more than 200 judges at the UW Business Plan Competition Investment Round yesterday. She sent this dispatch about one of the more attention-getting ideas. Also see our earlier post about the 16 finalists.] Navigating the Seattle Center’s Exhibition hall with some 200 judges and 36 student-led teams at… Read More…

Nordstrom bets on Bonobos, leads $16.4M investment in online fashion retailer

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Earlier this year, Nordstrom announced that it planned to spend $150 million on boosting its e-commerce infrastructure, part of a larger effort by the Seattle retailer to capture shoppers as they increasingly move online. Today, Nordstrom is adding to its arsenal, announcing that it is leading a $16.4 million investment in five-year-old men’s online fashion… Read More…

Indochino to bring ‘traveling tailor’ pop-up store to Seattle

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Let’s face it: The fashion sensibilities of men in the Pacific Northwest (especially those in the tech industry) are a bit lacking — unless you think polar fleeces and hoodies are the way to go. Well, Vancouver, B.C.-based Indochino is looking to class things up with a new “traveling tailor” program that creates a “pop-up”… Read More…