Tagged: fashion

November 15, 2013 @ 9:47 am By JD Alois  |  

Crowdfunding in Birmingham, Alabama, Finn Apparel, a new clothing startup  has designed a line of unique apparel.  The campaigns original goal of raising $14,800 has been surpassed standing over $30,000. The campaign benefited by their selection by Kickstarter as the “project of the day” raising their profile… Read More

November 10, 2013 @ 8:30 pm By JD Alois  |  

JJ O’Brien is making apparel for a “life less ordinary” and he is self-crowdfunding his fascinating design using Crowdhoster by Crowdtilt. This former finance guy who has a Stanford MBA,  just wanted a cool costume for burning man (of course) and has turned this need… Read More

November 10, 2013 @ 12:34 pm By JD Alois  |  

Luevo’s vision is to discover and launch new independent fashion designers by helping them obtain pre-production orders.  The fashion-based crowdfunding platform, has now launched their site with Los Angeles-based designer Bri Seeley. Luevo allows consumers to discover and pre-order high quality, limited edition fashions before… Read More

November 7, 2013 @ 9:03 am By JD Alois  |  

Roozt.com, a popular social commerce platform for social good, which has become a destination shopping site for fashion-forward, Gen Y consumers,  has opened an equity fundraising round for accredited investors via investment crowdfunding platform, Crowdfunder. The announcement comes in the wake of Title II of the… Read More

November 2, 2013 @ 11:01 am By JD Alois  |  

Campaign on Kickstarter Raises 10X Original $20,000 Goal. Parke Premium Active Denim crowdfunding campaign closed yesterday on Kickstarter shattering their $20,000 goal.  The final tally stood at $221,509 raised from 1784 backers.  The fashion crowdfunding campaign exemplified a professionally operated and structured approach to crowdfunding… Read More

November 1, 2013 @ 2:58 pm By JD Alois  |  

Lexell Stone Watches set an initial goal of raising $15,000 on Kickstarter but if you blinked you probably missed that mark as they became successfully funded 3 hours after they launched their crowdfunding campaign.  After 24 hours Lexell had hit more than 400% of their… Read More

October 29, 2013 @ 8:37 am By JD Alois  |  

What a difference a few weeks have made in the STANTT crowdfunding campaign.  The apparel / tech startup launched a crowdfunding campaign in August this year which closed just short of their goal.  The concept was unique then – just as it is today. The… Read More

October 27, 2013 @ 10:23 am By JD Alois  |  

Kickstarter Campaign Had Just Announced Breaking $100,000.  Parke Stands at Over $140,000 Today. This very professional, fashion pretail crowdfunding campaign continues to grow as backers continue to purchase rewards for Parke’s fashionable denim line.  Parke, a new online-only denim brand, with a few days still… Read More

October 8, 2013 @ 8:07 pm By JD Alois  |  

Below are six fashion campaigns crowdfunding on Kickstarter now.  If you are interested check them out on Kickstarter today where you may be one of the first to enjoy these high quality products.  Otherwise you will have to wait until you see them in a… Read More

September 26, 2013 @ 10:27 am By JD Alois  |  

Parke Denim has been in “stealth mode” for the past 6 months developing their website along with a  new collection of high quality active denim jeans.  To date the company has raised $300,000 in funding.   The team now consists of fashion and technology experts… Read More

September 24, 2013 @ 2:43 pm By JD Alois  |  

Front Up Rugby, a rugby inspired fashion label for men, has grown into one of the United Kingdom’s leading and most respected clothing brands.  The company was started in 2008 by entrepreneur Jon Allen who saw a gap in the market for a youthful and fashionable rugby… Read More

August 13, 2013 @ 9:01 pm By JD Alois  |  

Mimoona, a crowdfunding platform created in Israel in 2011 that previously was targeting the white label / self crowdfunding sector of the industry, has now adjusted their strategy and has decided to focus on the Fashion Industry. In an interview on Bloomberg, Nadav Trenter Moser… Read More

July 11, 2013 @ 10:43 am By Charles Luzar  |  

In crowdfunding you learn something new every day. For example, did you know that spent coffee grounds can be used to absorb smells? So well, in fact, that scientists at the City College of New York have explored the use of spent, carbonized coffee in… Read More

July 3, 2013 @ 9:26 am By Charles Luzar  |  

A Kickstarter campaign launched by Richard Nachum Kligman seeks funding for a luxury line of clothing catering to those with special needs, and the campaign was just recently fully funded. The brand is called Mianzi. Kligman’s son Moishy was the inspiration for Mianzi, which means “a face… Read More

April 22, 2013 @ 8:09 am By Complex.com  |  

Everyone has ideas, but not everyone has the money to make them reality. Sure you can ask your parents for extra cash, but that’s only going to take you so far—unless your parents are really rich. You can also chase down high-roller investors for seed… Read More

April 12, 2013 @ 1:00 am By Charles Luzar  |  

A big part of the crowdfunding narrative has been centered around the concept of concious capitalism and an increased awareness of the complex relationship between industry and society. Through crowdfunding, backers and investors have an opportunity to vote with their wallets and reward those companies that consider… Read More

December 28, 2012 @ 6:42 am By Dominique Litmaath River  |  

As confidence in banks and the economy by Spanish residents continues to plummet industries within the creative space are turning to crowdfunding as an alternative to traditional financing to provide much needed investment in projects.  Small businesses have woken up to the bleak reality in which they can… Read More

December 10, 2012 @ 10:46 pm By El Economista  |  

(Staff Translation) Crowdfunding has reached fashion in Spain. The industry branch of textile design, like other branches is suffering from the draught raiding traditional channels of financing. Within this context, Fanstyler is becoming the first  micro-financing platform in Spain with an exclusive focus on these… Read More

November 21, 2012 @ 6:04 am By Fashion Insider  |  

(Staff Translation) There are very few people of our generation who do not have a pair of chucks (converse) in their closet. These days, we can buy many different models of the cult shoes but an architect from Berlin wants to go a different and… Read More

November 16, 2012 @ 3:47 pm By Forbes  |  

Crowdfunding: Everyone’s doing it! Or are they? In reality, there are many things to consider when jumping into one of the hottest trends in the world of entrepreneurs, both positive and negative. Whole companies have launched through the interest and generosity of strangers who believe… Read More