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Quality GPTs - Custom designed GPTs for businesses

QualityGPTs

GPTs, personalized for you.
Agency providing easy to use AI tools to small businesses.

The Tie Bar - e-commerce fashion Fashion Tech

The Tie Bar

Curated, High-Quality Men's Accessories for $15
The Tie Bar is a Chicago-based, rapidly growing, profitable retailer that is disrupting the men’s accessories space. We're already the #1 destination for affordable, high-quality ties and accessories on the web and are building off that by creating new experiences, ...

City Soles - e-commerce video fashion shoes

City Soles

Indie/Unique footwear experience
We sell high fashion, unique, and hard to find footwear. City Soles fills a niche for that consumer that craves originality. Providing niche and indie footwear brands, we are an exceptional ecommerce experience for our customers by providing educational video attached ...

Reppio - fashion mobile commerce social commerce local businesses

Reppio

Tumblr + Yelp for local shop discovery.
Reppio is the easiest way to explore local retailers. It is a discovery shopping tool that allows people to find and share products in nearby stores. Designed to bridge the gap between online and offline shopping experiences, shoppers organize their finds on ...

Brideside - e-commerce fashion women-focused weddings

Brideside

Warby Parker for Bridal Party Retail
Brideside is an online boutique to deliver on life’s most meaningful events. We started with the wedding vertical, and more specifically, the bridesmaid dress. We believe that every woman should experience the white glove service she deserves when shopping online. ...

Aframes Eyewear - e-commerce fashion ventures for good

Aframes Eyewear

Cause Driven, High-Quality Eyewear Brand
Aframes Eyewear is a cause driven eyewear brand that promises to donate a portion of each sale to help fund the distribution of vitamin A supplements in developing countries. Vitamin A Deficiency is the number one cause of childhood blindness, and we want to help. Aframes ...

Garmental - digital media e-commerce fashion local

Garmental

Garmental is shoppable video content for local boutiques and brands.
Garmental is pleased to announce its newest partnership with Clicktivate Video Inc. Garmetal produces fun and educational style videos for fashion fanatics to WATCH + CLICK + SHOP directly from their desktop, ipad or mobile phone. We take shopping local to a whole ...

Gamma Wearables - fashion fitness consumer electronics

Gamma Wearables

Thin, elegant illustrated wearable activity band
STORY is an elegant, thin e-ink wristband whose picture gradually changes over the course of your day. It learns your fitness level, and then slowly and gradually increases your daily goal. It will work seamlessly and without setup for anyone ages 2 to 102. If ...

Lowcost Email cheap flights alerts

NowBoarding ✈️

Invite-only mailing list.
We search the best weekend and long-haul flight deals so you can book before everyone else.

My Fairy Shoe Mother - fashion shoes Women's apparel and accessories

My Fairy Shoe Mother

Shoe repair and redesign shop
My Fairy Shoe Mother is a high end shoe repair boutique offering - Shoe Repair - Shoe Redesign - upgrades include crystals, custom color, and other embellishments - Shoe Maintenence The primary customer profile is as follows: - Women - 30 to 45 years old - ...

Everpurse - hardware fashion consumer electronics women-focused

Everpurse

Seamless integration between fashion and technology
Ever notice that your smartphone dies JUST when you need it most? We set out to build something so powerful and easy to use, it would make charging your phone an afterthought. To charge, all you have to do is slip your phone into the special charging pocket inside ...

dressmeSue - CRM fashion marketplaces local

dressmeSue

an experiment in fashion
Fetchingly dressed every morning - in 5 minutes or less. Current status: working at [major department store] to learn how women shop.

Project: Living Well - consumers retail fashion product design

Project: Living Well

The North Face for Unicorn Chasing Adventurers.
If FakeGrimlock were our CEO, he'd most likely describe our business as: "PEOPLE ON JOURNEY WANT FEEL LIKE WHAT DO MATTER. JOURNEY DIFFICULT. JOURNEY LONELY. TWO FRIEND HAVE IDEA. WHAT IF MAKE PRODUCT FOR HELP JOURNEY? MAKE FOR PEOPLE WEAR. MORE THAN WEAR. HELP ...

Tribe & Co., custom jeanmakers - consumer goods fashion

Tribe & Co., custom jeanmakers

custom made to measure jeans
The world's most ubiquitous--yet hardest to fit garment-now individualy crafted and made to measure for an ideal fit. Customized with choice of thread color, hardware, choice of denim, and more. Tribe & Co luxury jeans fit great, last longer, feel great ...

Invitation codes

The referral community
Invitation App is a social network where people post their referral codes and collect rewards on autopilot.

RE/LABLD - e-commerce fashion marketplaces

RE/LABLD

Smartest Marketplace For Luxury Fashion
RE/LABLD is reinventing how women buy and sell luxury fashion. RE/LABLD members submit fashion items they no longer use and get paid full value upfront. No waiting. No uncertainty. No commission. Members can instantly get a new luxury wardrobe without spending ...

BucketFeet - e-commerce retail fashion art

BucketFeet

Our mission is to connect people through art.
Our mission is to connect people through art.

Heirlume - e-commerce fashion gift exchange jewelry

Heirlume

Helping gift buyers find the perfect piece of fine jewelry
Heirlumé is a branded fine jewelry e-commerce site with a focus on helping men buy the perfect piece of jewelry for their significant other. We use personalization technology and a unique social voting tool to help gift givers pick out the perfect piece of jewelry. ...

Dwibit - SaaS e-commerce fashion technology

Dwibit

Deal membership site meets Personal shopper
Dwibit combines exclusive shopping services, inspirational content and real time social integration to deliver tailored shopping experiences using predictive behavioral merchandising algorithms that learn and build robust customer profiles by collecting data across ...

Zockster - e-commerce fashion green subscription businesses

Zockster

Amazing socks. Delivered.
Zockster delivers amazing socks to your door automatically. All of our socks are made from bamboo, a material that feels like cashmere on your foot and takes 1/10 the water to make than your average cotton sock. Customers receive socks as often as their lifestyle ...

EmmaStineLimited - e-commerce fashion women-focused jewelry

EmmaStineLimited

Lifestyle Brand bridging the gap between Manufacturer & Consumer.

StylePraise - mobile fashion personal health beauty

StylePraise

An interactive beauty & fashion community
StylePraise.com is an interactive beauty & fashion community, where members rate and review beauty salons, spas, boutiques & more. We interact with clients and potential clients on a Daily basis via Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn -- they give us the low down on what's ...

Sporty Threads - e-commerce retail sports fashion

Sporty Threads

Where fashion meets sports
We make "being a fan" cool. Unlike the Walmarts of fan apparel, where you can find everything from coffee mugs to underwear, Sporty Threads carefully curates only the most fashionable fan apparel for women. It's their one stop shop where they know they are getting ...

Collaborative Group - retail fashion ventures for good artists globally

Collaborative Group

Collaborative Group connects brands and retailers to artisans in the developing world.
Collaborative Group connects brands and retailers with artisans in the developing world. We create collaborations that provide sustainable livelihoods in underserved communities and unique, socially impactful products to our brand partners. The artisan sector ...

PlusNavigator - mobile e-commerce fashion e commerce platforms

PlusNavigator

PlusNavigator: Full Figured Shopping, Simplified.
PlusNavigator seeks to empower full figured women apparel consumers around the world by providing education, acknowledgement, and information in an easy, accessible manner via our innovative tech-enabled platform.

oBaz - digital media e-commerce fashion crowdsourcing

oBaz

We empower women to become fashion bloggers & tag products from over 1000 brands in posts

Stock Mfg. Co. - e-commerce manufacturing fashion

Stock Mfg. Co.

American Made Menswear, Direct from the Manufacturer
Stock is a vertically integrated, domestically made clothing brand that blends an innovative sales model with old school, American craftsmanship. We set ourselves apart with high quality, affordably priced garments and a unique, compelling back story. We appeal ...

Trunk Club - retail fashion personalization

Trunk Club

Hand-selected outfits shipped to your door
Traditional retail or e-commerce doesn't work well for most guys, and we’ve built our business around the idea that there’s a better way. We send guys a trunk of awesome clothes personalized for them by a real person on our team - each guy keeps what he likes and ...

StyleSeek - e-commerce fashion mass customization online shopping

StyleSeek

Personalized e-commerce for lifestyle products
StyleSeek is a personalized e-commerce site for lifestyle products. It works across the style spectrum by enabling users (both men and women) to create and refine their unique StyleDNA. StyleSeek also promotes new products via its email newsletter, 100% personalized ...

I AM JANA - fashion musicians artists globally independent music

I AM JANA

Katy Perry meets Avril Lavigne and Gwen Stefani
Jana G., pop singer/songwriter and fashion designer. Highly marketable, great vocal range, and aligned with top-tier producer, JANA has the potential to be one of the biggest pop-stars in 2012. Her fan base is exponentially growing through all social media sites, ...

SleeveCandy - fashion

SleeveCandy

Wear Original, Do Good.
SleeveCandy has the largest selection of one-of-a-kind vintage, collector, and accidentally ironic pre-owned t-shirts. We advocate "Wear Original", and we donate 30% of profits to The Salvation Army's adult rehabilitation programs.

walkby - fashion mobile commerce small and medium businesses local services

walkby

Using mobile to connect local retailers to real-time consumer demand
walkby connects local retail to consumer demand. Local retailers use walkby Snap: In one post merchants post a buyable item to Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Email and our consumer mobile app. Consumers use walkby App: Users enter a term they want to follow, broad ...

Central Standard Timing - manufacturing fashion consumer electronics design

Central Standard Timing

The world's thinnest watch.
We created the World's thinnest watch at less than a 1mm thick with a months battery life before it needs recharging. After exceeding our goal on kickstarter by over 500% and securing $1M from our backers, we spent months developing completely new to the world ...

Threadless - e-commerce consumer goods fashion crowdsourcing

Threadless

Giving the creative minds of the world opportunities to make and sell great art.
Threadless exists to give the creative minds of the world more opportunities to make and sell great art.

Scout - retail fashion shopping

Scout

Personal Shopping. Everywhere.
Scout connects shoppers to retailers to provide product suggestions based on personal style, budget, and search intent.

Gekks - retail fashion Designer footwear

Gekks

Innovative no-show sock
Gekks are thin, breathable liner socks that grip to the inside of your boat shoes, loafers, drivers, and more. Our customers get to keep their sockless style by slipping in and out of their shoes barefoot, yet add comfort and anti-stench properties while inside ...

Mack Dryer Sheets - retail fashion small and medium businesses mens specific

Mack Dryer Sheets

Dryer Sheets for the male population
My idea stems from being lazy in college. Simply put, I was always in a rush and never wanted to iron my clothes. I ALWAYS threw my shirt in the dryer for about 20 minutes before wearing it. Not only did I just like the feel, but I actually felt cleaner [even though ...

Purple Vain - e-commerce retail fashion

Purple Vain

Providing fun individual pieces to women of style !
Purple Vain is an online fashion boutique that provides fun fashion pieces for all women. Some of our pieces are handmade. We go above and beyond to find the most unique styles to allow our customers to make a statement without saying a word.

Free HealthCARE Clothing - fashion women-focused health and wellness sustainability

Free HealthCARE Clothing

Declare your health from the outside in!
Sustainable, eco friendly clothing upcycled and designed with natural dyes and fabrics. Created for the individual who is on the go but still maintains a sleek and sophisticated style.

The Virset - mobile e-commerce fashion ios

The Virset

The Virset allows you to get friends' opinions when shopping online
The Virset Application is an interactive, multi-user application; allowing the primary user to solicit opinions from her peers on a potential purchase on an eCommerce site. Right now eCommerce is not very social and is not effectively harnessing the influence ...

Ayana Tomeka - fashion streetwear Women's apparel and accessories

Ayana Tomeka

Streetwear meets elite fashion (Marcelo Burlon)
Ayana Tomeka designs apparel and accessories for the grungy, sexy intellectual. You’re women & men who spend hours sketching, rehearsing, or curled up on the beach writing the next epic poem. You are creatives, emerging or established, in need of cool, casual clothing ...

Sicarf - e-commerce manufacturing fashion crowdsourcing

Sicarf

Threadless for scarf
SICARF uniquely combines software capabilities with manufacturing processes to bring personalized fashion to trendsetting consumers. We style-source prints from artists, fashion bloggers, emerging designers, and individuals looking for inimitable pieces to produce ...

Score72 - SaaS sports fashion golf equipment

Score72

Discovering new products and services for golfers
Score72 scours the web for new products and services to delight golfers.

Leatherfads.com - fashion

Leatherfads.com

Leather apparel store
leatherfads.com offers an extensive variety of value leather apparel for both men and women. Purchase Leather Jackets, Bomber Jackets, Biker Jackets, Leather Dresses online at competitive costs at Leatherfads.com.

Femaneek - retail fashion women-focused

Femaneek

Online Women's Apparel Boutique
Femaneek is an online retailer for women ages 18-35 offering trendy apparel ranging from office wear to that perfect dress for the weekend. I will offer apparel for women of most sizes at an exceptional rate for a higher quality product. Being a fashion merchandising ...

Tennille White - e-commerce retail fashion custom retail

Tennille White

Plus-Size Fashion Lifestyle Brand
Tennille White is an “attainable” luxury lifestyle brand that aims to provide plus-size women with quality high fashion products. This lifestyle concept has multiple product categories, including ready-to-wear, shoes and accessories for women sizes XL- 4X (14 - ...

Nero - music food and beverages fashion high school students

Nero

High-end, collectible, limited apparel.
Nero. We're a high-end fashion brand providing quality products. Limited, individually numbered apparel. Custom packaging. Only 1,222 pieces per design will be made in 5 sizes. Out of the numbered, there are special "super-limited" numbers (1, 2, 5, 10, 12, 22, ...

Flawed Clothing - e-commerce fashion

Flawed Clothing

FLAWED Graffiti Clothing Line
Flawed Clothing is created for both men and women of all ages. Being flawed is nothing to be ashamed of, but rather embraced and loved. So why not strut your flaws for the world to see? Graffiti has always been my favorite art form, so I've decided to put the pens, ...

Clotheshorse - digital media fashion streetwear mens specific

Clotheshorse

Clotheshorse is a leading destination for men’s fashion and culture on the web

GwendolynTahlor Couture Co. - fashion

GwendolynTahlor Couture Co.

Style in class
GwendolynTahlor will be specializing in the highest quality couture inspired fashion, shoes and accessories for women of every size! Our original designs are cut to flatter your curves and make you look as beautiful as you feel, at prices to fit every budget.GwendolynTahlor ...

Runaway Music Festival - music fashion art Festivals

Runaway Music Festival

Bringing Music to the Suburbs
Runaway Music Festival, curated by Runaway Brand Media, is the manifestation of an idea. We wanted to create an unparalleled experience that expresses and displays the key essentials to making culture a paramount portion of society. We want to use music to spread ...

Model Atelier - fashion

Model Atelier

The Net-a-Porter for Tall Women
High-fashion retailer for women 5'9'' or taller. Model Atelier designers are runway models who present their brand in the form of an online magazine. Women 5'9'' and taller can now shop straight from the editorial pages curated by models, photographers, and stylists. ...

Oliver Hazard - e-commerce fashion weddings tuxedo rentals

Oliver Hazard

$99 Great Fitting Tuxedo Rentals
Oliver Hazard is the alternative to high-priced, poor fitting tuxedo rentals. We offer high-quality, modern fitting tuxedo rentals shipped directly to the customer for only $99. We are seeking to solve three major issues: 1. Rental tuxedos fit poorly 2. The rental ...

Bombo - sports fashion mens specific Bags

Bombo

Beautiful Brilliant Design™
Product Design Company, Innovating in High Tech Textiles in Sports Apparel.

The Arrogance Club - retail manufacturing fashion

The Arrogance Club

Conceptual High Fashion Clothing
The Arrogance Club is an upscale clothing company based out of Chicago. Started in 2011 with about 100$, I have managed to build a brand with celebrity endorsements (Chumlee, Christina Millian, Taj Gibson), a social media platform (a following of combined 5k+ consumers), ...

a little bit of happiness - fashion

a little bit of happiness

Discover fashion and "Kickstart" it
alittlebitofhappiness.com is a mobile site where style-loving ladies discount whatever they want by creating a 48 hr crowd-funded coupon sponsored by their fam & besties.

House Of Múizz - e-commerce retail fashion blogging platforms

House Of Múizz

Online Luxury Retail
House of Muizz is an online boutique that will provide consumers, both men and women, in the Unites States with access to luxury brands such as Pierre Balmain and etc that are seldom available to any other U.S. based online luxury boutique. The primary goal of ...

Red Lipstyck - comparison shopping fashion mobile advertising travel

Red Lipstyck

Stylish Search Engine
New Media fashion forward

Roundown - e-commerce fashion social commerce group buying

Roundown

Redefining online shopping through social commerce
We are a marketplace for fashion where brands sell more and consumers pay less. The more products our users buy from a brand in a set time frame determines how much less everyone gets to spend on their individual purchases. Our goal is to be the supply and demand ...

Urban Offering - fashion ventures for good custom retail

Urban Offering

Socially conscious custom fashion
Socially-conscious custom fashion

GiveBand - fashion design charity charities

GiveBand

Donating to causes through silicon bands
GiveBand is in the very early stages. Each band will represent a different cause or charity. Each cause will have different value rubber band bracelets $1 up to $1000. The cause and dollar amount donated will be represented on your band.

Vox Populi Magazine - digital media advertising fashion new technologies

Vox Populi Magazine

Recreating Digital / Print Media
VOX POPULI Magazine is the premiere luxury fashion and lifestyle publication chronicling the most exclusive in fashion, entertainment, beauty, art, culture, celebrity, and film. VOX POPULI Magazine features superior journalism and sophisticated content providing ...

Danie Marie Boutique - retail fashion women-focused

Danie Marie Boutique

Fashion Discount Clothing ($10 Clothing)
Danie Marie Boutique is a trendy fashion boutique with the latest styles at unbeatable prices. We will carry apparel and accessories such as, shirts, blouses, pants, jeans, shorts, jackets, jewelry, sunglasses and seasonal styles.

coming soon !! - enterprise software e-commerce education fashion

coming soon !!

Smart Class
Idea/Prototype/Flow ready. Looking for dedicated team - who believe in passion, hard work, integrity, loyalty, humanity.

MerchMe - e-commerce fashion marketplaces technology

MerchMe

Apparel Merchandise Marketplace
MerchMe is a marketplace where colleges and clubs can sell you their apparel online.

Chicago Belt Company - e-commerce retail fashion small and medium businesses

Chicago Belt Company

American made canvas and ribbon dring belts with Chicago and Great Lakes themes.
Chicago Belt Co. makes American made canvas and ribbon dring belts with Chicago and Great Lakes themes.

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