Rogue Is The New Black

While the popularity of the iPhone continues on style spy there have been plenty of new submissions which have caught our eye.

1. 18th Amendment denim label from Australia
2. UFO chandelier by Neues Licht
3. Wide leg jeans trend
4. Pucci Printed Scarf
5. David Beckham’s fashion style

The most popular suggestion of all time to style spy is now the Apple iPhone, with the Mini dress Trend still the most popular.

style spy has had 837 fashion items submitted to it, and 5359 votes have been cast.

This week has seen a lot of previous weeks’ fashion trend submissions remain some of the most popular on style spy, making it one of the most interesting to analyse to date. First instance, the Apple iPhone has remained in the first position of ‘What’s Hot’, exactly where it was this time last week. Despite a gadget and a car both remaining in the Top 3, from the past week clothes have certainly made an impression.

1. Etro Hooded Jacket from the recent catwalk show
   
2. Our favourite model Kate Moss sported a dead sexy white dress, which appeared to have left all of style spy’s visitors in love with her. Understandably so.
3. With the Spring Summer collections premièring for the Northern Hemisphere, a Emilio Pucci multi-coloured, two-piece bikini took third place.
   
4. Michael Kors one-piece, black bikini with a waist-cinching belt
5. ThreeAsFour two-piece, purple bikini with some very different straps on the briefs

The most popular suggestion of all time to style spy is now the Apple iPhone, with the Mini dress Trend still the most popular trend out there.

style spy has had 761 fashion items submitted to it, and 4161 votes have been cast.

After being featured on the likes of Museum of Modern Betas and Mashable, our style spy initiative has been fortunate to have been picked up on by a number of other blogs.

• Watsonxu has drawn comparisons between style spy and Digg.
• public.beta has provided a nice analysis, detailing the model behind the site and questioning where the revenue comes from (trend analysis and advertising is the answer).
• Web2Null has included style spy in their Web 2.0 gallery.

Our thanks to the different authors for their mention of style spy.

Mashable, a blog dedicated to dedicated to social networks, now features a write-up on style spy. It’s certainly favourable (”cool layout”) and constructive (”could really do with a bookmarklet”), so we’re very thankful to Pete for the feature.

Rest assure we’re taking it on board, and you can expect to see a bookmarklet on style spy in the near future.

style spy has been fortunate enough to be featured on the Museum of Modern Betas yesterday.

Given they’ve featured the likes GMail and flickr in the past, you can say we’re pretty chuffed.

Trends come and go so quickly it’s sometimes hard to know what’s hot. But rather than have someone tell you, why not help set the trends?

style spy (http://www.stylespy.net) is the latest and most unique development in social trend-spotting. A simple-to-use and highly visual application, style spy gives you the opportunity to vote on and discuss what’s hot – helping to shape trends – as well as being up to date with what’s in and what’s out.

“style spy is so simple, it’s fun to use and we’re continually working to make it better,” says Allan Barger, 22, one of style spy’s creators.

Unlike social bookmarking, style spy is all about charting what’s hot. Trends quickly emerge as items sink or swim depending on votes from users. Content on style spy ranges from clothing and accessories to cool new gadgets, established brands to upcoming talent.

As well as being a trend bible for consumers, style spy is also a perfect tool for upcoming fashion designers and labels to promote their wares and bring their designs to the attention of a wider audience.

About style spy

• style spy can be found at http://www.stylespy.net
• style spy is an initiative of new media company Rogue Ménage Pty Ltd (http://www.roguemenage.com), who are also the creators of Rogue Connect (http://www.rogueconnect.com) and Seventh Sin Magazine (http://www.7thsinmag.com)

It’s been a massive week for product releases, particularly in the gadget / accessory field and we asked which gadgets would be considered the most fashionable by style spy’s users. Of course while we looked at the liked of the Nokia N76 the much anticipated release of the Apple iPhone really appealed to fashionistas. Unsurprisingly it topped this weeks most impressive list, if you want to make a product that’s going to generate this much buzz then you’ve got to work out what Apple is doing right and how to apply it to the fashion industry.

1. Apple iPhone
2. Lexus LF-A take two
3. Dolce and Gabanna adverts featuring a deliciously sexy Gemma Ward, sans clothes, which were recently banned. Clearly the majority of the fashion buying public would rather such ads kept on display.
4. Lux Brushed Ribbed Babydoll
5. Development Ruffle Sleeve Dress with Pleated Hem

The most popular suggestion to style spy is now the Minidress trend (obviously taking out this weeks most popular trend award). Clearly if your fashion line doesn’t have something to fit in with the mini dress trend you’re losing valuable customers. The most popular individual piece of clothing now goes to the Gorman Ravello mini shorts.
style spy has had 704 fashion items submitted to it, and 3373 votes have been cast.

Only last night were we blogging about fashionable gadgets and today we wake up the news that Apple have unveiled the much anticipated Apple iPhone.

Unsurprisingly it’s already made its way to style spy, and has shot to the top of the list to become the most popular fashion accessory on the trend spotting site at the moment. We’re keen to see how the iPhone will perform long term, and how it will stack up against the concept imitators but also offerings from competitors, such as the Nokia Aeon concept phone.

There’s a lot to be said for the merging of fashion with gadgets, and the continued success of the iPod both as a music device and a fashion accessory highlights the money that can be made out of something functional and fashionable.

So with CES, a trade-show highlighting new and upcoming products, currently on in the US it comes as no surprise to see many an item being submitted to style spy. These have included;

• the DLO iBoom Travel Alarm Clock-Radio
• yet another Apple iPod iPhone concept, probably not the real deal
• the Z6 MOTORIZR Motorolla RIZR Music Phone, a replacement for the very popular (particularly in the fashion world) Motorolla Razr
• a Touchscreen Media PC from Microsoft and HP
• the Nokia N76, competition for the aforementioned Rizr

So far it’s still too early to note any definite trends, but the accessory offerings have outperformed other offerings from the show in the eyes of fashionistas.

No sooner had we wrapped up 2006’s fashion trends then we set about determining the trends that will define 2007. It was a busy with for style spy with over 50 different pieces of clothing, accessories, and trends suggested, but the first number one sport of 2007 goes to one of our favourite designers - Sir Paul Smith.

1. Paul Smith Polka Dot Leather Clutch
2. Chantal Thomass Bandeau bra
3. Michael Kors Collegiate Satchel. The satchel spent most of the week in the top spot, only to be replaced by the Paul Smith clutch, yet again proving the staying power of handbags and purses in 2007.
4. Vera Wang Bubble Hem Dress
5. Hollister Co China Cove Short Shorts

The most popular item of all time is still the Dena Pezzano Black Bustier with the Minidress trend is still the most popular. Despite their staying power, the hottest trends and fashion of all time have certainly moved around in the past week.

style spy has had 639 fashion items submitted to it, and 2518 votes have been cast.