Own the snazziest smartphone but use it only to call and text? Please exit 1991 and enter 2015 where the phone is not just a device of communication but one that has the full potential to multi-task as your personal assistant/bestie/black diary.
Pump it up with apps that not only make your life simpler – but richer (metaphorically speaking but of course). Besides all the food and money apps you need, it’s also high time you get aboard the fashion app bandwagon. It’s the nicest thing to happen to the stylish soul since Coco Chanel gave us black trousers.
From closet organisation tools, to shopping made easy – we round up the apps you need to download STAT.
Get it: Stylect
Have a fetish for shoe porn? Then indulge it with this app that collates close to 10,000 brands and their offerings under one single roof. With 3,50,000 shoes up for grabs, the app makes sure you stay posted on deals, discounts and the latest collections. While it’s not customised to Indian brands, we simply love it for literally making our shoe dreams come true. Once you find your match (on a massive price reduction, silly) just call that aunty in Oxford and have her haul it across the pond for you. So easy peezy!
Get it: Polyvore
A personal favourite of this writer’s, Polyvore is like playing dress up with a virtual Barbie. Mix and match a range of products to create that #perf look. Not sure if red booties goes with a printed pencil skirt? Fret not, create a collage on Polvyore and see exactly what the outfit in your head looks like in reality. It’s apt to have it handy when shopping or looking to create that perfect outfit for date night or a big interview.
Get it: Stylebook
A wardrobe brimming with clothes, yet you have nothing to wear? We feel you girlfriend. And apparently a genius app maker does too – no wonder there’s an app that collates YOUR entire wardrobe. The maker describes it as a closet assistant (who doesn’t need one of those!) that stores every single purchase you ever made, allowing you to maximise their potential. Not only can you plan and create outfits in a jiffy, but even keep stock of what you wore when. Genius? Absolutely!
(Sholeen Damarwala is a journalist from Mumbai who started out as a News Correspondent with CNN IBN and went on to write for multiple publications like Elle Decor, Strut120.com, Femina and Popxo.com. An ex-online editor at Grazia India, she is currently enjoying her stint as a Columbia J School slave.)
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