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Filmstar Fashions

Submitted by: Butaniku
Created: Jul 31, 2007, 12:55 am

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For Fashionable film-lovers who have seen movie-stars wearing clothes that they admire the Filmstar Fashion project is a website that allows users to easily find the fashions from the movies. Unlike magazines which perform a similar function our product allows the customer to buy the product directly.

The Idea

Site helps people who've seen actor's outfits in movies and would like to buy similar ensembles in the real world.
FF would list by movies and by actor names and would display their most prominent/memorable outfits and link to online stores which sell the items.
Many trashy magazines already do a similar service in print, this would be simply lifting the idea online.
Revenue through ads and affiliate percentages from retailers.
Could also perhaps carry comment sections on the fashion in popular cinema- perhaps fashion reviews to go along with critical reviews.

I thought of this idea when I was...

Listening to my girlfriend and friends discuss wanting to find fashions from a recent film... can't remember which...

Comments Posted

vanhees Posted: July 31, 2007, 12:40 am

Why not
Tommy

firefox Posted: July 31, 2007, 4:00 am

Sounds fair enough. You might also think of extending this into merchandise items/cool gadgets/goods used in movies.
Also, the film fashion idea can be an extention to my earlier idea. Thanks.

Brenden Posted: August 1, 2007, 7:06 pm

there is a store in NY and Hollywood that sells real clothing that was warn in TV and Movies.

ThrasherC Posted: August 2, 2007, 7:49 am

Would you be able to use these movie and movie star names legally without getting sued? Are you going to sell the actual clothing, or just reproductions? If reproductions, who is going to make it?

zenanthor Posted: August 3, 2007, 12:13 am

Think you can post the names of anyone one as you wish. Its just names. Different with logos.... Good idea, can become a big hit

saigon Posted: August 3, 2007, 1:48 am

@zenathor: ...well names are being copyrighted too for its commercial purpose if my poor memory serves me right.

laracee Posted: August 22, 2007, 2:45 pm

I think that what Butaniku meant was to link to retailers currently selling fashions similar to what an actor/actress may have worn recently in a film... not period costumes or anything like that necessarily, so it wouldn't require special orders.

I like the idea. I would like the job of being the person who watches movies and then checks online stores to match the fashions. Pick me! :)

eZeitgeist Posted: August 22, 2007, 9:31 pm

just do it..goodluck!

JelmerBV Posted: August 23, 2007, 4:00 am

Go for it! =D

Rosary_Monday Posted: August 23, 2007, 5:12 am

agrees with great guys above!

bcforrester Posted: August 23, 2007, 9:28 am

I believe that there are enough people that adore their stars that this could work. go for it.

saigon Posted: August 23, 2007, 11:07 am

likewise..i agree with this above well intended bid.

cRitter Posted: August 23, 2007, 11:31 am

i will never understand fandom, but this idea makes sense!

nonodynamo Posted: August 23, 2007, 12:35 pm

There is a start up in silicon valley doing this now. It is in Beta. My friend Suzanne works for them. I cannot say the name because it is stealthy but they were funded in part by google.

HerbCSO Posted: August 23, 2007, 11:11 pm

You can extend this to movie merchandise, costumes (sci-fi, fantasy), etc.

Butaniku Posted: August 23, 2007, 11:52 pm

@nonodynamo: aww rats, you mean I coulda got me hands on some of the google squillions if i'd been a bit quicker? haaa

fossiloflife Posted: August 24, 2007, 4:37 am

go for it!

abbys_of_thought Posted: August 27, 2007, 4:12 am

4stars!

Brenden Posted: August 28, 2007, 10:51 pm

There is a store in Hollywood and NY that dose this

Brenden Posted: August 28, 2007, 10:53 pm

http://www.itsawraphollywood.com/

Butaniku Posted: August 28, 2007, 11:41 pm

@Gods-light: as mentioned above, it's not intended as a props store. ;)

JustMe Posted: August 29, 2007, 4:26 am

well as much as personally hate fashion and celeb culture, I know these things are huge and profitable - I think this has the potential to bring in big bucks...

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