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26 Jan 2015

ASAP54 | Finding Inspiration In Everyday Life II




Wearing - Penfield Down Jacket | Libertine-Libertine Jumper | Selected Homme Chinos | adidas Stan Smith Trainers | Harry Stedman White T-Shirt | Ralph Lauren Socks | Dents Scarf | ASOS Hat

Cast your minds back to just before Christmas and you may remember me mentioning that I'd been challenged by ASAP54 to pick an outfit out, by using their new app. For those who don't remember, the ASAP54 app helps you discover new items of clothing + brands, simply by uploading any photography. After a few days of "ASAPing" I'd managed to gain a bunch of new followers, and Pantone picked up on one of my images. Result!

I used the app by uploading my some inspiring and colourful images, and then picked out items from the results I got back. The idea was to choose pieces that I wouldn't have necessarily chosen for myself, or considered in the past. It was first time I'd ventured into the down jacket territory since I was a kid, and I'm glad as it's flipping freezing up here right now. Also the Libertine Libertine jumper isn't a style I would usually consider either - it's navy, black, white, striped, spotty, cashmere....ultra busy indeed. I'm glad I tried something new though, life would be pretty magnolia if we ate beans on toast every day. I finished off the ASAPing with a pair of Stan Smiths. Ah....busted, this is where the beans analogy falls down - that's my second pair of these in a year.

I'm happy with the outfit in the main, but I would bin off the scarf and go for different coloured socks next time. They just down sit right for me. Overall I'm pleased with the items that I found by using ASAP54, and I had fun using more visual and interactive kind of social network. Did any of you get chance to try the app out?

Thanks for visiting,
Mat

For this collaboration I was gifted vouchers to use to buy items using the ASAP54 app.

22 Dec 2014

ASAP54 | Finding Inspiration In Everyday Life



Wearing - Reiss Sweatshirt | Watch c/o Skagen | Paul Smith Ring | Wallet c/o Trove

I've always been interested in how + why things are made (you can read more about my thoughts on this subject here). Maybe it started with LEGO as a kid, but I love to find the reasons why things are designed in a certain way, and for what purpose. It was while at uni my obsession with colour, pattern and shape started. We would research into up-and-coming trends away from fashion; social, environmental, art, transport, agriculture, architecture, niche groups...you name it. My mind was constantly filled with whizzing thoughts, trying to figure out what on earth I'd just seen or read.

"You can find inspiration in everything...and if you can't, look again".
Paul Smith

ASAP54 is an app that fits into these sentiments perfectly – blending the world of pattern, colour and clothing all into one. The ASAP54 app helps you discover new items of clothing + brands, simply by uploading any photography. All you do is upload an image of something inspiring, and the app will search for products which match the colours and patterns within your image.

The ASAP54 team have challenged me and several other bloggers to discover how much inspiration we can find in our everyday lives. We were told to look all all things none-fashion, then use the app to see what items we could find. I'll report back soon to show you the results from using the app, it's been pretty fun so far.

Thanks for reading + Merry Christmas to you all!
Mat