Cityblis Review

Cityblis Fashion Blogger Review

Today, I am very excited to announce the official release of The Cityblis Media Center online Fashion Press room. It is an online press room which combines ecommerce and digital publishing that connect brands, designers, bloggers, journalist and other media professionals and offers them a front row access to various products and designs. It is also an online fashion community which allow shoppers to directly buy from designers from all over the world and is a home to the latest fashion trends for the gorgeous shoppers and fashion fanatics.

The Cityblis Media Center also aims to bring together independent designers and enable them to reach out to the international audience and also allow media professionals to choose significant contents that suits their interest. Christopher Price, Chief operating officer said that, it is their aim the encourage designers to sell more products and brand their own company which makes it unique from other companies which therefore gives way to wider opportunities and international exposure.

Its goal is to give voice to designers as well as features advance categories which filters content relevant to the interest of  every media professionals linking them not only to the products and designers but to the stories behind every brand. This is what makes it really very unique since we don't only get an access to the products itself but every disclosure and stories that came with it. Now that's what we call... "the personal touch".
Shannell Lee
Cityblis Review
Cityblis: A Platform for International Fashion
New York – E-commerce company Cityblis has announced a new social platform for fashion.

Cityblis provides a platform for designers in the U.S. and Europe to reach out to international markets, giving potential customers the ability to share and buy unique fashions from individualistic designers.

Cityblis works directly with designers and consumers, cutting out the middleman, therefore cutting prices, on designer gear on a straight B2B and B2C platform. The company is working with 200 designers before the official launch and will bring 500 on board afterwards. Designers are on Cityblis by invite-only and are from the U.S., U.K., Sweden and Australia.

Cityblis has six principles by which it defines itself: personalized webstores, interactive community, market presence, technology, partnerships and price. The company’s personalized webstore aims to be to the consumer, like walking around a real shopping center.

 Christopher Price is COO and talks about the company’s goal.

“We are empowering designers to build brands.  Cityblis is working to remove business barriers to make international fashion more accessible to anyone, anywhere. We do not believe in a one size fits all solution. Every store is unique – Every brand has a personality – and every designer has a story to tell. Shopping is an experience…an event to be enjoyed…and online shopping should not be any different.”

From the Cityblis press release:

    Cityblis has introduced new ‘fashion’ and ‘shopping’ streams to give users full interaction with friends, shop owners, industry professionals and others. Cityblis implements 3 different streams, each of which offers a unique type of engagement. Users can select from the ‘Trend Forecast Stream’, the ‘Cityblis Stream’ or ‘My Stream’.   As an example the “Trend Forecast Stream” displays Cityblis’ highest rated stores, products and news based on users’ ratings and engagement. Through this stream users are able to see the hottest products, the most popular topics and predict the trends of tomorrow.

Cityblis is abel to offers its services for free; thanks to the backing of a number of international entities, such as European Union’s Development Association, Swedish Growth Organizations, UK Trade & Investment. On the U.S. side, the company has garnered the support of the Port of Los Angeles, Los Angeles World Airports and the US Small Business Development Center.

Cityblis describes itself as “more than just an internet platform”. The company sees itself as a way to connect shoppers and designers of which they may otherwise not be aware, and a way to give those designers a constant online presence and a direct, captive audience to which they can market their products. Partnerships with international fashion magazines, design institutes, retail associations and the aforementioned entities bring international fashion to those who love it.

Cityblis Launches "Direct From the Designer" Fashion Platform

Cityblis Launches "Direct From the Designer" Fashion Platform - You can gain access to tons of designers

Cityblis.com has launched a new social fashion platform, backed by government bodies both in Europe and the US. The Cityblis community has been developed to enable designers around the world to reach out to new markets while giving fashion savvy consumers the opportunity to buy unique pieces from international designers. If you are an Olympic-level shopper, then this is for you.

Cityblis curates designers and brands including fashion for women, men, and children, with an emphasis on "Be Unique." Cityblis differentiates itself by personalizing each webstore so that every store has an intimate feel. "We do not believe in a one size fits all solution" says Christopher Price, chief operating officer. "Every store is unique - Every brand has a personality - and every designer has a story to tell. Shopping is an experience...an event to be enjoyed... and online shopping should not be any different."

Cityblis removes the middlemen to give consumers better access to current season apparel and accessories 'direct from designers' in the US, Sweden, the UK and Australia. Designers from new countries will be added in the coming months. Most Cityblis designers create limited amounts of each collection to keep with the unique feeling of their brands.

"We are empowering designers to build brands," said Christopher Price. "Cityblis is working to remove business barriers in the fashion industry and bring together fashion magazines, fashion networks, procurement houses, runway events and trade shows to make international fashion more accessible."

With the European Union's Development Association, Swedish Growth Organizations, UK Trade & Investment already involved in Europe, Cityblis has expanded into the US with the help of the Port of Los Angeles, Los Angeles World Airports and the US Small Business Development Center. With the support of all of these groups and others, Cityblis is able to offer all of its services totally free of charge. No fees - No commissions.

Cityblis is working with hundreds of designers such as Gordana Gehlhausen from Project Runway All Stars, Masih Zad - protégé to Bijan, Fore!! Axel & Hudson, Amelia Powers, Emerson and Sacha London. All designers are screened for uniqueness, professionalism and brand story. Designers interested in being selected for Cityblis are asked to send a link to their website or some images of their work to invitation@cityblis.com.

Does this sound like a service you would use?

—Maggie Pannacione