“Fashion has always been married to technology,” Jinhee Kim said.

To continue celebrating its union, Korean American Harvard grads Kim and Sarah Paiji developed a new iphone application, Snapette, aimed for the “Snap-Happy Fashionista.”

Kim and Paiji designed the app to create a companion-style application that is location-based and mobile. Snapette is the first app that lets you share and browse the hottest shoes and bags near your current location right from your phone. Searches can be done by brand, store, or description. Snapette allows users to simply snap photos of bags and shoes from their favorite stores and share them amongst other like-minded Fashionistas– like window shopping right from your phone!

If you want to browse styles and trends overseas, Snapette also allows users to browse what other viewers are posting from around the world. With each application, users are given their own “virtual closet” displaying what they’ve snapped, Like and Want, and the ability to share their closets over Facebook, Twitter, and Tumblr.

Audrey Mag had a chat with Kim and Paiji about Snapette, being female entrepreneurs, breaking out of the stable Asian American stereotype and fashion.

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Spring 2012

Cover Feature | Hannah Simone of New Girl

Feature | Mother Superior

Plugged In | The Reeducation of Cherry Truong

Personalities | Sarah Kay, Katrina Law, Reggie Lee, Jay Hayden, Marie Lu, Jin Akanishi

DestinAsian | Taj Campton Place, The Luxury Place, Tokyo on Foot

Mind & Body | Detox and Cleanse

Style | Meg Frampton, Mama Knows Best

My Story | Balancing Life from Uneven Bars: Anna Li

The Awful Truth | Isn’t it Bromantic?

Entertaining | Dina Yuen

Winter 11-12 

Cover Feature | Keeping Up with Kaling with The Office‘s Mindy Kaling

Feature | Booze Control

Plugged In | The World We Found, The Lady with Michelle Yeoh, Amy Rider, Ellie Wen

Personalities | Dia Frampton, Sendhil Ramamurthy, Booboo Stewart, Maria Ho, Tina Guo, John Cho

DestinAsian | Zozi, The Cosmopolitan, Chiva Som

Mind & Body | Protect Your Eyes, Keep Your Smile Healthy, Adjust Your Diet

My Story | Dying to Be Me: Sarah Yeung

The Awful Truth | Grading the Hall Pass

Entertaining | To Give and Receive, Winter Cocktails

Cultural Collage | Blog Spotlight: Cakies

FALL 2011

Cover Feature | I Dream of Jenna with Glee’s Jenna Ushkowitz

Feature | Picking Up The Pieces: faces of the Recession including Kimberly, Cat, Celena, Enid, and Alfred

Plugged In | The Fire Within book review

Plugged In | Q&A’s with Blush, Steven Yeun, Beats Per MNET‘s Yvonne Lu, Frieda Pinto, and Chin Han

Personalities | Tim Kang

Personalities | Diana Reyes

Personalities | Brent Chua

Personalities | Rachael Yamagata

Personalities | David Chiu

Personalities | Rebecca Wang

Mind & Body | Audrey staff samples Supplements

Beauty | Lighten Up with brightening cosmetics

My Story | Yangzom Brauen fights for her grandmother’s Tibet

The Awful Truth | How the Internet Changed My Sex Life

Entertaining | Surachai Tangsakyuen

Cultural Collage | Through My Pen

SUMMER 2011

Cover Feature | Unbound with Snow Flower and the Secret Fan’s Li Bing Bing

Feature | Body of Quirks ft. real women Violetta, Neha, Nebula, Helena, Jessica, Joz, Iris, Yoko, and Doris.

Plugged In | Daughter of the River Huong book review

Plugged In | Q&A’s with Jeannie Mai, Olivia Speranza, and Lucia Micarelli

Personalities | Ashok Amritraj

Personalities | Dilshad Vadsaria

Personalities | Jared Eng

Personalities | George Takei

Personalities | Priscilla Ahn

Personalities | Anjula Acharia-Bath

Mind & Body | Lose the Plastic with Angela Sun

Beauty | Sunscreen Special

Beauty | Cargo’s Judy Yonemoto

My Story | Patty Chang Anker

The Awful Truth | Dates of Glory

Entertaining | Royal/T’s Picnic Cocktail

Entertaining | Nami Design

Cultural Collage | Through My Lens: Desert Refuge

SPRING 2011

Cover Feature | New Munn Rising with Olivia Munn

Feature | Generation Diverse: Are We There Yet and Being That Asian

Plugged In | The Devotion of Suspect X

Personalities | Steel Magnolia: Anisha Nagarajan

Personalities | Late Bloomer: Randall Park

Personalities | The Queen’s Speech: Kelly Zen-Yie Tsai

Personalities | The Storyteller: Jon M. Chu

Personalities | A Joyful Noise: The Go! Team

Personalities | Dream Weaver: T.V. Carpio

Audrey Style| Audrey It-Girl: Kelsey Chow

My Story | The Wish Maker: Judy Lee of Design Squad Nation

Mind & Body | Food Fail: Natalie Minh’s Nutrition Failures

The Awful Truth | The Back-Up Plan: How To Be a Good Wingman/woman

Entertaining | Japanese Cocktails

DestinAsian | Travel Gear

Cultural Collage | Through My Lens: Poppy Fever

WINTER 2010-2011

Feature | Paradise Found: India’s Wellness Retreats

Plugged In | Bitter in the Mouth by Monique Truong

Personalities | On The Rise: YouTube Sensation Joseph Vincent

Personalities | The Glamorous Life: The Motivational Ruby Veridiano

Personalities | Party Time: Food Network Star Aarti Sequeira

Personalities | National Hero: The Green Hornet’s Jay Chou

Personalities | Soul Barer: Singer Heather Park

The Awful Truth | Dating for Dummies: New Year’s Resolutions

My Story | An Uncertain Education by Lianne Lin

Beauty | Lash Royalty’s Elizabeth Le Pek

Entertaining | Kabuki’s Master Sake Sommelier Yuji Matsumoto

Entertaining | Hot in the Kitchen with Kelly Choi

Through My Lens | Last Look of Winter

FALL 2010

Feature | Something Old, Something New … Something Red?: Asian Wedding Superstitions

Personalities | Radical Reboot: Hawaii Five-O’s Grace Park

Personalities | Girl Next Door: Pretty Little Liar’s Shay Mitchell

The Awful Truth | The Office Grind: Intra-office Dating

My Story | The Giving Tree

SUMMER 2010

Feature | Hip Hop Groundswell: Far East Movement

Feature | The New Rhythm Nation

Personalities | Comedian Steve Byrne

Personalities | Host Jeannie Mai

The Awful Truth | Going the Distance

My Story | Gianna Driver’s Cycle of Hope

Plugged In | The Surrendered by Chang Rae Lee

SPRING 2010

Feature | A Quiet Revolution: O.A.R.

Personalities | Thao Nguyen and Get Down Stay Down

The Awful Truth | Gaming the System

My Story | Veronica De La Cruz’s Fight For Life

Entertaining | In the Kitchen with Jaden Hair

FALL 2009

Feature | Protecting Our Youth

Feature | The Spicy Trade

Girl Talk | Gleek Appeal: Jenna Ushkowitz

Audrey Man | New Moon’s Justin Chon

My Story | A New Direction

Plugged In | Thirsty For More: Park Chan-wook

Stylemaker | Seventy Two Changes

SUMMER 2009

Girl Talk | A Wave of Love

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Korean American Jennifer Park is a friend to every girl looking for more than the usual fast fashion labels, but who still needs to be budget-friendly. Cue her line Funktional, which offers high-quality clothing at affordable prices. But beware — the line isn’t for wallflowers. Just look at some of Park’s favorite designers: Ann Demeulemeester, who favors deconstruction with intricate detailing, and Japanese designer Junya Watanabe, known for his innovative collections. Or her biggest celebrity client Rihanna, who was spotted wearing Funktional’s black “Cage” dress in 2009.

Rihanna, left, wearing Funktional's cage dress.

That year Park debuted Funktional with (you guessed it) functionality as the key, yet “far from basic,” she assures. Park’s inspirations come from the past, present and future, and her fashion-forward thinking shines through with each collection. Funktional’s selling point isn’t just the thrifty price line; it’s also wearable despite the futuristic elements.

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