6 Fashion Apps To Download Now!

If you’re as sartorially smart as you are tech-savvy, you’re in luck. Over the last few weeks, we’ve been bombarded with news on new fashion-themed apps (many of them locally grown!) that have us smitten. From Google’s new digital directory of your favorite catalogs to your ultimate snap-happy shopping companion, Snapette, there’s something out there for every San Francisco gal and guy looking to kill time on the MUNI in a seriously fashion-forward manner. Just what should you download right now? Here are six mega-infectious apps that are just one click away! Happy tapping!

Snapette
Perfect For: The Power Shopper
Works With: iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch
Price: Free
If Gossip Girl was a fashion app, this would be it. The brand-new, launched-in-the-Bay Snapette is all about spotting tempting accessories while you’re shopping and then blabbing to the world about what you’ve found. Just snap a pic of an off-the-charts awesome bag or pair of pumps, tag its brand, price, and the location you found it, and share the news with fellow snap-happy shoppers. The social recommendation engine, which can be connected to your Twitter, Facebook, and Tumblr accounts, files each spotted item under easy-to-navigate “New,” “Near,” and “Hot” (deemed by how many hearts it gets) sections, so you can see which goodies are lurking just around the block...and which ones you’ll need to catch a MUNI to cop.

Pose
Perfect For: Fashion Bloggers
Works With: iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch; Coming soon on Android
Price: Free
Doing a mid-day grocery run in a ridiculously cool outfit without a street style photographer in sight? Simply strike a Pose, aka the app that’s best described as a user-generated street style site a la Lookbook.nu, but in real-time. Snap your own picture, tag appropriate brands if you’d like, and add a cute little caption. Then sit back and see how many fellow “Posers” approve of your look while you spy the pages of other Pose community members including Man Repeller, retailers like Jewelmint, and brands like Levi’s.

The Outnet StyleCred
Perfect For: Aspiring Stylists
Works With: iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch
Price: Free
Think you’re the next Rachel Zoe? Test your styling skills with this app, which was launched this summer by designer discount site The Outnet. Users can cobble together head-to-toe looks using the online retailer’s awe-inspiring offerings, then Tweet, Facebook, or email them to friends instantly. If your pals like what they can see, they can click to purchase any item in the mix and you, the stylist, will snag $30 in store credit for each new friend who buys something. Win-win!

Google Catalogs
Perfect For: The Anti-Hoarder
Works With: iPad; Coming soon on Android tablet
Price: Free
Tree-huggers, neat freaks, and catalog junkies will love this brand-spanking-new iPad app from Google that allows users to peruse their favorite catalogs (Anthropologie, Urban Outfitters, West Elm, Sephora, etc.) in crisp, clear quality right on their iPads. Besides saving a whole lot of paper (although, let's face it, those catalogs are gonna keep comin'), the app lets you save your favorite items, create inspiration collages (and view versions created by others), watch bonus video content and beauty how-to's, and click-to-buy or find the nearest location that stocks your most coveted finds. New catalogs arrive on the app the same day they hit your mailbox.

FashioNomad
Perfect For: Jet-Setting Shoppers
Works With: iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch
Price: $1.99
Shopping away from home? Let FashioNomad be your guide. The GPS-enabled shopping app gives you straight-forward listings of the best boutiques in every major city, including S.F., New York, L.A., London, Paris, Shanghai, and arms you with the maps, directions (and a handy “Near Me” button) to get there. Organized by city and area, the app’s clean and minimalist interface (sans shopping reviews) is ideal for anti-Yelpers.

ShopNear.Me
Perfect For: Bargain Hunters
Works With: iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch
Price: Free
Always finding out about a local sale or arrival of super-amazing goods after the fact? Stop that silliness instantly with ShopNear.Me, an app that lets you follow your favorite local stores, see their newest arrivals, and read up on their latest sales from the palm of your hand. If you’re too lazy to tap into the app, you can set up sale and arrivals alerts on your phone. Note: Sorry out of towners, but this app is currently only available for the San Francisco Bay Area.

(spotlight image: fashify.com)