Snapette, The App That Leads Women To Pretty Shoes In Nearby Stores, Just Raised $1.3 Million

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Snapette, a fashion-focused product search tool, has raised a $1.3 million seed round of financing.

Brian Lee, cofounder of ShoeDazzle, is an investor.

A few weeks ago, we wrote that Snappette was one of the best new companies in the recent cycle of 500 Startups.

It brings pictures to local search.  Instead of searching for businesses that might have what a shopper is looking for, users can search for products and Snapette's results will tell them where the product can be found.

Snapette is like Food Spotting but it focuses on fashion, in particular women's bags and shoes. If a woman is in New York for an interview and needs a pair of shoes, she can scroll through trending products nearby, decide which store she'd like to visit, and walk in knowing exactly what she wants.

Former Harvard students Jinhee Ahn Kim and Sarah Paiji (pictured above) cofounded Snapette. The money will be used to grow the management team and launch mobile apps on the iPad, Android and Windows Phones.

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Epic Fail On The Runway: Even Models Can't Walk In Those Shoes!

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When fashion week in New York City rolls around it's never hard to spot the models who are in for the event. 

They tower over the rest of us, their skin is perfect, and even in sweatpants they look put together.

It's a comfort to know they're not perfect.

Yes, even models fall. 

The combination of the highest shoes you've ever seen and a freshly waxed runway makes it difficult to stand- even famous supermodels like Naomi Campbell and Alexandra Tomlinson have had their less-than-graceful catwalk moments.

In honor of fashion week, we took a look at some big spills on recent runways.

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