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How to become blog famous! And more fashionable news.

Joana Avillez

How to become blog famous

They’re everywhere. Style bloggers looking to share this city’s sartorial genius with the world are as thick in Boston as the whales on a preppy’s chinos. Above, a guide to getting your 15 pixels of fame. — Style staff

Sources: bostonstreetstyle.com, urbaneclub.com, collegefashionista.com, and so, so many more.

Each 3-D printed shoe weighs just a few ounces. Handout

Future Couture

Continuum Fashion is on the industry’s cutting edge — which, in the case of its $900 bespoke shoes, means there’s no cutting at all. Using a 3-D printing technique called Selective Laser Sintering, tiny beads of durable Nylon 12 are heated and layered into a pair of made-to-measure sculptures you wear on your feet. (The same technique is used for Continuum’s custom bikinis, explains Cambridge-based cofounder Jenna Fizel.) The company’s Constrvct line of dresses, skirts, and tops — those start at $125, and Stylish Bostonian Jessica Rosenkrantz is wearing an example — are made the old-fashioned way: with fabric, thread, and sewing machine. continuumfashion.com

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Wu’s double play: 2009 and 2013.AFP/GETTY IMAGES

Book ’em

Jason Wu, who designed both of Michelle Obama’s inaugural ballgowns, is set to talk about his career in fashion at the ICA April 4; watch for tickets to sell out. icaboston.org

Fans of fabulous men, mark your calendars for April 28, when the exhibition “Artist/Rebel/Dandy: Men of Fashion” opens at the Rhode Island School of Design Museum in Providence. risdmuseum.org

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Fashion that clicks

Three digial fashion assistants

StyleUp Getting ready at 7 a.m. has never been this easy. Take a survey that sets your preferences, and get daily e-mails designed to pick outfits (practically) straight from your closet. Cambridge-based creator Kendall Herbst says StyleUp offers “fashion advice that works for your life and your style.” thestyleup.com

Actor and designer Waris Ahluwalia photographed by Norman Jean Roy in 2011. The House of Waris/Courtesy of The House of Waris

Swirl A fashion-forward mix of Twitter and Tumblr, the Swirl iPhone app shows you what’s hot, then learns your preferences based on your uploads, follows, and clicks. The reason it’s useful, though, is that Swirl finds nearby stores and alerts you when items you like go on sale. swirl.com

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The Fashion Project This online shop launched by two partners who met at Harvard Law School carries only gently used designer labels, and 60 percent of the proceeds goes directly to the charity of the donor’s choice. Prices start at $40 and go to $250 and beyond (there’s a nice Lanvin bag for $525, a Coach for $67.50; both benefit Big Brother Big Sister). The idea is that you’ll make more of a difference — and get more credit from the IRS — than you would by taking your castoff Guccis to a charity shop. Everybody wins. fashionproject.com— Katy Rushlau