Originally Posted by AppleInsider 

The damage caused to the glass door in the burglary of a Boulder, Colo., Apple Store was more costly than the goods that were actually stolen.

Fashion industry insiders tell The Telegraph (via Patently Apple) that Apple's hit digital devices are driving the way people consume fashion. In years past, they say, pictures had to look great on a desktop computer, since that was the main screen on which such pictures were viewed.

"Now it's the opposite," says fashion photographer Uzo Oleh, "more people make decisions based on pictures and websites seen from their iPhones or iPads."

Apple's iPad in particular, the fashionistas say, is a driving force behind such developments. Designers use apps such as Paper in order to sketch. Another app, Fashion GPS, is used by 92 percent of fashion editors, according to the app's developers, in order to manage logistics.

The iPhone and iPad ? and, in a wider sense, competing devices ? are causing considerable shifts within the fashion world. One such shift is the ability for designers and fashion show organizers to directly sell products through apps to the customer. Justin Cooke, chief marketing officer for the app TopShop, says that reality is bringing the future into the now.

"With everything from the nail polish to the music instantly purchasable and shareable," Cooke says, "this really is the future of the fashion show."

Originally Posted by Sandman619 

Ok. I am a dimwit. What does the first para have to do with the rest if the story ?

Cheers !

Originally Posted by jragosta 


Let's see if we can sort this out.

The first paragraph ends with "a new report has the iPhone and iPad exerting a growing influence on the world of fashion itself." So, as a proper topic sentence would do, it highlights what is to come.

Then, the rest of the story is about the use of the iPad in fashion design.

This one is actually a good example of story construction for a change.

Originally Posted by PhilBoogie 

They changed the story. Read my earlier post which still has the original first paragraph in it - that's why this thread started out as it did.

Originally Posted by jragosta 

Well, at least it's a break from the MacMall ads.

Originally Posted by PhilBoogie 

We know that because that's in a previous article already. No biggie or needed to post in this article as well.
Paper is indeed an incredible good app because of its simplicity. It's only logical that it has become popular and Apple putting it in the spotlight.

I wonder if you're a skilled programmer and have a great imagination if it is possible to become rich from developing and selling an app. And yes, rich is subjective: would it be feasible to quit your job?