Modcloth
Encyclopedia
ModCloth is an American online retailer, based in Pittsburgh, PA, USA, that specializes in vintage
, vintage-inspired and indie clothing, accessories and decor. ModCloth's website features a blog, ModCloth Blog, that covers fashion trends, cooking, green living
and music. ModCloth carries indie labels such as BB Dakota, Tulle, EC Star, Stop Staring, Gentle Fawn and Jeffrey Campbell Shoes. Modcloth now has opened offices in San Francisco.
Customers can follow ModCloth on Facebook
, MySpace
, Twitter
, Kaboodle
, and Polyvore.
. Since 2002, the company has grown enormously with annual revenue in excess of $15 million in 2009. As of June 2010, the company has more than 138 employees.
's Inc. 500 list in 2010.
Vintage clothing
Vintage clothing is a generic term for new or second hand garments originating from a previous era. The phrase is also used in connection with a retail outlet, e.g...
, vintage-inspired and indie clothing, accessories and decor. ModCloth's website features a blog, ModCloth Blog, that covers fashion trends, cooking, green living
Sustainable living
Sustainable living is a lifestyle that attempts to reduce an individual's or society's use of the Earth's natural resources and his/her own resources. Practitioners of sustainable living often attempt to reduce their carbon footprint by altering methods of transportation, energy consumption and diet...
and music. ModCloth carries indie labels such as BB Dakota, Tulle, EC Star, Stop Staring, Gentle Fawn and Jeffrey Campbell Shoes. Modcloth now has opened offices in San Francisco.
Customers can follow ModCloth on Facebook
Facebook
Facebook is a social networking service and website launched in February 2004, operated and privately owned by Facebook, Inc. , Facebook has more than 800 million active users. Users must register before using the site, after which they may create a personal profile, add other users as...
, MySpace
MySpace
Myspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
Twitter
Twitter is an online social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read text-based posts of up to 140 characters, informally known as "tweets".Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey and launched that July...
, Kaboodle
Kaboodle
Kaboodle is a spelling derivation of the English word "caboodle", meaning a group, bunch, lot, pack, or collection of things or people. Caboodle is further derived from Boodle or booty...
, and Polyvore.
History
ModCloth was launched as a website in 2002 by Susan Gregg-Koger with the help of her then-boyfriend, now-husband Eric Koger. The pair continued working on the website while attending Carnegie Mellon UniversityCarnegie Mellon University
Carnegie Mellon University is a private research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States....
. Since 2002, the company has grown enormously with annual revenue in excess of $15 million in 2009. As of June 2010, the company has more than 138 employees.
Recognition
In 2009, ModCloth founders Susan Gregg-Koger and Eric Koger were listed as no. 2 and no. 3 respectively in Inc. Magazine's 30 Under 30: America's Coolest Young Entrepreneurs.. ModCloth was ranked #2 in Inc.Inc. (magazine)
Inc. magazine, founded in 1979 and based in New York City, is a monthly publication focused on growing companies. The magazine publishes an annual list of the 500 fastest-growing private companies in the U.S., the "Inc...
's Inc. 500 list in 2010.