Archive | July, 2008
· DESIGNERS ·
Glue JeansWe love innovation—and the fashion business certainly needs more not less—but it’s a risky business. For every good idea, there’s ten different bad ones. Check the new glued-together patches of denim.
· TRENDS ·
No more Skinny ( Pants )Could it be already? Are we moving off the skinny bottoms (and slim, straight cut for most of us) back to “Hammer” pants. Signs of the swing of the pendulum are apparent. The market seems to be moving slowly in that direction.
· STORE ·
Colette X GapFor the upcoming Colette x Gap pop-up store in New York, coming September 6th, the website for the collaborative project has been launched. The temporary store will bring a series of collaborations, including
· TECH ·
Dupont X USB Pen deluxeThe Néo-Classique Président is a pen in massif gold ( 18 carats ) made by hand integrating a 4Go usb key. You can now be class and modern for $ 1500 
· WEB ·
ChicTopia – Fashion NetworkingChicTopia is a network where stylish people can connect and rate each others styles. People upload pictures of themselves as well as inspiration images; which include illustrations, collages, photos of muses, etc, must haves, and look books. Its definitely worth having a browse.
· DESIGN ·
For the FONT LoversI discovered this super cool website dedicated to Font lovers. Using FontStruct anyone can create, share, and download fonts. Here is a quick step by step of creating a font, I cant not wait to start playing with this. Some kids like video games others like to build fonts
· CULTURE, HEARSAY ·
Back to the Future – Hoverboard for sale !Sounds interesting if you have the cash for it ! The original Back To The Future Hoverboard is being offered. The starting bid is set at 30’000 USD !!
This is one of the hero Mattel Hoverboards used by Michael J. Fox in his most famous role as “Marty McFly” in the…
· CULTURE, HEARSAY ·
Kakuyasu Uchiide’s Eyelash CreaturesThe brilliant Japanese head make-up artist, Kakuyasu Uchiide, of renowned Shu Uemura cosmetics will give you beauty obsessed people a tour through his current false eyelash collection for instant transformation into a mysterious Egyptian princess, an extravagant bird or a magical wood elf… We are not being silly here. PingMag spoke also to Uchiide about the perfectionist standards of beauty in Japan.
· TECH ·
PSP mashup SidekickWhat a cool idea Samuel Lau had to mashup the Psp Slim and a Sidekick !!
Looks pretty decent and features a 3.2 megapixel cam round back, full frontal webcam action and the most notable aspect. a slide-up QWERTY keyboard! … more pics after the jump
· WEB ·
Fashion 156Fashion 156 is a great website which covers almost all the bases of fashion. Founder Guy Hipwell is always on the search for new creativity on the rise. He collaborates with make-up artists, hairstylist, and photographers to style the next looks in fashion in his editorial work found in the fashion section of his site. Fashion 156 covers style, fashion, beauty, must have’s and much more, so if you are looking for inspiration or just feel like getting lost pay Fashion 156 a visit.
· PHOTOGRAPHY ·
Elisabeth Hoff PhotographyWouahou ! I love the style and Picture Of Elisabeth Hoff ! Amazing work from this Photographer born in Norway…more pics after the jump
· TECH ·
Luxury vs Technology – Philips usb keyI think this is a great idea, and although this item is relatively inexpensive ( $180 ), it has made me think about the relationship between technology and luxury. Philips x Swarovski usb key comes in 3 styles. They made some really cool earphones as well… more pics after the jump