Designer Harikrishnan's inflatable latex trousers suggest "anatomically impossible" proportions. They're so weird, silly, and so delightful. Read the rest
These inflatable trousers are weird and cool
New York fashion school apologizes for racist catwalk face mask
The Fashion Institute of Technology has apologized for a "clearly racist" show where a black model was asked to wear giant red lips and black plastic ears. The model refused, but white colleages were photographed on the catwalk wearing the bizarre prostheses. The college's president is not sure if there was an explicitly racial comment being made, but is looking into it, reports the BBC:
"Currently," its president Joyce F Brown said in a statement, "it does not appear that the original intent of the design, the use of accessories or the creative direction of the show was to make a statement about race.
"However, it is now glaringly obvious that has been the outcome. For that, we apologise - to those who participated in the show, to students, and to anybody who has been offended by what they saw."
Amy Lefevre, the model who declined, talked to the New York Post and shared a test shot (above) taken before the show in which she wore the accessories.
“I stood there almost ready to break down, telling the staff that I felt incredibly uncomfortable with having to wear these pieces and that they were clearly racist,” Amy Lefevre, 25, told The Post.
“I was told that it was fine to feel uncomfortable for only 45 seconds.”
The designer, Junkai Huang, is reportedly "from China" and unaware of the racial connotations of the mask. Richard Thornn, the producer of the show, is reported to have "screamed" at a student who objected before the show and has more explaining to do. Read the rest
RompHim goes out of business
RompHim, the rompers-for-men company that achieved viral success a couple of years back, is going out of business. CNN reports that the initial focus on marketing to straight bros limited their appeal from the outset. Remaining stock is 75% off if you want one. Read the rest
The silk shirt Charles I of England wore to have his head chopped off
The Museum of London will soon publicly display Charles I's execution vest for the first time. The doomed king wore the silk garment to the chopping block after his defeat in the English Civil War of the 17th century; 30 January is the 371st anniversary of his death at the Banqueting House on Whitehall.
The stains are said to be vomit, not blood. Read the rest
Fashion arts student stuns the crowd with his latex balloon creations that transform into dresses
My jaw literally fell open when I first saw a clip of Fredrik Tjærandsen BA presentation for Central Saint Martins, the London art college. The Norwegian fashion designer and visual artist's graduate collection featured inflatable latex balloons around models' arms, legs, and torsos. Some of the pieces transformed into somewhat more conventional latex dresses as models floated down the runway.
Fittingly, the out-of-this-world collection was accompanied by Mica Levi's gorgeous and haunting soundtrack to Jonathan Glazer's 2014 sci-fi horror film, Under the Skin.
Watch this cobbler do a magical restoration of a totally thrashed pair of dress shoes
In this episode of Trenton & Heath, master cobbler Heath Potter resurrects a totally thrashed pair of Ferragamo loafers. You may think that 26 minutes is a long time to watch someone restore a pair of shoes, but just allow yourself to be enveloped by the artisinality of it all. The time will fly by and perhaps, like me, you will leave the experience deeply regretting having donated that pair of beat-up wingtips in the back of your closet. Read the rest
Boda Boda fashion show: equipping Nairobi motor taxi drivers with outfits to match their glorious bikes
Boda Bodas are the ubiquitous motorbike taxis of Nairobi; Boda Boda drivers are in an arms-race to produce the most elaborately decorated motorbikes in order to differentiate themselves from the competition. Read the rest
The Picard sweater
Chicago's Volante (previously) bills itself as "streetwear for superheroes," and I love their clothes. They've just released an addition to their existing canon of Star Trek-themed, cosplay-adjacent clothes: the Picard Sweater, a stretchy knit tribute to Jean-Luc himself, the perfect thing to wear while you're watching Wil Wheaton host "The Ready Room," which airs after every episode. Read the rest
58" long CVS receipt scarf is only slightly shorter than actual CVS receipts
Kathryn Hughes's $19.95 CVS Receipt Scarf sends up the company's infamously absurd receipts -- at 58" long, the handmade/hand-cut scarves are only slightly shorter than the real thing! (via Kottke) Read the rest
Thierry Mugler's Gigeresque biomechanical jacket
Ewan Wilson spotted this remarkable jacket designed by Thierry Mugler in 1990, so odd it won its own spread (cropped above) in Elle magazine.
Certainly Giger-influenced, as Wilson suggests; check out the bottle designs of Mugler's contemporary eaux de parfum Womanity and Alien [Amazon].
Scarves that look like those crazy-long CVS receipts
Big Data is now dapper. An enterprising Etsy seller is making scarves that looks like oversized versions of CVS' impossibly long register receipts, coupons and all. These 59-inch-LONG fleece scarves are available from ReceiptScarves for $19.
Of course, I'm reminded of the IKEA rug that looks like an IKEA receipt.
British boy has excellent hair
Farouk James isn't the first young man from London to have amazingly good hair, but as you can see, he's clearly in a league of his own. James has a popular instagram; the BBC reports that his mom gets a lot of hate mail from people who are clearly jealous of her son's fabulous mane. But there is a serious angle: despite Britain's generally progressive bent, its creepily precise school uniforms mandate the hair's removal if he is to attend. She's working on getting the sexist policies reformed.
$tupid jewelry: Earring-card earring
This poor gal could only afford half a pair. If only there was another way...
French design house Maison Margiela has a long history of making dumb stuff in the name of fashion. But now they've really topped themselves. Introducing Tag, a single earring made of a pair of gold (well, brass) hoop earrings on a white lambskin card. The cost? Well, it was $305 but now you can get one for just $92 on sale.
It's being called "shoplifter chic":
*online shopping* Oo this would be a nice basic set of earrings
*swipes through photos* wait what pic.twitter.com/2s34s2QTZC
— . (@doragzplora) December 24, 2019
And it's not the first time it's been done:
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Vaporwave overalls
In Control clothing offeres these computer glitch overalls, perfect for a vaporwave Christmas. [h/t Jeff]
Coop's Randotti skulls: now available as tights!
Artist Coop's revival of the outstanding skulls of the Randotti Corporation (as seen at Disneyland and Walt Disney World!) continues with a line of tights featuring Haunted Skull, Voodoo Skull and Pirate Skull. Read the rest
Fungus costumes
Jamie Green is creating fungus-themed art for an upcoming senior thesis. Here are fashionable designs based on the parasol mushroom and red cage fungus:
I made this Parasol Mushroom costume for a section of my thesis and photographed my lovely friend wearing it! ♥️ enjoy. pic.twitter.com/9z0pHgfMde
— Jamie Green (@Jamiemgreenart) November 1, 2019
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Another fungi costume for my mushroom thesis, featuring clathrus crispus (red cage fungi)! pic.twitter.com/hYhE5WMhYT
— Jamie Green (@Jamiemgreenart) November 19, 2019
Approximately 18x24 poster, the biggest traditional piece I have ever worked on! pic.twitter.com/3UZ7xZLQXJ
— Jamie Green (@Jamiemgreenart) October 13, 2019
Jamie's webshop is here. Read the rest
How to add LEDs to a track jacket
The project starts with finding the exact right jacket:
The jacket I picked is the adidas Originals Superstar Track Jacket. I wanted this one because it features the iconic trefoil logo and calls back to the 80’s b-boy b-girl era. What we’re really looking for is how the stripes are attached. The white stripes are sewn on top of the black base jacket using two parallel rows of stitches 8mm apart. This creates a fabric tube that we can insert our LEDs into.
Click through for instructions on creating your own robust glowing jacket.
I just posted about how-to build your own awesome glowing @adidasoriginals jacket https://t.co/nWLLqn0ItY pic.twitter.com/cG44cqHLuj
— Dr. Rogopnik (@eliot) November 16, 2019
The group looked great at the Neotropolis Bar in Los Angeles:
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