Next year’s spring, get you summer body ready with…hula hoops! Chanel at the Paris Fashion Week for Spring/Summer 2013 debuted an enormously large gym accessory to revamp their classic quilted purse. Um…it would be a nice multi-use accessory if only the purse part can detached, leaving just the hoops.
Fashion and technology have fused once again. Dutch design group Studio Roosegaarde have created a dress that have alternating state of transparency according to the heartbeat of its wearer. Using e-foil technology, the frock turns transparent according to how the wearer feels about the people around her. I can see Lady Gaga placing an order for the dress as we speak.
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Navajo inspired prints are being updated through sequins and intricate beadwork for the Juniors market at Magic SS13.
Remember those foil coverall that people sweat in at the gym? Lanvin has revamped it for its 2013 resort collection. Sweat or no sweat, these foils are soon spilling out of gyms.
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A twisted idea of the gladiator sandals. Two-toned twisted leather boots for the Balenciaga 2013 resort collection.
This one is interesting. A pulsating dress by Dutch designer Cor Baauw. The piece is called Like Living Organisms. Inspired by interactions between humans, the dress “pulsates” when air is pumped through the artificial veins while the neck piece deflates upon touch. It is equipped with sensors to “feel” the touch, a true fuse of fashion and technology.
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The Designer Outfits for Pugs for UNICEF features designs for your furry friends. Contributing designers include Victor and Rolf, Valentino, Versace, and many more. Proceeds from sales will go to children in Bangladesh and rural China.
The “Invisible” shoe series from Brazilian designer Andreia Chaves. These pedestal design incorporates reflective surfaces and negative space, therefore creating a “study of optical effect,” according to the designer.
Crystallized, rainbow colored jewelry by Kate Rohde. Ring pops from extraterrestrial caves anyone?
An eccentric collaboration between Iris van Herpen and United Nude, this “thorn” collection laced the runway with Harpen’s winter 2012 couture collection. Armed with thorns and barbs, these devilish booties may be the next fashionable weapon.
Nail art from nail artist Naomi Yasuda. The NYC based nail artist have adorned the hands of Lady Gaga, Lindsey Lohan, Keri Hilson and the likes. In collaboration with Lady Gaga, the above nail tips was introduced for Gaga’s Workshop at Barney’s New York.
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Japanese, Indian, or other Asian ethnic inspired photo series by London based art director and stylist, Guillaume Nallet. The series, called “Urban Legends”, is vibrant, bold, and is totally in-your-face.
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Latex has been increasing its popularity. It has made a shift from the fetish world to the fashion world. Together with SHOWstudio’s “Selling Sex” exhibition, latex doyenne Atsuko Kudo provides a lesson in dressing with latex and dressing for pleasure.
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Like wine, this dress gets better with age, because it grows! The fabric, developed by researchers at the University of Western Australia, uses a microbe called Acetobacter to grow from wine. When dry, the cotton-like cellulose fits tapered to the skin, and feels like sludge when wet.
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