For those who have everything: The limited-edition Indulgence No. 5 Nike Dunks are dipped in 24-karat gold.
Only five pairs are being made.
Two students at the University of Washington noticed their female friends kept losing their smartphones while out on the town.
One patent and a $4,000 Kickstarter later, they bring us the JoeyBra. The push-up bra has a pouch on each side, allowing women to go without purses or pockets.
“Do you hear your armpit ringing? I believe that Taste is calling.”
Pic Nic Pants: The jeans that double as a picnic table
“The flap functions as a table on which to rest a sandwich or chicken leg, and also boasts an adjustable drink holder that attaches to the outside of one leg.”
Investors expected little from Lululemon when it began selling shares at $2 a pop in 2007. The maker of Wunder Under pants and other yoga women’s wear hardly seemed like a player in the competitive world of retail sportswear. Five years later, Lululemon’s stock has hit $76, and the company is valued at $10 billion — more than the clothing behemoth J.C. Penney. Last week, Lululemon posted a quarterly profit of $74 million, reported sales growth for the twelfth straight quarter, and, fittingly, opened a Boston store with a yoga class and dance party for 500 neon-clad guests. How did Lululemon become a $10 billion yoga empire?
Americans sure know how to use fashion to broadcast their politics.
11 outlandish campaign looks: A slideshow
Can’t be barefoot all the time? This might be the next best thing. You can get the feeling of walking barefoot in a grassy field wherever you go with Kusa flip-flops, Australian-made knockabouts lined with high-quality synthetic turf that has “the look and feel” of the real grass. Check ‘em out.
Ahem. Thought we’d lighten the mood a bit.
Upscale Florentine hosiery purveyor Emilio Cavallini is at the forefront of what it sees as fashion’s next big thing: Male pantyhose, or Mantyhose. The “hose for bros” fad has caught on in Europe and is primed to make a big leap across the pond.
Cavallini’s biggest-seller is basic black, and most men apparently wear their mantyhose like long underwear — “in other words, safely out of sight beneath their pants as an extra layer during the winter.” But Cavallini has seen ”men on streets across Europe wearing them with shorts,” too. And why not, asks Chan Kraemer at online male hosiery magazine e-MANcipate.com. “Pantyhose for men can be an everyday clothing item, and that it can be fashionable as well.”
A model gets his mustache groomed in preparation for the Patrick Mohr show at Berlin Fashion Week. This week’s best photos
Plastic children’s baubles aren’t enough anymore. Disney has upgraded its accessories line to include gold, silver, and jeweled pieces for the young at heart. Inspiration for the designs ranges from traditional characters like Mickey Mouse and Tinker Belle to unlikely films like the futuristic Tron.
