Apparel and Accessories

Biomimicry In Fashion: Bird Skull Shoe Design

by T Goodman

So many many man-made creations have been inspired by nature, animal physiology in particular. But fashion... Biomimicry even goes beyond the fashionable animal prints we find printed on so many fabrics these days. Here, for example, is a Bird Skull Shoe, and I don't need to tell you what inspired it.

Stealth Wear: The Anti-Drone Hoodie For The Paranoid Fashionista

Stealth Wear Event Poster, Primitive Boutique, West LondonWe

by Laurie Kay Olson

We may be living in a world of high tech espionage, but New York artist Adam Harvey is creating a line of clothing called Stealth Wear that will allow individuals to remain invisible. It is the sort of breakthrough that will have paranoid people around the globe turning in their tin foil hats for fashion-forward hoodies and scarfs. Harvey's earliest creations are on display all this month at Primitive, a trendy West London boutique.

New Balance Announces ML574 “Year of the Snake” Sneakers

by Steve Levenstein

New Balance is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year and what better way to mark the occasion than by releasing some very special shoes: ML574 “Year of the Snake” Sneakers. The limited edition serpentine shoes pay homage to both the company itself and to 2013, the Year of the Snake according to the Chinese horoscope.

The Baby Mop Lets Your Baby Do The Mopping

by Kim Patterson

Is your baby getting lazy - just lying around eating and sleeping all day? Sure, he’s only a few months old, but the constant freeloading can get on your nerves after a while. The baby mop transforms your adorable (but rather inefficient) little bundle into a valuable cleaning tool.

Bone Touch Smartphone Gloves Keep Fingers Warm When Making Cold Calls

by China.new

Touchscreen or touch scream, you tell me? When winter winds have your tender texting hands frozen to the bone, slip on Bone Touch smartphone gloves for the look of skeletal fingers without the frostbitten feel.

Heel Condoms Change The Look Of Your Heels Instantly

by Cindi Brown

The Problem: Business trip to the big city. Meetings all day, fine restaurants and clubbing all night. Limited luggage space. How can you make one or two pairs of shoes last all week? The Solution: Smart and sexy Heel Condoms change the look of your heels instantly!

Wearable Fleecy “Chocolate” Blanket is a More Tasteful Snuggie™

by Steve Levenstein

Snuggie™ reboot anyone? Answering the question absolutely nobody had the courage to ask, Japan's Felissimo/Kraso has updated, upgraded and uploaded a new & improved Snuggie™-like wearable blanket. Lined in soft fleece, this cozy modern toga is available in tasty Bitter Chocolate, Macadamia Chocolate and Milk Tea Chocolate hues.

San-X Goes Upmarket with Rilakkuma Elegant Pearl Pendant

by Steve Levenstein

Dare to be bear! As Japan's birthrate falls and the core market for Hello Kitty and Rilakkuma toys ages, cute character powerhouse San-X refuses to be left behind. Case in point: the sterling silver Rilakkuma Elegant Pearl Pendant.

These Looks Aren't Fashionable, But They're Smart

by Jill Harness

Jaktogo clothing might be some of the ugliest on the market, but if you're looking to skip baggage fees on your next flight, they might just be the smartest fashion mve you've made all year.

Wearable Tail Reads Your Brainwaves, Wags to Match Your Mood

by Steve Levenstein

Neurowear, the creators of those bizarre Necomimi cat ears, have taken the field of brainwave actuated mood indicators to a new, lower level with "Shippo", the world's first mind-controlled wearable tail!

Diagonally Striped Seat Belt T-Shirts Make Chinese Policemen Cross

by China.new

T-shirt designs that ape the look of a buckled seat belt have proved popular sellers in China, a place where widespread ignorance of laws requiring seat belt use makes such avoidance the 3rd-leading cause of traffic accident fatalities.

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“Face-Kini” Full Body Bathing Suits Flaunted by Fashionable Chinese Swimmers

by China.new

If Borat's cringe-worthy Man-kini is a perfect example of less being more, than its polar opposite, the “Face-Kini”, must mean more is less. First seen on the beaches of Qingdao in northeastern China, the full-body facehugging suits seem to be catching on among women who seek to preserve their pale skin from the tanning sun.

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Hamster Jeans Illustrate the Art of Wearing Expensive Pants

by Steve Levenstein

Is that a hamster on your pocket, or are you just happy to see me? Both, of course, because Hamster Jeans from Japan's Ito Manufacturing feature not one, but two of the cuddly critters painted over the back pockets.

Obama Flip-Flops are This Summer's Scandalous Sandals

by China.new

Obama Flip-Flops? Yes we can, in brightly colored economic crisis-bashing beach sandals, no less!

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China's “A Blue Work Shirt” is Mass Market Retro Fashion

by China.new

“A Blue Work Shirt” from OSPOP is an updated version of the no-nonsense, long-lasting tops that clothed Mao Zedong's China of the 1950s through 1970s. Proudly made in China but not just for Chinese anymore, A Blue Work Shirt salutes those who made the Great Leap Forward from shattered post-war China to today's economic powerhouse.

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Cool 'Seek & Destroy' T-shirt: The Cat's Got Your Back

by Steve Levenstein

Why advertise a product, band or sports franchise on your t-shirt when Japan's Ito Manufacturing offers an expensive, expressive & eccentric alternative? “Seek & Destroy” t-shirts in Grass Green and Cloud Gray plug you into a rarefied region of social consciousness where mass market consumerism takes a back seat to a black cat with heat-vision.

Kusa Flip Flops Have Grassy Soles, Never Need Watering

by Steve Levenstein

Keep ON the grass! With Kusa Flip-Flops, your lawn is underfoot whenever and wherever you walk. The shaggy Syn-Turf soled sandals let you relive one of summer's sweet simple pleasures: wriggling your toes in the cool green grass.

Coin Laundry Calls When Your Clothes Are Clean

by Steve Levenstein

Kyoto Laundry Service announces "Hello Call”, Japan's first coin-operated laundry voice information service. Got things to do and people to see? No problem, your machine will phone when it needs more detergent, more change or more repairs.

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How To Make A Picnic Anything But Romantic

by Jill Harness

Looking for a great way to ensure all your picnics are solo affairs from here on out, then try these great Picnic pants that make eating easier and dating impossible.

Nerdy Keyboard Sandals Show Off Your Geek Sole

by China.new

Nerdy “types” out there will want to step into these keyboard sandals, artfully imprinted to soothe the geek sole... er, soul. Even the skinniest 98-pound weakling will get a kick out of these cheap flip-flops as they're ideal for a trip to the beach - sand kicking by bullies optional but likely inevitable.

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