[MUST-HAVE] The world's first thermochromic athletic shirt is now available! The Radiate shirts will give you "thermal vision on your body". The clothes react to your body temperature. They change color when your veins expand or your muscle swell, giving you a precise idea of which parts of your body are working out.
[MUST-HAVE] After showing an amazing couture collection last January featuring the first flexible 3D-printed dress, Iris van Herpen is now unveiling her first ready-to-wear collection. Phy-tha-go-rash draws inspiration from the Pythagoras tree.
[CONCEPT] This high tech fashion project explores the relationship between intimacy and technology. Made of "smart e-foils", the first series Intimacy Black and Intimacy White, become transparent based on the social interactions of the wearer
[DIGITALLY-INSPIRED] Instead of the usual fashion show, Andrea Crews for a new way to present its new FW '13 collection: Vine!
[CONCEPT] The Shibuya branch of United Arrows installed an innovative window display a few months back. Two marionettes, one male and one female, mimic the movements of the passers-by.
[WTF] Robotic limbs on the shoulder of the dress designed by Anouk Wipprecht protect the wearer from any disturbances. The animated legs react to nearby movements.
It takes some guts to launch a fashion magazine in 2012, but Antonin Gaultier is up to the challenge. His digital magazine, De Rigueur is only available via Kindle. We meet with Antonin for an honest discussion about fashion, media and the digital world.
[CONCEPT] An automated camera placed in Williamsburg, Brooklyn snaps pictures of passersby and publish them directly online. This raw feed of fashion gives us a precise an unbiased idea of what people are wearing on what is supposed to be one of the most fashionable blocks of the city.
[MUST-HAVE] It is not because you did not go to Harvard, Cornell or any Ivy League colleges that you should not be proud of your education.
[MUST-HAVE] The Social denim brings the jeans into the 2.0 dimension. The vinyl pocket of this very special pair of jeans contains a device which communicates with the user's phone (iPhone or Android) through Bluetooth.
[DIGITALLY-INSPIRED] This "epic inter-galactic fashion show" was presented at the UCCA in Beijing two weeks ago. Vega Wang used electroluminescent fabric to create garments that shine in the dark.
[ITW] Paris fashion week is coming up but before pluging head first into a new season, let's go back to the music of the previous one. In "The Sound Of The Season", Jaws studio compiled the best tracks from the shows' playlists. We met with Sarah Joe, one of the two creatve minds behind the project.
Whatever the material they are made of, the surface on which they express themselves, or where they come from, from now on, the objects surrounding us come to life.
[DIGITALLY INSPIRED] Kevin Burg and Jamie Beck invented the Cinemagraph, a new kind of GIF where an isolated part is moving within a still image.
[MUST-HAVE] A tipi structure, a manly embrace: an intriguing series of photographs and a movie to present the new Y-3 collection.
[PICTURES] Only made in metal, the Boris Bidjan Saberi x Linda Farrow sunglasses seem to come straight from a Mad Max movie.
Director Barnaby Roper showcased Rodarte and Swarovski collaboration through an exclusive film for Dazed&Confused. Exploring the double personality of model Anna Jagodzinska, the video features fashion pieces from the archives of Rodarte mixed with Swarovski crystals. A psychedelic experience to be continued in a full 360° interactive version.
C’N'C has just revealed its new 2012 spring-summer campaign dedicated to “the blog generation”, following a previous one including an online casting in partnership with Myspace (RIP). This time, the Italian brand has definitely drawn inspiration from anaglyph to glitch art. And it is logically up to Jeanne Damas, new icon of the French blogosphere, to become the muse of the…
Ramdane Touhami, serial-creator of concept stores all around the world (L’épicerie, AndA, Parfumerie Générale, Liberty…) finally comes to Paris with his latest shop from New York City, “RAMDANE”. From January 13th to 15th, come and check out his collection at an exclusive sale at the AMUSEMENT store at La Gaîté Lyrique.
On december 14th, AMUSEMENT creative-store hosted a launch party for the 6th issue of Under/Current magazine. Titled « Future Reto », the magazine draws inspiration from the world of sci-fi, technology, space age, and the leaps of early modernism. A fashion night which welcomed models, journalists and photographers around an exclusive preview of a short…
