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Evolution of hair styles

SA — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 04:07:37 +0000

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100 years of East London style in 100 seconds

SA — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 16:00:31 +0000

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Facebook or Twitter?

SA — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 17:52:35 +0000

Fans of the social networking sites Facebook and Twitter may appreciate Glaswegian designer Gerry McKay’s pimped versions of the Adidas Superstar sneaker. The shoes sport the social network sites’ logo, mission statement and brand colours.

Though currently just a concept, a Facebook fan page has been created to convince Adidas to actually produce the range. No doubt future versions will automatically update your Facebook status with every step you take.

Tom Ford Returns

SA — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 03:34:32 +0000

“I do not understand everyone’s need to see everything online the day after a show,” he says. “I don’t think it ultimately serves the customer, which is the whole point of my business—not to serve journalists or the fashion system. To put something out that’s going to be in a store in six months, and to see it on a starlet, ranked in US magazine next week? My customer doesn’t want to wear the same thing she saw on a starlet!”

Turbans are so hot right now

SA — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 05:13:23 +0000

Leighton Meester

SA — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 05:16:54 +0000

Blast Boxers

SA — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 15:43:13 +0000

Worried about direct blasts to your crown jewels? Put on a pair of Blast Boxers ($95). Developed for soldiers facing potentially catastrophic IED blasts, these specialty undergarments feature Aramid fabric and kevlar around your crotch, with extended inner legs to protect the femoral artery and mesh on the sides to help offset the weight of the kevlar and keep the wearer cool. Also handy for hardcore gangstas.

Bad hair day

SA — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 22:19:52 +0000

I Am Fashion – Harper’s Magazine 1963

SA — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 04:11:10 +0000

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Emergency Bra

SA — Sat, 02 Oct 2010 04:10:24 +0000

The “Emergency Bra” is a style-conscious undergarment that “can be quickly converted into a pair of protective face masks, one for the brassiere wearer and one to be given to some needy bystander” in the event of an emergency.

In 2009 Dr. Elena Bodnar won the Ig Nobel Public Health Prize for her then-prototype invention.

After one year of “safety engineering, economical design, and aesthetics,” the bra is finally ready to enhance cleavage and to save lives around the globe.

While seemingly quirky, the Emergency Bra was born out of real-world need. As a young doctor, Bodnar discovered while treating patients affected by the Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident that particle inhalation was as detrimental to the human body as radiation exposure.

Dr. Elena Bodnar’s Emergency Bra will go on show at the MIT Museum in Cambridge, MA, USA on September 28.