Archive for the ‘fashion’ Category

31 Days

04Jan10

Happy new year! Hope you all had a blast and have some good memories to last you a year! Now the hangover has faded, it is time to get back to business. To kick off the year I want to point you to an annual feature of Valet; 31 Days. For the second time, Valet [...]


Need to catch up on your sneaker cult? This brilliant feature by The Shoe Buff gets you up to date in minutes! The history, where to buy, which are the classics and much more. Go read it!


Burberry has created the Art of the Trench as an homage to the brand’s signature coat, the trenchcoat. The site is a way for fans and fanatics to “interact with the culture of the brand and with the emotional aspects of the trenchcoat,” says designer Christopher Bailey. The site features a timeline which illustrates the [...]


Svpply

24Nov09

Like the ffffound of e-commerce, SVPPLY is a retailing bookmarking site, allowing selected users to recommend a wide range of products, all presented in a clean, uncluttered space. The result is an amazing place to go for some inspiration. Stuff you’ll find there include Apparel, Accessories, Shoes, Technological stuff, Media and Home-decoration. Mouse-over and you [...]


On Secret Forts I found this article on Inujirushi, which means Dog Brand in Japanese. Inujirushi is a Japanese manufacturer of some great leather trimmed canvas bags, which they have been doing for 50 years now (They also make the well know Japanese Hello Kitty stuff, but I think every Japanese company is obliged by [...]


Have a look at this project! By using the silk of millions of golden orb spiders found in Madagascar a few entrepreneurial men have created an 11 foot long tapestry! What a job… The project which was led by British textile expert Simon Peers and American fashion designer Nicholas Godley took four years to complete, [...]


This one is a must for everyone out there who considers him/ herself style conscious. Meet Gilt. Gilt is an invitation-only online store, selling Men’s, Women’s and Children’s coveted fashion and luxury brands at prices up to 70% off retail! That’s the way we like it!! Besides brands like Mark Jacobs, Donna Karan, Ralph Lauren [...]


Fashion behemoth Gucci is jumping on the iPhone bandwagon with its own branded app. And to be honest, the app feels a bit like I have experienced the brand for a while now: lost. On one hand this free app provides you with the latest collections, sneak peaks, a store locator and gives you updates [...]


Byrd and Belle

14Oct09

Check out Byrd and Belle. This is a brand of beautiful, handmade products. The range includes laptop sleeves, iPod/Phone sleeves, wallets and bags. All leather used is hand-dyed in the Byrd and Belle studio using only environmentally friendly dyes. The combination with thick felted merino wool gives the sleeve a premium look. The attention to [...]


Train Like Ali

30Sep09

Always want to train as Muhammad Ali? Now you can, or at least look a bit like him. Everlast has launched the Ali Collection. Besides the cool vintage look there are famous Ali quotes on each item, like “If you dream of beating me, you’d better wake up and apologize.” It won’t make you a [...]



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