Meet David Gensler, whose Brooklyn clothing company Serum Versus Venom advocates a return to craft. Read on to learn about the value of a well-made belt, what would've happened if Picasso had tweeted, and how Jay-Z could be the next Oprah.READ»
The new site helps determine where clothing materials come from, and is making it easier for designers to focus on designing clothes instead of on sourcing their fabrics.READ»
Buy your ironic shirt from Repat, and you're wearing some fashion that's been to Africa and back. Double authentic, and helping put girls through school.READ»
An increasing number of travelers eschew that greatest single modern invention since liquid soap--the wheelie bag--and opt instead for luggage that must be carried; they can be categorized as "passenger extreme" or "passenger couture." Before you pack up for your next business trip, consider what your luggage says about you. READ»
Next time you stand in front of your closet with no idea what to wear, remember there’s an army of wannabe Anna Wintours and Rachel Zoes on Polyvore.com, ready to crank out trendy head-to-toe looks by tapping a vast database of designer apparel and accessories.READ»
Honor, a fashion line started by designer Giovanna Randall, is designed to look like a revival of an old couture Italian fashion house, complete with crests, gold-foil stamping, and stationery that Grace Kelly would have loved.READ»
Men are having a collective fashion identity crisis--and it's a result of bad marketing. Companies that help men understand fashion and how to wear clothes, in a cost-effective way, will reap many rewards.READ»
The fashion commentariat is proclaiming Iris Van Herpen the next Alexander McQueen. With Capriole, her Fall/Winter 2011-12 collection, it’s easy to see why. Revealed at the hyper-exclusive Paris Couture Show this summer, the ...READ»
To an ordinary person, clothing that “interacts” with the environment sounds like a euphemism for spilling ketchup all over your pants. But fashion designer Ying Gao is no ordinary person. What she calls interactive clothes are in ...READ»
We’ve all witnessed the unfortunate consequences of overzealous Photoshopping, but in Maura Murnane's hands, it rises to a whole new level of bughouse crazy.
The fashion industry’s yen for perfection is made absurd.Murnane, an ...READ»
Here’s a larky product for fashion-forward eco-paranoids and fans of John Travolta alike: a sexy, futuristic dress that doubles as a personal oxygen tank. Because women, designer Hana Marie Newman writes in a press release, ...READ»
Jason Ross is the founder of JackThreads, "Where guys can find exceptional value on top tier Men's fashion." Ross dissolved a failing Sports merchandise business and created JackThreads, acquired last year by Thrillist and now has over 800,000 members.READ»
Los Angeles-based startup Styku is chasing the Holy Grail of the online apparel business: making a virtual fitting room that actually works. How they're overcoming the various challenges of apparel software, including the most vexing problem of all--outfitting virtual breasts. READ»
