Basic, Done Right
Have you ever noticed how difficult or expensive it is to get basic stuff done simply? A pair of pants in a classic cut with durable fabric. Sneakers without neon colors or a huge logo emblazoned upon it. Fashion tends.
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Love and Wear All the Clothes in Your Closet
In yesterday’s post about downsizing we gave the suggestion to have your stuff be “curated, culled and contained.” While we were referring to kid toys, it brought to mind Project 333 as an example of how this might look in the real.
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Lighter, Better, Faster, Stronger
Forget Paris and Milan, Kickstarter is the new home of today’s cutting edge fashion. From wrinkle and odor free dress shirts to super socks and now ultralight shoes, the crowdfunding site has the world’s most interesting wearables. A new project called Unbelievable Testing.
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Socks that Don’t Suck
When most of us hear the word technology, we think silicon, batteries and things with glowing apples on them. We don’t think socks–the tubular hosiery, less the infusion of nylon 70 years ago, seem relatively innovation proof. Not so, says.
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The Fungibility of Fashion
Fungible: Exchangeable or replaceable, in whole or in part, for another of like nature or kind. Fashion: A: a prevailing custom, usage, or style; B: the prevailing style (as in dress) during a particular time. Americans love their clothes–the average family spends.
Read More »The Funk-and-Wrinkle Free Dress Shirt
A fashion startup called Wool and Prince is offering the ideal dress shirt to include in your personal uniform. Their shirt, being launched on Kickstarter, is made of 100% wool that they say will not wrinkle or get all funked up.
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Is Swapping the New Shopping?
Part of the allure of shopping and getting new stuff is novelty. Humans like new things–it’s probably a neurochemical. The problem is that new stuff has consequences, some of which we elucidated yesterday. A site called Swap.com gives a way.
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Modular Shoes Make Repair a Breeze
How many times have you bought cool and comfortable shoes that are great until their soles wear out? Most shoes today have molded soles that are very comfortable but nearly impossible to fix, leaving us with closets filled with shoes.
Read More »Reinventing the Dress Shirt with NASA Technology
In a certain way, men’s business suits are pretty great. They have barely changed in the last 100 years. A man can get away with wearing a decent suit over and over, washing it a few times a year. Men’s.
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Prêt-à-Louer: How to Get Your Couture by the Hour
Do you have a big occasion you want to look awesome for? Do you have limited closet space and/or budget? Are you incapable of wearing tacky, store-bought clothes? If your answer is yes to one or more of those questions, Rent.
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