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What Fashions Surprised You By Coming Back?

Fashion is cyclical. Like a zombie, a trend rarely dies without its reanimated corpse popping back up for a second round — and sometimes you’re around for it both times. Today we want to know about the fashion trends that passed out of your life, and then showed up again. Tell us what the trend…

Fabric That Reacts With the Wind to Change Color

Material studio THE UNSEEN has developed a form of ink that reacts with fluctuations in the air to change color. On the one hand, it’s basically like a mood ring, but fabric. On the other hand, we’re talking about clothes that will suddenly shift colors in a stiff breeze. Which is awesome. Artist Lauren Bowker…

Outstanding Game of Thrones Make-Up Inspired By Each House

The Starks, Lannisters, Baratheons and more have never looked so fashionable! Fabulous artist Allison Chase designed these amazing GoT hair and make-up schemes inspired by all the main houses, and they’re gorgeous (okay, except for House Bolton’s. That one’s pretty gross). Check ’em out! [Incredible Things via Geekologie]

These Sunglasses Are Made of… Hemp?

These sunglasses may make you look good, but they could make the planet look better, too—because rather than plastic, their frames are made from flax and hemp. The brainchild of Sam Whitten, these shades are part of a new line called Hemp Eyewear and are made from a hemp-flax fiber composite. Whitten explains that his…

This Summer’s Vans Are Made of… Cork?

If you’re after a new pair of kicks for the summer, Vans is offering up a new take on its classic designs that are made of… cork. The new addition to its Off The Wall series use the same silhouette as the rest of the OTW range, but features uppers made of natural cork. With…

Your Next Pair of Jeans Could Be Designed by Lions and Tigers

You know how trendy it is to wear jeans that look old and beat up, right? Most denim companies turn to sandblasting to get the job done, but a Japanese charity has a new idea: let lions, tigers, and bears (oh my!) do it. We’ll show you how, with gifs. Step one: Wrap denim around…

Adorable Lovebird Makes Fancy Fake Tail From Paper

Youtube user 10000vxmen has uploaded the most adorable video of his lovebird, Beebee, constructing a long tail out of paper. This bird is fierce. The commentary on this video is absolutely adorable: “This is my Lovebird; she doesn’t like to show her tail.” [via Daily Picks and Flicks]

This PVC Pouch Folds Up Like Origami To Protect Precious Things

An origami-inspired purse sounds needlessly complex. Futzing around with folds when you’re trying to find your keys in the abyss of a bag? No thanks. But! But: The reality of this Distortion clutch, designed by tech-friendly design icon Issey Miyake, is rad. Like, I-would-definitely-carry-the-hell-out-of-this rad. Miyake has been perfecting the concept of articulating accessories for…

Watch Plastic Ocean Junk Become a Pair of Wild Multi-Colored Sneakers

That our poor oceans are overflowing with our disgusting floating garbage is not news, but we keep on keeping on disposing of a crazy amount of non-biodegradable trashola—and lightly worn wardrobes. Your Shoes Are Rubbish represents one small step towards increasing awareness of the massive problem; these kicks were made entirely from washed up junk.…

The 7 Deadliest Fashion Trends Of All Time

Keeping up with fashion trends can sometimes be uncomfortable and expensive. But trying a new style or two is typically not life-threatening — except in the case of these dangerous trends, that maimed (and sometimes killed) anyone brave enough to sport them. Top image: Green dress (dyed with arsenic), Mauve boots (dyed with coal tar),…

Google’s First Fashionable Glass Frames: Perhaps Not That Fashionable?

We’ve long known that Google wanted to make Glass fashionable, and now it’s teamed up with Diane Von Furstenberg to create a series of alternative frames for its face-mounted computer. You can decide for yourselves if they look good or not. The DVF collection comprises five new frames and eight new shades with which to…

I Would Totally Wear High Heels Equipped With Hydraulic Springs

Oh, high heels. You look so hot but hurt so much. Think a little interior padding will save your feet from a world of pain? Psssh. The Kinetic Traces collection by London College of Fashion grad Silvia Fado Moreno, however, are like Easy Spirits with an advanced engineering degree. Check out the hydraulics on these…

“Space age outfits in silver vinyl by Pierre Cardin, on display at Fashion Week in Paris, 26th January 1968.” [Getty Images] Not quite as cool as the 1939 version, in this humble bloggist’s opinion.

A 4-year-old boy recreating fashion poses is just adorable

I think we’ve met the cutest 4-year-old boy that has ever existed. Or, if not the cutest, at least the coolest. But, if not the coolest, then definitely the most stylish. His name is Ryker and he recreates fashion poses to adorable success. Just look at him, he looks like he belongs on the cover…

Duck and Cover Chic: The 1956 Uniform For the End of the World

I was flipping through some old copies of the Sunday newspaper insert American Weekly (as one does) when I came across these amazing images from 1956. New uniforms for the ladies of civil defense! TV actress Harriet Hilliaird, best known for her role on The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, is seen modeling the latest…

Gay Jeans Reveal Rainbow Threads With Every Wash And Wear

You may think you know a pair of pants when you buy ’em, but denim’s true character isn’t revealed until your trou are well-loved, worn-in, and sudsed up a few times. Rather than just fade out like most pairs on the market—booooring—Betabrand’s new Gay Jeans (yup) have a technicolor surprise hiding underneath the regular indigo.…

Maleficent Fashion Line is Full of Gothic Goodness

The one thing Maleficent has going on for herself is style. The cape, the face, the accessories and a mean headdress. And now you can buy fashion pieces “inspired” by Disney’s best big bad. Now take my money and give me that headband! Here’s a look at Hot Topic’s new Maleficent line. Some of it…

This dude wore a different band T-Shirt for a 1000 days in a row

Like music? Buy albums? Go to concerts? Wear band T-shirts? Sure. But do you have a thousand different band T-shirts that you can wear for a thousand days in a row? Didn’t think so! Isac Walter does though. And he did it. He crushed it. Here’s what a thousand T-shirts looks like: You can see…

LED Fingernails That Actually Flash When an NFC Signal Is Nearby

Well, here’s an absolutely ridiculous fashion trend. Japan’s Takara Tomy Arts has created a collection of stick-on fake fingernails featuring embedded LEDs and tiny antennas that light up whenever the wireless NFC functionality of a nearby smartphone is being used. Each set actually only comes with one LED-enhanced nail; the rest just feature matching designs.…