Fashion

Frack-Me Shoes Come With a Stair Counter, but No Stabilizers

Costume National, purveyors of sleek, minimal-yet-glam clothes for people like me, has the perfect argument for not mixing clothes and technology, if you get my drift. A pair of the fuckiest fuck-me booties does not need to come with a stair counter screwed onto the ankle—a smaller (obviously) version of those machines that, I believe,…

Gadgets AddyDugdale Apr 30

Piezing Dress Concept Generates Electricity as She Walks

Oasis were right, she is electric, or at least she would be with the Piezing dress concept, designed by Amanda Parkes. The concept was shown off at the 2nd Skin: Imaginative Designs in Digital & Analog Clothing event in San Francisco, and it uses piezoelectric material around the joints to generate electricity when motion is…

Tech News Haroon Malik Apr 27

The Original Messenger Bag Might Still Be the Best

While we are adorned with the latest and greatest in trendy, designer messenger bags, J.Crew has recreated and rereleased the original. Modeled after the U.S. Postal Service’s standard bag from 1868 until the 1970s (before they ditched timeless style and durability for blue nylon), “the original” leather postal messenger features fine leather reminiscent of the…

Tech News Mark Wilson Apr 21

Overpriced Re:Vision Bracelets Were Once Overpriced Camera Lenses

For the photographer with a sharp eye (for recycling) come these innovative bracelets from Australian designer Craig Arnold. Called the re:vision line, these premium-priced baubles are assembled using the discarded lens casings of some of the world’s most well-known camera brands. (I swear I spotted a Minolta in there somewhere.) The bad news is that…

Tech News Jack Loftus Apr 20

Game Boy Boots Aren’t Cool

If you want to show off your love for the Game Boy, I can think of quite a few better ways to do it than by wearing some seriously ugly boots with Game Boys strapped to the front. Not that I’m a fashionista or anything, but I mean, come on. They also come in high…

Gadgets Adam Frucci Apr 18

Nissan Uses Old Suit To Build Cars, Score Early Bird Specials

To help its engineers better understand the challenges that the elderly have behind the wheel (and feed the fears of Japan’s midlife crisis population), Nissan has developed an “old suit” simulating stiff movements, blurred vision, bad balance and extra weight (probably to simulate weaker strength). It all makes sense to us, save for the harsh…

Tech News Mark Wilson Apr 16

Is It A GirlPurse? Is It A ManBag? No, Silly, It’s an Urban Performer Unit

Hello, I’m a sexy lady who has been Swarovski-encrusted by my PR people in order to publicize something called the Urban Performer Unit. It’s basically a handbag with a little pocket for your iPod which enables you to control your music from the outside of your bag. Nice idea, don’t you think? There is, however,…

Gadgets AddyDugdale Apr 8

Fi-Hi Speaker Bags: Boombox Backpack Made Real

Remember we laughed at the concept Reppo2 boombox backpack, and its ability to aurally assault those you walk past with your choice of tunes? Well, yes: something similar is now real, courtesy of these Fi-Hi novelty bags with built-in speakers and amp. What’s there to say? Well, we don’t know how powerful the audio system…

Gadgets Kit Eaton Apr 7

Furore, a Fur Substitute, is Next-Gen Polyester

Rayon and polyester better step aside. There’s a new synthetic fabric in town, and it’s softer, lighter, and more flexible than any of its predecessors. Designers Yvonne Laurysen and Erik Mantel collaborated to create furore, a porous material reminiscent of expanded metal. It comes long and bushy or short and smooth, and can be dyed…

io9 LISA KATAYAMA Mar 27

Upskirt: Work Wear of the Future?

In 1970, Sylvia Anderson appeared on the Brit chat show “Tomorrow Today” to promote UFO, the new, live-action science-fiction television series produced by herself and husband, Gerry (also the masterminds behind the fabulous Thunderbirds Are GO). Anderson showed a film clip of model Antonia Ellis bopping around London in a women’s Moonbase uniform from the…

io9 Lynn Peril Mar 19

Pants in a Pinch, Change of Clothes in Your Pocket

According to our estimations, between various bowel problems and a nasty affliction of general apathy, the average person has accidents around 2-3 times per week. We know what you’re thinking, “So what?” Well sometimes crapping one’s pants can actually be inconvenient. For those rare circumstances, Pants in a Pinch are 100% cotton bottoms that can…

Tech News Mark Wilson Mar 12

Human Genome Shirt Gives You Nice AAAS

To celebrate the mapping of the human genome, Science magazine published an issue featuring a T-shirt covered with the annotated gene sequence map of human chromosome 1. Now the AAAS (American Association for the Advancement of Science) is releasing the shirt for all to have. And at just $22.50, nothing says “I understand women” better…

Gadgets Mark Wilson Feb 27

686 Snow Tool Belt Just Needs Batarangs

In our never-ending quest of building our own super-powered utility belt, we came across this 686 Snow Toolbelt. While appearing to be a normal pant-holder-upper, this snowboarder waistpiece is really packing two screwdrivers, a hex socket wrench and one ever-useful bottle opener. BoingBoing’s Cory Doctorow quite literally tried one on for size and has been…

Gadgets Mark Wilson Feb 25

Cylons Conquer The Fashion World

For once, these fashion models don’t just look like robots by accident. The make-up artist for yesterday’s Marios Schwab fashion show in London modeled the models’ faces on “Battlestar Galactica android aliens.” That included bleaching the eyebrows, using pale foundation, and putting reflective gloss on eyelids, says artist Val Garland with Revlon. “It’s all about…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Feb 13

LG Prada Phone Now Comes in Silver with New, Matching UI

It’s hard to believe that, just a year ago, the name of the phone on everyone’s lips was LG’s collaboration with Prada, the sexy touchscreen number that let its users believe that their fingers were fashion (or something). And now, post iPhone, what of the Prada phone? Well, a silver version is now available in…

Gadgets AddyDugdale Feb 12

Coco Chanel Fashion Phone is Powered by Dreams, Wishes

This Coco Chanel phone has a leg up on other fashion phones by being an actually unique and new design, but takes a blow by being a mere concept based around technology that may or may not have been made up for the purpose of justifying a neat-looking Photoshop. Let’s see if any of you…

Tech News Adam Frucci Feb 7

In The 1960s You Could Wear an Electric Dress

In 1967, designer Diana Dew’s light-up mini-dresses and pants pulsed to the music at the hippest discotheques. Still in her early 20s, Dew invented a rechargeable battery pack that powered what Time magazine called “pliable plastic lamps” sewn onto dresses and pants. Priced at $150, the dresses weren’t cheap, but they were plenty fun. Wearers…

io9 Peril Jan 29

Tokyoflash Tibida Brings Sexy and Geeky Together in Spectacular Fashion

Our pals over at Tokyoflash have given us the scoop on their newest, ultra-chic watch model. The new design, which will go by the Tibida moniker, boasts 42 white LEDs in its display. Sure, it looks completely outrageous, but we have come to expect nothing less. Hit the gallery below to check out what KITT…

Tech News Haroon Malik Jan 21

Bearded Men of the 21st Century (1939)

The February 1, 1939 issue of Vogue ran this photo of the 21st Century man. The caption appears below. The picture can also be found in the book Exit to Tomorrow: World’s Fair Architecture, Design, Fashion 1933-2005. Gilbert Rhode banishes buttons, pockets, collars, ties. The man of the next century will revolt against shaving and…

Tech News Matt Novak Jan 16

IBM Wins Most Sexist and Degrading Promotional Device

I have so many issues with this LCD shirt that IBM is making women wear at CES, I don’t know where to start. First off, they’re instructed to say “Are you looking at my chest?” as people pass by. And supposing I do just that, why have her feminine curves been replaced with a grotesque…

Tech News Wilson Rothman Jan 10

Frack-Me Shoes Come With a Stair Counter, but No Stabilizers

Piezing Dress Concept Generates Electricity as She Walks

The Original Messenger Bag Might Still Be the Best

Overpriced Re:Vision Bracelets Were Once Overpriced Camera Lenses

Game Boy Boots Aren’t Cool

Nissan Uses Old Suit To Build Cars, Score Early Bird Specials

Is It A GirlPurse? Is It A ManBag? No, Silly, It’s an Urban Performer Unit

Fi-Hi Speaker Bags: Boombox Backpack Made Real

Furore, a Fur Substitute, is Next-Gen Polyester

Upskirt: Work Wear of the Future?

Pants in a Pinch, Change of Clothes in Your Pocket

Human Genome Shirt Gives You Nice AAAS

686 Snow Tool Belt Just Needs Batarangs

Cylons Conquer The Fashion World

LG Prada Phone Now Comes in Silver with New, Matching UI

Coco Chanel Fashion Phone is Powered by Dreams, Wishes

In The 1960s You Could Wear an Electric Dress

Tokyoflash Tibida Brings Sexy and Geeky Together in Spectacular Fashion

Bearded Men of the 21st Century (1939)

IBM Wins Most Sexist and Degrading Promotional Device

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