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This hoodie might just age better than you

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By Low Lai Chow in New Fashion on Saturday 16 March 2013

Brooklyn-based Jake Bronstein claims to be a man on a mission to redefine ‘Made In America’ through the always welcome medium of well-made goods and services. He’s launched a Kickstarter project for a super premium 10-year-old hoodie that’s made for life. Basically he asked for $50,000 on the platform but has already received close to [...]

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Alexandra Guerrero makes beautiful clothes out of used cigarette butts

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By Jessica Chow in New Fashion on Saturday 16 March 2013

Chilean designer, Alexandra Guerrero, found an interesting use for the thousands of wasted cigarette butts found on floors, streets and beaches, turning them into colourful, retro-styled and wearable clothing. She later founded Mantis, inspired by this new discovery, which aims to spread this recycling ethos, putting an emphasis on the message that one person’s trash can be another’s treasure.

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From the LAEM store: PK Party Introduces the Rise of the Flies Tee

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By Alison Shepard in New Fashion on Friday 15 March 2013

PK party is the umbrella name for a collaboration series between clothing designer Rebel Unlit and fine artists. The latest installment, the Rise of the Flies tee, is a collaboration with Dublin-based artist, Ide Ward, using a piece which originally appeared in Ide’s 1998 Artist’s book, Decay-The Choice of a New Degeneration. A limited quantity [...]

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Crinis 13: a short fashion film inspired by Man Ray and Luis Buñuel

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By Woodwork in New Fashion on Friday 15 March 2013

Is it an eyegasm, a hairgasm, a hallucinatory headspin? Fashion short Crinis • 13 is a one of a kind piece that will create a wave of awe and surprise among people who love both photography and film. Woodwork teamed up with Dutch photographer duo FotoFloor and production company Caviar to make it happen. Woodwork [...]

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From the LAEM Store: the Fly Free Tee from Poosh Designs

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By Alison Shepard in New Fashion on Thursday 14 March 2013

Let those mustaches explore the world! A glimpse of our furry friends taking flight – thanks to Poosh Designs. A tee both for fans of the ‘stache and a clean shave alike, now available in the Lost At E Minor store.

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Bone china rings

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By Annie Churdar in New Fashion on Wednesday 13 March 2013

Just remember to breath in, and now out. These bone china rings will blow you away with their simple, quietly sophisticated design. They’re clean and modern, yet trendy and hip. I literally began drooling as soon as I saw them. I guess I’m just a sucker for beautiful minimalistic design, but these are the most [...]

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Dita Von Teese wears the first completely 3D printed dress

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By Rebekah Rhoden in New Fashion on Monday 11 March 2013

Burlesque performer Dita Von Teese unveiled the world’s first completely 3D printed dress at the Ace Hotel in NYC. The dress was fully designed on an iPad by designer Michael Schmidt and architect Francis Bitonti, consisting of 17 individually-moving pieces that are held together by 3,000 joints. Designed expressly to fit Von Teese’s body, this [...]

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The Origami Scarf

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By Rebekah Rhoden in New Fashion on Thursday 7 March 2013

This scarf is the perfect combination of Japanese paper folding and fashion. It can be formed into almost any shape, and it will hold its shape as long as it’s being worn. The origami scarf is made from a special fabric that feels like paper, enhancing the origami feel.

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Fashion accessories made from animal roadkill

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By Hunter Oatman-Stanford in New Fashion on Thursday 7 March 2013

Reid Peppard, of RP/Encore, creates stunning fashion accessories featuring taxidermied creatures. Peppard only uses found animals, but adorns this roadkill with such exquisite materials that it somehow becomes sexy. The result is as beautiful as it is haunting, drawing particular attention to the violence in our quest for style.

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Funky felted wool jewelry by Adina Marin

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By Contributions in New Fashion on Wednesday 6 March 2013

For all the wool fashion lovers in the world, Adina Marin comes with soft pieces of jewelry basing her work on needle felt. This type of felting is a popular fiber arts craft because it creates felt without the use of water. Then a special, in fact, a magical needle is used as a sculpting [...]

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Classic oxford shirt with an embroidered mustard stain

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By Rebekah Rhoden in New Fashion on Tuesday 5 March 2013

Apparently, perfectly clean oxford shirts are out of style. Now you can wear a classic oxford shirt with a twist: an embroidered mustard stain courtesy of Mordechai Rubinstein. And if mustard isn’t your thing, this shirt is also available in ‘ketchup’. Because there’s nothing better than intentionally looking like you just ate a hot dog.

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Plastic Seconds: funky recycled jewelry by Maria Papadimitriou

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By Helena Maratheftis in New Fashion on Friday 1 March 2013

Maria Papadimitriou has taken upcycling to another level with her jewellery label, Plastic Seconds. The London-based designer creates ‘recycled adornments’ out of seemingly useless bits of plastic. Her range includes pen lid earrings, bottle top fascinators, and necklaces made of those little fish bottles that come with sushi. The result is always very striking and [...]

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Bubbles you can wear around your neck

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By Low Lai Chow in New Fashion on Friday 1 March 2013

What’s more fun than blowing bubbles again and again — because they have a five-second lifespan? Wearing a cluster of bubbles around your neck that refuse to burst, that’s what. These bubbles are really glass spheres and the necklace is designed by Italian siblings Marina and Susanna Sent. They hail from Murano, a place renowned [...]

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Wear your muscles on your sleeve

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By Annie Churdar in New Fashion on Wednesday 27 February 2013

Having trouble keeping up with your New Year’s resolution to work out? Theres a suit for that. Warsaw based designer Tomek Pietek designed this wicked skin tight “muscle skin suite” for cyclists who want to turn heads. The suite is what happens when graphic design and cycling fashion clash. Go on, order one for yourself.

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Kanye said Leather Kilts are cool, so we guess Leather Kilts are cool. Right?

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By Jonny Burt in New Fashion on Tuesday 26 February 2013

Kanye West’s recent alliance with Riccardo Tisci of Givenchy has triggered a new trend of street menswear aesthetics combined with high-end fashion that oozes luxurious, Americanised urban style. Labels such as En Noir, SkinGraft and Sons of Heroes typically feature collections heavy in leather mixed with unconventional fabrics – leather vests/trousers/skirts that articulate fresh, mildly [...]

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