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Viktor & Rolf for Shu Uemura Eyelashes

tiana — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:07:40 +0000

Shu Uemura’s eyelashes first caught my eye when they appeared on PingMag.
I was happy to find that dutch fashion designers, Viktor & Rolf, have designed lashes for Shu Uemura. They can be purchased at Colette (beware of flash and musical roll-overs).

Lucy McRae and Bart Hess

tiana — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 22:55:16 +0000

Lucy McRae is often described as a “body architect.” Her interests lie in fashion, technology, and the human body. In a collaborative piece with Rachel Wingfield, she developed a body suit called Frisson for Philips Design Probe. The garment has LEDs that light up as biometric sensors respond to being blown on.

Another garment, called Bubelle the “blush dress”, has biometric sensors that respond to the wearer’s emotions. Its sensitive enough that it’s response is unique to the individual wearing it. These emotions are then displayed onto the outer layer of the garment.

Bart Hess graduated from the from the Man and Identity department at the Design Academy in Eindhoven, Netherlands. This department focuses on forecasting trends and finding new materials. For his material collection, “A Hunt for Hightech,” Hess was inspired by archetypes of animals, human instinct, robotic forms, prosthetic technology and fetishism.

Bart Hess and Lucy McRae collaborated on a number of projects. One of their projects was for the Philips Design team, called Electronic Tattoo. The tattoo creates a new way for people to communicate, as it reacts to touch, gesture, and emotion. The idea is that the ink is electronic, and unlike other tattoos, can morph and change.

WMMNA Interview with Bart Hess

Salon Internacional de la Moda Flamenca 2008, the 14th International Flamenco Fashion Show

tiana — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 15:03:27 +0000

Salon Internacional de la Moda Flamenca (SIMOF) 2008 is an annual fashion show dedicated to the fashions of flamenco. Held in Seville, Spain, new collections from 40 designers were presented in 32 shows from January 31st to February 3rd. Tight, asymmetric dresses were presented on the catwalk in a variety of different textiles, colors, and patterns. The main textiles included poplin, organdie, satin, silk, muslin, linen, lycra, taffeta, and twilled cotton.

fabian seibert for suelzkotlett

tiana — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 04:33:17 +0000

Fabian Seibert‘s products combine engineering with design.
I really love his 2004 grad jewelry collection.

Hussein Chalayan

tiana — Wed, 23 May 2007 21:40:34 +0000

I am a huge Hussein Chalayan fan.
Chalayan is an experimental, forward thinking, fashion designer. Awhile back, Todd and I went to the AIA exhibition The Fashion of Architecture: Constructing the Architecture of Fashion. It was there that I learned of his work.
We also took pictures!

His airmail dress is made from Tyvek envelopes, typically used for packaging.

[Image source: Egodesign]

Most of all, I really love this sugar glass dress. I think the charm is in smashing it off.

Image source: El Mundo

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