Plastic from the ocean to your feet
Adidas has joined forces with Parley for the Oceans to produce their first concept shoe made from reclaimed materials from the ocean. Hosted by the United Nations, on June 29 Adidas celebrated its partnership with the organization Parley for the Oceans and showcased the result of their collaboration: footwear made partially from waste materials salvaged […]
2015: Year of Wearables?
“Lots of interest, a lot of caution, and not much worth buying…yet. This is what we saw in wearables at CES [January 2014]”, noted CNET on wearable technology trends. Almost a year later, Apple jumped into the space with their watch (USD 349) and the producers of Razer Nabu (USD 78) can’t meet demand. It […]
OLYMPIC-FEVER MENSWEAR
Lacoste reveals their new collection Flag, “carrying sporting values, the spirit of international competition, inspired by the flags of each country,” according to AFP-relaxnews. “The Croco Flag polo shirt sees Lacoste’s signature little green mascot swapping his scaly shirt for the colours of a country over a classic white cotton pique.” The London Olympics 2012 […]
INSPIRE OSCAR DE LA RENTA
World renowned couture designer Oscar de la Renta launched a digital inspiration board for anyone that wants to inspire his next resort collection. Oscar is asking for you to be his muse during the next three months. All you need to do is upload images or videos on The Board (not be confused with HEDGEAnswer’s […]
TIME TELLING FOR $1.7 MILLION
There will be only five Richard Mille RM 56 Felipe Massa SAPPHIRE limited edition pieces made. Each is to be priced at $1.7 million and is reportedly inspired by the Ferrari F1 Star Felipe Massa. This unreal watch with manual-wind tourbillon movement is completely encased in sapphire crystal. Mille has said it takes 1,000 hours […]
MCQUEEN’S MADE-TO-WEAR
British fashion house Alexander McQueen is teaming up with prestigious tailor Huntsman to launch a menswear made-to-measure service. Launching in June at the McQueen store on London’s Bond Street, pieces will take around 12 weeks to make and prices begin at £4,500 (€5,400/$6970). Customers can choose from a single-breasted dinner jacket, a black cashmere double-breasted […]
VERSACE GOES YOUNGER
Italian fashion house Versace recently opened its first boutique in Milan dedicated to kids’ line Young Versace, geared toward boys and girls from 0 to 12 years old. Young Versace is located on the ground floor of the company’s headquarters on Via Borgospesso and is quite small at 538 square feet. The store will offer […]
AN AK-47 FOR THE OFFICE
Arms dealers have been known to flood the African market and now the Geneva-based mechanical luxury maker Roland Iten has reclaimed the killing machines to turn them into arm candy under the new brand Fonderie 47. A pair of the cufflinks costs nearly $33,000, possibly the most expenisve in the world, and are plated with […]
$300,000 T-shirt does what it shows
The US Fund for UNICEF in collaboration with Threadless have created 12 “guy and girly” T-shirts illustrated by Christine & Justin Gignac to aid UNICEF’s Horn of Africa response. Each “Good Shirt” depicts a simple drawing that range in price from $18.75 (provides three insecticide-treated mosquito nets) to $300,000 which covers the cost of a […]
$85 T-shirt already stained with coffee
In celebration of Starbucks Coffee’s 40th year anniversary, the company has released limited edition designer t-shirts available online. The company has commissioned three award-winning fashion designers: Alexander Wang, Billy Reid, and Sophie Theallet to come up with original coffee-inspired graphics. Wang cleverly came up with a spilled-coffee motif on his white tees, available in sizes […]