Fashion

Ryunosuke Okazaki creates couture dresses informed by Jōmon-era pottery Tokyo-based designer Ryunosuke Okazaki has created a collection of couture dresses in bold colours and shapes that are informed by Japanese Jōmon-era pottery and the Shinto religion. For his graduate project from the Tokyo University of the Arts, Okazaki released a lookbook that showcases a trio of couture dresses titled JomonJomon that reference Jōmon-era pottery and Shinto, an ancient religion that originated in Japan. The elaborate designs especially nod to Jōmon-era pottery, where vessels were decorated through pressing rope and coils into wet clay to create ornate designs. The Jōmon era...

Beate Karlsson uses silicone to make claw shoes and wearable replicas of Kim Kardashian's bum Self-professed "mother of silicone" Beate Karlsson uses the rubbery material to make shoes in the form of human claws and padded shorts that imitate Kim Kardashian's bum in a bid to design never-before-seen items. The Claw shoes, which have been 3D printed from a mixture of wood fibres and silicone, take the form of a giant human hand propped up on all four fingers and thumb in the gesture of an animal's claw. Straps moulded from silicone extend from the top of the shoe to...

Sneature is a bio-shoe with a mycelium sole and a 3D-knitted canine hair body Designed by German product designer Emilie Burfeind, Sneature is a waste-generated sneaker that looks at innovatively upcycling protein based waste material. In a world that finally seems to be coming to terms with the largely wasteful “regularity” of the way we live and the products we use, or of “business as usual”, the latest design innovation is bound to be one that looks at ‘minimisation’ without compromising on aesthetics. Sneature, a completely compostable footwear design innovation using biomaterials, impresses on more counts than one, from its...

Core Balance Hula Hoop Spins Back Into Stock This Is It Stores ltd Rachel AKA @huladancercise (left) Spin your way to a slimmer waistline by joining the latest fitness craze.   Devon, UK, March 08, 2021 - UK fitness brand, Core Balance, welcomed their weighted hula hoop back into stock this week. The product previously sold out in record time after hula hooping became the latest fitness craze to sweep across social media. Its return is perfectly timed as people prepare to lose their lockdown fat and get fit for the start of summer.   Speaking about the return of the...

Multilocal Wave, Bolt & Roxy Collections take throws to the next level The Multilocal Multilocal – following their launch in February 2021, new London based artisanal lifestyle brand launches their signature Wave, Bolt and Roxy Throw Collections, bringing multifunctional elegance to life. Inspired by the Aegean Sea with uniquely structured designs and vibrant colours, the collections bring artisanal luxury and sensual comfort to different areas in your life.    Exquisite tactility and bold colours are key for these Flatwoven Peshtemals (Throws/Hammam Towels) that will become favourite heirloom items. Made using the finest quality long staple threads and old age weaving techniques, to provide long...