Posted on 05/21/2013 at 17:13 in Clothing, Creativity, Gadgets | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Carry things with an attitude with these creative bags. You can find more in here.
Posted on 04/17/2013 at 11:25 in Adverts, Clothing, Creativity, Gadgets | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
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Fred, the men's wallet by Feuerwear, has not only a unique design and high quality, but offers also plenty of space. It has a big note section. The coin pocket can be closed by button, which keeps all your change safe.
In addition, there is an ID-card and credit card pocket with a special detail: the removable card slot - so that the practical wallet for men can fit easily into the pocket of your jeans. The material of the wallet - the used fire hose - makes it extremely tough and weatherproof. The Feuerwear label is attached onto the outer side.
Buy the wallet for 59 euro.
Posted on 02/21/2013 at 12:02 in Clothing, Gadgets | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
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You've heard of Pantone, you may have heard of its booze-related buddy Beertone... now Chicago-based designer LunchBreath has created Mantone, described as "five exciting colour palettes for the complex modern man".
The 2013 colour forecast features five easily recognisable male stereotypes, each with their very own descriptions and colour palette: the hard-working hipster; the angsty alpha; the unemployed underachiever; the timid technophobe and the paranoid prepper.
Even though I'm sure that this project was just a bit of fun for the designer, I can't quite help but find the palettes rather useful. The complementary colours are beautiful, with the accents and graphic elements providing a nice little extra.
Posted on 02/21/2013 at 09:14 in Clothing, Colour, Human, Humor, Illustration, Made me curious | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
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The ponies were chosen as a local symbol because of their Shetland Isles origin. This breed ranges from 28 to a maximum of 42 inches in height and is known not only for their heavy coats, but also for being quite intelligent. Because of the harsh conditions on the Shetland Isles, the ponies have evolved into strong and hardy species.
The campaign is a part of the Year of Natural Scotland 2013, aimed to celebrate the amazing historic and natural landscapes, stunning wildlife, nature-inspired art and local food and drink of the country.
Website: visitscotland.com
Posted on 02/18/2013 at 14:00 in Animals, Branding, Clothing, Creativity, Outdoors, Traveling | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
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hi-Call is a Bluetooth glove that allows you to talk through your hand.
The left glove has a speaker and a microphone sewed into thumb and pinkie, in order to speak to the phone, while protecting from cold.
A pair of warm gloves, perfect for every sport, from skiing to running, with hi-Call you can control the touch screen of your smartphone thanks to the capacitive technology.
Compatible with: all mobile phones with Bluetooth
Specs:
Connection to mobile phone through Bluetooth technology
Battery lasts up to: standby 10 days - conversation 20 hours
Sizes: man and woman
Colors: black, grey
Composition: 95% polyacrylonitrile, 3% cotton, 2% polyester
If supported by paired devices, the charge status of hi-Call battery is displayed on the screen of the connected device.
Posted on 02/07/2013 at 10:26 in Clothing, Gadgets | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
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Posted on 01/25/2013 at 09:13 in Clothing, Creativity | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
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I remember being told as a kid that it was important to wear a hat in cold weather because 80-90% of your body heat escapes through your head.
As it turns out, this isn’t true — I was fed a load of bull. You don’t in fact lose more heat from your head than other parts of the body. Studies conducted by the US Army cold weather research labs clearly show we lose heat evenly across the surface of the body (with some variation in the neck and head when you start to exercise, although this regulates itself within minutes).
But hats still play an important role in your winter dressing getup. The key to effectively keeping warm is protecting all of your skin. Instead of piling on a sweater, vest, and jacket, but leaving everything bare from the shoulders on up, aim for even coverage from head to toe.
Not only do hats add to your overall comfort in cold temps, and protect your face and ears in freezing conditions, they can also impart a great deal of handsome style to your appearance when you’re out and about.
Hats are available in a variety of styles, and this article is designed to expose you to a wide range of winter headwear options.
Before you pick a style (or several styles — there’s nothing wrong with having a selection of hats in the closet), know what’s going to work for you in different settings and situations.
In addition to color, the style of the headgear affects where it can and can’t be worn:
Most men own at least two options: a thick, practical cap for day-to-day existence outside in the winter, and a more formal, less-warming dress hat for short walks between transportation and a dressy setting like work or theater.
Now that you’ve got the basic rules on winter hats down, let’s take a quick look at some of your options:
There are probably more names for this piece of headgear than there are for any other. Depending on where you live, it might be called a tuque (pronounced “took”), a beanie, a stocking cap, a bobcap, a burglar cap, or a sock cap. The phrase “watch cap” has military origins, and is still used in some official military dress codes.
Regardless of name, the stocking cap is defined by a few basic features:
The fit can vary from completely snug against the scalp to loose and piled atop the head. The former, a “skullcap” sort of look, is generally considered more masculine, while the softer, looser style is gender-neutral and worn very commonly by both women and men.
A few tuque-style hats have a small, soft, crescent-shaped brim, which has become popular with snowboarders. Others have pom-poms, tassels, or other decorations.
Stocking caps make great practical winter wear, especially if they have a folded brim that puts a second layer of fabric over your ears. Snugged down, they’re intensely warm and water-insulating, and they can be taken off and stuffed into a pocket without any concerns about wrinkling or crushing.
When selecting a material, I prefer wool for insulating warmth, but synthetic specialty watch caps made with water-wicking properties are very useful when hunting or exercising outdoors.
A variation of the watch cap is the South American Chullo. Traditionally made from alpaca wool, this watch cap has ear flaps and a string to tie around the chin. It is often decorated with intricate designs or patterns, and variations of this style have been worn in the Andean Mountain region for hundreds of years.
By their very nature, watch caps are not formal — leisure and practical use only — and wool ones, which are the warmest, need to be hand-washed and air-dried when they inevitably get sweaty. Cotton caps can be laundered, but aren’t as warm and don’t provide much moisture protection, making them more of a fall/spring hat than serious winter gear.
That being said, when it is really cold outside I wear my watch cap with an overcoat and suit. Formality rules go out the window when practical function is needed!
The biggest drawback of the stocking cap style (minus the Chullo) is its incomplete coverage: the lower part of the ears is left bare, as are the cheeks and chin.
An ushanka, also called a trapper hat, chapka, and sometimes “Elmer Fudd” (after the iconic Loony Tunes character) solves the problem by adding two flexible flaps, one on each side, with a string or leather tie that can connect them either beneath the chin or on top of the hat.
There are a variety of styles, but any good ushanka (from “ushi” or “ears in Russian)/trapper hat should include the following:
Most are brimless, but some styles include an “eye flap” or small visor that keeps the forehead warm and shades the tops of the eyes.
“Trapper hats” are a sort of hybrid between the aviator cap and the ushanka — they combine the style of the former with the furriness or the latter. Warm, but rather goofy looking, they’re best left for spending time in the great outdoors.
An ushanka is one of the warmest winter options, and also one with a bit more style than the stocking cap. Because of their long military usage (predominantly Soviet), we associate them more with long overcoats than we do stocking caps, making a dark-colored ushanka a comfortable match for a wool dress coat.
Lighter-colored furs are generally considered more feminine (unless military), so try to stick to darker colors, and be aware that real fur may draw protest from animal rights-inclined individuals. These days, synthetics can pile thicker and dry faster than even the best hides anyway, making a real fur hat more of a luxury and a political statement than a practical necessity.
“Astrakhan” is the Russian word for the pelt of a young Karakul lamb (a breed of sheep native to Central Asia). It is harvested at, or just after, birth (or sometimes shortly before), when the hair is still black, soft, and very tightly-coiled, creating an incredibly dense mat.
Different cultures have adapted the wool into different styles of hats. A flat, round-topped version with a doubled-up brim was popular among Soviet Politburo members — these days we call the style an “ambassador hat,” but the Russian slang term for it means “pie-hat,” from the flat, round shape.
In Pakistan and northern India, a slightly higher style with a single crown is called the “Jinnah cap,” after the founder of Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah. A similar style with a triangular shape has been worn traditionally in Afghanistan for centuries; President Karzai often appears publicly in one.
The high, wedge-shaped wool hat worn by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in the winter is also sometimes improperly called an “astrakhan,” even though it is usually not made from Karakul pelts. It does, however, bear a strong resemblance to the traditional Afghan Karakul hats, which is probably where the nickname came from.
Any of these versions are warm, but still appropriate to wear with anything, even up to business attire. They have a non-Western flavor that may appeal to more unique fashion senses, and can of course be had in synthetics nowadays for those who feel uneasy wearing fetal lamb’s wool on one’s head.
Flat wool caps with a short brim are a go-anywhere style. For the winter months, they can be worn in thicker wool.
These are basically indistinguishable from the fall/spring styles, apart from the thickness, and are great for someone who wants to look stylish during a short trip outside. In the bitter cold, however, the lack of ear, cheek, or neck protection makes them an insufficient source of warmth for any real length of time.
Various styles of dress hat (fedoras, homburgs, bowlers, etc.) come in thicker felts for winter wear. Some modern styles have incorporated a semi-circular ear warmer in the same color as, or in a complementary pattern to, the hat, that is either tucked up inside the crown or detachable, allowing the basic dressy style to be retained without sacrificing ear protection.
These are, in general, your best option when you need to look dressy in the winter. The ear warmers ruin the image a bit, but modern designs are really quite discreet, and you can pull it off if you’re bold. When you really need to look sharp (appearing in front of a camera, etc.), tuck the flaps up or detach the liner, though — the plain hat on its own is still the top dress standard.
There are some great options out there in military surplus stores, especially from the armed forces of Scandinavian and other cold-climate countries.
These tend to be unique and functional. The styles often look strange to American eyes — as in the case of the Swiss garrison hat, which has a high front peak (to break the wind), a soft brim (to shade the eyes from snow-reflected sun), and buttoning ear flaps that overlap to enclose the neck as well.
If you’re looking for something both different and high-performing, keep an eye out for anything from forces like the Royal Swedish Navy, Norwegian Army, etc.
The Stormy Kromer hat originated from a train engineer of the same name. Kromer needed a hat that would keep his head warm and wouldn’t blow off when he stuck it out the train window. In 1903, he asked his wife to modify a ball cap to fit more snugly, and she came up with a six-panel design intended to keep the hat in place in even the fiercest of winds. Unique from the fedoras of the day, but well-suited to the job, the hat took off with other railroad workers and an American company was born. Today, Stormy Kromer hats are still hand-sewn in the US, and make for distinct and classic casual headwear.
Finally, don’t forget the surprisingly functional fashion trend: the beard hat!
It is what it sounds like. A knit stocking cap with a knit “beard” that covers the ears, cheeks, and chin. Your nose pokes out above the “mustache,” and the “beard” surrounds your lips.
Is it stylish? Aggressively not. Is it formal? My goodness no. But it is fun, and it captures the zeitgeist of the early tween-twentysomething years. And to give credit where credit is due, the knit “beard” keeps your face pretty warm.
Men with the real thing, of course, need not bother…
In addition to hats, there are of a few other options for keeping the top of your body warm during the winter:
It’s not necessary to own all of these. A man with several scarves, for example, may not have much use for a neck gaiter — though the gaiter is more portable, and tucks easily into a pocket in a way that a scarf doesn’t.
The key is to know your options and to pick a few that work best for your wardrobe. Don’t get stuck relying on the same worn-out stocking cap all winter long. It doesn’t look good with your dressier clothing and you’re cheating yourself of both warmth and style.
[Written by Antonio Centeno]
Posted on 01/24/2013 at 14:30 in Clothing, Outdoors, Traveling, Urban | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
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When friends change clothes it shows like this:
Great prject from photographer Hana Pesut, much more changing of clothes here.
Posted on 10/05/2012 at 15:23 in Clothing, Photography | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
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FREITAG recently published a new book called Out of the Bag. I like to get a copy and if you’re like me, fascinated by the FREITAG story, then you should get yourself a copy. The book looks at how this small, Swiss creative start-up became a large brand with such an incredibly strong identity.
FREITAG’s history and processes are explained, commented upon, and presented in often surprising ways.
Posted on 09/25/2012 at 11:00 in Clothing, Gadgets | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
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