Microsoft Has Released a Collection of “Hardwear” Apparel – with “Serenity” T-Shirts and MS Paint Logos
Microsoft is launching a new “Hardwear” clothing collection that includes a Windows XP T-shirt. If you’ve always wanted to wander the streets with the Windows XP bliss wallpaper strapped to your back, now is your time. The famous blue sky and green hill are emblazoned on a mustard or black tee, available for $60. Continue reading »
Creepy and Naughty: The Scary Hotties by The Tragic Girls
Tragic Girls is an art project by an US female artist, who draws great pictures in the spirit of mid-century pinup illustrations and covers of penny-ante horror comics. They’re funny, horribly creepy, and generally make you want to immediately revisit Kaleidoscope of Horrors and the best episodes of Tales from the Crypt. Continue reading »
For Those Who Also Think Horror Movies Are Fun: Art by NachoScratcho
To be honest, we have never been able to figure out who exactly works under the pseudonym NachoScratcho. Is it an male or female artist? Is it a collective of authors? But that’s not so important. Continue reading »
Death, Despair And Bloodborne: Superb Art By Rob Bowyer
Rob Bowyer is a freelance illustrator from the UK who draws very sad pictures. Most of them are skeletons and all sorts of monstrous creatures in depressing, ghastly locations. That said, Bowyer’s artwork even looks very stylish – you could put each one on your desktop or wherever young people are putting pictures nowadays. Continue reading »
“Porn Fashions”: Obscenely Tasteless Apparel From 1980s Adult Magazines
It’s become a cliched joke to claim you read Playboy for its articles; but, in all seriousness, the best place to find wicked wild 70s and 80s fashions are in vintage porn. Continue reading »
Apparel Custom-Printed With Scalable City Maps
Taking customized couture to the streets, Monochome allows you to turn any urban grid at a scale of your choice into a unique tank top, t-shirt, flare or pencil skirt. Using OpenStreetMap, the company lets you select between a black-on-white figure/ground representation or more traditionally-gridded white-on-black map. Continue reading »
American Apparel’s New 62 Year-old Lingerie Mode
Meet the raddest 62-year-old ever. No seriously, we’re not even joking. The face of American Apparel’s latest lingerie ad campaign, Jacky O’Shaughnessy, will make you wish she was your grandma. With glorious silver locks and enviable pins, this confident cat proves sexiness needn’t expire when you get your seniors card.
In other news, although usually a little more vanilla with their campaigns, Barneys New York has also adopted a more inspirational approach with 17 transgender models from around the globe featured in their spring 2014 catalogue. These brands gettin’ a little bit bold kinda makes us wanna hi-five them… and invite Jacky over for a cuppa — what a babe. Continue reading »
American Apparel Winter Lookbook in Odessa, Ukraine
Young models Anastasiia and Katya poses for the American Apparel winter lookbook, Odessa, Ukraine, January 2014. Continue reading »
Photographer Captures American Apparel Ads in their Gritty Natural Environment
One of the most ubiquitous sights in Los Angeles is the American Apparel billboard. They are mostly small signs, found in strategic neighborhoods such as Silverlake and Echo Park and featuring a young, attractive women in Dov Charney’s products. The billboards reflect a vintage softcore aesthetic that make the ads nearly unmissable.
Los Angeles-based artist Thomas Alleman set out to capture these tiny billboards in their natural environment. The end result is “The American Apparel,” a gritty look at the role these ads play in the streets of Los Angeles. There are billboards overlooking homeless squats, perching over a street corner, hiding behind buildings and looking down on alleyways.
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Nike Unveils Team USA Medal Stand Footwear and Apparel for Sochi 2014
When the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic athletes compete in Sochi this winter, they’ll celebrate victory in the latest cold weather innovations from Nike. The Nike Aeroloft 800 Summit Jacket and the Nike Flyknit Trainer Chukka FSB provide warmth with less weight in fresh and contemporary silhouettes. Soulful details, some only visible to the athlete, finish the look. Continue reading »
Spoof Entry Wins American Apparel’s Plus-size Model Search – but Furious Brand Awards Prize to Someone Else
A spoof photo shoot entered into American Apparel’s plus-size model search has controversially won the competition. Continue reading »
