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Geek Tip: Customize Your Kicks Online
I love a good set of online tools on a website, especially when it's coupled with another one of my favorite things: shopping. I'm especially loving the instant gratification of the design-your-own sneakers tools from some favorite brand-name shoe companies: Nike, Puma, Converse, and Keds all offer a customization option for a few of their classic sneaker designs.
Though the tools vary by site, essentially you can click on different sections of the shoe: interior, left side, right side, details, laces — and choose a color or print for each section.
Glitzy Super Mario Bros. Fashion Collection
Any articles of Super Mario Bros. apparel I've seen before usually consist of hand-knitted creations like the 1Up Mushroom or the beautiful Princess Peach scarves. Well feast your eyes on this glamorous Super Mario Bros.
First Headphones, Now Earbuds: Is This the New Jewelry?
OK, I'm all for making geek chic, but this is kind of pushing it. First, So You Think You Can Dance choreographer Laurie Ann Gibson sported her pink headphones on camera, and now, on Comedy Central's new show Michael and Michael Have Issues, boss Biederman wears his earbuds around his neck.
The big difference between the SYTYCD and Michael is that it's possible that Gibson was listening to her cans before the taping and just left them on, but the earbuds are part of Michael's Josh Pais's character — he always wears the Apple earbuds around his neck, with no iPod in sight.
Download of the Day: Touch Closet
Remember how we all oohed and aahed over Clueless? We thought it was so high tech, having your wardrobe on your computer. Well I'm glad to say we one-upped Cher Horowitz because now you can have all that — on your iPhone.
Project Runway Here I Come: Fashion Idea Generator App
Amateur designers, take note: if you're ever out of ideas for your next fabulous garment to make, download the 99 cent Fashion Idea Generator app for your iPhone.
The next time you're amid swaths of fabric and an idle sewing machine mocking you with its silence, bring this app up and shake: it'll randomly provide you with three fashion keywords, like color, fabric, and technique.
"Beige" + "Floral print" + "boat shoes"?
It's a Digital World: Chic Pixelated Goods
Usually when something looks pixelated, it's a bad thing. But if you're a designer looking for a modern, innovative, and subversive pattern, it's all about rendering something that would otherwise be boring in pixels. Can those clothes and accessories be stylish?
Karl Lagerfeld Tweed iPod Helmet: The Exception
I would generally frown upon ever wearing your iPod on your head. Generally, though. But from a man as fabulous as Karl Lagerfeld?
French Kiss: Colette Does Lomography For the Dianalogues
French design house Colette is getting in on the Lomography trend with a special edition camera adorned with blue dots, as well as a dreamy book based on the inherent romance of the Diana Dreamer titled the Dianalogues: Through a Woman's Lens.
This all makes perfect sense to me: Colette, Paris, the Diana: the romance of it all dovetails perfectly together.
Le sigh.
Project Runway Alum's New Book: Fashion Geek
Wonder what happened to your favorite former Project Runway contestants?
Here's one who's published a book that'll look perfect on my shelf. Second season contender Diana Eng's new book is titled Fashion Geek: Clothes Accessory Tech, and it's full of how-to projects that combine tech and fashion, like a hat that integrates headphones.
Have You Ever Made a Fashion-Based Gadget Decision?
When I upgraded my first generation iPhone to a 3G last year, it was a no-brainer; I wanted the extended battery life and GPS capabilities. But I was also totally delighted that I got to make another very important decision: black or white?!
As style-conscious as I am, I generally end up making practical decisions when it comes to tech, because in the end, I always want the best quality.
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