Threadless Retails Opens in Chicago

Threadless finally launched a retail store in Chicago. Although I don't think Threadless are quite what they used to be a year or two ago the store looks pretty impressive and has been kitted and fitted with loads of new stuff including new iMacs which look superb. This little quote from their site explains it all really.

"We decided to focus the store on just the newest 2 weeks worth of designs plus a few exclusives, starting with the Glennz/Arzie13 tee. There will only be 20 designs for sale in the store at any given moment. Each of the 20 designs gets its own special area complete with an LCD display cycling through various photos and close-ups of the design, comments from the original submission and other rad stuff. The designs for sale will change weekly, as will the store window."

They're also introducing some unique features such as releasing new tees in store first before announcing them online on Fridays, Threadless Upstairs - a space in store to offer group crits, digital/creative lessons and seminars and talks by winning designs which could be very engaging. Hopefully some will appear on YouTube soon. They've also introduced a nifty bag policy - Reusable Tote-style Bags.

Hopefully I'll be in Chicago to check it out sometime soon. There are plenty of other photos of the store online at Flickr.

Marc Aurel

Hi-res photos from Marc Aurel. Some really nice touchs for this new collection website. Sit on the home pages as models hair wafts around in the air. The way the images and figures move independently of each other, especially between transitions in the photos and flip book-like navigation works really effectivly and makes the work far more engaging presentation wise.

Check it at:

http://www.marc-aurel.com/2007/

Liquid Space - Diesel Fashion Show

Pretty amazing synergy of technology and fashion featured at the recent Diesel Spring/Summer 08 catwalk show. Apparently this is the first ever holographic catwalk and it looks pretty spectacular. For me it does feel like the best of marriages, I think it perhaps detracts from the garments, after all that's what your there for right?

Morten Laursen

I don't normally like overtly flash based sites especially ones like this where a physical portfolio has been taken and made digital. Sometimes analogue things such as folios should stay that way as the online world offers new opportunities which are often hindered by real world objects that have been transported across.

Objections aside, at least there is a certain fluidity to flicking through the page in this example and bar the first couple of examples, the work on show makes up for it all.

Enjoy at:
http://www.mortenlaursen.com/

Darn you Olly Moss!!!

Some new tees have been released on Threadless and theres some good stuff as well. I think that the quality of tees have been slipping a bit recently, so its good to see some good looking pieces of work. Surprise suprise though, Olly Moss comes out with another great design. His website is worth a look as well even if not all the illustrations are at the same high standard.

There so much detail on this illustration - remind me of something Amy would do.

I really like the illustration style of this, especially on models.

Izima Kaoru - Japanorama Interview

Just a quick update to a previous post I made about the amazing photographer Izima Kaoru. The video is a of a recent interview I mentioned in the post on Japanorama. Incase you didn't see the post here it is
Izima Kaoru - Super Likeee

Tote the new Tee?

Urban Outfitters are sporting some rather coolio tote bags. A new one is designed for every time a new store opens. Very very coolio!

UO

I really wish I was back in New York, Urban Outfitters always had cool clothes and stuff in there and were so cheap in comparison to over here in the UK. I bought a really cool Local Celebrity tee from there for about £10 and later managed to get dye all over it - I was gutted.

http://blog.urbanoutfitters.com/

Lauren Felton

Amazingly sleek and well photographyed.