"Mad Men" costume designer Janie Bryant wins my award for multitasking and branding this year. Not only is she extraordinary at outfitting the cast in '60s-era fashions and designing a QVC line based on "Mad Men," but she's also adding nail polish to her growing to-do list. Bryant has partnered with Nailtini, a brand based in California, to create four limited-edition nail lacquers based on the hit show. She says she was inspired by the fabrics of the era, velvet, satins, and lamé—the stuff a glamorous cocktail dress is made of. The colors will be Bourbon Satin, a brown; French 75, a gold; Deauville, a platinum; and Stinger, an iridescence. The lacquers will retail for $14 each at CVS' Beauty 360 and Duane Reade's Look stores. All we need now are "Mad Men"-inspired foods and all of our senses will be touched by the show. "Mad Men" fever is now an epidemic! [WWD]
If You're 13 Years Old, Add This Word To Your Vocabulary
Fashion catchphrases come and go. Everyone was obsessed with "fierce" for a while, "fashionista" had its reigning moment, but now Lourdes Ciccone is working hard to add a new term to the world's vocabulary. She's been blogging non-stop about the new Material Girls' Collection for Macy's, and in between her style stories, It Girl features, and personal pictures, Lola's introduced a new fashion term to her followers.
"I'm not the designer of the line but my mom and I inspired it and do the styling and the putting together, staying on trend, yadayadayaaaahh. No but for rizzle, it's a great line and if you guys like it that that is FABNOSITY."
We're going to assume that fabnosity is a mix of fabulous and generosity, which would make sense given the context. Despite her genuine attempts to make the term work, this seems like a word that's limited to the realm of 13-year-old girls who would use it for a week before it dies out again in favor of the latest hot vocab mashup. [NYMag.com]
Calvin Klein Gets In On The Leggings Game A Little Too Late?
Come fall, Calvin Klein Legwear will launch Ultra Fit, a line of control tights and leggings. The opaque jersey tights and leggings will have a a ribbed control top, flat seams, and a comfortable, wide waistband that stays flat against the stomach. Ultra Fit is meant to give the wearer a sleek and clean appearance. Now you might be asking yourself: "Isn't it a little late for Calvin Klein to get into the leggings game? Didn't leggings hit the fashion graveyard?"
These Fiber Optic High Heels Will Light Up Your Toes
Fiber optic shoes? Now that's something new. Sure, we've seen light-up heels before. Strippers have been wearing glow in the dark heels for years, and Rodarte has picked up the glowing shoes trend, too. This time around, Italian designer Francesca Castagnacci has created a high heel outfitted with fiber optics that transform regular pumps into illuminated show-stoppers. So how'd she do it? "Utilizing new technologies in advanced textile creation, Castagnacci wove delicate fiber optic materials and LEDs throughout the shoes, creating a work of art that's absolutely otherworldly," Pipeline reports. We want video. [Pipeline]
Justin Timberlake's William Rast Teams With Target
Having perused the men's section at Target a few times, I've come to the conclusion that male shoppers of the retailer like their clothes boring and tame. Khakis, striped polos, and cargo pants abound. The section is nothing like the women's department, where Target has figured out how to cater to the soccer moms and cheerleaders, while also offering avant garde designer wear for the style geek on a budget. Target's collaboration with Justin Timberlake's William Rast will take the men's department and women's to the next level, though. William Rast, which Justin founded with his friend Trace Ayala, is known for its biker-influenced clothes and jeans. The label offers a rock star edge that also has that laid-back L.A. vibe, so it will be interesting how this attitude translates for the Target customer. At least on Dec. 19, when the collaboration collection premieres, Target will have more than a graphic T-shirt to offer to their fashion forward male customers. And I might finally be able to get a William Rast leather jacket, which normally retails for almost $400. [WWD]
Elle Creative Director Joe Zee Wanders New York City In A Chanel Fur Suit
Don't get me wrong, I love me some Joe Zee. But if you watch "The City," Elle magazine's creative director comes across as fun but a little bit of a hard-nose. Here, though, in this hilarious video, we get to see another side of Zee, making fun of himself. For some reason, Zee decided it would be a good idea to meander through the streets of Manhattan during a heatwave looking for the zoo and wearing a giant faux-fur suit from Chanel's fall-winter runway show. It's Yeti Zee! Watch as Joe sunbathes his fur, gets a hairball, and tells everyone his hair is couture. [Racked]
Quick Vid: J.Crew's Charming Fall 2010 Collection
Stripes, dreamy French pop, a cute girl with no pants, J.Crew—what's not to love? This short video lookbook for J.Crew's fall collection is just enough to make you smile ... and to jump-start your style inspiration for next season. [YouTube]
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Have you seen someone wearing sunglasses and saw that from outdoors, the lenses becomes clear when he left the sun? Magic? No it's not magic. This type of sunglasses is called photo-chromatic sunglasses.
The science behind photo-chromatic sunglasses can be a quite hard to understand, but the first step is to know what photo-chromatic sunglasses are.
Photo-chromatic sunglasses are prescription sunglasses that has been modified from having clear lenses to shaded sunglasses instantly when exposed to the sun then back again when inside. It is a reversible application commonly known as photochromism.
Photochromism is the reversible transformation of a chemical species between two forms by the absorption of radiation where the two forms have different absorption spectra. As previously stated, it is quite difficult to understand the science behind it. Though they are highly popular, the science is still slightly unstable and the color changing lenses found in eyeglasses can't withstand thousands of hours of outdoor exposure.
The changing speed from clear to shaded lenses is highly sensitive to the rigidity of the environment around the dye. Photo-chromatic lenses can be made of either glass or plastic. The glass version was developed around 1960 by the Corning Company. The plastic version is used more as it is more affordable. Transitions Optical introduced the first successful plastic photo-chromatic sunglass lens in 1991.
What makes them special is they do not change indoors under bright lights. It takes the UV that the sun provides to activate the chemicals that darken the lenses to shade and protect the eyes. Amazing isn't it?
Because photo-chromatic compounds fade back to a clear state by a thermal process, the higher the temperature, the less dark the lenses will become. It prevents the glasses from becoming true sunglasses in very hot temperatures.
Photo-chromatic sunglasses have proven its usability and this is the reason why it continues to have a captured high market demand in the society. So the next time you saw someone with fading sunglasses from dark to clear, now you know it’s not magic. Its photo-chromatic sunglasses!
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