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    “Literary Jewels,” rings made from pages of books designed by Jeremy May (Littlefly).
(first discovered via swissmiss via stylingrooms)

    “Literary Jewels,” rings made from pages of books
    designed by Jeremy May (Littlefly).


    (first discovered via swissmiss via stylingrooms)

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    redesignrelated:

Dress-Up BAND-AIDs
Fashion designer Cynthia Rowley gives BAND-AID Brand a high-end redesign. There are  20 different designs…

    redesignrelated:

    Dress-Up BAND-AIDs

    Fashion designer Cynthia Rowley gives BAND-AID Brand a high-end redesign. There are  20 different designs…

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    First Lady Michelle Obama honors the winners of the 2010 National Design Awards at a luncheon held at the White House on July 21st, 2010.

    (via Huffington Post)

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    I rarely wear sunglasses and definitely have never shelled out more than $30 bucks for a pair. But Karmaloop’s collection of refurbished vintage sunglasses would make somebody happy.
“Karmaloop Introduces Vintage Eyewear: Dior, Cazal, and More” (first discovered via The Cut)

    I rarely wear sunglasses and definitely have never shelled out more than $30 bucks for a pair. But Karmaloop’s collection of refurbished vintage sunglasses would make somebody happy.

    “Karmaloop Introduces Vintage Eyewear: Dior, Cazal, and More”
    (first discovered via The Cut)

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Wonder Woman character redesign from DC Comics
At 69 years old, Wonder Woman undergoes another wardrobe and body makeover for issue no. 600 of the comic book.
“…The new costume was designed by the artist Jim Lee, who in February was named co-publisher of DC, alongside Dan DiDio. Given the assignment, “my first reaction was, ‘Oh my gosh,’ ” Mr. Lee said in an interview. But he welcomed the challenge: “When these characters become so branded that you can’t change things, they become ossified.”  The new look — with an understated “W” insignia, a midnight blue jacket and a flinty fusion of black tights and boots — is darker than the famed swimsuit-style outfit, and aims to be contemporary, functional and, as Tim Gunn of “Project Runway” might say, less costumey…” —via The New York Times
see also the NYT “Evolution of Wonder Woman” slideshow

    redesignrelated:

    Wonder Woman character redesign from DC Comics

    At 69 years old, Wonder Woman undergoes another wardrobe and body makeover for issue no. 600 of the comic book.

    “…The new costume was designed by the artist Jim Lee, who in February was named co-publisher of DC, alongside Dan DiDio. Given the assignment, “my first reaction was, ‘Oh my gosh,’ ” Mr. Lee said in an interview. But he welcomed the challenge: “When these characters become so branded that you can’t change things, they become ossified.” The new look — with an understated “W” insignia, a midnight blue jacket and a flinty fusion of black tights and boots — is darker than the famed swimsuit-style outfit, and aims to be contemporary, functional and, as Tim Gunn of “Project Runway” might say, less costumey…” —via The New York Times

    see also the NYT “Evolution of Wonder Woman” slideshow

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    redesignrelated:

NIKE78: 78 sneaker redesigns by 78 different designers
Paul Jenkins, founder of Nike78, asked 78 designers to redesign a pair of Nike shoes. Talents including This is Studio, W+K Tokyo Lab, Andy Miller, and Jean Jullien participated in the challenge… (continued via re:dr)

    redesignrelated:

    NIKE78: 78 sneaker redesigns by 78 different designers

    Paul Jenkins, founder of Nike78, asked 78 designers to redesign a pair of Nike shoes. Talents including This is Studio, W+K Tokyo Lab, Andy Miller, and Jean Jullien participated in the challenge… (continued via re:dr)

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    50 Signature Handbags illustrated by Jameson Simpson for LA Times Magazine
I’m so far from knowing anything about designer purses—this can be my cheat sheet to pretend I have any knowledge on name brands and fashion.
(discovered via notcot)

    50 Signature Handbags illustrated by Jameson Simpson for LA Times Magazine

    I’m so far from knowing anything about designer purses—this can be my cheat sheet to pretend I have any knowledge on name brands and fashion.

    (discovered via notcot)

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    Mad Men characters get the Barbie and Ken doll treatment.
“…The characters to become dolls are Don Draper, the show’s leading man; his wife, Betty; his colleague at the Sterling Cooper agency, Roger Sterling; and Joan Holloway, the agency’s office manager who was Roger’s mistress.  That two dolls represent a relationship outside wedlock, and Don Draper’s propensity for adultery, may be firsts for the Barbie world since the brand’s introduction five decades ago. But for the sake of the Barbie image, her immersion in the “Mad Men” era will go only so far: The dolls come with period accessories like hats, overcoats, pearls and padded undergarments, but no cigarettes, ashtrays, martini glasses or cocktail shakers…
— via The New York Times

    Mad Men characters get the Barbie and Ken doll treatment.

    “…The characters to become dolls are Don Draper, the show’s leading man; his wife, Betty; his colleague at the Sterling Cooper agency, Roger Sterling; and Joan Holloway, the agency’s office manager who was Roger’s mistress. That two dolls represent a relationship outside wedlock, and Don Draper’s propensity for adultery, may be firsts for the Barbie world since the brand’s introduction five decades ago. But for the sake of the Barbie image, her immersion in the “Mad Men” era will go only so far: The dolls come with period accessories like hats, overcoats, pearls and padded undergarments, but no cigarettes, ashtrays, martini glasses or cocktail shakers…

    — via The New York Times

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    New York Mag gives a “mini-tour of Partners & Spade,” new venture from Andy Spade
(from article The Spades’ New Bag)

    New York Mag gives a “mini-tour of Partners & Spade,” new venture from Andy Spade

    (from article The Spades’ New Bag)

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