Tag: Fashion

Fashion

Unique patterned shirts imprinted using manhole covers and vents

You don’t really need professional shirt printing equipment to design and print your own t-shirts. All you need are manhole covers. Berlin-based Raubdruckerin (pirate printer) uses manhole covers, vents, and utility...

By Umar Ansari · Nov. 29, 2019

Creativity

Beautiful orb-like sculptures made from textiles from Mariko Kusumoto

Mariko Kusumoto has been turning textiles into orb-like sculptures for a while now (previously) and her creations never cease to amaze. The sculptures can be worn in the form of necklaces, brooches, and rings. Each...

By Umar Ansari · Oct. 24, 2019

Fashion

Fashion sculpture hugs the wearer but covertly seizes control

You won't see many people on the street wearing Hsiao-Chi Tsai’s clothing, his work is more like sculpture displayed on the human body. He makes fashionable fiber art that twists and curls around the wearer, embracing them in...

By Justin Crowe · Oct. 07, 2019

Creativity

Giving in to an obsession with writing and sketching on any available surface

A sturdy backpack looks to make its mark on Kickstarter with an attached marker pen and the freedom to draw and write on its paper surface. The creator of the DrawBag, John Knauss explains: “The DrawBag is a simple idea that came...

By admin · Oct. 02, 2019

Art

Whimsical doodles added to fashion magazine covers

Using a number of different fashion magazine covers, Ana Strumpf added bright colors and designs to create new works of art. In the series 'Recover,' Strumpf doodles on covers of magazines like Vanity Fair and Vogue to transform...

By Sophie Kruse · Sep. 29, 2019

Creativity

Fashion and food combined into mixed media sketches

Combining food and fashion, Gretchen Röehrs has created a unique series of pen and ink sketches. Röehrs takes black and white sketches, of bodies, drawn with a pen; then the artist uses a number of different fruits and vegetables...

By Sophie Kruse · Sep. 15, 2019

Creativity

Mixing hair and art in Hollywood

Guy Tang is a self proclaimed “hair activist” who resides in Hollywood. He specializes in ombré effects, from gentle lightning and subtle pastel graduations, to full rainbows and bold psychedelic metallic kaleidoscopes....

By Odette Carrasquedo · Aug. 18, 2019

Video

Humans and Barbies – The evolution of an icon

Since the iconic Barbie doll was first released in 1959, she underwent various transformations. The doll actively lived the imaginary life according to the dominant picture of female beauty. As feminism got stronger with its...

By Venesa Musovic · Aug. 02, 2019

Design

Shocking animated GIFs reshape classic paintings to fit today’s beauty standards

The female bodies displayed in classic paintings are a far cry from the body standards of today’s media. Lauren Wade, the Senior Photo Editor at TakePart, re-imagined classic paintings letting today’s fashion standards...

By Steph · Jun. 29, 2019

Fashion

Ancient Chinese pottery shards lashed together into garment sculptures

The studio of Chinese artist Li Xiaofeng has bins of ceramic pieces sorted by date, color, and shape. From these shards, the artist crafts clothing sculptures by stitching the pottery pieces together with leather cord or silver...

By Steph · Jun. 23, 2019

Fashion

Deceptive optical illusion bags look straight from a comic book

Ever wanted to look like items you're carrying have come right out of the pages from a comic book? Jump From Paper is an American company that is taking handbags, backpacks and wallets to a whole new level. Following the style of Roy...

By Sophie Kruse · Jun. 08, 2019

Creativity

New in microfashion: Chic eyewear for kids

Paris-based eyewear designers Anne Masanet and Karoline Bothorel-Bolzinger recently created a fashionable glasses line just for kids. The eyeglass line is called Very French Gangsters and it is chic enough that many adults...

By J Hudson · May. 10, 2019

Fashion

Ironic file clip fashion for a bold style statement

Ironic fashion provides fun style with a great personality statement. Designer Peter Bristol has produced just this sort of look with his stylish bag that is humorously made to look like a file clip. The metal holder becomes the...

By Caris Cruz · May. 07, 2019

Funny

Hilarious series shows foods trying to lead ordinary lives

Conjured up by the brilliant imagination of Malaysian T-Shirt designer Chow Hon Lam, the food-themed illustrations explore the daily lives of fried eggs, donuts, and more! From a potato getting a haircut, to cool glasses of water...

By Umar Ansari · Apr. 20, 2019

Illustration

Expressive fashion abstraction in watercolor illustrations

Painting with watercolors is a combination of attempting to control the medium and embracing its intrinsic chaos. This series of fashion illustrations by Mats Gustafson deftly walks the line between the two extremes. When working...

By Steph · Mar. 17, 2019