There are those areas near the collar, the layers on frilly clothing, the places near the cuffs. Sometimes, I just give up trying to iron some shirts because of sheer frustration. That’s probably what Choi Hyemin’s Easy Iron concept aims to prevent so you can get all your ironing done in a jiffy without blowing your top. It’s fitted with two iron plates at the bottom. When you get to a narrow area, just push a trigger to raise the wider rear section, leaving you with only a narrow front ironing surface. This, in turn gets those hard to work areas where the regular irons would be rendered ineffective.

[via Yanko Design]

And now it’s spread on over to ads for winter clothing. Yes, you read that right: winter clothing. Moosejaw decided that they wanted to boost their sales by showing their models in their underwear. How? By releasing an X-ray app that worked with their Winter Catalog to do just that.

Just fire up the app and hover your device over the print catalog or digital catalog, and you can see the models in all their near-naked splendor.And it worked, too. Moosejaw has seen a 37% increase in sales from the same period in November of last year. At least they didn’t discriminate, and have both women and men in their undies.

Gary Wohlfeill, Creative Director at Moosejaw, explains the move: “Our goal at Moosejaw is to always create a unique and notable customer experience. Something that everyone who shops with us will want to tell ten friends about. The X-Ray catalog and X-Ray App are designed to create an incredibly cool, interactive and fun experience that breaks the barrier between our print and digital brand.”

What do you think?

[via Oh Gizmo!]

Whereas fift seemed ashamed of its microfiber twist with the first Wipe Shirt, relegating it on one of the shirt cuffs or shirt tails, the cleaning cloth is front and center (and bottom) on the Wipe T-Shirt. Fift say the three stripe design is inspired by a car wiper, but it kinda reminds me a bit of the Wi-Fi icon as well.

Unfortunately fift weren’t inspired by the price of shirts or microfiber cloths. Like its predecessor, the Wipe T-shirt is still much too expensive. Generate Design is selling it for a laughable $89 (USD) each. For a shirt that’s all about functionality and isn’t that fashionable to begin with, I wouldn’t pay even half of that for this shirt. I can only hope that 3M releases a similar product.

[via fift & Random Good Stuff]

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That means, whether you like it or not, you are getting dressed, meatbag! Then you can report to your cage and await further instructions. Remember the old joke when a kid said to another kid, “Did your mother dress you this morning?” Well, actually it was a robot. Not my fault at all that I have a woman’s top and shorts on in November.

[Robonable (JP) via Techcrunch]

You might have seen the entire saga more than ten times. You might have decorated your entire den and bedroom with movie memorabilia and tiny toy figures. But you won’t be the ultimate Star Wars aficionado if you don’t have this Star Wars Stormtrooper corset in your closet (or get your girlfriend one, if you’re a guy.)

Funny thing is, there are no actual stormtroopers on this thing (though there are a couple of Clone Troopers.) The front of the corset is actually just plain black, so you can layer on a cardigan if you don’t feel like showing your true colors on some days. The Star Wars corset is available for $39.99 (USD) from MayoMayhem’s Etsy shop.

[via Gadgets Matrix]

For his Anrealage fashion line, Japanese designer Kunihiko Morinaga took inspiration from the squared-off pixel block to create his F/W 2011 collection, which includes shoes with pixel heels, pixelated prints on on jackets, sweaters and slacks.

But my favorite part of the collection isn’t the clothing. It’s the pixel furniture, which includes a pair of awesome blocky armchairs, a matching café table, a pixel-patterned Oriental rug, and some awesome pixel light bulb fixtures.

I would live in a house filled with this stuff if I could. But I can’t. So for now, the only way to experience this is to head to the Anrealage showroom in Harajuku, Tokyo.

[KoiKoiKoi via Fancy]

San Francisco artist/software engineer Joe Andolina (aka Megaplow) is actually calling this wearable audio system a “Speaker Vest,” but from everything I can tell, it’s really more like a backpack, just built into a vest. Whatever it’s called, you’ll definitely draw attention walking down the street with this booming audio system strapped to your body.

It’s actually constructed from a Dainese Gilet Cali Tessuto vest, with a Boss audio Bass900 subwoofer strapped to the back. I like the two little satellite speakers that sit over your shoulders while wearing this thing. Power is supplied by a 10-cell rechargeable battery belt which might make you look a little like a suicide bomber, so you might not want to bring this thing with you to the airport.

If you’re ready to rattle your bones and be the life of the party, you can get this wearable speaker vest over on Etsy now for $850 (USD).

Aside from designs that are completely, well, out-of-this-world (and not in the good way), these pieces of clothing don’t seem very wearable. I mean, if I’m going to go out in some fashionable or new age clothing, I would at least want something that will sufficiently cover my back side. (Video below somewhat NSFW.)

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Most of these neoprene clothing pieces of pre-cut cloth barely cover any part of your body at all, with the exception of one that’s got some funky shirring going on at the side. Almost all the others showcase the entire front, side, or back of your body for the world to see.

Maybe designer Yitzhak Abecassis should come up with seamless, pre-cut swimsuits instead of clothing. Feels more appropriate, in a sense.

[via Yanko Designs]

There is, however, something else you can turn to: Privacy Shells.

Thought up by Veasyble, they start out as accessories like handbags, a hat, or a head wrap. When you feel like isolating yourself from the world, just reach out, unfold, and expand the accordion-like accessory you have with you and hide away.

Perhaps the one I find the most interesting is the handbag, which is huge enough to hide away two people inside the shell when unfolded. Sure, you might be able to get a few minutes of privacy with your special someone, but be prepared to be stared and ogled at when you emerge from your shell.

The Veasyble privacy shells are still a concept for now, but for sure you’ll be able to stand up and take notice if ever they’ll be released commercially because they aren’t exactly very subtle.

[via Toxel via Coolest Gadgets]

The gown is made using SKIN technology and the dress has bubbles on it that glow and change colors depending on the wearers body heat or mood.

The dress was made by Francesca Rosella of CuteCircuit.  It’s sort of like a wearable mood ring, only it’s a dress. It isn’t as sexy as that LED snowball dress, but it’s cool.

I think mood clothing is a great idea, that way I could tell at a glance if I should talk to my wife or run and hide.

[via TheDaily]

Well, the woman behind all that illuminated clothing, Janet Hansen, is at it again, but this time, she’s made something for the ladies: the Snowball Mini Dress.

The dress doesn’t look like something that women would normally wear for regular occasions (except, of course, if they were Lady Gaga or trying to channel her sense of style or something.) Another occasion this dress would be appropriate for is Halloween.

While it’s definitely on the sexy side, given its length, I don’t think this is a dress that many people could pull off for family dinners or office parties at all.

The literal highlight of the dress comes when the lights go out. Just flick a switch and instantly be the bearer of light center of attention center of attraction (at least, to the light seekers) in the room.

The dresses are made-to-order and have actually made several appearances over the years at events and fashion shows. If you want to have one custom made for you, then you might want to drop Janet a line or two.

[via ThisNext]

Etsy seller ArtificeClothing offers up all kinds of sexy clothing, but it is the TRON inspired pieces like the one shown above that catch your eye. This sexy geek-wear glows when it gets about 10 minutes of bright light exposure. They recommend charging them for an hour under bright light and they are then good for about 12 hours.

This item is listed for $105.00 CAD ($109.73 USD), but don’t expect to get the whole get-up for that price. That money just buys you the underbust corset. You’ll have to complete this outfit by buying all of the pieces.

[via Etsy]

• “Are you insane?”
• Puzzled look followed by a long silence.
• Scrunched-up nose and a dismissive shrug.
• “Sour milk? Gross!”

So to the maker of these sour milk dresses, I suggest you show photos of your creations and designs first before telling the women what they’re made of, just to lessen the ick factor and just to show them that rancid milk couture could look oh-so-good and glamorous.

The woman behind these creations are Anke Domaske, a designer who’s got a background in microbiology and a good eye for fashion. Instead of using fabrics like every other designer in the world, Anke chose to work with waste milk that didn’t quite meet the standards, rendering it unfit for human consumption. Check out the video below to see Anke and more of her work:

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[via Treehugger via Geeky Gadgets]

Each one is sewn from a jersey knit fabric, in colors everyone will identify with the Nintendo Game Boy. They come with some felt A/B buttons, as well as some ones for Start and Select, all placed in potentially inappropriate locations for pushing, unless you’re very intimate with its wearer.

While this particular Nintendo dress just sold yesterday, you can be sure that Etsy shop HereandThereVintage will continue to offer some pretty cool clothing for all geekettes. She’s got other versions of the same dress, which look just as cool.

The Game Boy dress sells for $65-70 (USD). And if they’re sold out, be sure to check out SewOeno’s Game Boy tube dress we featured last year.

[via GeekAlerts]

According to Fits.me, 25% of online purchases are returned, mostly because customers discover – or decide –  that the clothes they ordered don’t fit right. But with the FitBots, along with a virtual fitting room, customers will be able to see right away what the clothes will look like on them. The only downside to this? You have to know your exact measurements, because that’s what the software will use to adjust the bot’s body. Wrong measurements, wrong fit.

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You can test the virtual fitting room over at Fits.me’s website. Again, you’ll have to enter a few measurements to adjust the FitBot. Maybe the best solution lies with a Kinect-like device, but I imagine it would be quite a while before PCs with built-in full body scanners become standard.

[via DiagonalUK]

Swallowed by Sky made the first TARDIS socks, but Ellen played with the design a bit before making her own. I don’t knit, so I don’t know how hard this is, but the best part is that the pattern is available for free here. Apparently they are easy to make if you do know how to knit.

I think what I like best is the patterning on this sock. It’s not just the colors that are used to show the paneling on the TARDIS, but the windowpane pattern is reproduced through the knit itself.

[via Digitalyn]

Goombas sounds like a nice name, but it lacks the panache of something like say chesticles. But if your girl wears this bra for you “show me your goombas” would be perfectly appropriate.

The mushroom and goomba bra will cost you $35. If Mario isn’t your thing you can get a bra painted with Pokéballs on each cup, or the classic NES controller with half on each breast.

The guys selling these bras are called SceeneShoes and they can custom paint you any bra you want, trademark-be-damned.

Anouk Wipprecht’s DareDroid dress will dispense drinks depending on how charming you are. If you aren’t particularly charming to the host, you get a nasty glass of lukewarm milk. If you are charming, you get an alcoholic beverage – a White Russian. That part in the cleavage area is where the drinks are dispensed from.

Apparently walking up to the dress wearer triggers the sensors to produce milk. If you will play truth or dare with the wearer, your charm will get another drink. Yes, it’s as weird as it sounds. Check out the video and see the dress in action.

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[via Fashioningtech via FastCoDesign]

Okay, that might be an exaggeration, but I’m not kidding about the erratic weather. Now if only there were some kind of clothing that could automatically cool me down once I begin breaking out a sweat. Oh, wait, there is already clothing that can do that.

Released and developed by the Columbia Sportswear Company, the Omni-Freeze line of clothing automatically cools down once sweat comes into contact with it. Each item in the line is made with special flat yarns that encourage the release of heat and altogether feel cooler to the touch. Aside from that, the flat yarns are bonded with a special chemical that reacts with sweat (or water) to provide a cooling effect.

The whole thing sounds like a really good idea to me. However, I can’t help but wonder: what if the wearer gets caught in a downpour? I doubt anyone would ever want to cool down even more during a heavy storm.

[via Engadget via Dvice]

And you can get one from Enlighted Designs, a company that prides itself with producing illuminated clothing, including the all-new Circuit Board LED Tie.

The circuit board is actually just printed on the fabric but the LED lights integrated into the tie are fully functional and flash in different patterns. The addition of the LED lights will either make the tie more appealing to your geek side or make you recoil because of its hideousness. So which is it?

These ties are actually made-to-order so you can head on over to Englighted Designs to order one for $75 (USD).