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Japanese Vacuum Cleaner Fashion

Nils — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 13:39:51 +0000

When Japanese invade the fashion world, they won’t leave their weird imagination at home. Fashion designer Dai Fujiwara showed dresses and coast in Paris that were inspired by … a vacuum cleaner.

The creative director of the Japanese label Issey Miyake enlisted Dyson to produce a set featuring huge yellow tubes that sent gusts of air swirling through models’ hair and clothes in a poetic reflection on global climate change.

They even use the climate buzzword – way to go to show us where you think that women belong!

Necktie USB Air Conditioning

Nils — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 05:53:18 +0000

The summer is already over, but it’s never too early to plan for the next year. If you work – like me – in a building without air conditioning (I have stingy employers), or the AC breaks down at some point you may appreciate this Thanko product: It’s an USB-powered necktie that cools you down with a built-in fan.

Let’s see how this might work out in real life.

….yeah, I don’t believe it either. But if you want to buy one anyway, these rubbery ties cost 2980 Yen (about 18.65 Euro).

(Via Akihabara news.)

Mouse Clothes

Nils — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 03:40:37 +0000

If you think about it, computer mice lead a pretty desolate life. Sometimes they are being shoved around in directions they might not really appreciate. And much of their time they’re simply cold and lonely. But those desperate times are over, thanks to the nice Japanese people. They came up with clothes for mice.