MetaFilter posts tagged with clothes

Now your t-shirts really can suit you to a T!

orange swan — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 16:52:47 -0800

Like so many other people, you have a stack of old t-shirts you never wear. Perhaps you've gotten beyond wearing obscene slogans or Strawberry Shortcake logos. Or you feel it's time to retire that “Team Hillary” shirt. Or your favourite old shirt no longer fits over the impressive pecs/food hump you've acquired since high school. Or you've had it with MeFi and you want a way to repurpose/savage your MeFi blue t-shirt. No need to be at a loss! You might just settle for making a different style of t-shirt, but you can also use those t-shirts to make diapers for your baby, clothes for your toddler, or adult-sized undies, skirts or dresses. Or a bikini. Just beware of saggage. I mean, of the bikini, after it gets water-logged. You also might make tote bags or pillows, car seat covers, baby wipes, or dusters. If you get really ambitious, you can make a t-shirt quilt, taking inspiration from the many examples on the net. If I haven't given you enough ideas, you can turn to the ever authoritative and exhaustive AskMe, or you can do some further reading on the topic. Just don't get so carried away that you wind up having to go to work topless tomorrow. Unless, of course, your career path requires that anyway.

It's all pepe, all the time

Knappster — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 12:35:39 -0800

The Afterlife of American Clothes. "From 2003 to 2007 [filmmakers Hanna Rose Shell and Vanessa Bertozzi] visited rag yards in Miami, dug through archives in London and Washington, D.C., and traveled to Haiti to see the international secondhand markets for themselves. The result is the recent documentary Secondhand (Pepe), which explores the global trade in used clothing."

Rachel Zoe Ain't Got Shit on Claudia Kishi

ThePinkSuperhero — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 20:33:33 -0800

What Claudia Wore A blog devoted to the outrageous outfits of Claudia Kishi from The Babysitters Club. I discovered this blog after deciding there should definitely be a blog devoted to the wardrobe of Claudia Kishi, and vowing to start one if I couldn't find it. Traditional clothes look boring and are boring to put on. So I never wear them. I like bright colors and big patterns and funny touches, such as earrings made from feathers. Maybe this is because I'm an artist. I don't know. Today, for instance, I'm wearing purple pants that stop just below my knees and are held up with suspenders, white tights with clocks on them, a purple plaid shirt with a matching hat, my high-top sneakers, and lobster earrings. Clothes like these are my trademark.

The Sound Of Clothes

jack_mo — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 09:58:05 -0800

The Sound Of Clothes features the precise sound of fashion materials such as feathers, sequins, glass crystals and beads, nylon, taffeta, leather, velvet, jacquard, zips and metallic chains, recorded in an anechoic chamber. Videos linked from the page might be NSFW.

A tribute to the Corsetiere

tellurian — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 20:17:32 -0800

Corsets - a very comprehensive collection of information about foundation garments. The site is generously illustrated, so it may be NSFW.

Fashion Week NYC: The Movie

ThePinkSuperhero — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 17:29:17 -0800

Was your invite to Fashion Week lost in the mail? Have no fear- you can watch video of some of your favorite designers and models at the official Mercedes Benz Fashion Week website. If you're more into schadenfreude than Sean John, check out the Zac Posen show to see Karen Elson take a tumble .

We should all come back in our next life as stylists.

ThePinkSuperhero — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 12:20:28 -0800

Being Rachel Zoe (NYTimes) The life of a celebrity stylist. Zoe, like most stylists, has an agent who negotiates with the publicity department of the movie company or, in the case of TV, the network. “It’s such a racket,” said one head of publicity at a major studio, who wished to remain anonymous for fear of angering any actresses who work with Zoe or other top stylists. “During awards season, when you are nominated or presenting an award, then it makes sense to have a stylist. But now, B- and C-list stars are demanding stylists for everything. The level of insanity is very high. But the bottom line is, if you don’t give them what they want, the actresses say they won’t do any press, that they won’t appear at the premiere. Sometimes I feel like saying, How difficult is it to just go out and buy a dress?”

Where design and technology intersect

bijou — Sun, 19 Aug 2007 13:40:27 -0800

Fashion for the 21st century

100 Things You or Martha Stewart Can Make

ThePinkSuperhero — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 09:23:14 -0800

Since the US economy will soon explode and eat all our monies, I give you this: 100 Things You Can Make Yourself!

A crash course in the haute couture.

bijou — Sun, 05 Aug 2007 17:59:21 -0800

"Couture [...] represents the fusion of fashion [...] and costume." The Metropolitan Museum of Art and its Costume Institute present designs by Charles Frederick Worth, Cristóbal Balenciaga, Christian Dior, Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel (see also), Paul Poiret, and other designers such as Lanvin, Vionnet, Schiaparelli, Givenchy, and Yves Saint Laurent.