Hasta La Ideas

Debuting at New York Fashion Week, Victorinox launched their capsule collection Remade in Switzerland by UK fashion designer Christopher Ræburn. The small collection of just 8 pieces are constructed from re-appropriated Swiss military fabrics such as sleeping bags, parachutes, blankets, and wool coats—some as old as 60 years. Each item is a limited-edition of 100 pieces including Ræburn’s badass take on the classic Swiss army knife (pictured below). Kudos to the creative team behind the website and presentation, it’s beautifully executed!

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Generally, I’m not one to sport some middle-earth-looking orange-milky way-splashed brown borderline-KKK outfit, but under a sky suddenly darkened by black-edged clouds, on streets where all others have run for cover, well, hell yeah! Just need a good 1000-yard stare to accessorize it with. “Breathable micro polyester (100%) Water and wind resistant with an extra extension for backpacks” Perfect.

Here is an instructional video on how to rock the look.- though these guys need a bit more solemnity in their steps IMO.

Looks to be a limited edition art product by Ole Jensen

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Marloes ten Bhömer is an experimental shoemaker who is exploring new possibilities in fabrication and fitting provided by 3D-printing. Rapidprototypedshoe, shown here, is breated through sintered plastic plumer, into the shape of one’s foot. A fantastic solution if, like many, you’re two feet aren’t exactly the same size.

If 3D shoe printing takes off, we wonder other materials could be used to create a shoe that can stretch, bend, and be repaired? Bhömer has just started to address that by designing a shoe that comes apart in layers, allowing for different material properties and easy replacement of worn-out parts.

via ecouterre

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To celebrate the upcoming 2010 World Cup in South Africa, Happy Socks has developed a collection of tubing based on the national colors of a selection of the world’s leading footballing nations. The usual perennial’s are represented from Brazil, to the 2006 World Cup Champion, Italy. The threads will be available on May 21st – just in time for the much awaited month long event.

The ‘Man Bag’ is getting conceptual in a collaborated effort between London-based bag and accessories brand chris & tibor and designer Walter Van Beirendonck.