... ever lived without them. And, in the spirit of the times, we pay close attention to tools that you can get on the cheap, make yourself, or refurbish. In our last Toolbox, we looked at "maker sartorial," specifically, the clothing that makers wear that is optimized for the "work" they do (be it vocational or avocational). We got input from a bunch of people (mostly men), and ...

A Sartorial Rumor of the Twilight Variety New Moon hunk Taylor Lautner is said to be in line to become the face of an Armani fragrance and Armani Exchange. Mmm...how will he sell shirts if he’s always shirtless? On a related note, tweenagers everywhere are wetting their pants. Photo: NewMoonMovie.org.

"Who's the swingingest girl in town? Who rates high on everyone's best-dressed list? Sindy, of course! She has complete wardrobes of casual and smart go-ahead clothes that match the exciting and fascinating life she leads." So says the intro to the The Sindy Set booklet which accompanied the original Sindy doll set of the late sixties and early seventies. Produced by Pedigree ...

My leather jacket may have been a poor sartorial decision, today. It's been pouring for the last several hours. Whoops. D&D quotes (almost caught up!): The party- Taris: A fey warlock with a mysterious past Kat: The rogue with the mostest Rosaline: The long suffering paladin (cousin of Kat) Sid: The brawler Loxas: An Agent of the king, and nominally the group leader Silvo: A Warforged ...

Wherein 1958 was a good year       Black Denim Trousers and Motorcycle Boots, Vaughn Monroe Blue Dress, Depeche Mode Blue Skirt Waltz, Jimmy Sturr Blue Suede Shoes, Carl Perkins Boot-Leg, Booker T & the MGs Boots, Laurie Berkner Bring Your Clothes, Laurie Berkner Button Up Your Overcoat, Dick Haymes Buttons, Sia Chantilly Lace, Jerry Lee Lewis Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes, Paul Simon ...

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• While you were shoving brussels sprouts and glasses of mulled wine down your maw in between slabs of turkey over in Harlem, Orlando Bloom, Salma Hayek, and Gwyneth Paltrow jetted over to Marrakesh for a very special Morrocan Thanksgiving. • Despite epic critical failure, Lindsay Lohan's line for Ungaro has apparently been flying off store shelves. • A remake of the already-remade-in ...

On Friday, one of our major suppliers treated a few of us to a Boardroom lunch. It was very stylishly done, with good conversation about a mix of business and personal topics.  Amusingly, as we were leaving, our host commented that it was a shame it was on a Friday. “We usually wear casual clothes on a Friday, so it was a bit of a nuisance to put the tie on.” Amusingly, our office ...

Michelle Obama's royal cardigan incident, Sarah Palin's glasses, Aretha Franklin's hat, and Sonia Sotomayor's judicial collar — "Oliver Cromwell meets Whistler's Mother," in the New Yorker's inimitable parlance — all make this list of 2009's memorable fashion statements.

I've been looking into what I can do to update my wardrobe, mostly for work, but partly for everything else, and have run into a problem - I need help, because I am clueless. Please, for the love of God... Nearly everything I have purchased for the last while looks wretched on me, and/or is so uncomfortable I have trouble wearing it. As a result, I wear jeans and t-shirts everywhere, full ...

"Dressing, like painting, should have a residual stability, plus punctuation and surprise," he told the fashion publication The Daily News Record in 1986. "Somewhere, like in Krazy Kat, you've got to throw the brick."- Richard Merkin Will we see you a bit later for this evening's Tiny Showcase print unveiling? We'll be sending our mailing list members a sneak peak ...

Vibrotactile Suit Image courtesy of Jeff Lieberman When roboticists make the clothes, the clothes might improve the man. New vibrating robotic suits could teach wearers to perform complex movements faster and more accurately. If you have ever struggled to learn a sport, you know that new motor skills don’t come easy. Your coach may shout commands or

I just received word that my suit is available for the first fitting. This is a full-canvas construction, which means it will have more structure than most suits which are half- or no-canvas. More structure will give a more precise fit, and isn't that the entire point? Of course, I am not sure it's wise to go to my first fitting after being ill, and only a few days after the biggest pig- ...

I do yoga. And karate. I injured myself. I was on the couch. We had just gotten back from a party. Little Boy was lying down on the couch for a rest before dinner. I got dinner prepped (pork woon sen with peanut sauce) and after stirring in the noodles, left the skillet with the lid on so flavors could merge and everything could be evenly heated through. I checked on Little Boy. Little ...

... of the standard required). No, this shopping trip was a quest to add to someone else's sartorial splendor rather than my own. My father phoned me yesterday and said he wanted a black bowtie. I assumed the ... we've done the tie that bows, (and by now you know to pronounce that as beaus, not boughs), we've done sartorial splendour, now it's time for today's episode of No, *Really*? ...