The world’s most technical products

Posted 4 Mar 2010

Clothing, Design, Signs | 2 Comments 

Standing in the shadows of the Limerick Power Station, I saw an advertising poster that caught my attention.

Admittedly, the text is a bit hard to read with the window glare, so here are the salient words again:

ATTENTION!
ATENCION!
ACHTUNG!
ATTENZIONE!

Under Armour makes the world’s most technical products.

So, I think I have to disagree. Surely a nuclear power plant trumps exercise-wear in terms of technical complexity. Okay, I am no scientist, but come on, this one seems obvious.

Step on a crack

Posted 22 Feb 2010

Clothing, Commuting, Daily Life, Places | 5 Comments 

There I was, walking along the sidewalk of Mumbai, India.  Heads up! What’s that? It seems to be a pretty major hole in the middle of the sidewalk!

It IS a big hole in the sidewalk. Imagine that. Luckily I saw it before any accident befell me.

It turns out that not all the passers-by were quite as lucky.  One poor pedestrian approached the hole with one more shoe than they walked away with.

If you were walking and one of your shoes dropped into a hole in the sidewalk, would you abandon the shoe or try to retrieve it?

Going pro as a shopper

Posted 19 Feb 2010

Clothing, Daily Life, Language | 4 Comments 

How much does one have to shop at J. Crew before they give you your own business card just for shopping there?

Once I knew a gal who received a hand-written personal thank you note from Saks Fifth Avenue for her purchases earlier that week. But a business card? If you get one of those, you must really be spending LOADS of shopping time at the J.Crew.

Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow

Posted 3 Nov 2009

Clothing, Weird | 1 Comment 

Sometimes you are forced to drop the act … and the wig:

What’s your best ‘hair’ pun?

P.S. This wig bears a striking resemblance to the hair we were cautioned not to shred early last month. Perhaps that is an interpretation we failed to consider?

Black tie goes green

Posted 16 Sep 2009

Clothing, Commuting, Design, Food, Guest Post, Weird | 2 Comments 

Has edible clothing finally stepped away from the questionable-at-best “edible underwear” realm and entered the mainstream?

Is this a new line of “survival gear”, targeting folks who want a little insurance against starvation in case of a plane crash on a desert island?

Thanks to a reader from Chicago who submitted this thought-provoking ad from Harrington College.