Not to sound arrogant, but when it comes to color we know a thing or two. Yet when the world’s undisputed master of the multi-chrome sciences, Pantone, announces it’s Color of the Year, we take notice. Best known for their fan-style color swatch flipbooks, Pantone uses word-association data and trend analysis to annually spotlight one special color for recognition. In 2009, the lucky winner was mimosa; but this year, the new champion is (drum roll)… Turquoise! Read More
Here’s a stat you might find surprising: men are spending more on clothing than women. Sounds unusual, but according to recent Consumer Price Index (CPI) data on men’s and women’s apparel, from January 1978 to April 2010 men’s apparel has increased by 1.06 percent annually. This is nearly twice the yearly rate of appreciation seen in women’s apparel. Read More
Usually the only pleasure we get from our clothes comes from the satisfaction of knowing we look good wearing them. Get ready though, because the relationship you have with what you wear could be getting a lot more complicated. Last week, at the 2010 Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences, an international team of artists and computer scientists unveiled Wearable Absence (WAb), an interactive garment system which can help you relax and evoke memories of faraway friends and loved ones. Read More
For most of human history the shirt has done two things, and it‘s done them well: cover your body, and help you look good. But all of that could change in the not-too-distant future with developments in nanofibers – tiny fibers approximately 1000 times thinner than a strand of hair. Some day thanks to nanofibers your shirt can not only make a statement about your personal style, it could also help fight disease, save energy, and even entertain. Read More
This first ever blog post is coming to you straight from ShirtsMyWay Headquarters. Whether you heard about us from CNN, BBC, The New York Times, MSNBC, or one of your friends, we’re glad to have you witness something unprecedented: the launch of the most comprehensive dress shirt blog the world has ever known. In case you’re not familiar with our company yet, we started back in 2008 not only to give guys better fitting and better looking dress shirts but also to make the shirt buying experience more enjoyable. Read More
