With temperatures soaring in many parts of the world right now, everyone is trying to avoid the hot weather. Unless you’re lucky enough to work in a cold storage facility or are following our blog from your igloo in Greenland, this is the time of year when dress shirt wearers suffer the most; but thanks to some creative chemists, designers and engineers, your shirt could take you to a whole new level of cool. Read More
There are few personal hygiene problems more embarrassing than body odor. For many people, a simple dose of deodorant in the morning is enough to put our fears of smelling bad to rest; but unfortunately we all can’t be blessed with a dainty sweating system or live in a temperate climate zone. If you’re a chronic perspirer who still needs to wear a suit to work even when the heat is on, you probably know all too well that a few swipes of Old Spice isn’t enough sometimes. 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
