Instead of taking you to school, the Warby Parker Class Trip bus aims to educate you in eyewear. Rolling into San Francisco last week, the retrofitted orange behemoth will spend its days as part of Hayes Valley’s Proxy project [Update: permit issues have caused the bus to move to 768 Sansome in the FiDi as [...]
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New York fashion startup Stitch Collective released the latest in its line of leather accessories this week. Dubbed The City Bag, the $465 design by Parsons alum Omar Aguirre is a gray and green tote that’s enough to hold a laptop, yet streamlined and architectural enough to look polished, even when packed full with your [...]
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NFC technology has yet to his the mainstream (though some research points to this year being an important one in its move towards wider adoption), but it’s at the center of many a geeky dream. Here’s one with a solidly stylish twist: Cherry on the Bag, a collection of leather bags and tech accessories imbedded [...]
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A friend of mine refers to traveling with children as “luggage with luggage.” Well here’s an accessory with an accessory: see that little rectangular dongle on the handbag above? It’s the Trellie, and its purpose is not for mere show. It’s a Bluetooth-enabled device with LED lights that illuminate when your phone is ringing. When [...]
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For the record, I haven’t worn a watch since 1998. But the TableTurns Watch by Flüd might make me rethink that. A turntable-style face and sleek silver and white color combo are a nice collision of retro kitsch and glam, a pairing I can always get behind. While there’s nothing particularly high-tech about this time-teller ($80), [...]
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You can think of it like the arrival of etsy 2.0: handcrafted accessories and lovely, well-designed items created by independent artisans, crafters and makers from around the world are at the heart of a slew of new and worth-a-look style startups. Great for hunting down gifts and little treasures you won’t find everywhere else, here [...]
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