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San Diego Comic Con 2012 came and went, but here’s a photo gallery recap of the various happenings at the ‘Con by our Guest Photographer and Friend of Retrenders, Winky.
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Sanrio’s Hello Kitty teams up with ASICS in this collab. This collection features athletic graphic tees, tanks, arm warmers, hoodies and bags.
Japan’s Sanrio will be joining forces with The Girl Skateboard Company for this collection of boards. Hello Kitty and her company of friends get the skateboard treatment.
Does your significant other have a sweet tooth? What about engagement rings inspired by doughnuts?
Sprinkled Doughnut Engagement Ring 2010 by Tammy Young Eun Kim
The doughnut rings were designed by LA-based artist Tammy Young Eun Kim.
Image via TWELV Magazine.
This beautiful and colorful dress is crazy – 50,000 gummy bears used and the gown weighs in at 220 pounds. The dress was designed by Editor-In-Chief Hissa Igarashi and Fashion Editor Sayuri Marakumi for the debut of TWELV fashion magazine and the gown was inspired by fashion designer Alexander McQueen. The original gown was in McQueen’s 2008 Spring/Summer Collection.
Most of the custom figures are robots or aliens, so if you are looking for fun and bright, check out Caramelaw. These candy inspired custom toys are designed by Singapore’s Sheena Aw.
What if your favorite superhero characters did embarrassing things – here’s what it would look like:
Image via Kerry Callen
Image via Japan Trends
Why does the Japanese have all the fun? Why can’t our local transportation authority participate in something like this? A Lightsaber Star Wars handrail on my bus ride will definitely make my daily commute more fun.
These days, everyone knows the two big comic book publishing giants – DC Comics and Marvel Comics. In the 1940s, there was another big comic book publisher, Harvey Comics, and one of it’s better known characters is Casper the Friendly Ghost. Harvey Comics has been defunct since 1994, but it’s back in this collab with apparel company Mishka NYC.
Urban Legend is a Hungarian brand that specializes in cycle wear. This line of clothing will only continue to grow as more city dwellers try to move closer to more greener alternative forms of transportation. I have always loved biking, however, most functional bike clothes have always made me look like I am ready for the Tour De France and I feel very self-conscious and uncomfortable once I separate myself from my bike.
Akufuncture drops its Summer 2012 Collection:
For more details on the Summer 2012 Collection, go to: Akufuncture.com.
Image via Yoyo Ferro
Can’t wait until the rest of the Star Wars characters are made into origami form . Can you just imagine how awesome it will be to see the X-wing Fighter, Tie Fighter, or Darth Vader folded in paper?
For more info, go to: Inhabitat – Origami Yoda.
Society6 has a great idea here with these NES minimalist art prints. Who would have thought that decades ago, games would soon be considered as art. Which gave me a great idea, someone should come out with a way to capture my greatest moments in Modern Warfare multiplayer so I could proudly show off my greatest achievements in poster, print, or certificate form.
Drink the tea fast enough and you can save the Titanic tea bag holder from sinking.
Tea.Tanic ships the product worldwide, so there will be no trouble getting this to your tea drinking Titanic fans.
Four grand to play checkers! Really?
I always wondered how I could play checkers with more style. Good thing I found this – a Gucci leather checkers set! What a great idea. Now I can feel complete and concentrate more on checkers strategy. By the way, I suck in checkers but at least I will look good playing it.
La Souris Sur Le Gateau is a French photo-retouching company that creates playful images using commercial photography. They combine various photos together to create a creative and whimsical image that can’t help but bring a smile to your face. La Souris Sur Le Gateau has worked with various clients such as Volkswagen, Playstation, L’oreal, and Nissan, just to name a few.
Instead of using wood, I’m thinking of just using LEGO bricks for my staircase!
WARNING: Kids don’t try this at home! Image via Freshome.
Now you can build your LEGO masterpieces without spending lots of money on bricks. Also you won’t waste time brick building by hand because you can now use Google’s new software Build – a Chrome based LEGO brick building game. It’s cool because you can visualize your LEGO build virtually and make sure everything looks right before you build it with real LEGO pieces.
Now that you bought a pair of kickass headphones, why not proudly display it as a centerpiece for your entertainment center? This can be a nice little conversation starter or, better yet, the envy to all your friends. The stands come in different materials, color, or leather and is currently not available at our local Best Buy – you have to order it online overseas.
For more info, go to: Klutz Design.
Women no need to suffer on formal nights anymore! We can dance the night away in these Nike Dunks without the stinging blisters! We can now finally slow dance on the basketball courts if the need arises.
Image via TGWO
Chamber may not be the most well-known character in the X-Men universe, but this Marvel Comics and Reebok limited edition sneaker collab looks awesome. Available in Europe, these Reebok Blasts will retail around $146.00USD.
Accessorize your summer outfits with “green” in mind. Muichic (moo-ee-sheek) is a company that produces handmade jewelry that is organic and sustainable from Colombia. Muichic makes necklaces, rings, wrists bracelets, and earrings from this native tropical nut called – tagua. Tagua nut can be found throughout South America rainforests.
Image via Flickr – GeekyTom
It always amazes what people can do with LEGO. If you’re fan of Star Trek: The Original Series, here are some cool LEGO builds of a phaser, tricorder and communicator by Tommy Williamson.
Get ready guys and gals, Target AND Neiman Marcus will be collaborating to bring together a holiday collection that will be available at both retailers, in-store and online. Of course, all items are limited edition. The collection drops on December 1st.
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