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Speedo has taken its Fastskin technology for swimwear and extended it to sledding sports with its unveiling of the Fastskin FSII Ice speed suit that will be worn by the U.S. sledding team at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino, Italy, Feb. 10-26.
It marks the first time athletes will compete in Speedo at a Winter Olympics.
Speedo said the Fastskin FSII Ice is specially designed to met the needs of athletes in skeleton, bobsled and luge events.
It brings together the aerodynamic features of the Fastskin FSII with the biomechanical engineering needed to provide the tight 'second skin' fit and freedom of motion required for these winter sports, Speedo said.
The Fastskin fabric, first created to reduce friction drag for swimmers and scientifically based on sharkskin, has been modified on the Fastskin FSII Ice so as to reduce drag based on the airflow direction unique to the three sledding sports.
The design also works to reduce energy dissipation, allowing the athlete's body to recover more quickly during competition and after.
A team of U.S. Olympic hopefuls led by Olympic Gold Medalist bobsledder Vonetta Flowers, world-ranked skeleton competitors Chris Soule and Noelle Pikus-Pace, and bobsledders Todd Hays and Jean Prahm assisted in the development and design of the suit.
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Women Spring-Summer 2006 Louis Vuitton collection, imagined by Marc Jacobs, combines all the ingredients of a classic road movie: Las Vegas, Santa Fe... heading to Graceland beneath a desert sun.
Rock 'n'roll meets the decadent 1980's, with satin and fringes that bring back the sultry swagger of the King.
Embroidered pieces, inspired by New Mexican jewelry, capture the light like semi-precious gems.
Little print dresses borrow their bld graphics from traditional Najavo rugs.
A true sun dance welcoming the new season, this collection has all the elegance and sex-appeal of the unique Louis Vuitton style.
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The iconic British style magazine i-D once again brings you a guide to the world's most important designers.
From the biggest players in the international fashion industry including Karl Lagerfeld, John Galliano, and Marc Jacobs, to emerging names such as Kim Jones and Tess Giberson, to streetwear and sportswear brands A Bathing Ape, Nike, Diesel and Silas, Fashion Now 2 is a comprehensive survey of today's best designers.
Expanded from the previous edition, Fashion Now 2 is illustrated with the very best fashion photography and styling, extracted from shoots in the archives of the magazine that celebrates its 25th birthday this year.
Also included are an introduction by i-D founder and editor-in-chief Terry Jones, and in-depth essays on the issues that are shaping fashion today: the fashion show system, the precarious position of the celebrity designer, and the rise of menswear.
Fashion Now 2 is an encyclopedia of fashion personalities, a portfolio of amazing imagery, but most of all, a snapshot of the fast-changing contemporary fashion world, as seen through the lens of one of the best-loved magazines published today.
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After two hugely successful shows in Hong Kong and the Parco gallery in Tokyo mhi are bringing Michael Lau's mr shoe exhibition to the UK at the dpmhi gallery in Soho.
The exhibition centres around Michael's latest creation, a 6 inch vinyl figure based on the classic Air Force One sneaker.
For this exhibition Michael has individually hand painted over 100 of these figures, each one based on Michael's favourite pop culture and design references ranging from Hermes to Clockwork Orange, maharishi to Rolex, Comme des Garcons to the works of Damien Hirst and much more.
The exhibition will feature all of Michael's Mr Shoe pieces alongside one-off customised cross over pieces by a range of leading designers and creatives from all over the world.
To support this exhibition Michael will be releasing new limited edition Mr shoe figures and tee shirts, all exclusive to dpmhi.
This UK show is the first stop of a Europe wide tour, with the next stop being Colette in Paris.
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Six young designers have been chosen to headline the Toronto Fashion Incubator's (TFI) Fall 2006 New Labels Fashion Design Competition.
Bev Kidd, Fashion Psychology duo Beryl Bacchus and Patrick Larrivee, Katya Revenko of Desperately Different, D'Mila by designers Liudmila and Gleb Diyachenko, Las Valentias by Erin Keatch, and Karamea by Michelle Turpin are the hand-chosen few that will get their chance to wow Canadian fashion media, buyers and consumers at Hazelton Lanes in Toronto this March 2006.
New Labels Fashion Design Competition is an exciting national design competition offers innovative Canadian fashion designers the chance to shine on stage in a professional, cutting-edge environment.
'This event is a media favourite because of the exciting and undiscovered new talent we unveil on the catwalk,' says award-winning Susan Langdon, TFI's Executive Director.
The designers have one month to prepare for the next stage in the competition and judges will make their choice based on innovation, quality, fit, and marketability of the final collection.
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