Hacker News with Generative AI: Fashion

The Apple Clothing Line from 1986 You Probably Never Knew Existed (rarehistoricalphotos.com)
When people hear the name Apple, they immediately think of sleek devices that have transformed modern life—iPhones, iPads, MacBooks, and the Apple Watch.

Apple, Fashion, History, Retro

7 points by Brajeshwar 6 days ago | 2 comments

Women's Pockets are Inferior. (2018) (pudding.cool)
There are few things more frustrating than collecting your belongings only to realize that the pockets in your pants are too small to hold them. Or worse, the fabric designed to look like a pocket is merely for decoration and doesn’t open at all.

Fashion, Design, Gender Issues

10 points by Tomte 6 days ago | 2 comments

Archisuits (2005–2006) (insecurespaces.net)
Archisuit consists of an edition of four leisure jogging suits made for specific architectural structures in Los Angeles.

Art, Fashion, Los Angeles

34 points by internet_points 10 days ago | 1 comments

As Bright as a Feather: Ostriches, Home Dyeing, and the Global Plume Trade (publicdomainreview.org)
In the 19th century, dyed ostrich feathers were haute couture, adorning the hats and boas of fashionistas on both sides of the Atlantic.

Fashion, History, Feathers, Trade

4 points by crescit_eundo 16 days ago | 0 comments

Determining favorite t-shirt color using science (ostwilkens.se)
I'm looking to simplify my wardrobe, and the t-shirt is a staple. I like solid color t-shirts, and so the main differentiating factor is the color. But what color? There is only one way to find out. That is: create images of myself with different colored t-shirts, and evaluate them in an ELO-based arena.

Science, Fashion, Data Analysis, Personal Projects

16 points by KomoD 20 days ago | 7 comments

How to Identify Quality in Clothing (A Rant) [video] (youtube.com)

Fashion, Quality, Reviews, Video

18 points by gmays 29 days ago | 1 comments

The evolution of the Alpha male aesthetic (bloomberg.com)
In the mid-19th century, French poet Charles Baudelaire opined that fashion wasn’t merely ornamental, it was a mirror reflecting the spirit of the age. This continues to be true today. In certain corners of the internet, the ideal man lifts weights, tracks macros and speaks in clipped imperatives. He dresses not for comfort but for the camera, squeezing into compression gear or tightly tailored suits.

Fashion, Masculinity, Culture, Social Media

5 points by throwaway2037 30 days ago | 1 comments

2025 Recession Indicators Hit Fashion and Wall Street at Once (marieclaire.com)

Recession, Economics, Fashion, Wall Street

91 points by herbertl 50 days ago | 151 comments

Calling all fashion models now AI is coming for you (theguardian.com)
The impact of AI has been felt across industries from Hollywood to publishing – and now it’s come for modelling. H&M announced last week that it would create AI “twins” of 30 models with the intention of using them in social media posts and marketing imagery if the model gives her permission.

Artificial Intelligence, Fashion, Modeling, Technology

8 points by sandebert 54 days ago | 1 comments

Are Levi's from Amazon different from Levi's from Levi's? (nymag.com)

E-commerce, Fashion, Retail, Consumerism

162 points by randycupertino 56 days ago | 152 comments

H&M to use digital clones of models in ads and social media (bbc.co.uk)
Fashion retailer H&M is to use artificial intelligence (AI) to create digital "twins" of 30 models.

Fashion, Artificial Intelligence, Digital Twins, Advertising

9 points by concerto 57 days ago | 0 comments

Robotics Meets Runway: Unitree G1's Catwalk Debut at SHFW (chinaminutes.com)
Unitree G1, a humanoid robot, made its stunning debut at Shanghai Fashion Week, walking the runway alongside human models.

Robotics, Fashion, China, Artificial Intelligence, Humanoid Robots

35 points by lewiswatson 57 days ago | 8 comments

All clothing is handmade (2022) (ruthtillman.com)
The idea for this quilt came to me several years ago. Besides making quilts, I make some of my own clothes and occasionally make clothes for people in my life. I made my own wedding dress and one for a college friend as well (and never doing that again).

Fashion, DIY, Sewing

162 points by panic 62 days ago | 175 comments

Show HN: Fashion Shopping with Nearest Neighbors (vibewall.shop)
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Fashion, E-commerce, Recommendation Systems, Machine Learning

76 points by unixpickle 69 days ago | 22 comments

Bluesky quickly sold out of the T-shirt its CEO wore to troll Mark Zuckerberg (techcrunch.com)
When Bluesky CEO Jay Graber took the SXSW stage this week, she managed to make fun of Mark Zuckerberg without mentioning Meta at all.

Social Media, Tech, Fashion, Twitter

88 points by c5karl 70 days ago | 85 comments

The Evolution of the Color Pink (lithub.com)
He was a prince whom all of Europe nicknamed “the pink prince” (der rosarote Prinz): Charles Joseph de Ligne (1735–1814), marshal of the army of the Holy Roman Empire, diplomat, thinker, writer, scholar, and a great ladies’ man.

History, Fashion, Culture

17 points by gmays 74 days ago | 0 comments

Technofossils: Humanity's eternal testament will be plastic bags, cheap clothes (theguardian.com)
As an eternal testament of humanity, plastic bags, cheap clothes and chicken bones are not a glorious legacy. But two scientists exploring which items from our technological civilisation are most likely to survive for many millions of years as fossils have reached an ironic but instructive conclusion: fast food and fast fashion will be our everlasting geological signature.

Archaeology, Anthropology, Environmentalism, Plastic Pollution, Fashion

61 points by pseudolus 89 days ago | 29 comments

Have you ever seen a goth downtown? (danco.substack.com)
Have you ever seen a goth downtown?

Culture, Fashion, Subculture

220 points by simonsarris 95 days ago | 98 comments

Show HN: Twelve70 – Outfit generator and digital Closet (twelve70.com)

Fashion, Tools, Software, Artificial Intelligence

11 points by rubanraj 100 days ago | 2 comments

Shopify takes down Ye website selling swastika shirts after Super Bowl ad (cnbc.com)

Shopify, Controversies, Advertising, Fashion, Anti-Semitism

66 points by pseudolus 101 days ago | 53 comments

The Man in the Midnight-Blue Six-Ply Italian-Milled Wool Suit (theatlantic.com)
A perfect suit, made by an expert tailor out of superlative fabric, would do nothing less than transform me.

Fashion, Clothing, Personal Transformation

94 points by ggm 103 days ago | 83 comments

Ozempic is causing trouble on Savile Row (thetimes.com)

Health, Fashion, Business

47 points by cwwc 112 days ago | 80 comments

Snakeskin: It's Fashionable, and It Scares Predators Away from Bird Nests (nytimes.com)
A museum curator with a ladder showed that birds that build cavity-style nests are able to protect their eggs with the skin shed by snakes.

Nature, Animals, Fashion, Science

19 points by Petiver 117 days ago | 4 comments

One product created a multi-million dollar brand (bbc.com)
At the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, Hill House Home's Nap Dress became more than just a piece of clothing – it was a symbol of comfort and versatility for a world in flux.

Fashion, Business, COVID-19

4 points by mooreds 118 days ago | 1 comments

TikTok's 'cute winter boots' trend explained (usermag.co)
For the past 48 hours, thousands of TikTok users have been posting and sharing videos ostensibly about "cute winter boots."

Social Media, Trends, Fashion, TikTok

8 points by doener 118 days ago | 4 comments

First AI-generated and 3D-printed shoe makes its dubious debut (newatlas.com)
In the world of ugly shoes, we've had some real bangers.

Artificial Intelligence, 3D Printing, Fashion, Design

13 points by teleforce 131 days ago | 15 comments

The sad beige aesthetic: why has the world suddenly turned taupe? (theguardian.com)
Whether it’s oat, bone, sand or fawn, this colour palette has a strong anaesthetising effect – and it has become the leading fashion and interiors style of our era

Fashion, Interior Design, Color Trends, Aesthetics

35 points by n1b0m 134 days ago | 65 comments

Show HN: Pixie – A tool to shop for clothes using pictures (ShopWithPixie.com)

Shopping, Image Recognition, Tools, E-commerce, Fashion

13 points by dayaya 138 days ago | 4 comments

Counterculture legend who invented bell-bottom jeans dies at 84 (sfgate.com)
At the turn of the mid-1960s, people knew they had landed at ground zero of an evolving San Francisco if they fell down the right rabbit hole and somehow tumbled inside Mnasidika.

Fashion, History, San Francisco

122 points by anigbrowl 142 days ago | 41 comments

Chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen rejoins tournament he quit over wearing jeans (news.sky.com)
World chess number one Magnus Carlsen is back in a major tournament after he quit because he was told to change his jeans.

Chess, Sports, Fashion, Controversy

42 points by austinallegro 144 days ago | 67 comments