Before the Swiss Army Knife, Victorian women wore ornate multitools

Here's a device to add to your steampunk fiction: the chatelaine, a popular accessory from the 19th century. Part practicality, part fashion accessory, the chatelaine was the perfect way for women on the go to carry all of their tools.

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An Italian Design Firm is Creating High Fashion Mutants

Italian design firm Do the Mutation is creating high-fashion (and high concept) "mutants," using individualized 3-D-printed masks. This blend of a science fiction aesthetic with cutting-edge design is creating something new and unique.

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Spirit Foxes and Raunchy Demons in Japanese Netsuke Art

Japanese carved figurines, called netsuke, weren't just cool works of art — they served a practical purpose as wardrobe accessories. A well-dressed Japanese man prior to the twentieth century could display his wealth and taste, with beautiful and intricate carvings of demons and cavorting spirits.

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These X-Men T-shirt designs really are uncanny

Feeling as though you're trapped in a world that hates and fears you for your amazing abilities? You can show your mutant pride by wearing one of these new contest-winning X-Men T-shirt designs from We Love Fine. Chosen by a panel of judges including famed X-scribe Chris Claremont.

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Japan solves your "giant Evangelion-themed bowling pin" cosplay needs

Have you ever thought, "Man, I wish I could go bowling while I was wearing a giant bowling pin costume — and it would be even better if those bowling pins were designed like the giant robots featured in the popular anime Evangelion!" No, of course not, because you're not insane.

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