For its latest line of T-shirts, Prada has found a notable way to differentiate itself: enlist the design help of world-class architects like Rem Koolhaas and Herzog & de Meuron. Well, sort of. Koolhaas and co. didn’t really design the tees, but they did do the buildings whose floor plans and façades are silk-screened across [...]

Creating the new “Jean-Michel Basquiat” line, which hits London’s
Dover Street Market tomorrow, was not exactly a simple process. The
Inoue Brothers (whom you may know as the world’s leading London-based,
Japanese-Danish design team) started with polos, jackets, sweats, and
shirts from iconic brands like Lacoste, Wrangler, Levi’s, and Pendleton.
Then, they worked with Rei Kawakubo’s team at Comme des [...]

Now that the days are turning brisk, your ordinary undershirt won’t cut it. Head for—where else?—Uniqlo, further cementing its all-things-for-all-people status with the new Heattech line. Heattech’s technical fibers actually help generate and retain warmth by absorbing body moisture—its movement generates heat. (An antibacterial agent in the fabric helps control odor, too.) We can’t explain [...]

The most attractive aspect of Porsche’s new four-door Panamera, which we plugged in our Fall Trend Reports, may well be a feature that debuted in the Carrera last fall: the seven-speed marvel of modern engineering called the PDK transmission. A recent opportunity to try out the PDK on a track (though not, sadly, in a [...]