by Chrissy Mahlmeister 1 min ago

You might already be familiar with Fly Art’s Tumblr, which mashes up hip-hop lyrics and classic paintings into super on-point (and super hilarious) meme-y masterpieces, but now you can finally wear ‘em IRL! Thanks to French-based clothing company Rad, you can swipe up your favorite phrases on tees, sweaters and tanks all for under $20. Gisella Velasco and Toni Potenciano are the masterminds behind this project, which they say encompasses “two of the most essential aspects of culture: art and hip hop,” and we couldn’t agree more. But y’all better hurry—this flash sale ends in just three days! Check out some of our faves below.

NICKI MINAJ X LEONARDO DA VINCI ($13)

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“Super Bass” by Nicki Minaj / “Mona Lisa” by Leonardo da Vinci

TLC X SIMONE PIGNONI ($18)

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“No Scrubs” by TLC / “The Rape of Persephone” by Simone Pignoni

KANYE WEST X PABLO PICASSO ($18)

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“Heartless” by Kanye West / “The Weeping Woman” by Pablo Picasso

MIGOS X GERARD VAN HONTHORST ($15)

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“Versace” by Migos featuring Drake / “King David Playing the Harp” by Gerard van Honthorst

DESTINY’S CHILD X GEORGES JULES VICTOR CLAIRIN ($13)

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by Chrissy Mahlmeister 22 mins ago

Goths and metalheads unite: aerospace engineers just invented the blackest black ever. British company Surrey NanoSystems created a material called Vantablack, which absorbs 99.96% of light. Basically, this means you can apply the material to any surface, and it will transform it into (what looks like) a black hole. Whoaaaaa.

Spinal Tap

Quick science lesson: this stuff is made up of carbon nanotubes which, according to the company’s chief technical officer Ben Jensen, can “grow very quickly.” He told The Guardian, “Take one of the hairs on your head. Split that hair 10,000 times and one of the strands that you take away is the size of the tubes that we grow.” Even though this material was created for astronomical cameras and telescopes, we can barely imagine the possibilities of Vantablack being applied to clothing.

Surrey NanoSystems

To visualize, Vantablack has been coated on a crumpled sheet of foil (above), but to the human eye, it looks totally flat. When Ben was asked about the potential of creating an LBD (or would it be LVD?), he said it would be “very expensive” and that “you would lose all features of the dress. It would just be something black passing through.” Is it bad that we’re oddly excited about that part? Sayonara, Spanx!

by Chrissy Mahlmeister 1 min ago

We’re not gonna lie—it’s pretty dang hard to stand out in our celeb-packed Instagram feed, but last night Demi Lovato posted a pic that stopped us dead in our, erm, finger tracks. She shared her “Really Don’t Care” single art, which featured a monochrome sportswear ensemble complete with smokey eyes, burgundy lips, and one badass stance. After staring at Demi’s killer summer goth game for a good 30 seconds, we immediately thought, “Wait, why don’t we wear a simple sheer bomber jacket over a bra and look this good? WE NEED ONE ASAP.” So, we scoured the interwebs for just that.

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If you’re looking for just a touch of mesh, we recommend this sheer PU panel jacket (left, $40). The extra texture gives it some edge, but it’s still totally summer appropriate. For something a bit more see-through, we love this lightweight organza sheer-sleeved number that won’t leave you short-changed (middle, $80). For something a bit more sporty, we’re dyin’ to get our hands on this mesh jacket (right, $68) so we can finally pretend all our sports bras qualify as real shirts.

Net-A-Porter/The Dreslyn/Farfetch

If you want more an investment piece, you can definitely go down the high-end designer route. DKNY makes an oversized bomber (think: past your mid-thighs) that can be layered over virtually any LBD (left, $395). For something that fits more ...

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