Saturday, 7 September 2013

Bailey of Hollywood x J.Crew

Bailey of Hollywood x J.Crew This season one of the oldest makers of millinery, Bailey of Hollywood, is looking to revamp the hat game with their newest collaboration with J.Crew. Established in 1922 in Los Angeles, Bailey Hat Company has long been known for its quality, impeccable craftsmanship and industry-leading designs. Bringing their expertise and rich heritage to the table, they have updated the iconic felt hat silhouette to create a modern wardrobe staple, exclusively for J.Crew. The unisex hat is inspired by some of Bailey’s early dapper clients, which include the inimitable Humphrey Bogart and Cary Grant. Created using a signature material, Litefelt, the hat is promised to keep its shape and remain unharmed during inclement weather. When it comes to men’s accessories, one of the trickier items to pull off is the hat. Once a sign of a man’s career and status, the category is currently saturated with casual baseball caps, beanies and fedoras. A collaboration like this is helping to raise the profile of smarter, more formal styles whilst helping inject a touch of old Hollywood glamour and gentlemanly sophistication back to our wardrobes. The hat comes in two simple, yet timeless colours: charcoal and navy. These handmade pieces will be available at J.Crew stores and online at jcrew.com.

Thursday, 5 September 2013

Hope for people with eye defect

The Eye Phone app could potentially provide low-income and poor Kenyans with an opportunity to get a quick and effective diagnosis of their eye problems. Simon Kamau, 26, has been in almost constant pain since he was a playful three-year-old and accidentally pierced his eye with a sharp object, but smartphone technology now offers hope. His family live in an impoverished part of rural Naivasha in Kenya's Rift Valley region and could not afford the 80-kilometer (50-mile) journey to the nearest specialist hospital, leaving the young Kamau blind in one eye ever since. First Bionic Eye Sees Light of Day in U.S. Today, 23 years later, Kamau has a chance to better his quality of life thanks to a team of doctors from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine armed with an innovative, low cost, smartphone solution. "Kenya was a natural test location," the project's team leader, Dr Andrew Bastawrous, told AFP. "For a country with a population of more than 40 million, there are only 86 qualified eye doctors, 43 of whom are operating in the capital Nairobi." The equipment used in the study, which has been running for five years and is now in its final stages, is a smartphone with an add-on lens that scans the retina, plus an application to record the data. The technology is deceptively simple to use and relatively cheap: each 'Eye-Phone', as Bastawrous likes to call his invention, costs a few hundred euros (dollars), compared to a professional ophthalmoscope that costs tens of thousands of euros and weighs in at around 130 kilograms (290 pounds). Tiny Robotic Compound Eyes Unveiled Bastawrous said he hopes the 'Nakuru Eye Disease Cohort Study', which has done the rounds of 5,000 Kenyan patients, will one day revolutionize access to eye treatment for millions of low-income Africans who are suffering from eye disease and blindness. With 80 percent of the cases of blindness considered curable or preventable, the potential impact is huge.

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