Self-lacing shoes are real 😮👟

Back in the day, tech was all about function. Today, a e s t h e t i c s are an important consideration and differentiator for consumers (example: the brown Microsoft Zune vs. Apple iPod). Here are a few fashionable products you might appreciate:

😯 Self-lacing shoes are real. Nike's newest Back to the Future inspired sneakers can actually lace themselves, with a proprietary internal cable system built with fishing line.

🐣 Tattoos of your favorite tweets. Now you can read inspiring tweets from Kanye on your arm.

👓 Protect your vision at work. These non-prescription glasses from Felix Gray protect your vision from the screens you stare at all day.

📈 Went viral in San Francisco. Allbirds, the offical shoe for Silicon Valley VC's, recently raised $10M and introduced their super comfy wool loungers. They also make small shoes for small babies.

👟 Y Combinator backed sneakers. We just unboxed a pair at Product Hunt HQ, and the Atoms team is giving away free pairs to their earliest supporters. They're mad comfy. 🤗

📚 3,000 Years of fashion in one place. Google's Cultural Institute worked with 180+ museums, schools, and fashion institutes to organize 30,000+ fashion pieces and 450+ exhibits spanning three millennia in one searchable online archive. It's incredible.

Community member Ashley Laurel's been collecting the coolest and wackiest (like this LED cat clutch) fashion tech products. Check it out.

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