Ryan Seacrest to Launch Clothing Line

When it comes to fashion, Mr. Seacrest is best known for wearing suits or tuxedos when hosting Fox's "American Idol," E!'s red-carpet specials tied to award shows, and ABC's New Year's Eve show. For now, the collection is dominated by tailored clothing and accessories: suits, tuxedos, dress shirts, ties, belts, and tie bars, which are enjoying a renewed popularity that some makers credit to Mr. Seacrest's penchant for wearing them. Prices will range from $45 for belts to $550 for a suit.The idea was hatched by Randa Accessories, a New York company well-known in the menswear industry as the maker of accessories for brands including Kenneth Cole and Tommy Hilfiger. Randa executives approached Mr. Seacrest early last year, and the idea soon grew beyond accessories. In December, they met with Macy's general merchandise manager for the men's department, Richard Arnstein. 

Mr. Seacrest said he intended the clothes to reflect what he wears. When manufacturers proposed lilac and green, he said "I wouldn't wear that," he recalled, in a recent telephone interview. "Sometimes they've said to me, 'You wouldn't wear this color but people like this color. They want to buy that color.' " Some shades of green made it into the neckwear collection, just "not bad leprechaun green," Mr. Seacrest said. Lilac was scrapped for blues and charcoals, said Ken Wyse, president of licensing at PVH Corp., which is making the dress shirts.Tulle sweatheart applique beaded ball gown wedding/party dressMr. Seacrest is aware of the eye roll that invariably comes from fashion followers when they hear that a celebrity is debuting a clothing line. "I'm not a designer,Wholesale Cheap Satin strapless applique beaded mermaid wedding dresses ED5685 nor do I think I am," he said. "I see an opportunity to help curate these different pieces for guys at an accessible level." 

The market for men's suits is tough. Men typically buy a suit only for special occasions like a new job or a wedding. Big style changes occur infrequently, so men can wear the same suits for years. Sales of men's suits fell 7.3% to $2.28 billion in 2013 after rising slightly in 2012, according to NPD Group. Mr. Seacrest's line will be priced lower than stalwarts like Brooks Brothers or relative newcomer to the market J.Crew. Macy's dominates the mass market, but it has its own challenges,Wholesale Cheap New Arrival Strapless Sweetheart Satin and Tulle Applique Ball Gown Wedding Dress with sales slipping in the most recent quarter as mall traffic struggles.

Gov't developing smart suits to protect U.S. troops from bio attacks

Fornasiero said the task is a difficult one, and the suits may not be ready for the field for another 10 to 20 years.Ross Kozarsky, a senior analyst with Boston-based Lux Research, said the effort could also lead to a lot of other uses for smart nano-based clothing or devices."I think it's definitely innovative. It's a pretty powerful platform technology," he added. "Materials that intelligently react to their external surroundings -- that is certainly an interesting class of materials. This is at the front end of the tunnel. Imagine an athlete wearing some kind of clothing that reacts to humidity or temperature and can make itself a lighter or warmer shirt."Kozarsky also noted that smart clothing could be used for personal tasks, like measuring a user's heart beat, pulse and blood pressure.The technology could also lead to smart footwear,Wholesale Cheap New Arrival Strapless Sweetheart Elegant Tulle Applique Ball Gown Wedding Dress which could,Wholesale Cheap Stunning Satin Lace V-neck Criss-cross Back Sexy Sheath Wedding Dress for example, transform itself to repel potential danger found in water and keeping the user's feet dry. 

The military also might consider adapting the base technology so instead of a nano-infused fabric transforming itself to protect a human from a biological or chemical attack, the smart material could be body armor that automatically strengthens itself based on the stress it's under.After finishing last in Thursday's 5,000 meter speed skating'petition, Maria Lamb coughed up an explanation for her and the U.S.'s poor performance in Sochi: the U.S. Speedskating organization is hurting more than helping. Specifically, she called out Finn Halvorsen, the managing director of America's long-track skating program. "[Halvorsen's] done a lot of damage the way he has single-handedly, perhaps, destroyed so many good athletes, at these performance at the Games, due to his calls and actions," she said. "It's fairly remarkable, actually." 

Over the last couple weeks the U.S. and the world for that matter has been trying to figure out why the U.S. speed skaters haven't been winning anything. Traditionally, it's been one of the U.S.'s strongest winter sports. "U.Tulle sweatheart applique beaded ball party gown wedding dressesS. speedskaters have won 67 medals, most of any sport, yet with two days remaining in the Games, they have been shut out in Sochi. The Dutch, meanwhile, continue to dominate, having won 21 medals," The St. Paul Pioneer Press reported.