Brooklyn Watches

Typographic Olympics, surfing Dubai, Twitter vending machines and more in our weekly look at the web

Former gallery owner David Sokosh abandoned his business during the recession and created Brooklyn Watches, a manufacturer of handmade time pieces. Sokosh utilizes 1970s mechanics and themes his models to reflect various Brooklyn neighborhoods.

2013 Chloé Resort Collection

Crazy swimming pools, a traveling nail salon, aerial nudes and more in our weekly look at the web

In her first full year at the label, former Pringle of Scotland designer Clare Waight Keller presents a pitch-perfect 2013 Resort Collection for Chloé. Momentarily touching on bright colors and bold prints, the endlessly elegant collection favors billowy tops, cropped bottoms and decisively simple topcoats.

1980s Apple Apparel

Crazy swimming pools, a traveling nail salon, aerial nudes and more in our weekly look at the web

When we think of Apple we think clean lines and sharp aesthetics. But this wasn’t always so. In the mid-80s—around the time Jobs was pushed out—the pre-powerhouse company took an ill-advised foray into fashion with a regrettable line of rather frumpy (but, in retrospect, amazing) apparel. Commanded by loud graphic design and pastel colors, the casual duds are a real departure from the minimalist brand …