Tag: dna
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Was ‘Iceman Otzi’ a Copper Age fashionista?
The 5,300-year-old Alpine mummy known as the Tyrolean Iceman died wearing leather clothes and accessories harvested from no less than five wild or domesticated species, a DNA analysis published Thursday revealed. Frozen solid after being fatally wounded by an arrow in the back, the brown-eyed, Copper Age nomad, nicknamed “Otzi”, was discovered in 1991 in…
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Has Adidas signed up Alexander Wang?
The designer, known for his attitude-laden urban street style aesthetic, is set to have been working with the brand on a ready-to-wear collection, WWD reports. The collaboration, although unconfirmed by both parties, is expected be revealed this fall during New York Fashion Week, following Wang's runway show on September 10. The partnership, if true, would…