Multicultural approach to beauty

In metropolitan cities like Londen, Amsterdam and New York, is the street in recent years brightened by mipsters (muslim + hipster) they conquer the streets and social media worldwide.

They are usually women who love fashion, art and creativity, but also want to live according to Islamic traditions. I have sometimes asked myself; because the muslim women wear a hijab they don’t want to stand out, right? But then I had to admit that I can’t judge here because I actually know to little about their religion.

I think it is important that everyone can be who he or she wants to be. I see them as an inspiration in terms of style and I would check their blogs just like I do with others.

The multicultural approach to beauty is in line with the trend transparency. They won’t let them held back by what others think, they make their own choices and show who they want to be.

The hipster-video from several years back has caused uproar in the American Muslim community. What does it mean to be Muslim in a western society? Can a muslim dress herself as western as she wants? The makers of ‘Somewhere in America’ think so.

The trend has been going on for a longer period, but a few days ago it was announced that Dolce & Gabbana has designed traditional dresses for female Muslims.

Dolce & Gabbana is the first coutoure house that is launching the first clothing line for Muslim Women with hijabs and abayas, headscarves and covering long dresses. A breaktrough for Muslim women, and an economically smart move by the fashion house. ‘The exuberant clothes from Dolce & Gabbana suits the Arab woman’.

With the collection, the fashion brand combines it’s extravagant Sicilian character with the traditional Arabian dress.

Earlier H&M already pleaded for diversity. They did this by the end of September with launching an advertising campaign in which a model was wearing a headscarf. When you show Muslims in a normal context, it will contribute to the acceptance of the group, said civil rights lawyer Ibrahim Hooper then.

Coolhunt 3 TRACKERS

Since the development of new technologies, privacy has declined. However, these technologies can also help you with certain things.

For Example, with the app Shazam, you can find songs from the past few years. Therefore you do not have to be stuck with a song in your head without knowing the title of the song..

Now, a new app has been designed, ASAP54. This app helps you to find the cute shoes you saw on the street. When you come across something you only have to take a picture and the app will search for the clothing or will look for something similar.

The ‘find my phone’ apps are older but still very useful because it is a permanent problem.  At this moment there is a wide range of apps for every phone to find your phone.

At Volkskrant.nl I read the article: ‘Holland and U.S. want phones to be equipped with ‘killswitch”.
‘Telecom Providers in the Netherlands probably will be required from Januari 1 next year, to make the stolen mobile phones of their customers unusable. Because of Killswitch the phone will be unusable. The U.S. is working on a similar law. The blockade has to make sure that thieves can not access the valuable data.
The next problem arises: hackers can probably soon delete phones widely, leaving many people with a crappy phone’ (volkskrant.nl).

Trackers are not only for phones. For example, now there is TRAX, a GPS tracker that helps you locate your children and pets real time by using a mobile app or computer.

 

At last, there is a firefighter who has designed his own Google Glass App which saves lives.
‘Jackson, a 34-year-old member of the Google Glass Explorer program, has developed an app that displays incoming emergency dispatches, shows maps of where incidents are, nearest fire hydrants, and even building plans. By using data to shorten response times, he’s hoping to turn his peers’ disbelief into respect’ (fastcolabs.com). 

Why is it cool?
I am not sure that I find everything cool. But I wanted to show the two sides of trackers.
I like some of the trackers because you can track stolen stuff or you can save lives with it.
But the fact that soon everyone knows anywhere and at any time where you are, does not seem like such a nice idea. Trough bonus cards and discount cards the stores already know what you are buying and now they can follow passersby on the street trough tracking phones.

Why has it future growth potential?
Technology develops constantly. By Web 3.0 it is already possible for companies to see what everyone is typing on their websites, without placing the message. And now they go a step further. Because off these possibilities they have a certain power over you and I do not think that they will give that up soon.