IP Couture

In honor of the upcoming Main Library exhibition, "House of Nat: Fashion Tips from the Schmulowitz Collection of Wit and Humor," I'm going to post some fashion-related tidbits from the intellectual property world over the next couple of months.

Beginning April 1, and running through May, look for IP Couture posts. These will generally include an amusing patent that is in some way related to the, ahem, interesting things that people come up with to revolutionize the way we dress, wear our hair, paint our faces, and so on.

Also check out the "House of Nat exhibition" if you're in town. I guarantee you'll get a kick out of it. It's running in April and May, and includes contributions from not only Book Arts and Special Collections (home of the Schmulowitz Collection) but also the SF Photograph Collection and the Art, Music and Recreation Department, and the Fisher Children's Center. For more information about that, check out the library's exhibitions page.