Charm School Revivals - Mimi a la Mode Adds Etiquette Lessons to Its Retail Roster::Mimi A La Mode is taking the daring step of adding a charm and etiquette school to her Old-Hollywood inspired line of sleep masks, shower caps and spa apparel. In days of old, proper young ladies would… [MORE]

Pointy Bra Economics - End to Financial Downturn Marked by Uplifting Undergarment Sales::Robust sales of retro undergarments may signal an upturn in the economy, say British retailers. Madonna donned pointy bras in the ‘80s but they were first made popular in the ‘50s by stars like Marilyn… [MORE]

High Fashion Airport Boutiques - Juicy Couture to Set Up Shop in Airports::Best known for their ridiculously comfortable and cutesy track suits, fashion label Juicy Couture is set to open up four new shops in airports around the world. The airports in which Juicy Couture plans… [MORE]

Designer Markers - Stella McCartney Launches Markers for the Gap so Kids Can Customize Their Clothes::From high fashion to markers? No, Stella McCartney has not gone mad, but rather has made a set of designer markers for kids to go along with her children's clothing collection at the Gap. The designer… [MORE]

Drug Lord Theme Parks - "El Napoles" Amusement Park Pays Tribute to Pablo Escobar::Pablo Escobar is the man known worldwide as the mastermind behind the world cocaine monopoly, as well as his ruthless control over Columbia’s government and people but for now the deceased Pablo Escobar… [MORE]

Outer Space Christmas Kicks - These Supra Society Holiday 2009 Shoes Are Stellar::To help celebrate whichever holiday you will be sharing with your family and friends this year, the Supra Society Holiday 2009 edition is here. Whether your idea of festive colors includes red and green… [MORE]

Vending Machine Burgers - Tateishi Burger Has Patrons Order Burgers via Machine::There are vending machines for books, jeans, and produce so it's only natural that vending machine burgers would pop up somewhere. And that somewhere is Japan (of course), at Tateishi Burger, which is… [MORE]

$4 Convenience Store Wine - Yosemite Road 7-11 Wine Comes in Red and White::There are many signs of the apocalypse; ones to look out for include the rivers running with blood, war, natural disasters, and when lowbrow convenience stores get their own wine label. Looks like with… [MORE]

Mix'N'Match Snacks - MixMyGranola Lets You PIck Your Favorite Ingredients::Have you ever really wanted a bowl of granola, but realized that you didn’t have any granola? With 'MixMyGranola' you can always have granola and it will be delivered to your front door. Simply choose… [MORE]

DIY Charity - Giving Anonymously Makes People Come Together::GivingAnon.org allows do-gooders and those with big hearts to be their own charity. Founded by Lionel Thompson, Giving Anonymously encourages generosity between people. Finding help can be difficult enough,… [MORE]

Positivity Refreshments - 'A Bottle Of' Spring Water Promotes Happy Messages::Building your brand through positivity may be especially effective in these economically turbulent times, which is what Australian company ‘A Bottle Of’ spring water is doing. A Bottle Of combines refreshment… [MORE]

32 Riveting Retail Spaces - Businesses With Unique Storefronts and Innovative Interiors::Now more than ever, a retail business can’t rely solely on its brand identify to sell. No, it takes much more inventiveness—a memorable experience, if you will—to engage customers, which is why many retailers… [MORE]

Unorthodox Fashionzines - Twin Magazine Plans to Distinguish Itself from Conventional Mags::Even with its untraditional goals—untraditional for a fashion magazine—I’m still skeptical about Twin Magazine. Twin Magazine is a fashion magazine set to launch in London, which plans to be distinct from… [MORE]

Oddly-Named Beverages - Minute Maid Introduces the Strangely Monikered 'Pulpy Super Milky' Drink::Coca Cola’s sub-brand Minute Maid has launched the strangely-named, ‘Pulpy Super Milky’ in China. If that is not a name that makes you scratch your head in wonder, I don’t know what is. Minute Maid’s… [MORE]

Corporate Secret Sites - The Goodness500 Website States Companies "Good" Impact::You know that some of the world's largest corporations such as Wells Fargo and Starbucks are raking in millions and billions of dollars every year. But you do not know how and if these companies are being… [MORE]

Design Crowdsourcing - Brandsupply Focuses Solely on Local Design Talent::There have been crowdsourcing initiatives that have spanned internationally to procure talent from across the globe, but not many that have kept the effort local. Brandsupply, however, is a Netherlands-based… [MORE]

Raw Meat Fashions - The "Eat Your Steak. Be A Man." Campaign From Goodman Steak House::There are some things that don’t go together—white clothes and mud, bad breath and kissing—and you’d think raw meat and naked skin would be up there as well. Not according to Goodman Steak House and their… [MORE]

High Fashion Rentals - The RentTheRunway Website Allows You to Lease Designer Clothes::If you have ever wanted a high fashion designer garment straight from the runway but balked at paying the multi-thousand dollar price tag that comes attached, then the RentTheRunway website is for you.… [MORE]

Chain-Smoking Bunnies - The 'Zombocalypse Now' Book Lets You Choose Your Own Ending::If you fondly recall those childhood days of reading ‘Choose Your Own Adventure’ novels, you can now live your second childhood with ‘Zombocalypse Now’ by Matt Youngmark. Not only does it have you reliving… [MORE]

Cartooned Fashion Designers - ‘Karl’s Journey’ is an Illustrated Ode to Karl Lager::The upcoming release of the book ‘Karl’s Journey’ is something to get super stoked about. Created by aleXsandro Palombo (the guy behind the Humor Chic Blog) has created illustrations specifically about… [MORE]

Outdoor Book Rooms - The 24 Hour Library and Community Space in Magdeburg, Germany::This open air library in Magdeburg, Germany was finally completed after a temporary installation was erected from beer crates. KARO Architects designed the open air library to be a functioning public area… [MORE]

10 Bizarre Barcode Variations - Innovations Worthy of a Universal Product Code::When retail commercial items become mainstream enough to earn a barcode—Universal Product Code (UPC) numbers—one can safely assume that these items have earned some degree of widespread popularity. Perhaps… [MORE]

Publicizing Personal Chats - iMeetzu Social Network Allows Users to Publish and Ranks Conversation::iMeetzu Social Network crowdsources feedback to rate people on their conversational abilities. The iMeetzu website allows users to publish conversations which can then be rated by conversation readers.… [MORE]

15 Shopping Cart Creations - From Smart Pushcarts to Load-Baring Bicycles::I don’t know why, but somehow whenever I start my grocery shopping, I tend to forget to grab a shopping cart. This is usually a bad thing as I usually mean business when I enter a grocery store. It seems… [MORE]

Trippy Tea Party Displays - Burobeluga Window Arrangements are Pieces of Art::Window displays are basically pieces of art, with all the work and design that goes into them. This can be said about the design team at Burobeluga window displays. Using similar themes and colors as… [MORE]

Real Life Online Stores - The eBay Pop-Up Store is a Shift in Web-Based Shopping::The best thing about shopping online is not having to try anything on, the worst part is not having to try anything on. So, the new eBay pop-up store is both the best and worst thing ever. Opening on… [MORE]

Futuristic Parisian Bakeries - La Patisseries De Reves Creates a Unique Shopping Experience::So, of course you would expect the French to have great patisseries, I mean, that is a given. But would you expect a delicious patisserie to also be an experiment in innovative design, as well? The French… [MORE]

Hourly Office Rentals - Obtain Office Space as Required With iStopOver::Very short-term or hourly office rentals is the business plan behind iStopOver, which is a new service that connects offices with office needers. Rather than meeting at a coffee shop, people using listings… [MORE]

Personality-Stripping Photography - The Exterface Exhibit Strips Down the Model's Exterior & Interio::The new Exterface exhibit going on in Paris, France from November 5 until November 7th, is a photography exhibit to promote the latest book of photography from Exterface and their collaborator Fred Faurtin.… [MORE]

Fashion Icon Gospels - Karen Karbo Book Brings Us Life Lessons From Coco Chanel::Author Karen Karbo brings us ‘The Gospel According to Coco Chanel: Life Lessons from the World’s Most Elegant Woman,’ proving that ladylike behavior is always in and Coco Chanel will always be a go-to… [MORE]

Charitable Consumerism - Louis Vuitton Donates to the Red Cross With Iconic Product Purchases::Louis Vuitton will donate a percentage of sales to the American Red Cross when one of four iconic monogram canvas designs is purchased online during the month of November. The designs include the Keepall,… [MORE]

Lipstick Jumpsuits - Adidas and Fafi Unveil Eye Catching Workout Gear::The Adidas and Fafi collaboration has yielded some interesting products. The jumpsuit featured in the lead picture is no exception. The lipstick red overall tracksuit is bright and loud enough to stop… [MORE]

Dissolving Packaging - Harmless-Dissolve Transparent Bags Disappear in Warm Water::Harmless-Dissolve is a truly compostable packaging that dissolves in warm water. UK-based Cyberpac makes the clear, compostable bag, which can be printed with biodegradable inks and fitted with a biodegradable… [MORE]

Measuring Green Attitudes - Greenbiz Launches Green Confidence Index::This October, GreenBiz.com launched the Green Confidence Index, partnering with a leading market research firm, Earthsense, and a leading polling firm, Survey Sampling International. The Green Confidence… [MORE]

Ecofurbishing Aircraft - Southwest Airlines' 'Green Plane' Environmentally-Friendly Prototype::Southwest Airlines’ ‘Green Plane’ is a refurbished a Boeing 737-700 that will serve as test lab of eco-friendly products and practices. Among the materials that the Green Plane will test are 100% recyclable… [MORE]

Highlighter High Tops - Mackdaddy Sneakers and Vests Let You Jump off the Page::The new Mackdaddy sneakers are so bright they should come with a light switch. The result of a collaboration with FILA, the ‘Mack Squad’ shoe is just one part of the new Mackdaddy collection which also… [MORE]

Jenga Retail Spaces - The Stacked Source Flagship Store from HUGE Architecture::It’s hard to think of anything better to represent the selection at a fashionable shoe store than a giant display resembling stacked shoe boxes. That’s what HUGE Architecture did for the Source flagship… [MORE]

Empire ISIS, Singer (INTERVIEW)::Empire ISIS is a unique urban artist that fuses together hip-hop, reggae and pop music to create a harmonious style. Her latest album, ‘Brand New Style’ was released earlier this year, and Empire ISIS… [MORE]

Pin-Up Skate Decks - The Fly Milk Skateboard Might Cause a Few Spills::KIKSTYO has released a new skate deck which features a super hot lady and a carton of spilled milf… I mean milk. Which side of the ‘Fly Milk’ do you think will garner the most attention? The Yuko Ishida… [MORE]

Carvertising Sales Sites - The 'cashURwheels' Marketplace for Drivers Who Want to Earn Extra Cash::Cars splattered with humongous ads—we’ve all seen them driving around. What I’ve always wondered is whether those ads are advertising the driver’s own company or the business of someone else. If the driver… [MORE]

Designer Keychain Coffee Cards - Christian Siriano Starbucks Collaboration is on Time for the Holida::The latest venture for coffee giant Starbucks involves a collaboration with ‘Project Runway’ winner Christian Siriano. The Christian Siriano Starbucks collaboration is just in time for the holidays, and… [MORE]

61 Things You Can Rent - Rentable Innovations, from Wives to Celebrity Homes::There is a fascination in our society with things you can rent rather than purchase. Why? Maybe because we are just getting more bored, more quickly. Gone are the days when movies and motel rooms were… [MORE]

Amber Mac, TV Star and Blogger (INTERVIEW)::Amber Mac has an impressive background in television. Having worked for CityTV, CBC, G4TechTV and MTV she certainly knows the world of television, but when she began writing under her own name at AmberMac.com,… [MORE]

52 e-Commerce Innovations - Cases of e-Business, from Online Contests to Crowdsourced Commercials::No matter what business you’re in, having an online presence is absolutely imperative in this day and age. While e-Commerce innovations include having an online store or website, it’s also useful to incorporate… [MORE]

Recession-Induced Infestations - Could the Global Economic Crisis Result in More Invasive Species?::A new study has revealed that the global economic recession could proliferate the spread of invasive species. The term 'invasive species' refers to foreign species that adversely affect the habitats they… [MORE]

Freelance Goats - Rent-a-Ruminant Has Goats Eating Invasive Plants::So you have a lot of extra brush and foliage on your property, and you don’t really have the time to take a weed whacker to it. What are you going to do? You call Rent-a-Ruminant. This ingenious service… [MORE]

Virtual Masonry Bids - BidABuilder Allows Homeowners to Find Honest Contractors::In the world of homebuilding, contracting honest work is harder than what you might think. Homeowners are often finding themselves in sticky situations with dishonest contractors, and Florida-based BidABuilder… [MORE]

Insectvertising - The Fly Way to Get Your Message Across::Just when you thought the world was finally running out of places to put advertising messages, a team in Germany has found a way to tie small paper ads on to insects, specifically flies.  These inset… [MORE]

Ben Huh, CEO of Pet Holdings, Inc (INTERVIEW)::Ben Huh is the CEO of Pet Holdings, Inc., the parent company of viral photoblogs like I Can Has Cheezburger, I Has a Hotdog, Graph Jam, Fail Blog, Engrish Funny, and Once Upon a Win. Pet Holdings’ latest… [MORE]