 Wedding Gowns as Investment Pieces - $250,000 Platinum Dress::Those Chinese sure like glittery, fancy and highly luxurious couture. This wedding dress captures the trend of brides not wearing the old traditional white fabrics. Instead, it's made of platinum. As wedding… [MORE] |
 Models In Water Special Effects Campaign - Diesel Style Lounge::Diesel's newly launched online store defines new limits brands are willing to go to, as the Italian fashion house brings special effects, normally seen on TV and Film, to the web. The Diesel Style lounge,… [MORE] |
 $100,000 Money Dress - Fashion Made of Sterling Pound Notes::The $100,000 money dress was made to help garner publicity for a gigantic lottery fund in the UK. More than 70,000 projects cover all kinds of needs have been funded already. The public has a huge say… [MORE] |
 Ubersexual Men - Male Grooming a Huge Market::You bet this was a real press release! Ubersexual (not to be confused with metrosexual) men are emerging worldwide, and Euromonitor International is urging global marketers to examine this demographic.… [MORE] |
 Jungle Jewelry Benefits Wildlife - WWF Auction::Sotheby's Amsterdam will sell a wonderful private collection of fine jewelry on Tuesday, December 4, 2007. The proceeds of the sale will benefit the World Wide Fund (WWF) for Nature, the global conservation… [MORE] |
 Illegalize Design Piracy in Fashion - Design Piracy Prohibition Act::With the unstoppable production of designer knock-offs everywhere, the U.S. Senate has recently made a move to help designers protect their designs.
The bill pending in the Senate not only protects the… [MORE] |
 Shoe-Tying Art - 15 Tennis Shoe Hacks::Keita from yousaytoo.com displays 15 different ways to tie up your shoe laces that completely changes the look of them. The guide describes how to manipulate the shoestrings and even shows images of the… [MORE] |
 Gossip Girl Fashion a Click Away - StarBrand Sells TV Styles::Many TV shows hugely appeal to the fashion-conscious, often acting as a source of personal style inspiration. To make the looks even easier to replicate, StarBrand not only has a gallery of the top set… [MORE] |
 Old Supermodels, Reinvented - Claudia Schiffer for Chanel::German supermodel Claudia Schiffer has reunited with fashion guru Karl Lagerfeld as the new face of Chanel. The 37 year-old mother is back into the fashion business after marrying in 2002 and taking some… [MORE] |
 Guerilla Fashion Shop - Comme Des Garcons in Poland::There’s nothing new anymore about the pop-up store concept, in which a retail space appears, ninja-like, in unlikely places: a carpark, a shipping container, or even within another store.
Comme De… [MORE] |
 Top 12 Innovations in Underwear (SUPER GALLERY)::Students of verbal hybridization will quickly figure out that Nundies stands for "no undies". We've seen a similar innovation before, so this could be the next big thing. Instead of wearing a thong, granny… [MORE] |
 Mass Transit Tokens as Fashion - Cufflinks for Stylish Travelers::A person who wears shirts with French cuffs, be they a fashionable male or female, will love these mass transit tokens. These are authentic tokens from New York, LA, San Francisco, Boston and Chicago,… [MORE] |
 Plastic Surgery Lingerie - Shapewear by Dr. 90210::The star of Dr. 90210, together with Australian designer Bruno Schiavi, created a shapewear line that uses the secrets of re constructive plastic surgery.
Dr. Robert Rey's "Instant Shape" can make a woman… [MORE] |
 Top 13 Recycled Fashions (SUPER GALLERY)::A huge wave in recycled fashions has taken over the clothing industry, the green movement inspiring environmentally aware designers to get creative in eco-friendly ways. The trick is keeping the fashion… [MORE] |
 Terror Fashion (Revisited) - Anticon Hoodie, For the Funky Terrorist::More than a year and half ago we were jumping for joy when UK-based Anticon revealed hooded sweatshirts (which Trend Hunter termed 'Terror Fashion').
Freaking out your neighbours has never been more… [MORE] |
 Hi-Def Hologram Fashion Show (Follow-up) - Target Defines Future of Runways::New York's Grand Terminal was transformed into a virtual fashion stage last November 6th and 7th. Using hi-def video projection featuring headless models, Target gave commuters a sneak preview of its… [MORE] |
 Button-On Napkin Shirt - Cuff & Collar Attachments For Elegant Wiping::There’s only one thing that more humiliating than using a napkin to wipe food off your face: not using one, and having food and drink pour down the front of your outfit. German design studio, Ett La… [MORE] |
 Viral Wonderbra Ad - Cadbury Gorilla Spoof::WonderBra has created a spoof of the Cadbury Gorilla commercial we featured a few months ago, adding a little sex appeal to the viral Dairy Milk ad.
In the Wonderbra ad, model and songwriter Jentina… [MORE] |
 Fashion From Skateboard Parts - Beck(y) Clutch and Belt Buckles::New York brand Beck(y) designs bags and accessories made out of recycled skateboards and plush high-end fabrics. Beck(y) chops used skateboards and makes edgy designs such as clutch bags and belt buckles.… [MORE] |
 Excess Wool Transformed into Fashion - The Josh Jakus UM Tote::The UM Tote is excess industrial wool felt developed into a functional fashion item.
The pressed wool felt is transformed into a voluminous tote using the simplest of operations. When unzipped UM Tote… [MORE] |
 Haute Tote for the Fashionably Wired - Juicy Couture Laptop Sleeves::This laptop sleeve just screams "haute!" The protective designer coverings are made from embroidered velour fabric with faux leather. Two pockets are inside the Juicy Couture sleeve dubbed the "Classic."… [MORE] |
 Recycled Ad Banners as Fashion - Bilum Bilordi Bags::With Bilum bags, you are assured that no two bags of the same design are made. That's because Bilum designs bags and other accessories using recycled advertising banners.
One of the growing number of… [MORE] |
 A New Ring Each Time You Wear It - Customizable Utopia Rings::Every time you wear these rings, you can tailor them to make a new design, thus allowing you to customize them to match your each and ever outfit and multiple personalities. Each hand-crafted, sterling… [MORE] |
 Design Hero - Hayden Panettiere For Dooney & Bourke::Heroes star Hayden Panettiere has recently teamed up with handbag designer Dooney & Bourke to create her own handbag. Available in red, black, brown t-moro, and white, the Hayden Dooney & Bourke bag features… [MORE] |
 Designer Gas Masks - Diddo Velema Dominates Fashion Battlefield::Diddo Velema's innovative gas masks are the haute way to protect yourself. They're geared at the fashionably paranoid... the style addicts that always want to look chic, and are never satisfied with mainstream.… [MORE] |
 John Maeda's Law of Simplicity - Reebok Timetanium (Follow-up)::Earlier we featured John Maeda's Timetanium, the algorithm-inspired Reebok sneaker. It is quite interesting how the world of mathematics can integrate well with design to create a very cool shoe.
Here… [MORE] |
 Abdominal Etching Precision Lipo - From Flab to Six Pack Abs::Got the pecs you want, but just can't get that six pack? The doctor can see you now. The doc will do abdominal etching that is a precision lipo to remove fat around the waist while creating the illusion… [MORE] |
 Denim Has Paper Bag Waist - Diesel Yoka Jeans::Diesel is to make everyone look good in oversized jeans with its YOKA jeans.
YOKA, an oversized jean with a paper bag waist, has large soft pleats fixed in place by a wide, denim sash to fit different… [MORE] |
 Actresses Misses her Curves - Latifa Regrets Breast Reduction::"I didn't want them to be quite this small," Queen Latifah said. Small? She went from a F to a DD, supposedly to reduce shoulder and pack pain. She opted for breast reduction surgery after losing weight… [MORE] |
 Rugged Male Models - Rough is the New Metrosexual::The world of rugby is giving fashion a big, sweaty embrace!
Although one of the world's roughest and most unglamorous sport, rugby is beginning to attract leading fashion brands towards its rugged, bloody… [MORE] |
 Cavalli at H&M Launch - In-Store Photos::Fashionistas around the world have gone wild today! Style mavens pushed and shoved each other as early as 5 am this morning to be the first in the door of H&M;on the day Roberto Cavalli's collection was… [MORE] |
 The Unedible Jewelry - Chocolate Brown Gold::In a special process called PVD (for physical vaporization and deposition), rose gold is turned brown like sausages in a skillet. OK, maybe sausage links aren't the right thing to compare a $10,000 piece… [MORE] |
 Ancient Culture Meets Electronic Music - Amerindians In Bogota::While it is known that Colombia has a tradition from the indigenous inhabitants of the pre-Columbian era, the phenomena of evolution as a socio-cultural hybridization and globalization will always be an… [MORE] |
 Denim for Animal Rights - Stella McCartney + Notify Jeans::Stella McCartney is the designer whose namesake label is specialized in super feminine super-sexy looks. Now she's partnered with Notify to create jeans for a good cause, and the charity/ethical angle… [MORE] |
 Bangkok Butt Enhancements - Rear Boosting Thai Surgery::The latest plastic surgery phenomenon in Thailand is cosmetic surgery to enhance buttocks size.
A Bangkok clinic is suggesting the idea waist to hip ratio is 0.8; for example, a 26" waist would be ideal… [MORE] |
 Recycled Chopstick Bra - "My Hashi Bra"::A new bra inspired by Japanese cuisine features recycled chopsticks, one cup resembling a rice bowl, and the other looks like a serving of miso soup. Chopsticks in Japan are disposable which is causing… [MORE] |
 Silver Denim - Miss Sixty Inspired By Disco Era::Dazzling silver-coated denim will look outrageous on the dance floor, or make you the chic highlight of any party. Whether it reminds of retro disco days, or futuristic space fashion, silver fashion is… [MORE] |
 A Year of Fairy Tales - 2008 Campari Calendar to Feature Eva Mendes::Gorgeous actress Eva Mendes, better known for her roles in Ghost Rider, Hitch and more recently, We own the night, graces the pages of the 2008 Campari calendar, in a range of shots that explore fairytales.… [MORE] |
 Holistic Soap Uses Real Silver - Plank's Cor Silver Soap::Silver Soap, a product recently featured on The View, contains real silver, an effective antibacterial. Cor Silver Soap is sold by yoga enthusiasts at Plank Designs, a company dedicated to holistic approaches.… [MORE] |
 Kylie Minogue Launches Social Network - Kylieconnect.com::Australian pop sensation, Kylie Minogue, launched her own social networking site on Monday. Kylieconnect.com offers fans their own profiles, with the ability to chat with each other and contact the star… [MORE] |
 Nail File Jewelry - Rasp Ring For Beauty Emergencies::A torn fingernail can do many bad things, contributing to many unwanted accidents; we all know that. Of course, the one time we don't have our Emory board on us, is the one time we damage a nail.
This… [MORE] |
 Stylish Wedding Trends - Hip Bridal Fashions::Brides are taking five definite tracks for weddings according to Brides Magazine.
1. They are using chiffon and organza for an airy, light look.
2. It's all about color, the more the better; even beyond… [MORE] |
 Pussy Cat Doll Goes Solo - Nicole Sherzinger In Music, Fashion::Nicole Sherzinger believes in promoting the Pussycat Dolls' ethos of the strong woman through the way she dresses.
"It's important for women to be able to embrace themselves and be comfortable with their… [MORE] |
 Hi-Def Hologram Fashion Show - Target Uses Holographic Models::Target has announced they will host a completely model-less fashion show in Grand Central Terminal in New York City. Instead of human models parading down the catwalk in real clothes, Target will present… [MORE] |
 Sneaker Algorithm - John Maeda Creates Reebok Timetanium::John Maeda, the artist-mathematician known for forging art with the principles of mathematics, teamed up with Reebok to come up with the Reebok Timetanium.
The exterior design of Timetanium was developed… [MORE] |
 Viral Aducation - Sephora Ad Builds Off Last Campaign::Sephora trying their hand at another viral campaign after last year's successful marketing ads, which taught the company three lessons.
"The first was that its viral campaign provided a stronger rate… [MORE] |
 Nail Polish With Magnetic Particles - Lancome Manicures Have Starry Effect::You're nails can be the star of the next party. Lancome introduces a glam new nail color with has magnetic particles. Apple the first coat as usual, but when you apply the second coat hold a magnet (included)… [MORE] |
 Luxury Brands Boom Online - High End E-tailers Prosper::They were slow to begin selling their goods online, seeing it as the domain of teenagers and the middle class, not expecting upper class customers to part with $3,000 for skirts and $5,000 for suits over… [MORE] |
 Paris Hilton Sued for Stealing Style - Nicolle O'Neill Files Fashion Lawsuit::Paris Hilton is being sued by Nicolle O'Neill, who accused the heiress of stealing her style. This is by far one of the most bizarre legal incidences I've heard of this year!
O'Neill, who I had not heard… [MORE] |
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