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Hot This Week1. Top 37 Nerdy Fashions - Geek Chic (SUPER GALLERY)  It’s time to face reality: geek has become chic. Being computer savvy is no longer just for nerdy computer lab dwelling geeks, it’s a must for anyone who will see success in the wired future of tomorrow.
People are celebrating their geekiness in a variety of words, from geek chic apparel to ul…2. Horror Fashion - Freddy Krueger Nike Sneakers (GALLERY)  Freddy Krueger, from the Nightmare on Elm Street film series, is my favorite boogyman, so to see a pair of Nike sneakers made in his honor just fills me with the obligatory fright.
The blood-spattered kicks are decorated with the pattern on Freddy’s ubiquitous red and black horizontal-striped sw…3. Watches of 2154 - Futuristic Designs by Timex & One and Co. (GALLERY)  Timex teamed up with One and Co. to design what they imagine could be desirable watches for the future. But not the short term future of a couple of months from now; the far future of 2154. Almost 150 years from now! Designers from more than 72 countries explored and visualized personal and portable…4. Solar Powered Lingerie - Taiyoko Hatsuden Bra (VIDEO)  Lingerie maker Triumph International Japan has been creating concept bras for a wide range of purposes for some time now. Their latest is the Taiyoko Hatsuden Bra, or Solar Power Bra.
The bra features a waist-mounted solar panel that can be used to power an electronic billboard or any other electr…5. Jewellery Made of Real Tentacles - OctopusME! (GALLERY)  OctopusME! is releasing a line of jewellery made of, you guessed it, octopus. The line uses sushi-grade octopus with solid sterling silver.
Some cultures see the octopus as a symbol of transformation and regeneration. Because of their ability to change color to match their backgrounds, octopus are…6. Breath Name Tags - SMINT: Hello, My Name is... (GALLERY)  How about approaching someone cute you'd like to get closer to and introducing yourself with, "Hello, my name is Onion"? I would say, you would be one lonely person. That is the witty approach of this new SMINT breath mints campaign that uses "Hello, my name is.." party tags to reflect what your bre…7. Analyze Your Beauty on Facebook - Nip/Tuck Golden Ratio Application  The popularity of the Nip/Tuck TV series has spread to the web, thanks largely to fantastic online marketing efforts. This time they're promoting a Facebook application, called the Golden Ratio, that lets people evaluate how close they come to aesthetic perfection.
The Golden Ratio examines your p…8. $445,00 Shirts - Eton 80th Anniversary Shirt  Although this crisp, white Eton shirt looks like it's in nestled in a coffin, the black case is actually more of a safe... or should be, considering it's "The World’s Most Expensive Shirt," costing about US $44,740.
The Swedish brand created this shirt the £23,000 Egyptian cotton shirt to celebr…9. Look Alike Fashion - Handcrafted Camera and Phone Bags (GALLERY)  Camera bags and phone pouches are functional, protect your gear but are so boring. Hine Mizushima’s handcrafted bags are anything but boring.
These functional art pieces for your purse are fun, funky, colourful conversation pieces. Great not just for cameras and phones but cosmetics, ipods and…10. Hand-Drawn Fashion - Illustrated T-Shirts (GALLERY)  Send your t-shirt along with some information about yourself to Dave is Drawing and he will hand draw on the tee for you.
Dave is not a teenager with a hobby for drawing, he is a professional designer / copywriter / illustrator, with clients including the New York Times, Sundance Channel and Vice.…11. Guerrilla Fairytale Campaigns - Rapunzel for Pantene (GALLERY)  A fun guerrilla campaign to promote Pantene Anti-Breakage Shampoo has just been deployed in Toronto, Canada.
The campaign uses enormous braids a la Rapunzel that dangle from buildings, complete with a dummy of a man climbing them. The obvious nod to the well-known fairytale is used to demonstrate…12. Animated Fashion Designers - Marc & Karl on the Simpsons (VIDEO)  First Karl Lagerfeld was featured in Grand Theft Auto IV, and now the Chanel designer has been forever immortalized as a Simpson, alongside fellow designer Marc Jacobs. Both are known for their quirky personas, and Matt Groening did a fantastic job capturing their colourful characters.
The images …13. All-Star Show Design Contest - Converse Chuck Taylor MyChucks Competition (GALLERY)  Converse has teamed up with Eastbay and Utah Jazz Basketball star Kyle Korver to launch MyChucks, a contest inviting participants to design a Chuck Taylor All Star shoe with the chance to win the ultimate prize of having their shoe produced by Converse and sold exclusively by Eastbay.
The Chuck Tay…14. Ex-Boyfriend Jewelry - Sell What You Won't Give Back  ExBoyfriendJewelry.com is a unique online marketplace for old, unwanted jewelry from relationships gone awry.
The site's tagline is, "You don’t want it. He can’t have it back."
In addition to the actual jewelry, the site serves as place for women to share their break-up stories. So you don'…15. Recreating Magazine Covers - Esquire's Most Iconic Issues Madeover (GALLERY)  To celebrate their 75th anniversary, Esquire magazine asked the world’s most influential fashion designers to recreate some of the magazine’s most iconic covers.
With the exception of one, all these pieces are based on covers conceived by esquire’s long time art director George Lois, who hel… |
Hot This Month1. Fashion Designers As Models - Tom Ford From Head to Toe in Prestige (GALLERY)  I am noticing an increasing trend of top male fashion designers flaunting their own physique. From Marc Jacobs parading his new lean body shirtless in numerous recent editorials and shoots to this exclusive interview and accompanying shoot of Tom Ford in the latest issue of Prestige Hong Kong. The i…2. Mutated Humans as Art - Lucy and Bart (GALLERY)  People, get ready for the future! Lucy and Bart is a collaboration between brilliant artists Lucy McRae and Bart Hess which they describe as an instinctual stalking of fashion, architecture, performance and the body.
They both share a fascination with genetic manipulation and expressions of beauty…3. Ancient Greek Sandal Skateboard - Tougher than Leather (GALLERY)  The Tougher Than Leather skateboard by Greece is For Lovers fuses the modern sport and lifestyle of skateboarding with the ancient style of Greek handmade sandals.
You can not get any more old school than ancient Greece!
The made to order Tougher Than Leather skates are as much a fashion statement…4. Keyboard Pants - Beauty and the Geek Jeans (GALLERY)  Designer Erik De Nijs stitched up this techno-geeky pair of jeans so that wherever he went, he wouldnt be far connecting to technology.
Built in to the knees are speakers for rocking while you run, and an integrated keyboard which when used would make people wonder why you were touching yourself so…5. Painted Skin Shoes - Temptu Paints (GALLERY)  The shoe, the stilettos and the Adidas sneakers you see in the gallery are all trompel'oeil paintings applied directly to the feet by a company named Temptu Paints.
The New York City-based company specializes in airbrush make-up, temporary tattoos, body art and special effects makeup. The company,…6. Designer Lookbooks - Dolce & Gabbana Spring/Summer 2008 (GALLERY)  If you're looking for tips on what to wear this summer, look no further than Dolce & Gabbana's new Spring/Summer 2008 Lookbook which offers an explosion of style and eye-candy.
The lookbook features models Alexandre Kunha, Thomas de Oliveira, David Gandy, Julien Quevenne, Texas Olson, Mihai Neghi a…7. Superhero Fashion - Fantasy Exhibit at the Met (GALLERY)  The Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art spring exhibit called Superheroes: Fashion and Fantasy kicks off on May 7th. The exhibit, spearheaded by the work of young super model, Coco Rocha, is being sponsored by Giorgio Armani.
The May issue of US Vogue magazine also features a roboti…8. Top 37 Nerdy Fashions - Geek Chic (SUPER GALLERY) It’s time to face reality: geek has become chic. Being computer savvy is no longer just for nerdy computer lab dwelling geeks, it’s a must for anyone who will see success in the wired future of tomorrow.
People are celebrating their geekiness in a variety of words, from geek chic apparel to ul…9. Top 65 Japanese Pop Culture Posts + Tokyology (SUPER GALLERY) (VIDEO)  Japan has a whole realm of sub-cultures that seem utterly bizarre to foreigners. Tokyology is a recently released documentary that covers some of the most unique aspects of Japanese pop-culture, with a heavy emphasis on the Tokyo and individual regions like Harajuku and Shinjuku.
To supplement the…10. Disney Dreams Portraits 4 - Julianne Moore is Little Mermaid (VIDEO)  Julianne Moore stars as Ariel from The Little Mermaid in the latest Disney Dream Portrait entitled “Where Another World is Just a Wish Away.”
Shot by famous photographer Annie Leibovitz, Moore is joined by other mermen and mermaids including Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps. The image, planned fo…11. Disco Meets Bohemian Chic - Ashton Kutcher in Pepe Jeans S/S 08 (GALLERY)  Actor Ashton Kutcher goes back to his modeling roots as the new face of Pepe Jeans in their spring/summer 2008 ad campaign.
The campaign, which was shot by David Sims, features a rocked out Ashton in an edgy style that is rather a departure from Pepe’s previous Sixties aesthetic. Canadian super …12. Superhero Fashion (Follow Up) - Fantasy Exhibit at the Met (GALLERY)  This is a follow-up on a trend we published recently about the Superheroes: Fashion and Fantasy exhibit.
We already told you the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York would be featuring a huge collection of fantasy costumes inspired by comic book characters and superhero movies, but now we know t…13. E-Paper Boarding Pass Watches - Ticketime (GALLERY)  If you've ever flown from Europe to Asia with multiple stops in between, you would definitely appreciate this watch designed by Jacky Wu, Neo Chen & Eric Liu. Ticketime is a boarding pass as well as a wristwatch given out by the airline for use during the journey.
The fringe of the ticket is made …14. Performance-Enhancing Olympic Gear II - Nike PreCool Vest  Nike has unveiled the PreCool Vest, developed specially for the Bejing 2008 Olympics. The vest promises improved performance by cooling the athletes' muscles before they compete. Studies show that muscles perform better when they're not wasting their resources on cooling down.
The PreCool Vest, whi…15. Top 100 Solar Inventions - Part I: Gadgets & Fashion (SUPER GALLERY)  Earth Day is right around the corner, so buzz about environmentally friendly innovations is high. One of the most talked about ways to go green right now is opting to use solar technologies by harnessing the power of the sun. In honor of Earth Day, this special two-part feature highlights the top 10… |
Hot This Quarter1. Controversial Support Bra Ad - Running Free (GALLERY)  This a controversial ad campaign that has sparked much debate. It's an ad for Running Free support bras. It needs to be noted that they were not actually created by Running Free. DDB had pitched the idea, but the bra company refused to be associated with the imagery.
The campaign features three ph…2. Fashion Designers As Models - Tom Ford From Head to Toe in Prestige (GALLERY) I am noticing an increasing trend of top male fashion designers flaunting their own physique. From Marc Jacobs parading his new lean body shirtless in numerous recent editorials and shoots to this exclusive interview and accompanying shoot of Tom Ford in the latest issue of Prestige Hong Kong. The i…3. 360 Degree Mirror  The 360 Degree Mirror saves you from constantly twisting your neck while you style your hair by featuring a seven panel 360 view that makes all angles visible simultaneously.
Although the product targets girls, I think guys who cut their own hair can really use it as well.
Of course you don't nee…4. Mutated Humans as Art - Lucy and Bart (GALLERY) People, get ready for the future! Lucy and Bart is a collaboration between brilliant artists Lucy McRae and Bart Hess which they describe as an instinctual stalking of fashion, architecture, performance and the body.
They both share a fascination with genetic manipulation and expressions of beauty…5. Breast Milk Soap - DIY Beauty Products  While the thought of breast milk cheese made me gag, I can handle the thought of using breast milk soap... although if faced with a choice, I'd still take my regular Dove bar.
The organic cleansing bars are made from human breast milk and said to have beautifying properties. While I think it's okay…6. Year of the Leg? - Cameron Diaz' Legs The Feature of GQ UK (GALLERY)  Holy legs! Cameron Diaz is featured in a white hot summer pool inspired cover shoot in the upcoming May issue of British GQ magazine.
The 2008 Hollywood Special issue features Diaz is photographed by Simon Emmett in a smoking hot skimpy black swimsuit relaxing by the pool under the LA sun.
Diaz d…7. Brazil Underwear Day - Bus Station Hosts Underwear Fashion Show & Go (VIDEO)  Agreed not a new type of event, as New York has its very own National Underwear Day dating back to 2003, but this similar event in Brazil (in its second year) is more of a fashion show, as it represents 13 international, national marks and shops of Brasilia and hands out advertising and marketing ma…8. 32,000 Barbies Represent Real Boob Jobs - Social Commentary by Chris Jordan (GALLERY)  Up close, you can see that these photographs consist of some fascinating detail; the entire design is made of plastic dolls. 32,000 Barbies, to be exact.
The images, created by photographer Chris Jordan, are more than just art; they are a form of social commentary and send a message backed by frig…9. Ancient Greek Sandal Skateboard - Tougher than Leather (GALLERY) The Tougher Than Leather skateboard by Greece is For Lovers fuses the modern sport and lifestyle of skateboarding with the ancient style of Greek handmade sandals.
You can not get any more old school than ancient Greece!
The made to order Tougher Than Leather skates are as much a fashion statement…10. Catfight Ads - Next Top Model : Battle Begins (GALLERY)  The ads for Finaland's Next Top Model portray what probably happens when the cameras are off. A full fledged catfight! From hair pulling to WWF wrestling and martial art moves. I think it's a genius play on the cattyness of the show. Meow! The ads are photographed by Petrus Olsson with art direction…11. Keyboard Pants - Beauty and the Geek Jeans (GALLERY) Designer Erik De Nijs stitched up this techno-geeky pair of jeans so that wherever he went, he wouldnt be far connecting to technology.
Built in to the knees are speakers for rocking while you run, and an integrated keyboard which when used would make people wonder why you were touching yourself so…12. Controvertising - Hanes: Nigg*r, Fagg*t, Pak! (GALLERY)  In this shocking ad, Hanes conveys the concept of the Original Tagless Comfort underwear through the idea that the, "world gives you enough tags."
The concept of tags might be a smart idea, playing on the social tags to promote tagless undies is very creative. But, in my opinion, this is a stup…13. Urban Body Graffiti - Walee's Graphic Designed Skin (GALLERY)  If you're talented at graphic arts or have a gift for graffiti, why limit yourself to traditional mediums? Walee (Waldo Lee) doesn't. He uses the female body as his canvas, putting his design skills toward creating the ultimate art project; one that is carried on the skin of his girlfriends.
The c…14. Painted Skin Shoes - Temptu Paints (GALLERY) The shoe, the stilettos and the Adidas sneakers you see in the gallery are all trompel'oeil paintings applied directly to the feet by a company named Temptu Paints.
The New York City-based company specializes in airbrush make-up, temporary tattoos, body art and special effects makeup. The company,…15. Designer Lookbooks - Dolce & Gabbana Spring/Summer 2008 (GALLERY) If you're looking for tips on what to wear this summer, look no further than Dolce & Gabbana's new Spring/Summer 2008 Lookbook which offers an explosion of style and eye-candy.
The lookbook features models Alexandre Kunha, Thomas de Oliveira, David Gandy, Julien Quevenne, Texas Olson, Mihai Neghi a… |
