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Subculture devotees adopt unlikely animals as style saviors

Implications - Cute animals like pandas and puppies have historically been surefire style successes, but hipsters are now leaning towards unlikely animals like narwhals to set themselves aside from the masses. Mother Nature's forgotten creatures like narwhals and wolves are now at the forefront of fashion.

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6 Examples, 43 Related: 1,048,281 Total Clicks

Date Range: Jun 09 - Dec 09

Trending: Warm

Consumer Insight Topics: Fashion Hip Fashion Lifestyle Pets

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Epic High Five Shirts - A Gorilla and Shark Unite on the High Five Hoodie

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Warm 12,284 Clicks Pub: Aug 26, 09

Epic High Five Shirts

A Gorilla and Shark Unite on the High Five Hoodie

Topatoco’s High Five Hoodie has a front image of a gorilla and a shark engaging in an epic high five (which pretty much makes this the best hoodie ever!). The red hoodie has an explosion in the background… [More]

Screaming Ape-arel - Christopher Kane's Fierce Angry Gorilla Tees Spark Conversation

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Mild 10,934 Clicks Pub: Jun 12, 09

Screaming Ape-arel

Christopher Kane's Fierce Angry Gorilla Tees Spark Conversation

I choose to attribute this to the wolf shirt phenomenon, but Christopher Kane's new Gorilla tees, being sold on Colette, are both kitschy and a conversation starter. The Gorilla tees by Christopher Kane… [More]

Hybrid Animal Talismans - Hip Shark Necklace Has a Hipposhark Eating a Lady

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Mild 6,580 Clicks Pub: Dec 2, 09

Hybrid Animal Talismans

Hip Shark Necklace Has a Hipposhark Eating a Lady

Just when you thought it was safe to get back in the water, and by water I mean parties filled with hipsters, here comes the necklace version of the Three Wolf Shirt. The Hip Shark necklace is an ingenious… [More]

Narwhal Pumps - Eccentric, Hand-Painted Vintage Pumps by Scholarlyarticles

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Mild 10,642 Clicks Pub: Nov 27, 09

Narwhal Pumps

Eccentric, Hand-Painted Vintage Pumps by Scholarlyarticles

These narwhal pumps by ScholarlyArticles are probably the most ridiculously amazing thing ever, just because they feature one of my most favourite creatures on the planet. I mean, who wouldn’t want a unicorn… [More]

Reindeer Rings - Haoshi Animal Rings are White, Plastic, Taxidermy-Like Accessories

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Untested 9,923 Clicks Pub: Dec 23, 09

Reindeer Rings

Haoshi Animal Rings are White, Plastic, Taxidermy-Like Accessories

These Haoshi Animal Rings are incredibly detailed pets that you can wear on your fingers. Featuring realistic portrayals of animal heads in white plastic affixed to a metal ring, the Taiwanese design studio… [More]

Monkey Sweaters - Attiladesign's Cheeky Applique Top Lets You Hug a Primate

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Untested 3,435 Clicks Pub: Sep 14, 09

Monkey Sweaters

Attiladesign's Cheeky Applique Top Lets You Hug a Primate

This cheeky monkey sweater by Etsy artisan Attiladesigns is perfect for people who want to be able to hug a primate all day long. This linen knit sweater features a monkey applique right across the tummy,… [More]