Film Festival Fashion – Cannes 2008 Style Wrap Up (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Although there’s no official awards ceremony for best-dressed at big Hollywood events, there may as well be. The Cannes Film Festival wrapped up this week, and as expected, the sartorial highlights la…

Ethereal Denim – Silver Wing Robins Jean (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) There is something about winged beings, from butterflies to angels, that has held people captivate for centuries. The featured jeans further reinforce this fascination and show an alternate take on th…

Dual Cover Duels – Carrie or Charlotte? for Marie Claire (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Sex and the City stars Sarah Jessica Parker and Kristin Davis will star in a double cover face-off on the upcoming issue of Marie Claire UK. At least that’s how the magazine is promoting the special i…

African Mythology Shirts – Bantu Republic Tees With A Conscience

(TrendHunter.com) “The hunter in pursuit of an elephant, does not stop to throw stones at birds”, so reads the print on the back of one of socially conscious fashion brand Bantu Republic’s new tees. Wise words fr…

Insect-Inspired Fashion – Mario Schwab’s Beetle Couture (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Marios Schwab appears to have a love for nature. The source of his inspiration for this dress collection comes from the beetle family of insects. One can observe the impact of the creepy creatures in …

Childish Luxury Watches – Cartier Animarie (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Cartier getting cute with its ultra sophisticated, high-end jewelry is really something to behold, but the results are very pleasant in my opinion. Just take a look at their pretty, animal-inspired An…

Punk Organic Fashion – Sandra Backlund’s Twisted Knits (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Swedish designer Sandra Backlund gives her organic and sculptural fashion collections funky names like, “Ink Blot Test”, “Perfect Hurts”, and “Blank Page”. Her current works titled, In No …

Portable Office in a Tie – Stationery Neckware

(TrendHunter.com) With the continuous trend and convenience of smaller and lighter gadgets in the business world, the portable office tie is a natural fit.

Although it might not be a big hit in the fashion world yet…

Heartbeat Controlled Fashion – Butterfly Flap Dress (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) If you’re wearing Alex Reeder’s beautiful white Butterfly Flap Dress, you won’t be able to hide the fact your crush gives you major butterflies. The second your heart rate speeds up, so does the pace at which the sensor-controlled butterflies beat their wings.

The dress was conceived by Reeder, an…

Recycled Fence Totes – ORNJ Bags

(TrendHunter.com) Those plastic orange construction fences are brightly coloured because they are meant to catch your attention. Alas, they are also easily spotted as litter in fields and construction sites. Fortunately, some of it has been recycled to become ORNJ bags, really handy totes designed by Detroit based ar…

Luxury Streetwear – Limoland

(TrendHunter.com) What clothing brand has a blue hot dog with ears for a logo? Ironically, a very expensive one. Limoland is “a luxury streetwear brand for prosperious people” with a web site that I couldn’t get to load correctly. The clothes are made of Japanese cottons and the finest cashmere. This pink shirt is on…

Real Life Barbies – Evelina Bratell’s 1959 Doll Fashions (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Inspired by the iconic 1959 Barbie, Evelina Bratell a student at Beckmans design school, created a fascinating Barbie fashion collection with a photography theme of living in the Barbie doll house.

Bratell’s Barbie fashion collection was created in a blown-up scale of 6:1, while sticking as close a…

Tip Shoes – Footwear for Strippers

(TrendHunter.com) Whoever invented these stripper shoes is a genius. The 7 inchers come with a clear, see-through platform and a slot in the hollowed out bottom portion of the toes with the word “Tips” clearly spells out their purpose. As obviously as possible, the shoes send a message the most drunken men couldn…

Virals Gone Ape – Super Chill Monkey Does Hollywood (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Viral videos are monkeying around in Hollywood! Unbuttonfilms, the same company that brought us the ”Guys backflip into jeans” undercover ad for Levis, has launched Super Chill Monkey Does Hollywood.

One thing’s for sure, director Benzo Theodore loves drama acrobatics. This time he’s fe…

Growing up Green – Chapter One Organics for Eco-Chic Babies (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) If you want to keep your baby as stylish as you are, keep up to the minute with one of the latest fashion movements, and deck your little one eco-chic apparel.

Chapter One Organics knows that even for environmentally aware mamas, sacrificing their tot’s style isn’t an option. For that reason they …

Hug-Tech Fashion – Embrace Me Hoodies Lights Up

(TrendHunter.com) Studio 5050’s Embrace Me hoodies are marked with bold abstract pattern (the collection’s logo) made up of a silver conductive fabric. In order to light up, two people must be wearing the same type of jackets. When they hug each other, they actually power up little lights at the back of the garment.…

Tree Hugger Chic – Missoni Campaign (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Most of us know by now that going green is chic, but in case you missed the message, Missoni is offering a fabulous visual to help drive home that tree hugging is isn’t for hippies anymore.

The Italian brand’s Spring/Summer 2008 print campaign features the raven-haired, sapphire-eyed Bianca Balti.…

Futuristic Tennis Gear – Lacoste Brings You To 2083 (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) As a celebration of their 75th anniversary, Lacoste unveiled a breath-taking futuristic 3D spot with a companion site.

The theme of the spot is “let’s reinvent the game” and depicts the future of tennis with a projection of what how tennis will be like after 75 years, in 2083.

The art direc…

Gun Shoes – Chanel Vice Heels

(TrendHunter.com) Women complain about their killer heels all the time, but stop when they see Chanel’s latest buzz-worthy shoes. Karl Lagerfeld seemed to be mocking women for their love-hate relationship with heels when he collaborated with a shoe designer to come up with the “Miami Vice” shoes.

Designed by Laurenc…

Fashion Designers As Art Icons – Marc Jacobs as Andy Warhol for Interview Magazine (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Continuing the trend of fashion designers posing as models, Marc Jacobs channels his inner Andy Warhol in a very interesting and unique shoot featured on the cover and inside the pages of the upcoming June/July 2008 issue of Interview Magazine.

The special feature is a celebration of Andy Warhol’s…