Super Bold Metallic Fashions – Miami Fashion Week (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) What will the style-obsessed women of South Beach be wearing this season? Well, if the runways of Miami fashion week are any indicator, they’ll be wearing a whole lot of shiny fabrics, including metallics. The gallery shows appliquéd silver flowers, golden gloves, silver hems and even metallic, hot…

Ambigramic Fashion – Love Hate Psy-Shirts

(TrendHunter.com) When you look at the shirt normally, it appears to say, “Hate,” but look at its mirror image, and it displays “Love.” This ambigramic t-shirt reveals that no matter how icy you try to act, you’re really a loving softie at heart.

This reminds me of witches and evil entities in movies who look beauti…

Leather Jackets From Vintage Carseats – Platinum Dirt VIN Jackets

(TrendHunter.com) These gorgeous leather jackets are perfect for auto snobs — they’re lined with salvaged leathers and fabrics from vintage car seats.

The Platinum Dirt VIN Jackets are made to order and custom-fit by Dustin Page, a passionate connoisseur of cars himself. A lover of Cadillacs and Lincolns from the ‘…

Bullet-Proof Hoodies – Defender is Sign Of The Times Fashion Statement

(TrendHunter.com) Bladerunner Apparel is taking some serious heat for it’s latest contribution to the fashion world, the “Defender” is a bullet-proof hoodie designed to keep its wearer safe when confronted with the possibility of street violence. The owner of the London-based company says the hoodie is not being mark…

Social T-Shirt Shopping Communities – Rumplo

(TrendHunter.com) Rumplo, a newly launched, but already very active community, aims to provide a home to the most creative t-shirt designers from around the world. Not only is it very easy to search through the ever growing library of great designs, but it provides a great platform for designers and means that it wil…

Shock Fashion for Awareness – I Was Raped T Shirt

(TrendHunter.com) Rape survivor – Heather Corinna – has turned her terrible experience into something positive and set up a support group for fellow survivors. But it is the “I was raped” shirts which people were talking about. Designed to try and break down the stigma many people is attached to this crime. I will l…

Customizable Hi-Tech Soccer Shoes – Adidas F50 TUNiT (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The F50 TUNiT is the new customizable hi-tech Adidas boot unveiled recently in the UAE.

The boot allows players to choose among the different looks the shoes has to offer.

“Choose the fit and comfort level by inserting your preferred chassis,” says launchwire.com.

“This hi-tech boot is the thi…

Bird-Inspired Fashions – Number (N)ine SS08 by Honeyee (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Honeyee just unveiled an amazing feature for the new Number (N)ine Spring/Summer 2008 collection with breath-taking “Bird” inspired photography and capturing movement.

Strange Surveys – Leaders buy more Sneakers

(TrendHunter.com) A survey of 7,500 has found that people who buy more than three pairs of sneakers a year are 61 percent more likely to have the qualities of a modern leader. Additionally multi-sneaker buyers were 50 percent more likely to be very assertive and 47 percent more likely to be spontaneous. You heard it,…

Car Shoes – Opel Agila Heels (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) These aqua-colored Opel Agila high-heel shoes are real. They were designed by Luca Stappers and were unveiled on April 2nd at a special party that took place at the Shoebaloo Boutique in Amsterdam. The stunt is part of Opel’s promotional campaign for the release of the new Agila minicar.

Luxury Fashion for Less – Comme des Garcons for H&M;

(TrendHunter.com) Japanese design house Comme des Garcons is going to launch an affordable line at H&M;stores this Fall. Following the success of other designer collection for H&M;including Viktor & Rolf, Roberto Cavalli and Stella McCartney, the global fast fashion retailer is teaming with Japanese design house, Rei…

Hi-Tech Burqas – Markus Kison CharmingBurka

(TrendHunter.com) German designer Markus Kison has introduced a digitally-enabled burqa that can transmit a photo, or anything else, of the wearer to nearby mobile phones. Kison calls it the CharmingBurka, and claims that the garment isn’t forbidden by Sharia or Islamic law.

Reportedly, the high tech burqa has a …

Embossed Bodies – Ninette van Kamp Lingerie (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) First we saw bed sheets that embossed messages on your body as you sleep, and now there is this body-embossing lingerie.

“Ninette van Kamp is an interdisciplinary and interactive designer from the Netherlands currently exploring the conflicting relationship between pain and beauty through the medi…

Student Style – Sartorialist Hits Yale (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The rise in street fashion blogs is incredible, but the Sartorialist is still the trend-setter leading the pack. He’s recently been spotting, camera in hand, at Yale University and according to reports, he’s being stalked around the campus by young fashionistas eager to get in his shots.

There’s a…

Controversial Fashion Parodies – Vogue Cover Spoofed (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The cover of this month’s Vogue has gotten a lot of buzz, but just as the hype began to fade, a spoof has been created with none other than the much gossiped about Anna Wintour, the editor in chief of US Vogue and S.I. Newhouse.

For those who don’t know, Samuel Irving Newhouse Jr is the chairman an…

Designer Bags for Fruit 2 – Hermès Apple (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Hermès knows that in order to look really great, you have to take care of your health. That’s why they’ve come up this chic Apple bag!

The protective case is built specifically to keep your apples perfectly encased, shielding them from jabbing pens and exploding bronzers that could end up damagin…

Architectural Clothes – Nahum Villasana’s Mechanical Connection Vol. II (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) A 22 year old fashion designer, Nahum Villasana of Baja California, Mexico just released his version of Architectural Clothes. Mechanical Connection, Vol. II is the name of their new collection. Unusual to say the least, some very cool to say the most. I think there must be instructions on how to “i…

Fashion Raingear – Jean Paul Gaultier Umbrellas (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Guy de Jean for Jean Paul Gaultier, is having a ball designing extravagant umbrellas to represent various sexy women’s outfits. From the sexy lingerie model to the inside out design, these water shedders are sure to turn heads – as well as keep you dry. These are not parasols, BTW: parasols are mean…

Body Armor Fashion II – Defender Hoodie

(TrendHunter.com) If a slash-proof T-shirt that protects you from knife attacks is not secure enough for you (and I must say that it really lacked style), the Defender Hoodie might be a good alternative.

It is a hoodie with 2mm of Type IIA bulletproofing that is strong enough to stop a 9mm full-metal-jacket round at…

Recycled Keyboard Purse – Keybag by Joao Sabino (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) If you are someone – or know someone – who spends their life at a keyboard, you will appreciate this Keybag designed by Joao Sabino of Portugal. Yes those are actual keys on a usable handbag. Joao draws his inspiration from life and collaborates with Mario Belem.