Statement Footwear – Jesus Loves You Sandals

(TrendHunter.com) Do you want footwear that leaves an impression? Then you can find no better than the range of shoes from Shoes of the Fishermen.

These are simply brilliant! The Shoes of the Fishermen area series of shoes that leave the words “Jesus” (right foot), “Loves You” (left foot) in sand and other wet groun…

Magalogue – The Return of Abercrombie & Fitch Quarterly (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Warning: partial nudity. After a five years absense, Abercrombie & Fitch Quarterly is returning with a bang across the pond with the legendary fashion photographer Bruce Weber (so expensive that U.S. Vogue is said to afford him only twice a year, according to Herald Tribune); and no “product” shots …

Neon Fashion – Electric Clothes & Accessories (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Ready to brighten up your wardrobe? I mean really brighten it up? Then try a flash of neon. A while back we showed you Victoria Beckham’s neon tube dress, and while some thought it was a sartorial atrocity, others found it outrageously appealing!

The trend is catching on with multiple designers, a…

Hands Free Umbrella – ‘Nubrella’ Will Not Invert (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Now this is what I need, an umbrella that can be used completely hands free, even in significant winds – so I can yap on my phone and hold my snacks. The nubrella promises that and more; “it can not and will not invert in any wind”. How does it do it? Nubrella utilizes a new patent pending “…

Victoria Beckham Gets Goofy For Campaign – Marc Jacobs Ads II (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) A little while ago, Going Like Sixty mused that Victoria Beckham’s timing was all too perfect between the time she was listed on Blackwells’ Worst Dressed List and when she was featured in one of the most peculiar Marc Jacobs campaigns to date.

As far as we’d seen of the campaign, Posh never sho…

Designer Night Life – Roberto’s Cavalli Clubs (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Italian designer Roberto Cavalli has branched outside the fashion industry to work on interior design projects. His latest endeavour is opening a nightclub he would design himself. The first Cavalli Club will open in October 2008 in Dubai, a city where he’s already designed a tower and residences.
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Elite Model Gets Mannequinized – Agyness Deyn (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Agyness Deyn is the British Fashion Awards Model of the Year and now joins an elite group of models that will be made into a lifeless, semi-recognizable mannequins. Adel Rootstein is a mannequin maker who decided to release a cadre of Deyn’s on the world.

The 25 year old model, who was born Laura H…

Recycling Retro Pop Culture For Modern Jewelry – Earrings Made of Doll Eyes

(TrendHunter.com) There’s a country song that goes, “I got tears in my ears from lying on my back crying over you.” Now you can have eyes on your ears without the tears.

These funky earrings are made from the eyes of dolls from 60 years ago, at a time when dolls had eyes that would actually open and close. The earr…

Website Good For the Sole – ShoeTube

(TrendHunter.com) I can hear the men groaning already. ShoeTube is a niche video sharing site like YouTube dedicated to those beautiful designs that complete our soles. Sure it sounds a little silly, and you may be wondering what kind of content you’ll find on a channel dedicated to shoes.

Guys are probably thinkin…

Skin Colored Turtle Necks – Missoni Fall 2008 (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Deep, plunging necklines are stunning, yet they’re a look many women aren’t comfortable pulling off. A perfect solution are skin coloured turtle necks, as seen at Missoni at Milan Fashion Week.

Paired with a turquoise and brown floral gown which plummeted at the cleavage, the neutral toned sweater…

Velcro Jacket – Takkiainen (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) While the Takkiainen was designed to bring together lonely people who might happen to brush up against each other in a busy city, the most fantastic implication of the Velcro jackets is their possibility to attach babies and children to the body. How much easier would it be to stick your kid on your…

Flamingo Print Retro – Just Cavalli Fall 2008 (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Roberto Cavalli just showed his more affordable line, Just Cavalli, at Milan Fashion Week which was full of retro inspirations and some unexpected hot pink bird motifs.

Staying true to his signature look, the collection was heavy on animals prints, particularly leopard which was seen repeatedly on…

Wear Your Investment – $275,000 Gold Coin Gown (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Wear your riches on your sleeve. Japan’s largest bullion house showed off a gleaming gown which is covered with hundreds of gold coins. The 8 kilos (18 pounds) dress was created by Tanaka Kikinzoku Jewellery K.K. using 325 Austrian gold coins issued to commemorate the Vienna Philharmonic and is val…

Return of Heroin Chic – Vivienne Westwood Red Label (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) While at first glance this may look like an angry animal rights activist protesting fur on the runway, this is actually a model from Vivienne Westwood’s Fall 2008 show.

Part of the British designer’s collection shown at London Fashion Week included a model in tattered black tights with what looked…

Witch Fashion – Luella Fall 2008 (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Halloween is a big part of autumn for many people, but has the marketing become so influential on our society that a designer can design a ready to wear collection inspired by it? Luella marched model Alice Gibb down the runway dressed as a witch, complete with pointed hat and pumpkin orange tights …

Shoe Made of Garbage – Nike Trash Talk

(TrendHunter.com) Nike’s latest line of shoe design is garbage. Literally. The Nike Trash Talk are actually made from manufacturing wastes, which is kind of hard to believe looking at their crisp white design.

They were designed based on the shoes worn by Steve Nash of the Phoenix Sons, hence the electric orange la…

Wearable Art – Photo Print Fashion (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Photo print materials were really in style about five years ago in Germany, and now it looks like the wearable photography has made its way onto the North American fashion scene. It’s not uncommon to see paintings or artistic prints on clothing, but to see photography, especially antique photography…

World’s Largest Gucci Store – Gucci New York (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) New York can add another feature and tourist attraction to its already long list – the new Gucci flagship store about to be opened on 725 Fifth Avenue. The new store will be the world’s largest Gucci store oozing elegance and architectural artistry. The architect is the world renowned James Carpente…

Retro Accessory For the Modern Jet Set – Richlee Travel Case (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Hey Miss World Traveler, what do you carry your toiletries in? A cloth bag that gets ruined by exploding shampoos? Several different pouches to hold all your contents? Ziplock bags? Forget all that, and don’t listen to what your man says about packing light. The Richlee Travel Case is big on style, …

Plaid Street Fashion – Preppy Punk at House of Holland (Fall 2008) (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) House of Holland had a really cool collection last season of which we featured the Model Attack Shirts. They’ve just shown their latest line at London Fashion Week, and the Fall 2008 pieces they showed were truly magnificent, while still heavy on the bizarre.

The most peculiar pieces included a pl…