Female Celebrity Retrospectives – ‘The Vanity Fair Spotlights: Women’ Special Edition Flashback (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Vanity Fair Magazine has a tradition of tapping into its rather extensive archives for the purpose of putting together photo retrospectives of the many celebrities and personalities that have graced its…

Banned Designer Billboards – Sexy Armani Exchange Promo Deemed ‘Too Racy’ (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) This new billboard ad for Armani|Exchange seemed to have all the necessary prerequisites to be highly successful. I mean, there is cleavage-dropping, sex on the beach, and a hunky male model named Parker…

Stripped-Down Sensual Editorials – Mario Sorrenti Lays Down “The Rules of Deception” for V Mag (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Shot by the brilliant fashion photographer Mario Sorrenti, “The Rules of Deception” editorial for V Magazine is a minimalist take on deception and sensuality. By ‘minimalist,’ I mean that the work has…

Topless Poolside Lounges – Mirage Hotel in Las Vegas Launches Bare (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Pool parties are the rage in Las Vegas. Bikinis and booze make them hot, but The Mirage wants to remove one of the elements: the bikini. Not all of it, just the top half. Bare opens a Pool Lounge on March…

Super-Curvaceous Mannequins – Busty Life-Sized Dolls Give New Meaning to “Plastic Surgery” (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Traditionally, store mannequins have been designed with the sole intention of showing off a garment. These 5″10, size 0 shapeless plastic dolls used to represented a body shape that could only be ours…

Inflatable Cosplay Outfits – Blow-Up Costumes for Cool Bodies and Hot Heads (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Cosplay usually involves loading up on lots of costume. Here are some inflatables that allow lots of skin to breathe and be exposed, if that’s your thing. I can’t imagine what it must be like to have a…

Call Girl Obsessions – Natalia Fabia’s Art Blends Working Girls and Childhood Fantasy (UPDATE) (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The paintings of Natalia Fabia evoke a mixture of sex and fantasy; they include works like a painting of a hooker cuddling a unicorn toy.

In fact, a lot of Fabia’s work seems centered on hookers, with…

Naughty Publicity Stunts – Nadya Suleman Offered $1M Adult Film Deal With Vivid Entertainment (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Adult film enterprise Vivid Entertainment has a way for Nadya Suleman to solve her financial woes–sign on the dotted line. They’ve offered the vilified mother of octuplets a $1 million deal for a hardcore…

Hooters-Style Coffee – The Grand View Topless Coffee Shop Opens in Maine

(TrendHunter.com) Residents of Vassalboro, Maine, tried to stifle the idea of a topless coffee shop in their neighborhood, but town officials said “the coffee shop met the letter of the law.”

The Grand View Topless Coffee…

Size Zero Glamorization – Emaciated-Looking Lindsay Lohan Poses for Hedi Slimane (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Famed photographer Hedi Slimane captured Lindsay Lohan in a set of 25 photos in which the actress wore very little clothes, if any at all.

Lindsay’s beautiful face gave the black and white photo shoot…

Criminal Fashion Editorials – W Magazine Portrays Models as Felons With Mug Shots (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Young models, and socialites, grabbed the March 2009 editorial of W Magazine.

Shot by the always controversial but brilliant photographer Steven Meisel, the “Law amp; Order,” editorial delivers a scenario…

‘Star Wars’ Body Paint – Nerdy Paint-On Costumes Turn Your Skin Into a Sci-Fi Art Canvas (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) I am loving the images of the ‘Star Wars’ body-painted Stormtrooper, but I’m actually surprised that there aren’t a lot more images of body art like this out there. People, please, get cracking!

I also…

Suggestive Photo Shoots – Justin Gaston Grabs His Crotch for Vman (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Justin Gaston, the long-rumored boyfriend of Miley Cyrus, strikes some suggestive and bold poses in the new Spring 2009 issue of Vman magazine.

Justin Gaston, who is a model and a wannabe musician, was…

Global Political Image Scanalds – Will Elizabeth Wong Be the Carla Bruni of Malaysia? (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Politician, environmental activist and beauty, Elizabeth Wong is being called “Malaysia?s very own Carla Bruni or Segolene Royal” by NST.com. She’s fueling huge debates over privacy and female sexuality…

Intimate Insight Photography – ‘Secret Thoughts’ by Mark Velasquez Unveils Relationship (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Secret Thoughts by Mark Velasquez is a photography series that explores what women really feel but do not say about the relationships they are in.

These secret thoughts are written over the bodies of…

Chestcavity Enhancing Swimwear – Pistol Panties Bathing Suits Accentuate Through Minimalization (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Pistol Panties is a UK-based website that really does offer a range of different swimwear that will most certainly make you stand out on the beach. Pistol Panties has great names too, making the whole…

Naughty Psych Tests – FHM Rorschach Test Proves 98% of Men Have Dirty Minds

(TrendHunter.com) FHM Germany justifies its excessive use of suggestive and scandalous photoshoots with a Rorschach test that proves “Men are like that.”

The ad shows a frog with an over-imposed silhouette of a naked woman…

Artwork that Breathes – Body Paint Revisited Through 10 Women Used as Canvases (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Trend Hunter has showcased the art of body paint on many occasions but the ancient art is so vibrant, so beautiful and so deliciously controversial, that many of us can’t seem to get enough of admiring…

Racy Violent Flashback Footwear Ads – Luciano Carvari Ukraine Launch Campaign (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Violence and excessive use of nudity has become a recurrent theme in advertising these days. But a few years ago, it wasn’t such a mainstream alternative.

One of Trend Hunter’s favorite shoe brands,…

Disastrous Photoshopped Magazines – Heidi Klum’s Bizarre GQ March 2009 Cover (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Here at Trend Hunter, we have seen our share of photoshopped celebrities on fashion magazines; in fact, I remember that Madonna photo bomb disaster where the pop diva’s face received a very unflattering…