Toeless Boots – Contradictory Shoe Fashion? (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Perusing the latest footwear collection at Nine West, my eyes were rattled when they happened upon a pair of toeless boots. Isn’t the whole point of boots to keep your feet warm? And the ideal excuse to skip getting that costly pedicure?

I couldn’t find an image, but Nine West isn’t the only shoe …

Windows Vista SP1 Toilet Paper – Wipe Your System Clean Promotion

(TrendHunter.com) The Japanese alway seem to come up with very unusual promotional items and gadgets.

This time, the Akiba PC Hotline is advertising special Windows Vista SP1 toilet paper! Unfortunately, I can’t read Japanese, so I don’t know whether this is intended to help educate a person on the various featur…

Super Sizing Japan – McDonald’s Mega Series (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Forget about heart disease and cholesterol, McDonald’s is adding to their Japanese mega series. Starting March 17th, 2008 the Mega Mac hamburger (which had a limited run with 23 million sold already!) will become a permanent part of the McDonald’s menu.

Also, two limited-run (April 4th through May…

Bread As Art – David Reimondo’s Burned Toast (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) What you are looking at, my friends, is art. Ok, to the unsophisticated and uncouth (like me) that might just be a whole bunch of burned toasts artist David Reimondo lined up and manipulated to look like whatever he made the stuff look like. And its all cool. The tired cliche says art is in the eyes…

Next Big Thing in Music? – Stars of SXSW 2008 (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) South by Southwest (SXSW) is one of the world’s largest music festivals that takes place in Austin, TX. It’s also the hatching ground of many artists, or where they get their big break. A few of the artists we’ve had our eye on at Trend Hunter have now been hailed as the Next Big Thing after their p…

Naughty Film Celebrates Religious Festival – Playboy TV for St Patricks Day (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Nice to see Playboy TV supporting St Patrick’s day – a traditionally religious festival – by making their own film using strategically placed shamrocks. Not sure if this technically counts as porn but it’s not far off.

“Playboy model Sasha Singleton looks great in green, has the luck of the Irish, …

Top 25 Things that are Green – Happy St Patrick’s Day!

(TrendHunter.com) In celebration of St. Patrick’s Day, Trend Hunter brings you the Top 25 Things that are Green, Irish, or related to Beer. As the Irish say, “Erin Go Bragh.” (Ireland Forever)

Enviro-Tips from the Green Team – Will Ferrell For the Environment (VIDEO) This clip is an environmental spoof by comic act…

Retro Game Fashion – Cartoon Corsets at Etsy (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) If you haven’t discovered Esty.com yet, take the rest of the day and browse some of the most bizarre, fun, funky, quirky, whatever fashions. Ran across the Vintage Doctor and look at these fun dresses, or costumes, you decide. But if you are in a playful spirit and want to go retro but cute, these a…

Rate My Cop – An Outlet for All Those Speeding Tickets?

(TrendHunter.com) HOO… whatcha gonna do, when they come for you? I’m going on ratemycop.com and give them some negative feedback, that will show ’em. Just like eBay, this site is helpful if you plan on doing business with the local constable and want to make sure you are treated fairly. Of course, the mounties don’…

Stretchy Facevertising – Garry Stretch and the Tower of Terror Campaign (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Garry Stretch is making the most of the fact he has no collagen in his skin. This video, for London’s Tower of Terror, shows just how far Garry can stretch his limits.

Also known as Gary Turner, a 36-year-old has a form of the incredibly rare Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. As a child he was prone to terr…

BFF Search Via TV – I Wanna Be Paris’ New Best Friend! (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Paris Hilton will be staring in a new TV series that puts an interesting spin on the regular reality shows. Instead of a dating show, MTV will have her looking for a new best friend.

On I Wanna be Paris’ New Best Friend! Hilton will be choosing between 20 women and men, who want a chance to auditi…

3 Eco Chic Wastebins – Trash with Class (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Want to offset the environmental damage you do through your trash? One quick and easy way is with one of Urban Outfitters’ wastebaskets of recycled tin cans. The 12″ high bins are protected with rubber bottoms so you don’t have to worry about the eco-chic container scratching your floors. As they’re…

Fashion Facist Run Amok – States Banning Baggy Styles?

(TrendHunter.com) There is a nation wide crackdown on baggy pants in the U.S. The Man says parents are under-aware of the origins of the droopy drawers. Seems the fad started in prison where you can’t have belts. So the bangers let them droop if they wanted some lovin’. Florida, the mecca of being half naked half the…

Offering the “Reborn Digital” a Taste – Pepsi Markets New Tava Drink

(TrendHunter.com) Pepsi has taken a note from the world of fashion in designing the campaign for their latest beverage brand, Tava.

The decidedly retro ad campaign looks as though it was inspired by a blend of pin-up style imagery and older Japanese art. The sparkling, zero calorie drink comes in a bevy of exotic fl…

Spaceship For Sale – Home Made Space Ship Listed On Craigslist

(TrendHunter.com) This is another one of those gift ideas for someone who already has “everything”. Buy them their very own space ship! For just $3500 (or best offer), you can give them a truly one-of-a-kind gift. Although it could use some work (the current owner notes that it “[d]oes have a wobble issue at Mach …

Urban Prom Fashions 2008 – Pushing the Limits of Authority (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The latest lines of urban prom fashions exude a sense of rebellion.

How I remember the day back in 2008 that I drove my ’94 Cadillac to the seedy district and she was there on the corner just then stubbing out her little cigar. I remember she wore my favorite – camo. We stopped at a liquor store t…

Personalized Cartoons – Bitstrips Took Over Sixty’s Life (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) I am Sixty (((Hi Sixty))) I am addicted to Bitstrip. Yes I have wasted the whole day making comic strips about friends, family and blogging buddies. Bitstrip was launched at SXSW and is an amazing free cartooning application. You make the characters, but Bitstrip will set the scenes, provide the pro…

Living Business Cards – “Another Bloomin’ Designer” Card (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Make sure your prospective client would want to keep your business card on their table rather than in their pocket by giving the gift of green with your contact information! The “Another Bloomin’ Designer” business card by Jamie Wieck treats its recipient to an extra feature you do not expect …

Unique Seats – 100 Chairs in 100 Days by Martino Gamper (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Designer Martino Gamper, who was born in Italy and studied sculpture and product design in Vienna, is one of seven finalists in the Brit Insurance Designs of the Year contest. The art project which resulted in his nomination under the furniture category, is called “100 Chairs in 100 Days.”

Just as…

Political Shockvertising – “Hillary Obama” to Promote University

(TrendHunter.com) The Photoshopped picture is from an ad put out by Hogeschool-Universiteit (HUB). The higher education institution in Brussel Belgium seeks to increase attendance by offering prospective students a college and university in one and by asking the question, “Why choose if you can combine?”

That ad ph…