Ancient Greek Sandal Skateboard – Tougher than Leather (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The Tougher Than Leather skateboard by Greece is For Lovers fuses the modern sport and lifestyle of skateboarding with the ancient style of Greek handmade sandals.

You can not get any more old school than ancient Greece!

The made to order Tougher Than Leather skates are as much a fashion statement…

Mutated Humans as Art – Lucy and Bart (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) People, get ready for the future! Lucy and Bart is a collaboration between brilliant artists Lucy McRae and Bart Hess which they describe as an instinctual stalking of fashion, architecture, performance and the body.

They both share a fascination with genetic manipulation and expressions of beauty…

Lipsynching Models – Dolce & Gabbana Inspired by YouTube (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Trying to keep their fingers on the pulse of the new generation, Dolce & Gabbana turned to popular video site YouTube for inspiration. Besides stupid stunts and lonely girls, one of the most popular YouTube categories is lipsynching to music.

From fratboys to teenage girls, YouTube is full of thes…

Laptop Backpack That Hugs You – BUILT (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The BUILT Laptop Backpack is an unusual design that looks more like a bulletproof jacket than a typical case for carrying your notebook.

Made from lightweight neoprene, a water-resistant exterior and breathable air mesh, BUILT accommodates and protects laptops from 12–17″ with extra room for boo…

DIY Status Bags – Printable Hermes Kelly (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Stop fantasizing about owning the much-worshiped Hermes Kelly bag and get one of your own! Thus is even better than buying it from the boutique because you actually get to customize it by choosing the pattern yourself.

While it’s probably not exactly what you had in mind when dreaming of the statu…

Retro Fantasy Wardrobes – Vintage Cartoon and Sci-Fi-Dresses (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The Vintage Doctor makes dresses and other garments which blend vintage/retro styles with fabric prints.

The polyester and cotton dresses in the gallery were inspired by cartoons or sci-fi movies such as The Ninja Turtles, Batman, the 1980’s arcade game Pac-Man, Star Wars and The Little Mermaid. P…

Cut Out Model Billboards – Pessek Zman Chocolate Ads (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) This is a brilliant and unusual campaign to promote Israeli Pessek Zman chocolate bar (which means Time Out in Hebrew) that wittingly expresses the brand’s idea and slogan to “take a time out”.

The campaign uses posters that look like regular fashion ads, however the fashion models are missi…

Billboards With Cut Out Models – Pessek Zman Chocolate Ads (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) This is a brilliant and unusual campaign to promote Israeli Pessek Zman chocolate bar (which means Time Out in Hebrew) that wittingly expresses the brand’s idea and slogan to “take a time out”.

The campaign uses posters that look like regular fashion ads, however the fashion models are missing. Pl…

Retro Telephone Bags – Betsey Johnson’s Call Me, Betsey (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Designer Betsey Johnson put out this handbag collection called “Call Me, Betsey.”

Obviously the eccentric Betsey got her inspiration from retro rotary phones. You can see this motif all over the colorful, juvenile-oriented products. I favor the little blue plastic hand bag because it reminds me of…

Stealth Viral Ads – Did Levi’s Dupe Us with “Guys Backflip into Jeans”?

(TrendHunter.com) My suspicion radar went off recently when Trendhunter featured a recent YouTube viral video, Guys backflip into jeans , when I saw it had been uploaded by a new username hosting only this video.

Now I am happy to find I was not the only skeptical one. Gawker brands it as a stealth ad for Levi’s je…

Heavenly Fashion Inspiration – Divinity at Givenchy (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Godfrey Deeny, the blossoming talent behind the Givenchy label, found divine inspiration for his fall/winter 2008 collection after spending several months in South America.

Based on the repetitive use of hexagons, filigree details, and architectural lines, Trendinista found striking resemblances t…

Return of the Cone Boobs – Girls Aloud Get Galactic Glam (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Remember when Madonna brought back retro cone boobs, making the pointy bra style hot again? Well now thanks to Girls Aloud, it’s back, and this time with a galactic blast!

The UK girlband showed off this look when they kicked off their Tangled Up tour in Belfast this week.

“All credit goes to Ju…

Gothic Weddings – Kate Moss’ Rock’n’Roll Gown (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) While some people might have negative thoughts about a gothic wedding, I can’t help think that the rock’n’roll themed wedding Kate Moss is planning will be fabulous, especially the gown she’ll end up wearing.

Rumor has it, she’s recruited a designer friend to create a black or purple, full-length …

Sexist Ads To Appeal to Men – Axe Cottage Ads (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Axe’s new commercial is the embodiment of any guy’s dreams. Which is understandably why it might be considered sexist, thanks to a portrayal of women as helpless and sad without a man.

The video shows a cottage with an assortment of hot and attractive girls in bikinis, all solemn and sad because..…

Cartoon Hero Fashion – Superhero Style (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) BAM! If you want fashion with punch, you’ll love these fashion designs. Inspired by comic book super heroes, these styles echo the recent fascination with the Superheroes: Fashion and Fantasy exhibit at the Met in NYC as well as the influx of action movies on the big screen.

Featured in the galler…

Bubble Baubles – Sabine Lang Jewelery (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) This summer, ‘Bubbles’ could be the perfect beach accessory; they’re fresh, subtle and airy. Sabine Lang’s collection of frothy jewelery includes earrings, necklaces and brooches. The sudsy trinkets in clear and ‘milky’ designs look like they are just going to last for a brief moment before …

Cigarette Earrings – Butt Ugly Accessories

(TrendHunter.com) These unusual looking duds can be found for sale at http://www.etsy.com, with a host of other handmade crafts in their online market.

Of course they look ridiculous, but they do serve as a symbol of the potential ugly heath risks of smoking. They will probably never be a big hit in the fashion world, …

Zipper Clasps – ZipHolder (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) As most guys know, an open zipper can be pretty embarrassing.

Well, worry no more. The ZipHolder makes sure you avoid such embarrassing situations, as it neatly and securely holds the zipper in place. The mechanism is achieved by attaching a small “rope” to the zipper handle which can be hooked to…

Speaker-Embedded Clothes – Hood.e

(TrendHunter.com) The Hood.e concept, which was designed by Tim Dubitsky, was originally conceived as a present for his music-loving nephew. The idea was to make it easier for the little boy to cross dangerous thoroughfares on his way to school and still remain aware of street noise around him while listening to musi…

Promoting Art With Hangovers – Toronto Original Contemporary Art Party (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) I love this campaign for the Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery which tries to appeal to the young party crowd. Hey, whatever it takes to promote art is fine with me!

The print ads promote the Original Contemporary Art Party in Toronto with decadent drunk partying and morning after antics that a…