Ballon Fashion II – Haut Couture with Air

(TrendHunter.com) Generally balloons are associated with children’s parties, and they might even reach artistic constructions and creative design but all people are thinking about is children’s fun. But here we are talking serious business.

The American fashion designers Katie Laibstain, 23, and Steven Jones, 39…

Post Mastectomy Fashion – Ann Jacqueline Design (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Breast cancer survivors often struggle with feeling beautiful while staying comfortable after a mastectomy, but Anja Mullins, a survivor herself, has set out to change that with Ann Jacqueline Design, a line of flattering post mastectomy fashion.

The apparel is meant to make women feel attractive …

Jenna Jameson for PETA – Pleather Yourself Campaign (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Jenna Jameson stars in the latest PETA campaign to protect animals by refraining from using leather and opt for pleather instead. Jenna evokes iconic screen siren Bettie Page with a black wig and pleather bikini with the tagline “Pleather Yourself.” The ad was shot by celebrity photographer Gavin Bo…

Fast Luxury Fashion – Ready to Wear Gets High End

(TrendHunter.com) Fashion is all about change. Models change, fabrics change, designers change. But the biggest change underway now is the change from haute couture to pret-a-porter. Luxury ready-to-wear made a strong showing at international fashion weeks. As the world changes to quicker gratification, fashionistas …

Interactive Fashion Tech Tells Eco Story – Edoc Laundry

(TrendHunter.com) Edoc Laundry, a Seattle based clothing company, is all about encouraging the interactive social experience. By combining fashion and technology mediums, Edoc Laundry creates garments with codes and messages that most people can’t see unless they are searched for thoroughly.

These hidden details a…

Inside the Shoot – Victoria Beckham in Vogue (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Everybody knows you’ve spiked to the top of the high end glam world if you land the cover of Vogue; at that point, you’ve not only arrived on the scene, but you know you’ll be forever preserved in fashion history.

Victoria Beckham landed the March 2008 cover and a full editorial spread. Not that w…

Bad Weather For Marketing – Free Zappos.com Raingear at SXSW

(TrendHunter.com) Apparently when it rains in Austin, it pours Zappos.com ads.

The online shoe retailing giants made their presence very prominent at SXSW in Austin in this week. Not exactly what I expected from the weather in Texas in mid-March, but apparently Zappos was prepared. Promoters stood at every entrance…

Test Garments – Young Meagher’s Cutting Edge Menswear (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The Amsterdam-based Young Meagher creates “test garments” as opposed to seasonal collections. Their product is a mixture of art, fashion, and history that mixes motor sports, work wear and militaristic influences in cutting edge new styles and fabrications.

Modernizing menswear with the use of Eng…

Recycled Pool Balls Jewelry – Eleanor Salazar’s Eco Accessories (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) We all know by now that green is the new black and that engaging in ecologically- and environmentally-friendly behavior as individuals or group entities is the sane thing to do.

Through my short stint as a Trend Hunter, I have been exposed to all kinds of really beautiful objects made from recycled…

Controversial Tom Ford Ads (Part III Update) – Complete Menswear Ads (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) (Warning – Partial Nudity)

Our Bianca brought you a sneak peek at the naughty ads for Tom Ford’s new menswear line. Now, we bring you the rest of the sexualized campaign. In addition to the crotch grabbing naked woman, we have a naked woman doing some ironing and a guy in a suit giving a naked woma…

Female Shoe Algorithm – Reebok Emoretion by John Maeda (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Last year, mathematician-artist John Maeda brought to us the Reebok Timetanium. His creations were so hot that according to nitrolicious.com, they’ve sold out in 14 hours as soon as they’ve hit the stores. The hours could have been less if Maeda designed for the ladies too.

The sneaker genius mig…

Columbian Subculture – Electro Kitsch Movement (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Bogota, Columbia has seen a trend progress in the nightlife, cultural, art and alternative scenes. The electro-kitsch subculture has been irrigating around the country, and more events spring up daily to feed this unique sub-culture. The universal and the “local” have combined to add a surface to a …

Chocolate Luxury Snake – Boucheron Gold, Diamond & Chocolate Necklace

(TrendHunter.com) Parisian jeweler Boucheron will mark its 150 years in business with a lavish creation definitely worthy of Bianca’s Bling, Bling Boring series. In liaison with Parisian Chocolatier La Maison du Chocolat, Boucheron has created a necklace with a gold skeleton that is coated with real chocolate. But th…

TV Show Influences Tech Fashion – Lipstick Jungle (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Last time we reported on Lipstick Jungle, a new TV show based on the book series by Candace Bushnell, we mentioned it would probably have a heavy influence on fashion, just like the Sex and the City series by the same author did. What we didn’t realize is how heavily it would be influencing tech tre…

Super Hot Girls Act Like Guys (III) – JBS Mens Underwear Ads (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) You know what, forget David Beckham and his Armani briefs, next time I go shopping I am getting JBS underwear! Their men’s underwear campaign keeps rolling super hot ads. And the concept must be working really well, because we have more sexy practically naked girls acting like guys with the same tag…

Virtual Shoe Museum II – Whacked Concept Shoes (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) “Concept” designs are hot in cars, furniture, tech, etc. Fulfilling that need to fix that addiction to novel design ideas for those who also have shoe fetishes are these concept shoes.

The answer to all those questions you might be thinking when you look through this gallery is simply, “Who cares?…

Wingtip Sneakers – Nike Still Has Design Tricks (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) If I’m Nike, I’m getting these awesome shoes to North America and Europe as quickly as possible. Nike Wingtips have just been released in Japan and they look wicked. Obviously taking their cue from the classics. The pair is called the Dunk Lo Premium and Dunk Hi Premium, it white or black leather wi…

Bling Bling Boring (Part III) – Top 34 Bizarre Blinged Things (SUPER GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) As the final part in our Bling Bling Boring series, we bring you a list of the most random things adorned with crystals, gems and diamonds.

The list has such a diverse range of items, it was impossible to create individual categories. There’s everything from jewel encrusted bugs to toilet paper di…

Fashion Targets Breast Cancer – Natalie Imbruglia with Sass & Bride (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) In an increasing trend of fashion and celebrities helping the fight against AIDS and cancer, Sass & Bide has teamed up with Aussie singer Natalie Imbruglia to help Fashion Targets Breast Cancer- a charity close to Sass & Bide designer Heidi Middleton’s heart.

Middleton was diagnosed with breast ca…

I Drove All Night – TAG Heuer Night Vision Glasses

(TrendHunter.com) Originally inspired by and developed for the internationally renowned 24 Hours of LeMans sports car endurance race, TAG Heuer Eyewear is making their innovative purpose-made “Night Vision” eyeglasses available to the public in early 2008. The glasses have been optimized for driving at night with tec…