Panda Passion is in Fashion – Bandi-Panda at China Fashion Week (GALLERY)

(TREND HUNTER) The Bandi-Panda fashion show was created by a conceptual designer for China Fashion Week in Beijing. Zhao Bandi uses fashion to draw attention to represent Chinese social classes and various social issues. Bandi uses light boxes, photographs and other more traditional forms of expression in other ex… [More]

Guerilla Fashion Shop – Comme Des Garcons in Poland

(TREND HUNTER) There’s nothing new anymore about the pop-up store concept, in which a retail space appears, ninja-like, in unlikely places: a carpark, a shipping container, or even within another store.

Comme De Garcons doesn’t use the term pop-up, preferring instead to call their “now you see it, now you do… [More]

Pack Your Virtual Suitcase – Polyvore.com Social Shopping (GALLERY)

(TREND HUNTER) Has winter weather got you down? Time to plan a getaway to somewhere warm! Often more difficult than selecting a destination is choosing the appropriate fashions to pack your suitcase with. Polyvore takes the hassle out of fashionable planning by letting you pack a virtual suitcase with the latest s… [More]

Analysis of Female Fashion – Spring/Summer 2008/09 (GALLERY)

(TREND HUNTER) The Style Council outlook for women’s spring/summer 2008 – 2009 fashion says to expect four main themes: Balmy Days, Chromatic Contrast, Avant Garde, and Coast.

Each theme has a complete description and hot trends for the season. The research comes from Infomat, a fashion industry search engine… [More]

Creative Global Grads to Watch in 2008 – Wallpaper* Graduates Directory

(TREND HUNTER) The new blood who’s who of the creative world: 110 recent graduates from all over the globe in the fields of fashion, design, graphics, photography, art, illustration, jewellery, textiles and architecture are promoted in the prestigious Wallpaper* Graduates Directory. It’s a fully interactive databa… [More]

Baby Long Johns – RedEnvelope for Little Ones (GALLERY)

(TREND HUNTER) Oh my long john, this is just too cute! This red one-piece for toddlers has a little bum flap that says, “My First Christmas.”

Somehow it doesn’t make sense, considering the phrase, that the long johns is geared toward 0-24 month olds, which is why they offer a customized alternative, up to 30 cha… [More]

Duct-Tape Wallets – Hand-Made db Clay Designs (VIDEO)

(TREND HUNTER) These hand-crafted duct-tape wallets go to show that by no means does recycled have to be synonymous with trashy. The designers are confident db clay will set a new standard in wallets.

To pay his way through college, Garett Stenson hand-made over 30,000 artsy wallets out of Gaffer’s tape in only … [More]

Return of the Beehive – Karl Lagerfeld & Amy Winehouse Bring Back Retro Hair Style (VIDEO)

(TREND HUNTER) The controversial revelation that Karl Lagerfeld’s latest muse is tattooed songstress, Amy Winehouse, put the fashion world in a state of shock this week. At his show in London last week, models in army-style clothes paraded the runway in retro beehive hairstyles, the look Winehouse has brought back… [More]

Embroidered Profanity – Floral Shirts Only Sweet At First Glance (GALLERY)

(TREND HUNTER) Aren’t these just the cutest little tops? But look closely and they are naughty, naughty. So innocent but with such wicked sayings embroidered in the simple flowery tops. You don’t want your family to see these, but your pals will totally crack up. The No Time To F*&k;collection (Seriously) from Loc… [More]

Spaghetti Dress with Meat Balls as High Fashion

(TREND HUNTER) Jeremy Scott’s fall 2006 collection pays hommage to Spaghetti and Meatballs. The spaghetti dress and meat ball necklace is featured in photoset featured in the online magazine Zoozoom. [More]