Animal Hair Hats – Nagi Noda Creations (GALLERY)

(TREND HUNTER) Sometimes, something just captures, confuses and inspires you. That is exactly the effect of these quirky animal-inspired hair hats by Japanese art director Nagi Noda. They are truly out of this world… [More]

Punk Organic Fashion – Sandra Backlund’s Twisted Knits (GALLERY)

(TREND HUNTER) Swedish designer Sandra Backlund gives her organic and sculptural fashion collections funky names like, “Ink Blot Test”, “Perfect Hurts”, and “Blank Page”. Her current works titled, In No … [More]

Designer Visualization Dolls – Viktor & Rolf Anniversary Exhibit (GALLERY)

(TREND HUNTER) The kings of peculiar fashion, Viktor & Rolf, celebrate their unique work of the last 10 years with an exhibition at the Barbican Art Gallery in London. Holding true to their reputation, they are not … [More]

Fashion Meets Art – Nordstrom Spring 08 Ads (GALLERY)

(TREND HUNTER) For their Spring 2008 Ads, Nordstrom has teamed up with artist Ruben Toledo who painted 20-by-30 foot walls to serve as a backdrop for the models which were shot by fashion photographer Ruven Afanador. Toledo even painted ON the models for the campaign. The result is an artistic and stylish eye-cand… [More]

Fashion, Art & Social Commentary – ‘Lamp Girls’ (GALLERY)

(TREND HUNTER) This is absolutely the best and most creative use of fashion and art to make a social statement I have seen of late. Marianne Maric, a french super talented recent art school graduate, is considering working as a photographer.. or stylist.. or designer… Well, she hasn’t made up her mind just yet, … [More]

Recycling Retro Pop Culture For Modern Jewelry – Earrings Made of Doll Eyes

(TREND HUNTER) There’s a country song that goes, “I got tears in my ears from lying on my back crying over you.” Now you can have eyes on your ears without the tears.

These funky earrings are made from the eyes of dolls from 60 years ago, at a time when dolls had eyes that would actually open and close. The earr… [More]

Elite Model Gets Mannequinized – Agyness Deyn (GALLERY)

(TREND HUNTER) Agyness Deyn is the British Fashion Awards Model of the Year and now joins an elite group of models that will be made into a lifeless, semi-recognizable mannequins. Adel Rootstein is a mannequin maker who decided to release a cadre of Deyn’s on the world.

The 25 year old model, who was born Laura H… [More]

Alexander McQueen’s Butterfly Hat – Float Like A Butterfly, Sting Like A Beehive (VIDEO)

(TREND HUNTER) For spring 2008, eccentric milliner Philip Treacy teamed up with infamous bad boy of British fashion, Alexander McQueen to pay homage to the woman who discovered them both, Isabella Blow. This headpiece certainly speaks to her surrealist, fearless take on the fashion world… [More]

Sensory Feasts – Art by Dylan Martorell (GALLERY)

(TREND HUNTER) Melbourne artist Dylan Martorell is a master of the ’sensory feast.’ This creative extraordinaire produces mind-blowing drawings, sculptors, sound exhibitions, installations, photography and concert posters. Oh – and he also sells t-shirts.

Sound is one of the most important elements to Marto… [More]

Fashion Photography as Fine Art – Click Chic Exhibit (VIDEO)

(TREND HUNTER) Is photography art? Is fashion design art? The answers to these two may determine whether or not you think fashion photography could be considered fine art. It seems more people than not are agreeing it is an aesthetically appealing, awe inspiring form of creation.

Photographs initially intended f… [More]