Remember the famous leg lamp from the movie “A Christmas Story”? Well, here is something even better…

Moschino, that clever Italian fashion house, is always jabbing a stick in the eye of what fashion should be. They are a creative lot that does not like to be tied down by any sense of tradition. One of their recent forays is in the realm of lighting design. They have taken a number of their iconic pieces, such as the corset dress shown above, and turned them into limited edition lamps for last May’s Milan Furniture Fair. Never before had I stared at a lamp so much.

It’s sexy.

OK, Brides to Be in 2008… It’s time to start looking for your perfect dress! The newest dresses incorporate interesting textures (papery crumpled silk, cutout lace, pearls and other unique beading), romantic draping and billowing, and vintage lines. We absolutely LOVE these latest looks, as they emphasize the shape of the body, and are constructed to move – making for really beautiful pictures…. we can’t wait to see some of these styles on next year’s brides!

The dress designer is Platinum for Priscilla of Boston.

There are few companies whose mission stands out and grabs your attention. Toms Shoes is an example of such a company. I just ran across them from Mahalo Daily and am going to put an order in this afternoon. For every shoe they sell they will take a pair and personally place them on kids feet who are in need. After looking at the video and checking out the site I think this is just fantastic.

Good luck and continued success to the Toms Shoes team. Oh yeah the shoes are really cute!

Bras soon won’t just be fighting the sag. A British researcher is working on a prototype bra that could detect early stages of breast cancer. The “smart bra” uses microwave antennae to pick up on temperature changes that happen when there’s an increase in blood flow to a developing tumor. The same types of passive microwaves are used to pinpoint submarine and distant star locations.

An audible or visual alarm would be built into the bra alerting wearers that they should head to the doctor. This seems like it would be a bit stressful. Especially if it happened during a business meeting or an interview! “Sorry, gotta run. I may have cancer.”

Some docs aren’t too psyched on the whole idea either, citing that many benign growths and nonmalignant inflammatory changes can also increase blood flow. But hey, any research helping women find and fight breast cancer is worth looking into in my breast opinion!

via Wired.

Check out these designs by Eri Utsugi from the Japanese Fashion Week.

Their cotton candy like hair almost looks good enough to eat!

Japanese Designer Yumi Katsura was part of the world master’s haute couture collections of the 16th Dalian Internationall Fashion Festival.

This is a great flowing dress and this design would be beautiful with some vivid colors.

I am almost at a loss for words with this one. I know everyone is wanting to go green and recycle but this maybe a little too far.

Im sure this outfit would be a ’sensation’ at any Halloween party but dont you think you would be a little creeped out if you saw someone wearing this at your local bar?

This fashion trend continues to pop up from time to time. More recently here.

photo credit to STR/AFP/Getty Images

So how does this lady walk? Anyone feel like taking up this type of fashion and going public with it? Yeah I didn’t think so.

Some people may feel violated by this, others may really enjoy it. What do you think? The creativity is great and must be a real conversation maker.

Would the ladies want to see men on the back of their bathroom stalls?

The Victoria Beckham press tour is in full effect and she is rolling out a new line of fashions. This includes jeans as well as other fashionable things like glasses and fragrances. So far her own site dvbstyle doesn’t have any items to view but ELL does carry the new line and you can see a few of the available styles.

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