Sportscheck's one-eyed Adidas monster

German sporting goods store Sportscheck's newest advertising strategy consists of showing as much as possible of their models to increase attention and sales. So they put this guy in a little blue Adidas thing.

Unfortunately, they didn't think he was showing quite enough so they decided to let some more of him peek out.

Whether this bold new tactic was aimed at the girls or the guys is hard to say - either way, they have received quite a lot of attention the past few days. But naturally they claim it wasn't planned, that it wasn't an accident, right?

Actually, they've refused to comment on it at all according to Norwegian newspaper VG.


All I can say is.. although it is a little hard to take your eyes off it (which probably means their strategy worked), I'm glad most guys have smaller dicks than that one! Can you imagine seeing little one-eyed monsters peeking out at you like that whenever you go to the beach?

Guys, wear shorts, Please!

The Mysterious Jeans

My mother came storming down the stairs and into my room a few days ago. She was all serious like and demanded to know if I'd had a guy in my room the previous night.

Now, you may wonder what brought this on, as I did, since my parents are not very likely to mind if there had been a guy in my room. But there had not. Then where did the jeans come from?

My mother had been folding clothes when she found a pair of jeans which did not belong to anyone in the house. Whose were they? The most entertaining solution my mother could think of was that there had been a guy in my room and I'd kicked him out in the middle of the night.

I said that might have been fun, but sorry, it didn't happen. My mother did not give up, instead she asked if this guy was someone I didn't want to see again (or admit to be seeing). I told her the truth,

"Mum, I think that if I'd kicked a guy out in the middle of the night, without his pants on, in half a meter of snow and -17C (1.4F), it's more likely that he's the one who won't be wanting to see me again."

At that, she could no longer keep a straight face. She did really wonder where the jeans came from though, perhaps we have a flasher in our midst?

China Fashion Week 2009 - Timeless Fashion?

This is an actual outfit from the China Fashion Week.

I'm not quite sure what's the front and the back, but I it looks like this is the right way (whatever that means).

Maybe an idea for those of us who never seem to be on time?

More weird looking outfits ->>

What the hell has happened to Barbie?

Barbie's always been skinny, it's not that. Tall, blonde, long legs - and a small waist. But look at that waist! Where did the curves I remember from my childhood go?


I've always had Barbie dolls, I had a ton of clothes for them, a huge three story doll house my godfather gave me. Complete furniture for kitchen, dining room, bedroom, bathroom, you name it. Having a ton of aunts and uncles is a lot of fun for a little girl! (don't worry, I grew out of the materialism when the number of cousins rose over 20 and we no longer got individual presents).


So I guess I know what I'm talking about when I say that Barbie dolls did not use to be this skinny. They looked more like the girl in pink here. Still skinny, still long legs and blonde hair, but without the weird looking waist the blue one has.

If it continues like this, I'm a little worried Barbie will lose all her curves. I like curves, nothing like a girl with a beautiful hourglass figure. Skinny clothes hangers on catwalks with bones sticking out rarely look good.


So what's next for Barbie? The guys over at WAYODD.com have a suggestion. Anorexic Barbie.

Stunning, isn't she?

OnePiece.no

Exactly how stupid do these look?

They're called (you guessed it) - OnePiece!
Their slogan? "Jump in".

I have a feeling this is going to be something people look back at and go "what the hell were we thinking?!?", much like 80s hair.


Despite my initial reaction, I have found some upsides to this rather odd item of... lounging;

• They're probably very comfy.
• Easy gig for the models.
• They make it easy to disguise yourself if you're having a bad hair day or, say, want to rob a bank.
• They prolong the effect of beer goggles, according to the ad; "If you buy the biggest size you might also be able to fit in the wonderful person you dragged with you home from the city last night..."

• This is probably more of an upside to others; they not only look stupid, they make you stupid too!
  

So what are you waiting for?
Go get one before it's too late!

Ricky Berens' Bum

When Ricky Berens was about to jump in the water and swim for a place in the final in the men's relay in the world championship in Rome, his suit burst from the middle of his back to way down his butt.


Although the guy himself says he "kind of freaked out for a second", the broken suit didn't seem to do too much harm. The team qualified for the final where they, without Berens this time, won the gold medal.


Now.. I have two comments.

1. Does anyone have a better angle? Any photographers standing on the other side? Anyone?


2. Maybe suits should be made like this. I'm sure it would generate a bit more interest among female viewers and increase ratings just a little bit. Just a thought...

Short shorts

Do not wear short shorts when out in the sun.

They leave weird tan lines.

*why don't I ever learn...*

Topless is Out

According to Norwegian fashion experts it is "not trendy, cheap and very 90s" to sunbathe topless this year.

A survey from Denmark, typically a country with very relaxed attitudes towards nudity, shows that more than 50% of Danish women feel the bikini top should stay on this summer. Of course, the majority of Danish men (surprise surprise) still want the bikini top off.

Now, I can understand that some people might be offended by others not wearing bikini tops (...well actually I don't understand that at all, but for the sake of the argument let's say I do), but are we really supposed to be so concerned with fashion that we should be worry that our lack of bikini top says we're "cheap"?

Does our perception of morals, ethics, right and wrong vary with trends and fashion this way? If so, I can only feel very sorry for the lil fashion girls - must be exhausting to worry so much about what your bikini says about you!


Plus, I really can't imagine the fashionistas being in a rush to declare tan lines like those fashionable...

Boyd and his pink Boxers

Stationed in Afghanistan's Kunar Province, Army Specialist Zachary Boyd, 19, was rushed out of bed, having no time to get dressed, when his platoon suddenly found themselves under fire.



This photo was printed on the cover of the NY Times, and Boyd feared the consequences when the President saw him out of uniform. Allaying his fears of being out of a job, US Defense Secretary Robert Gates has commented on the incident;

"Any soldier who goes into battle against the Taliban in pink boxers and flip-flops has a special kind of courage.

"I can only wonder about the impact on the Taliban. Just imagine seeing that: a guy in pink boxers and flip-flops has you in his cross-hairs. What an incredible innovation in psychological warfare."

I suppose they are pretty strict when it comes to dress code in the US military... I've only seen one American military guy out of his jeans and he didn't wear underwear at all, so it's good to finally have confirmation they're at least allowed to wear their own lucky boxers!

Donatella Versace and Jonathan Rhys Meyers

I'd love to say something rude here, but I think the rudest thing I can do is just post the picture and ask you to judge for yourselves.

Haute Couture á Paris, Printemps 2007

by On Aura Tout Vu, Paris, Spring 2007

How much do you think this bag costs?

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$100?

$500?

Actually, it's $38,470. For a bag.
A Norwegian bag, nonetheless.

It's been made by Hilde Palladino and the brand is Gadino.
It's decorated with white gold and 39 diamonds.


Few Norwegians would consider spending money on this but, fortunately for designers, people around the world tend to be a little less inhibited than we are when it comes to spending money.

Even if it is 38 grand for a handbag.

Paris Fashion Week

Jean-Paul Gaultier





I don't know about you but.... eww!

Help, I killed my feet!

I got two pairs of black, high heeled, pointy toed shoes for Christmas. One pair almost reaches my knee, the other ends not too far above the ankle.

But, like anything that is pretty, or delicious, these shoes are not good for my body. After walking around for a while they start hurting and when I get home my feet are red, swollen and full of blisters.

I don't like wearing something that hurts. I don't see the point in it. I wanted nice, waterproof boots and, well, at least they're pretty. They're great for walking to my lectures and back but I tend to walk a lot more when I'm out. And then they hurt. A lot.

Shopping nude?

I am a girl, therefore I shop.

Maybe I should make it woman. I am a woman. Technically.... But I don't wanna... I should.. Maybe...



I am female, therefore I shop!

I have seen the inside of a few shops the past month, although I have to admit it's only fun if I find something I like, so if I go through two shops and find nothing, I'm bored. Lately I have found things I've liked, therefore I've had fun shopping!

(I assume you understood I meant shopping for clothes...) When you shop for clothes you (read: girls) try the clothes on before you buy them. I've been doing a bit of that. Unfortunatly, other people have a nasty habit of popping their heads inside the dressing room as I am more or less dressed. Which is fine (kinda), I don't really mind too much anymore. I'm getting used to it.

What I do mind is when the girls (or women) get embarassed. And show it. I don't get embarrassed, I'm used to it. But why should they get embarrassed? All they did was see a half naked gi... female.

I was at shop today, I was trying on a skirt (which was on sale, is gorgeous and safely tied around my waist as we speak). A voice said... some name... and started moving the curtains apart. I said "No..", I smiled, "I think you got the wrong dressing room". What did she do? She started giggling. She found her friends and kept giggling for ten minutes. I don't like giggling girls.


What has the world come to if we're embarrassed to see an almost naked body? More embarrassed than others are to show it? We feel more comfortable putting on clothes than taking them off, being naked is unnatural and underwear is a must!

I say throw out the underwear! Let's show each other who we are and not hide behind layers of cotton and silk! Let's all be nude!


I might have to get used to that one... When I've walked across the floor,my new skirt's halfway down my butt...

Fel..icité?

I'm supposed to be somewhere called Felice in an hour.

There is no club called Felice in this city.

However, there is one called Feliz.

Seems to be a high-class, high-priced kinda thing.


Now if only I had something to wear...

Paris Fashion Show

Why did I ever leave that city...?

Power to the Paintbrush

I don't wear a lot of make up. Never have. Then this morning I started thinking about it and decided to go nuts (meaning putting on what most girls put on every day). This included;

• Moisturizer (creamy stuff to stop your skin going greasy and/or dry)
• Foundation (like paint, the colour is usually some shade of brown)
• Powder (is just what it says, usually brownish)
• Eyeliner (pencil, usually black, to draw lines around the eyes)
• Eyebrow... liner? (pencil to draw on your eyebrows)
• Mascara (waterproof) (liquidy stuff to put on eyelashes with a brush)
• Eye shadow (powder paint in all colours, goes on the eyelids)
• Lipstick (sticky thing you put on the lips)
• Lip gloss (even more sticky, goes on top or instead of lipstick)
  

To start on top... the moisturizer isn't something I consider make up but I needed it to mix with the foundation, otherwise it would have been too strong. I bought this foundation thing, the only one I have, and ever have had, two and a half years ago and I've tried it out three or four times. It's sticky, greasy and would just take too long to get it right. I was kinda surprised it hadn't turned green yet...

The powder was fine, didn't really need it with all that stuff on my face already. Didn't wear rouge as that would just be way too much. Eyeliner... the black thing always looks weird, it's like a thin line and it shouldn't be like that. Mascara... I need a new one... The waterproof one I have (a must around here) has always been horrible so I've only used it a few times.

Today I realized why – the thing down in the.. bottle? (make up expressions - not my strong side) that is supposed to stop too much mascara coming out just wasn't there in that one. So whatever was there would attach itself to the brush and my eyelashes would glue themselves together and I couldn't really open my eyes anymore... Eye shadow.. now that was fun. I decided on brown to go with the whole foundation mess. It just looked too much but when I took it off it wasn't too bad.

It might not sound like it but the result when I was done wasn't too bad. It looked, to me at least, perfectly wearable.

Now, as if this wasn't enough, and I'm sure you've found this exceptionally interesting already, I'll list some of my own pros and cons wearing make up;


Cons:

• I don't like putting lots of goo on my face
• Takes a lot of time
• If you eat something your lip gloss disappears
• If you drink something there's lip gloss all over your glass
• When it rains it moves around (and by 'rains' I mean 'pours' cuz there's no such thing as 'a little rain' around here)
• When it's hot it moves around (hot as in warm summer day)
• If I put on / take out / move my contacts cuz they itch it might get messy
• If I rub my eyes, which I do, especially when I'm tired, mascara goes all over the place
• There's something about eye makeup that makes me incredibly tired no matter how late I slept that morning – so much for “Look fresh all day!”
• If you blow your nose you've got foundation on the paper and a white spot around your nose
• If you've got long hair it sticks to your lips
  

Pros:

• It looks nice.
• It feels great to clean your face in the evening!
  

You know... I think I'm gonna go back to doing it my way. Maybe the “tired, eyes closing and cotton in my head in the evening” only happens to me (could I found something I'm allergic to?). I don't wear make up every day but I'm not saying I never wear any. But going 'all the way' like I tried today is simply not for me.

If you love it and can't imagine letting go of your concealer or foundation or whatever magic potion it is you have then good for you! I just don't know how you do it.

Now I'm gonna go wash my face off after I've taken out the toothpicks I've used to keep my eyelids open.


Maybe she's born with it.
Believe me – she's not.

Confidently beautiful

I know we're all supposed to be confident and don't care what others say and be happy about ourselves and the way we look no matter what.

No wait, that was last year...

This year we're supposed to change diets constantly and complain that our butts look big. We should eat meat and no carbs and of course no sugar, but then there are carbs in vegetables so we can't eat lettuce. We should be vulnerable this year, not confident. Or maybe that was just last winter...

I know for a fact we were supposed to be confident this spring because then the fashion was girls with hairy legs just to say "we don't care".

Any wonder we get confused??

The easiest thing is just not to care. I used to hate myself for the way I looked. Then I realized there's no point, I just felt miserable for years and nothing good ever came out of it. So I just stopped right there and then. That was about five years ago and I've never looked back.

But come on, look at this picture. Click, check it out, say what you want but wow! This is from the Cape Town Fasion Week, outfit made by students of the Houte Couture School of Fashion Cape Town. At first I just noticed it because the nipple trend (which seemed to start at Galliano's fashion show earlier this year) is still going strong.

There was just something that struck me about this picture. It coule be the green against her brown skin, it could be the thing on her head, her big belt or it could simply be the necklace nestled between her breasts. Whatever it is, it's a gorgeous picture. And how can one not worry when one constantly sees pictures like these?

I, however, refuse to do so. Yeah right... At least you'll never hear me ask the oh so infamous question;

"Does my butt look big in this?"

Rome Fashion Week 2005

Something to wear
a creation fom Italy by Fausto Starrdi

Something not to wear:
a creation from Russia by Sumbell Zigazovaya

I love the first one, the dress is gorgeous and the photo is not like most fashion show photos. The second one, well... to me it looks like a bird.