Fashion
Follies of the Madmen #388
Dress so as to resemble a soda can.
Original ad here.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Oct 08, 2018 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Fashion, Soda, Pop, Soft Drinks and other Non-Alcoholic Beverages, 1970s
Paco Rabanne Metal Dresses
Posted By: Paul - Wed Sep 26, 2018 -
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Category: Fashion, 1960s
Sponge Shoes
New from designer Christopher Kane: shoes with kitchen sponges glued onto them. They retail for around £800 (about $1046), but are already sold out.
But if they were available, you could round out the look with a sponge clutch from the same designer.
And to really complete your kitchen cleaning look, don't miss these mop shoes, also from Christopher Kane. (More info: refinery29)
Posted By: Alex - Sat Sep 22, 2018 -
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Category: Fashion
Miracle Boost Jeans
Debuted in 1995. Promoted as the Wonderbra for your butt.
Sydney Morning Herald - Oct 6, 1995
Posted By: Alex - Sat Sep 08, 2018 -
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Category: Fashion, Denim, 1990s
Designer Duct Tape
Another item for our ongoing collection of ridiculously overpriced merchandise. It's duct tape from designer Raf Simons with the phrase "Walk With Me" stamped on it. Yours for only $286.Or you could buy a roll of duct tape at Home Depot for $5.
Raf Simons also sells jeans with a "duct tape detail at back." They usually go for $504.08, but right now they're on sale for only $252.04.
Posted By: Alex - Sun Aug 26, 2018 -
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Category: Fashion, Overpriced Merchandise
Diamond dermal piercings
Latest trend in engagement rings. Instead of a ring, a diamond dermal piercing. From The Independent:
Posted By: Alex - Sat Aug 18, 2018 -
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Category: Fashion, Jewelry
Shoes made from chewing gum
They can be yours for €199.95 (about $228). As the gumshoe website explains:But what happens if people stop dropping their gum on the streets? Will the gumshoe company just go out of business?
Posted By: Alex - Sun Aug 12, 2018 -
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Category: Fashion, Shoes, Junk Food
Chicken Diapers
Julie Baker, owner of Pampered Poultry, is cashing in on the recent fad for keeping chickens as pets. She's selling 500 to 1000 "chicken diapers" every month, for $18 a piece. More info at The Outline:
(Thanks to Gerald Sacks for the link!)
Posted By: Alex - Fri Aug 10, 2018 -
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Category: Animals, Farming, Fashion, Excrement
Coty’s Body Paint
Introduced in 1967. The idea was literally to paint your arms and legs. Wouldn't seem very practical if you have to constantly worry about the paint rubbing off on things.
Posted By: Alex - Tue Aug 07, 2018 -
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Category: Fashion, 1960s
Queen of Long Beach
Queen Nannette Crawford -- 20 -- of 4917 Livingston Drive, Long Beach presiding at Long Beach Community Fair. Model Lois Sullivan, 20, of 3811 West 54th Street, Los Angeles, shows Queen the bathing suit which is one of Queen's prizes.
Source.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Jul 29, 2018 -
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Category: Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Contests, Races and Other Competitions, Fashion, Regionalism, 1950s
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