Fashion trends come and go, and it's generally assumed that the strangest styles emerge from high fashion haute couture houses.
But the fact is- most strange fashion trends come from countries not normally thought of as fashion forward, like Mexico's pointy elf boot trend or South Africa's Metalheads.
Take a visual tour of the ten weirdest global fashion trends, maybe you'll find your new style for 2013!
Movie Monster high school has one massive claim to fame- nobody has been bullied on campus in over fifty years!
And even though Ghostface and Leatherface are mere humans, their ghastly disguises keep them under the monster radar, and their bloodlust is seen as admirable by the student body.
DeviantARTist thegreck heads up the yearbook committee to capture monsters in their natural state, and he did a pretty good job despite the fact that King Kong was breathing down his neck the entire time.
Culinary delights abound in China, and travelers who are wary of trying new things should watch The Traveler's Republic of Tofu and see some of the great Chinese food they have to try.
This informative video was created by Daniel Klein and Mirra Fine of The Perennial Plate, and it encompasses two weeks they spent in China eating up the sights.
Link --via Laughing Squid
If a time traveller found themselves out of rations and face-to-face with a dinosaur, what kind would be best to zap with a ray gun then roast?
The answer might surprise you, or maybe not since one of the top tastes (according to PopSci) would be the ornithomimid, which looks like an overgrown ostrich.
If you're planning a trip back in time read on so you won't go hungry...
Her Idea is an adorable all ages picturebook by artist Rilla Alexander which is as much fun to look at sitting on your shelf as it is to crack open and take a peek at the fun illustrations inside. And as a bonus the cover has inset googly eyes, so you can watch people watch you read!
Link --via We Waste Time
Etsy seller Wumplekins turns discarded socks into oddball little monkeys that make ordinary sock monkeys look downright boring.
Count Sockula and Bride of Frankensock are just a few of the characters in the cast of custom made plush characters found at Wumplekins Etsy store, and new additions arrive every time they get a new pair of socks!
Link --via Geeks Are Sexy
Representational portraits are so passé, but these deconstructed portraits by Henrietta Harris are about to blow up like ACME dynamite!
The premise is simple- take a portrait, turn part of the face into smoky wisps and there you have it-deconstructed portraits at their finest.
But don't be fooled into thinking this is an easy task, because it takes a lot of skill and practice to make a portrait with smeared facial features look so good.
Link --via Flavorwire
What happens when an evil mastermind captures every dog on Earth, enslaving them to use in various nefarious schemes?
What kind of name is Stone Steel?
And what does chess have to do with anything that happens in this short film?
These questions and more will be answered when you watch a silly short film called Chessdogs, made with fans of funny in mind.
(NSFW due to language)
--via Unique Daily
Steampunk accessories are usually really cool to look at but aren't functional, so Etsy seller BruteForceStudios decided to up the ante and create a wearable work of art that also serves a purpose.
Enter the arm guard of the old-fashioned future, which boasts an impressive array of features:
The keyboard features:
– 3-in-1 multimedia wireless keyboard (Keyboard, TouchPad, Laser Pointer)
– Control your media while sitting on the sofa, lounging in bed, up to 100 feet away
– Built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery with a short re-charge time
– Includes mini 2.4 GHz USB wireless receiver
– Wireless receiver stores inside keyboard when not in use
– Stand-by time: 500 – 700 hours
Now you can chat about how cool you look, and the fact that you can afford the $1200 price tag, wherever you go. But can it take dictation?
Link --via Fashionably Geek
I'm sure all foodies are familiar with the food trends that made it on the hit list for 2013.
Some seem to have come out of nowhere (maximum kale), some have been resurrected as a food trend over and over again (pickling everything, Jell-O shots), all need to die in the new year.
There's bound to be more culinary trends comin' round the mountain, folks, let's put these old chestnuts in the fire where they belong!
If you wrap up a new family pet and put them under the Christmas tree don't be surprised if they get tired of waiting and unwrap themselves.
Make sure you include a gift receipt with each pet you give as a present, because some critter gifts lose their new pet smell in transport and may be too stinky to keep!
Here's a still from the latest LOTR project entitled Witch King and Sons- a sitcom about a single father/Witch King trying to raise his two Ring Wraith kids up the right way while trying to stay sane at the same time.
It's got an all-star cast dressed all in black, so you never need to bother with who's behind the hood!
Episode 1, entitled "Wait til your Witch King gets home" will premiere on Lifetime sometime next year.
You might say artist Corey Corcoran is a fun guy, because he creates works of art on mushrooms.
Corey has chosen the Artist Conk mushroom as his canvas, and he carves images into the surface which are very intricate but still retain a sense of the natural texture.
His works are rotting away as we speak, so check them out before they're reclaimed by the earth.
Link --via DesignTAXI
There's something not quite right about a panda without black rings around their eyes.
They immediately lose all cute and cuddly factors, and those beady little eyes which should be swimming in ebony pools now appear to be staring into your very soul.
Pray the pandas retain their black eye makeup, or they may develop a taste for human!
Before parents take up torches and pitchforks and come after us for not including their little ones in this list please note that it contains kids who were on the internet in one way or another.
If you want your kid to make the 2013 list then you'd better get busy taking pictures and shooting videos!
If you can overlook the omission of your child and enjoy kid related stuff from the interwebs then you'll really enjoy perusing the entries on this list, they're totally adorbz.
