Where are all the plus-sized male models?

It's a very good question, posed by NYMag.

flowchartness of helpful

it is a difficult question to answer sometimes, so now there is a very useful flow-chart to help you resolve the issue.

hold 'em up

florida is very, very close to passing a law that would ban saggy trousers - you know, the ones (mostly) boys wear when they want everyone to appreciate their choice of underwear that day? click here to read more!

why kids don't like wearing coats

NPR says it's ok, kids don't need coats as much as parents think they do. if they don't wear a coat, it doesn't automatically mean they're going to catch a cold.

groundbreaking.

The War of the Scarves

The keffiyah - the Scarf Formerly Known As A Political Statement - is a fashion staple in the west, with the political aspect long forgotten. However, politics is coming back into fashion as the last Palestinian factory which produces the scarves is finding it very difficult to compete with Chinese imports.

south korean pixels

dutchgenius

tech-support-barbie

A very pressing question indeed for the BBC:
Does Barbie's new geeky look fit with reality?

woof

dogs x (NYC + October) = hallowe'en costumes for dogs

men in tights

it's nicknamed "mantyhose". men in tights... yay or nay?
the bbc says.... not so much

Colonel Ghaddafi: A Life In Fashion

A quick look through the Libyan ruler's wardrobe courtesy of this Vanity Fair photo slideshow

what compels a man to wear a hat?

Once upon a time, men felt naked without hats. That's certainly not the case anymore. But we shouldn't be too quick to pronounce the death of the hat, however.

"Scotland's Number One Male Barbie"

"orange or darker is one of the best skin colours you can have"

disappeared news

stories that were huge....and have now fallen off the radar. 'oh, that was...so 2007 darling.' but this one I think is important - the model-weight debate. And, topical too after Heidi Klum got blasted for being too fat. hello, real world? time to come back from vacation.
In this thoughtful article from the New York Magazine, Emily Nussbaum aims to find out, what's going on with the incredible shrinking models?

pets in clothes

it's pretty self-explanatory really

the art of invisibility

for those people who have always wanted to just blend in with their surroundings - now you too can be a chameleon. But only in one specific place.... Street Surveillance Camera Project

trousers

it seems to be spreading, the trend of showing all and sundry your underwear (if you're a boy, it's sometimes cool...but for the girls, it seems the rule doesn't apply. why is that?!). littleredboat has a wickedly amusing rant about this phenomenon. I must admit, a little low-slung on the trouser front is appealing - however, having your backside hanging out does seem to bring into question your intelligence levels.