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Bangs are great, but not like this

Bang-Go CapTwo things are for sure: Bangs are great and protection from the sun is super-important. So, combining these two wonderful things must create something marvelous, right? Apparently not.

The Bang-Go Cap is a visor and baseball cap in one, complete (or "incomplete"?) with a hole along the top for you to fluff out your bangs. This is meant to provide sufficient coverage and blockage from the sun without causing the terrible atrocity known as hat hair.

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Livia Giuggioli's sequin smiley dress: Love it or hate it?


Colin Firth and his wife, producer Livia Giuggioli, attended the Mamma Mia! premiere in London, and while he looked dashing and dapper, as always (seriously, Colin -- call us!), we're having a bit of a struggle handling Livia's get up.

We were perfectly ready to completely trash it because, come on, it's a bright yellow sequined smiley face dress for crying out loud. However, the film does celebrate the 70s (the era in which the smiley face came to be), so we decided to cut her a little slack. But then we saw the back, and we're not so sure that slack can be cut. What do you think?

Do you think Livia's dress is a forgivable fashion choice?

Chief Dicks puts smack down on butt cracks


It's a tough world we live in -- theft, murder...and baggy pants. Clearly someone has to put a stop to this menace, and what better way to spend police time than to arrest people whose trousers sag below their waist?

After revealing your undies was deemed unlawful in Louisiana, and some college kid (and his entire family) got arrested over a pair of ill-fitting slacks in Florida, it's really no surprise that Flint, Michigan Chief of Police, David Dicks, has ordered officers to remain vigilant in defending the public against unsightly butt cracks. He told the local paper that "This immoral self-expression goes beyond free speech," and has thus been deemed "indecent exposure" (which is an offense that warrants arrest).

So, It seems that some style fouls are so bad that they can't be handled by the fashion police -- you have to call the actual police instead. Go figure. You get 'em, Dicks!

Gallery: Saggers: Should these guys be arrested?


[via Neatorama]

Heroes star makes my eyes bleed

Dania RamirezDania Ramirez is probably best known as one of the lamest characters on NBC's Heroes (bleeding ink from the eyes and accidentally killing people are the worst superpowers ever), but it looks like she's trying to make a statement off-screen as well. At the recent NBC Universal Experience event, some of the brightest faces from NBC made their way to the red carpet and Ramirez showed up wearing... this.

I've been staring at this bizarre ensemble for a good fifteen minutes or so and I cannot make heads nor tails of it. The only way I can process it without my brain exploding is if I break it down, piece by piece. Let's take a look at that electric blue eyeliner first. Okay, so that's fun and a bit daring, but screamingly inappropriate against whatever the heck is draped across her chest and legs. It looks like an 80s parrot ate a bunch of Crayons and then exploded in a fit of agony. The garish colors and print aside, the cut is awkward. The boring, beige shoes just make everything extra confusing.

If I cover up the dress, Ramirez still looks okay. Naked, but okay. Need more proof of this red carpet travesty? Check it out.

It's not how low CAN you go, but how low SHOULD you go with these jeans



Due to the popularity and demand of extremely low-rise jeans, Sandra Tanimura, designer for Sanna's Brazil Fashion, has designed this uber-low (and uber-hideous) nod to one of the worst clothing trends to come about in recent years -- the whale tail.

Gallery: Thong Jeans -- Ew!

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Shorts or diapers?


We're going to be honest -- there's one person we can picture wearing these, and her name rhymes with fiancee (even though she's now actually a wife). And to be honest, that's only because she actually is behind the phrase bootylicious, and is there any word these make you think of more than bootylicious?

Okay, maybe "diaper" comes to mind. We'll give you that.

Gallery: Rojas Heavy Metal Shorts

That sure looks like a leotard.Seriously. Bootylicious.Close up (because you know you wanted to see as much of these as possible)Honestly, that's just not flattering.Yep, those sure are fishnets.

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Bringing home the Bacon Bra


Whit Honea is a slacker, a borderline degenerate, and a daydream believer. He's also our resident expert on casual chic. If it's comfortable, and not heinous, he's all over it. He's quite charming, really.

Peanut butter and chocolate? Sure, those are two great tastes that go great together, but let's face it, they're no longer shocking the world with their combined novelty. The time as come for Reese's to step aside, there's a new cup in town, and it ain't kosher.

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Bobby Trendy somehow manages to get less trendy

Bobby TrendyWhen I think of the increasingly popular phrase "hot mess", I think of someone like Bobby Trendy. Actually, that's not really true... When I think of "mess", I think of Bobby Trendy. Yup, that's a bit more accurate.

Bobby Trendy rose to D-list fame when he appeared on E!'s Anna Nicole Show as the late Ms. Smith's interior designer. At first it was kind of funny, watching this fellow don painfully pink outfits and enough lip gloss to shellac ten dinette sets. Then the show ended and Trendy faded into obscurity... or so the world wished. These recent pictures show that Trendy is still kickin', looking even more ridiculous than usual.

I honestly don't even know where to begin. Do I start with the pillow arms? The gift wrapping hair? The false lashes of doom? The bizarre addition of the DHL bag? Take your pick.

Gallery: Bobby Trendy

Rihanna's outfits are a bad idea gone worse

RihannaOne would think that after three albums under her belt, including her latest "Good Girl Gone Bad", Rihanna would have gotten a better sense of what looks hot onstage and what does not. No doubt about it, Rihanna has a fantastic body (and crazy legs) but she's showing it off in all the wrong ways. Check out her onstage outfit and marvel at the overwhelming shininess of it all. Even her legs look a little plastic.

Despite Rihanna and her stylists' best efforts, this style looks less "dangerous dominatrix" and more "Hot Topic design reject". Come on, you 19 year-old, have some fun, but stay away from the hooker boots and ill-fitting corsets.

What do you think of Rihanna's get-up?

Gallery: Rihanna onstage

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The importance of being properly shod: Emma Watson

When I first saw Hermione Emma Watson here, I thought, not a great fit on the dress, but MAN I'd love to have her easy-breezy hair. She and her friends look young, fresh, and ... OH DEAR GOD, WHAT IS ON HER FEET? What is on ALL of their feet?

I mean, Hermione, honey, did you buy those in Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes? You know that's a joke shop -- they might have looked good there, but the moment you left Diagon Alley, they turned into black athletic tape.

I shouldn't be so mean. Probably she was hexed and her ankles won't hold her up without magical ugly shoes. Or, perhaps her fugly-footed friends put a spell on her and made her wear these in order to make their shoes look better (because that's the only way Katie Leung's (right) shoes were going to escape criticism. Evanna Lynch (left) is debatable, in large part because she's next to those two).

Except this is the real world, with no witches, hexes, or excuses, these shoes ruin an otherwise passable outfit.

via Go Fug Yourself

Gallery: Shoes that would have been better than Emma Watson's

BCBG Max Azria, $210BCBG Girls, $89Bettye Muller, $415Claudia Ciuti, $345Nine West, $80

Posh, your shoes are missing something!


Personally, if I spent four grand on a pair of shoes and, upon receiving them, they were missing a part, I'd be ticked. But that's just practical, boring me. Victoria Beckham, however, actually did this on purpose -- pictured here are the $3600 Antonio Berardi heel-less shoes that now call her overcrowded (and terrifying) closet home.

I mean, isn't this dangerous? The girl is seriously top-heavy to begin with (not even counting her boobs -- her head is like a lollipop!), so who's brilliant idea was it to put her in shoes that don't allow her to put weight on her heels?

Supposedly, the look is meant to be "dainty," like you're constantly walking on your toes. Well, yeah -- that's because you are! Unfortch, Posh doesn't seem to be the only one reeled in by this bad idea. Uma Thurman and Gwyneth Paltrow are also guilty.

Gallery: Shoes Without Heels

Red hot?Perfect in purpleLike a mulletA new kind of moon bootEven Manolo is in on the act


Oh, and just in case you're thinking, "They're not that bad -- at least it's something new," I have something to share -- it's not even a new idea! Heel-less shoes have been around for a while, and multiple designers have given the look a shot. There's probably a reason you didn't know that though ... nobody actually wears them. And that's the way it should stay.

The rest of the shoe is cute, though -- she could always glue a pretzel stick (that of course she won't eat) to the back of the shoe if she decides that heel-less heels aren't the way to go, after all.

Chloe Sevigny's clothing line is just what you'd expect: FUG-tastic

Chloe Sevigny has designed a clothing line for Opening Ceremony. You know, because she always looks so great on the red carpet. And Gary Busey is sane and Paris Hilton is classy.

I mean, yes, I get it -- Chloe Sevigny loves the '80s and early '90s the way Sharon Stone loves to wear dead animals. And both are horrible crimes against nature. And, you know, I understand that we can't control her when she makes public appearances -- that's for a stylist, or an alligator wrestler, or someone more daring than myself to handle. However, allowing the girl to design clothes that other people are supposed to wear? She must be stopped.

I looked through the collection, and I think I found a pair of shoes I might wear. In the yard. If I was sure none of my neighbors would stop by. I also saw a few pieces that scream "Laura Ashley's Ladies of the Night." Good grief -- a woman should never have to worry about whether a rose pattern on her leggings makes it look like she has camel toe. Say it with me now ... SexAY!

Looking good while offending

Let's say you're a fashionable Christian and you want to look your very best. Would you be inclined to support a line of cosmetics called "Lookin' Good for Jesus," or would you, like the people of Singapore, be offended? I suppose it's a matter of personal opinion, but Roman Catholics in Singapore complained that the items were offensive and they were subsequently pulled from stores.

Produced by Blue Q the line promises to "Redeem your reputation and more." Products include a "virtuous vanilla" lip balm and "Get Tight with Christ" hand and body cream.

According to The Straits Times (via MSNBC):

"These products trivialize Jesus Christ and Christianity," it quoted Nick Chui, 27, one of the complainants, as saying. "There are also sexual innuendos in the messages and the way Jesus is portrayed in these products."

On the packaging of one of the products, Jesus, wearing a bright white robe, looks heavenward while a blond, heavily made-up woman with an arm draped across his shoulder gazes dreamily at his face.

"Why would anyone use religious figures to promote vanity products? It's very disrespectful and distasteful," the report quoted 24-year-old accountant Grace Ong, also Catholic, as saying.


Judging by the fact that Blue Q has other lines called "Dirty Girl," "Cat Butt," "Mullet," and "Balls," I think it's fairly clear what their intentions were when creating the products. Offensive sells.

They do make this though, which I've actually purchased as a gag gift. So, there's that.

Stylefoul: The AVN Awards red carpet

AVN AwardsI suppose the average porn star is not expected to know very much about fashion, seeing as how work in the porn industry rarely involves clothing. Also, with such strangely, um, augmented bodies, it's probably rather difficult to find clothing that fits off-the-rack. Yes, the pun was fully intended.

The bizarre sight of fully -- and I use "fully" very lightly -- dressed porn stars is a bit much to handle, but the public got to see it when the big names of the industry strut their plastic stuff on the Adult Video News Awards red carpet. What ensued was a display of some of the worst clothing choices I have seen in a long, long time. Those that even bothered to try and wear something without strategically-cut holes wore tacky outfits straight from a trashy 1996 prom. Take a quick look, if you dare, but the pictures are still pretty Not Safe For Work.

Sorry, but without a Golden Globes red carpet to monitor, this is all I've got. Now, if you'll excuse me, I must go boil my eyes.

Taking Hello Kitty love to a whole new level

Kitty JesusSometimes people like to get tattoos of their favorite cartoon characters as a way of taking their fan-dedication to the next level. However, there is a line between "big fan" and "someone who is hyper-obsessed, with bad taste". This post is about a tattoo that falls in the latter category.

Styledash has reported on a lot of extravagant and weird ways that Hello Kitty fans have shown their love, but this "Hello Kitty is my Jesus" tattoo probably one of the most bizarre ones. First of all... Why? Why in the world would anyone want that? Is this the ultimate example of why people shouldn't get drunk near tattoo parlors? Or did a lucid person genuinely believe that this was a good idea? The strangest thing is that I find myself most weirded out by the fact that Hello Kitty has really awkward facial hair.

In three years' time, this person is going to be super-embarrassed by their tattoo choice. And by "three years", I mean "three days".

[via: Neatorama]

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