2009-05-31 ~ Trend de la Creme - Trends in fashion, style, beauty, design, and popular culture.

StevieBoi: Seeing Is Believing

Photo: Designer Steven Strawder

For the past two years, indie designer Steven C. Strawder (a.k.a. StevieBoi) has been selling his creations under the name (T0xic) online and in niche boutiques. His latest creations, these Super-Duper-Fly sunglasses, are uniquely on trend (especially with low-visibility sunglasses all the rage on '09 runways). And at 80% visibility, anyone looking to wow their fashion-forward friends should definitely snag a pair -- just don't wear them while driving on dark country roads. (Sure, they can run up to $60 pair, but nobody ever said making a fashion statement was going to be cheap, right?) See them for yourself at StevieBoi.com.

'Gold Zipems'

'Flat Stones'

'Checkerboard Shine'

'Safari'

'Fake Hoe'

Pop Your Collar(s)

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A model presents a creation by a student of the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad. (I would have loved to see these collars popped!)

Bunny + Pig + Cat + Guns = Ravishing!

Ohio's very own Ravishing Jane gives Charlie's Angels a run for their feathery-haired money with these magnum-wielding necklaces that make me want to oink, meow, and chew the head off a carrot. I just can't decide whether they're for day or evening, or both?

Currently Obsessed With: Eyelash Bras

Pizzo Pulle Underwire 'Eyelash' Bra by La Perla Black Label

As if long, fluttery eyelashes weren't sexy enough, some designers are pairing French 'eyelash lace' with sultry bra designs for a "bat your lashes" effect. And while it may look itchy, the delicate lace is so soft that it goes relatively unnoticed. Besides, who wouldn't want to be on the receiving end of a wink from a 36C? Or A, or B, or D, or...

For those of you who want 'the girls' to bat their eyelashes, I've compiled a list of some of my faves -- and don't be surprised if a few give you serious sticker shock!