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    • Japanese Prime Minister’s ‘80s Fashion Gaffe initiates Ironic Trend (And It Costs $500!)

    How fashion works today: 1) something amusing and slightly outlandish goes viral on the internet. 2) We have a few laughs and say, You can’t be solemn. 3) Someone chooses the style is “edgy” or “ironic” (or worse, doesn’t see the trouble to begin with), and it becomes a trend. 4) More terribly dressed people in the world. Someone makes a profit.

    That’s what occurred with the heinous shirt Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama wore not too long ago. We, along with mainly of the other cyber commentators out there, assumed that Mr. Hatoyama had just gotten dressed in 1984 and never altered his outfit. Someone even said, Walmart wouldn’t even acquire it.

    Turns out, the Japanese politico might just be a devious style genius…

    The garment in fact came from a custom shirt retailer called ShirtsMyWay.com. Following Hatoyama’s fashion fiasco, the company has seen such an enormous interest in the style that they’ve now even devoted a page to him, calling the political figure a “fashion hero.” And, get this—you can order the tailored style online, if you’re eager to put down $500 for it.

    So here’s what’s going to occur next: Before you know it, Opening Ceremony or Colette will pick this up and jack up the price to $1,000. Next, everyone and their mom from Kanye to Mary-Kate will be wearing one, at which point the mass retailers will start making a $20 knock-off that you can buy at … Walmart. Oh, the irony.

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    Earth Day 2010 fetches the Trashy Fashion show and Green Expo, Conservation Conversations, sustainable gardening tips and more

    It’s as if Project Runway cut their budget and auf’d Heidi Klum: See the art of trash upcycled into eco-fashion by proletarian fashion designers at the third annual Trashy Fashion Show at the Largo Cultural Center in celebration of Earth Day.

    Brown-bag it today and instead of waiting in line at the drive-thru on your lunch breaks, you can spend the afternoon on the banks of the Hillsborough with Curator of Education Gianna Russo and Curator Susan Carter.

    In Conservation Conversations, they give a brief history of Henry Plant and the Tamp Bay Hotel, providing a timeline of chief conservation movements from 1891-1931 and conversing the architectural features and building materials, which today would be considered “green,” followed by a tour of these features in the building.

    Earth Day events are everywhere this week — even at your gracious indie bookstore. Ginny Stibolt, a naturalist with a master’s in botany, signs copies of her newest in tips and tricks for greener gardens, Sustainable Gardening for Florida.

    After the break, we resume our frequently scheduled, non-Earth Day events coverage, including Co-Motion Dance Theatre, Bright and White at the Mindy Solomon Gallery.

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    India Fashion Week Wills Lifestyle kick off in New Delhi

    After a trivial hiccup over the lack of a fire safety permit, the 15th edition of the Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week (WLIFW) Autumn-Winter 2010 got off to a flying start in New Delhi, showcasing the newest collections of India’s top fashion designers.

    Kotwara, the collection named after one of Asia’s oldest Islamic dynasties, offered by Meera and Muzaffar Ali, saw models take to the catwalk in bright, playful colours and geometric prints.

    Using fabrics ranging from silk, chiffon and even feathers, Meera Ali said they were appearing to challenge the notion of luxury in the world of high fashion.

    The collection’s name is Greenhouse and portrays the times of today. A greenhouse is an artificial space wherever living things are grown. So the collection is a philosophy based on shapes and what is measured luxurious, said Meera Ali.

    Fur is a luxury according to some but there is no fur in our collection and we are annoying to show other materials that can be seen as luxurious, she added.

    Fashion Designer Tarun Tahiliani steered away from his usual jewel tones and tested with shades of navy, gray and cream.

    Fashion was galloping and racing and everyone was doing everything and it was much westernized. I intentionally took it back to a much more modern Indian way, he added.

    The WLIFW-AW 2010, hosted by the Fashion Design Council of India, will observer the participation of 130 designers and 75 of them will also be presenting shows.

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