World Oddities

Weirdest Creations From the New York Fashion Week

dc — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:04:32 +0000

New York is filled with models, photographers, stylists, makeup artists, celebrities, editors and of course, fashion lovers, it’s New York Fashion Week. More than 300 designers presented their collections for autumn 2012 for journalists, buyers and celebrities. Let’s take a look behind the scenes and on the catwalks of New York Fashion Week, as well as a look at some of the interesting personalities of individual style.

Dress Made of 9999 Red Roses

dc — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 23:59:50 +0000

A dozen long-stem roses wasn’t enough for one man on Valentine’s Day. Xiao Fan opted for a wallet-stretching 9,999, which he fashioned into a lavish gown before proposing to his girlfriend, Yin Mi, at the Guangzhou amusement park where they met three years ago. (Yin had just been crowned Miss Bikini 2009 when they first locked gazes.) Dressmakers toiled unceasingly to create the remarkable garment, which includes delicate rose-petal shoulder straps and a sweeping five-foot train made from individually stitched blooms.

Boiling Hot Lindner Coffin Calendar

dc — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 20:22:29 +0000

There are many ways to promote the coffin, but there are not many who would dare to do it as it has done Lindner. Polish funerals company Lindner has published a calendar featuring ladies from Poland!

Iranian Ninja Women

dc — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 19:47:17 +0000

The Iranians are getting serious. They’re training 3,000 female ninjas to defend the Iranian homeland should it become necessary.
Scores of black-clad female “ninja” fighters whose ages range from 5 to 56 are just a handful of 3,000 women in Iran who are being trained as lethal warriors at a school in Tehran.
“We train women to have strength and ability. We have to do everything in our power to protect our homeland,” said Akbar Faraji, who runs the school.
One of the fighters who has been training for over 13 years said, “Our aim is for Iranian women to be strengthened and if a problem arises, we will definitely declare our readiness to defend our Islamic homeland.”

Unbelievable Transformations

dc — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 15:26:27 +0000

Selection of photos of people who have achieved amazing results and showed incredible power of will going from extra-large to super-hot. They unquestionably give us the right incentive!

Gold Leaf Face Beauty Mask

dc — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 15:44:32 +0000

Budgets may be tight, but that hasn’t stopped Hanoi’s beauty mavens from doing some serious primping in honor of Valentine’s Day. Despite rampant inflation, the city’s love birds are still spending upwards of 1.8 million Vietnam dong ($86.41) on 24-karat gold-leaf face mask treatments, said to help make skin whiter.

Guy Proposes To His Girlfriend Through An Infographic

dc — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 19:54:09 +0000

What happens when a guy who works at AllThingsD wants to propose to his girlfriend, who works at Mashable? A hip-yet-nerdy internet proposal for the ages — and on Valentine’s Day, no less!

Most Bizarre Laws World Has to Offer

dc — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:37:09 +0000

They might sound unbelievable with a capital ‘U’ but be absolutely certain all these bizarre laws do exist! Enjoy!