Tattoo Themed Wine Branding Hits the Bottle

Christian Audigier of the Audigier Empire is at the top of his game. Audigier is famous for his Ed Hardy street rock fashion brand. From T-shrits and bikinis to sunglasses and skateboards, the Ed Hardy brand is hot.

Wine is the newest market to be penetrated by the Audigier machine. The Ed Hardy Cabernet was created to excite the wine market and to entice new wine drinkers.

Consider the range of Ed Hardy-branded beverages: vodka, beer, energy drinks, coffee, tea, whiskey, tequila, energy “shots,” something called “structured water.” And, of course, wine. It is now possible to go from cradle to rehab drinking only Ed Hardy-branded fluids. (latimes)

3D Floor Murals Incredible Optical Illusion Designs

We have murals on our walls and ceilings, so why not have floor murals? We’ve been blown away by optical illusion 3D chalk drawings in the past, but these intricately painted floor murals bring that trippy feel into your home.

This gallery includes creative floor murals from around the world, such as the gold fish pond floor by Michael V Las Casas, the swimming pool ad mural, the mosaic globe at the Denver Airport, floors with men climbing out of a grave, Grizzly Bear And Cub With Paw Prints floor by Samuel McPeek, Gears of War floor mural, random floor paintings, and a vintage photo of a man working a floor mural circa 1940.

Magic Transparent Screen Clear Desktop Laptop pc

These invisible screens are a great trick to do on your background image, although their creator does not provide step-by-step instructions for the average Joe or Jill. I have a feeling that it involves a screenshot and some tweaked computer background settings.

Nerdiness aside, you cannot knock the really awesome visual effect that these screens give. They’re clearly well worth the geek time spent in setting them up.

Luxury Brand Scarring Fashion photography

Swiss artist Daniele Buetti prefers to work with multimedia, and these powerful images are a good example of her thought-provoking work which often involves glamorous models, celebrities, photography and scarring.

These women have all been under the scar treatment of luxury brand names. Are they scarred, tattooed or earmarked by these famous luxury perfume brands? It makes you wonder what is going on, which is part of the artist’s intention.

Daniele Buetti lives in Berlin and Zurich and has been widely exhibited with her Photoshopped artwork since the mid 80s. Her art plays on gender, identity and consumerism.

I hope that scar-thing isn’t what happens to shopaholics!

Ass-Kicking “Game Girl” for Vogue

Top fashion model Daria Werbowy is kicking major ass in “Game Girl”, the action packed editorial of the May 2009 issue of Vogue Paris.

Photographed by Inez van Lamsweerde & Vinoodh Matadin, “Game Girl” was set in an out of the way little deserted villages and dirt roads. This rugged, arid background complements Daria’s various skimpy ensembles of denim wear such as cut-off jeans, jackets and mini-skirts which were all worn over color-rich and seductive lingerie. The footwear of choice was cowboy boots.

Vogue Paris is famous for embracing that strong, powerful, dominatrix type of woman, and in this issue Daria embodies her very well in an ass kicking editorial. Inez and Vinoodh’s raw sort of imagery brings so much life to the action packed images, and of course Daria has much to do with that. The issue continues to embrace the “Irresistible Jean” theme and Emmanuelle Alt gives us some of the seasons hottest jean shorts and jackets as well as sexy swimsuits and kick ass boots. (invogue.onsugar)

Rich Grunge Controversial Viral Video

A controversial photo compilation is raising some eyebrows among the luxury and celebrity bloggers because of the provocative poses and faces. Arno De France created this compilation of photos including rare shots of Madonna, Kanye West, Karl Lagerfeld and others of the rich and famous crowd.

De France took his inspiration from David LaChapelle and Terry Richardson, who like the grunge aspect of celebrity portraits.

By compiling these two intense factors in a graphical masterpiece, De France depicts a liberated lifestyle that contains no boundaries. Such liberation, he says, is controversial, but also glamorous in the most understated way.

De France compiled a video showcase which reflects his style of art in a slideshow complementing Mickey Avalon’s “So Rich, So Pretty” hit.

Since moving to Cannes, Arno De France has been motivated to establish his name in the world of art, aspiring to open his own gallery and develop his artistic interests further.

Nerdy 90s Street Style

From plaid jacket to (gasp) black Converse boots, the 90s grunge look is back in full swing in Denmark’s capital. Greasy, long, unkempt locks for ladies and the head-to-toe Denim Dan look for gents were spotted by Danish photographers.

Other popular looks for Copenhagen street style for spring 2009 includes wearing tights under shorts, big scarves and, for both men and women, thick-rimmed, black nerd glasses.