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Craziest Corsets

A corset is a garment worn to mold and shape the torso into a desired shape for aesthetic or medical purposes (either for the duration of wearing it, or with a more lasting effect). Both men and women are known to wear corsets, though women are more common wearers.

In recent years, the term "corset" has also been borrowed by the fashion industry to refer to tops which, to varying degrees, mimic the look of traditional corsets without actually acting as one. While these modern corsets and corset tops often feature lacing and/or boning and generally mimic a historical style of corsets, they have very little if any effect on the shape of the wearer's body. Genuine corsets are usually made by a corsetmaker and should be fitted to the individual wearer.Here is the list of craziest corsets.

Heavy Metal Corset

Happy Gilmore, y Everything old is new again. Maya Hansen's heavy metal themed corsets are a far cry from the straight-laced undergarments of the Victorian era. Featuring 'Kiss', 'Slayer', ‘Misfits', 'Iron Maiden' and 'Metallica', these corsets are definitely not your grandmother's underwear.

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Beer Tab Corset

For the next time you're at Oktoberfest, the beer tab corset. It combines a lot of cool things: recycling, cute accessories, historical clothing and beer. (Link | Via)
Plastic Corset

This amazing corset is from Issey Miyakes 1980 Autumn/Winter collection, it is moulded from red plastic. (Link)

Super Mario Corset

Apparently somebody out there with a serious Mario fetish has decided to create a corset using his likeness. Overed with rare 1980s Super Mario Brothers fabric, this oddity was created by TheVintageDoctor. Complete with a lace-up back with metal grommets, Mario will help you keep your waistline in check in case you gobble down too many 1UP mushrooms. (Link | Via)
Piercing Corset

One of the newest trends in body modification comes in the form of corset piercings. They are a series of surface piercings arranged up the back in two vertical columns. The piercing is located in the spot where the eyelets would be if one was wearing a corset. It is a symmetrical piercing with an equal number of holes on each side. As few as four holes can be used (two on each side) up to as many as the expanse of skin will allow. (Link)

Star Wars Corset

The Dark Side has never looked so sexy! It's a Darth Vader corset. Besides the fantastic Star Wars Lord Vader mask print which looks to be from Revenge of the Sith, it has an alternating flames print fabric and it topped with a pair of polka dot ribbon bows (to show the softer side of the Force). A Star Wars corset with flames…wow. (Link)


Clock Corset

Be the center of attention at the next costume party you attend in this one of a kind ensemble created especially for the Norwescon 32 Fannish Fetish Fashion Show. Inspired by Pretty Alice from Harlan Ellison's classic story "'Repent Harlequin!' said the Ticktockman," the corset is made of three layers of fabric: a cotton coutil inner-lining for stability, a layer of micro corduroy for texture, and two-tone rust colored taffeta that has been torn in many places to allow the natural beauty of the bleach-distressed micro corduroy peek through.

The center of this corset is a sight to behold- A WORKING CLOCK adorns this piece surrounded by gears and elegant black pleated trim that also finishes the hem along with two small antiqued brass chain loops for decoration. The center front extends down to the knees, accentuated by a gigantic rusting tractor gear mounted on taffeta. (Link)

LED Corset

This outfit consists of a silver corset top with diagonal quilting detail. A grid of red, blue, green, and gold LEDs is embedded in the corset, and designed to fade and flash in a variety of patterns to suit your mood. (Link)

Star Trek Corset

What's more sexy than this Star Trek Corset ($200), from Etsy seller EveningArwen? It can be made in any of the Star Trek colors. (Link)

Darth Vader & Storm Trooper Corsets

California based costume and corset maker Evening Arwen has released a pair of fancy unlicensed corsets based on the costumes of Darth Vader ($600) and the Imperial Storm Troopers ($500). "No Galactic Ruler should been seen with a purse so we've provided you with storage compartments in your utility belt, suitable for holding the keys to your starship and your communication device. Only a swishy cape can make a grand entrance really grand so we've also attached one to the matching shrug. And to finish things off, we've also provided a pair of gauntlets that can fit over most regular sized dress gloves. " (Link | Via)

Corset T-Shirt

This design is inspired by all the girls that got their back pierced so they could pull a ribbon through. It looks sexy, so does this t-shirt, but it's a lot less painful. The ribbon is nice and purple and it stands out in a crowd, even around pierced people. (Link)



Half-Bust Corset

This Antiseptic Fashion's Hypsipyle leather corset ($600) is smoldering hot and only covers one breast for the adventurous, wow! (Link)

Beautiful Paper Sculpturing Artwork - Origami Paper Art

We’ve previously showcased some really cool paper sculpturing artwork; today we are going to show you another type of paper-related artwork. It is something we are all familiar with – Origami. Origami is an art of paper folding, and paper cranes are probably what we’ll thought of when it comes to origami.

Origami originates from Japan, and in Japanese, Ori means paper, and kami(gami) means folding. There are various types of Origami, respectively action, modular, wet-folding and pureland. Today, we are going to show you some of the best examples of these paper made wonders.
Here’s a showcase of 70 beautiful and creative origami created by fans all over the world. Full list after jump.
Grulla. Designed by Roman Diaz and Daniel Naranjo. Folded from 37*37cm MC treated tissue. (via Kekremsi)

Origami Jedi. Folded by Phillip West from a single uncut square. Modified from Satoshi Kamiya’s Wizard. (via PhillipWest)

Origami Tarantula. A really impressive model designed by Robert Lang, folded from a square of a tissue-foil paper. (via Rodrigo Zen)

Divine Dragon. Masterpieces of origami dragons, famous Bahamut – Divine Dragon by Satoshi Kamiya. Folded by Brian Chan. (via Chosetec)

Yoda Origami. Designed by Fumiaki Kawahata. Folded by Phillip West from Lokta sandpaper paper back coated to tissue paper. (via PhillipWest)

Ancient Dragon. Designed by Satoshi Kamiya. Wet folded from mulberry tissue 136×136cm. (via Mabona Origami)

Life Size Onitsuka Tiger. Created for Asics lounge in Berlin. This huge origami sculpture dimensions are: 270×110x60cm. (via Mabona Origami)

Praying Mantis (female). Designed and folded by Sipho Mabona. Wet folded form one uncut square of shikibu kizukishki kozo (handmade) colored with calligraphic ink. (via Mabona Origami)

Gryphon. Interesting and complex example of gryphon origami. Folded from two types of paper, which makes this a very furnace origami. (via Guspath)

Werewolf. Another great example of origami by Guspath. Folded from 50cm square golden foil paper. (via Guspath)

Little Bird. Sweet yellow bird. Designed by Kamiya Satoshi, folded by Sin cynic. (via Sin cynic)

Dedalus. Red statue of Daedalus. Designed and folded by Origamirizzo. (via Origamirizzo)

Mammoth. This model was folded from diagrams. Designed by Satoshi Kamiya. (via Finwych)

Ringed Tailed Lemur. Folded from MC treated black tissue. Designed and folded by Origami Roman. (via Origami Roman)

Vampire Bat. Vampire bat by Dao Cuong Quyet. Folded from 60cm square paper. (via Baldorigami)

Phoenix. Phoenix origami at the exhibition in Toronto Airport. Created by Chow Hin Chung, folded by Alex Yue (via Sftrajan)

Fox . Folded from CP in tanteidan magazine 119. (via KingOri)

Chimpance. Designed and folded by Tanaka Masashi, folded from CP. (via Alexori)

Water Buffalo. Designed by Nguyen Hung Cuong, folded by Sin cynic. (via Sin cynic)

Minotaur. Designed by Satoshi Kamiya, folded by Imperfekshun from 64×64 cm tissue foil. (via Imperfekshun)

Whale. Designed by Satoshi Kamiya, folded by Eric Madrigal from brown 40×40 cm paper with acrylic paints. (via Eric Madrigal)

Hermit Crab Origami. Folded by Brian Chan from a square of laminated Japanese mulberry paper. (via Chosetec)

Owl. Designed by Katsuta Kyohei. Origami size is 50×50 cm. (via Vetal Origami)

Reindeer. Designed by Katsuta Kyohei. Folded from brown paper. (via Vetal Origami)

30 Creative and Cool Wine Label Designs

The design of a wine label can make or break the success of a new wine introduced to the market.  Even beyond the quality of the wine itself, the label plays a primary role in the purchasing decisions of customers.  It is on this fact that many graphic designers have focused their attention to making creative, compelling labels that connect a bottle of wine with its buyer.  To celebrate the work of these designers, Here we have selected 30 of the most impressive wine label designs in recent history.  To read it right, we suggest you enjoy this list over a freshly popped glass of wine…

Inkwell Wine’s Rorschach-Inspired Wine Bottles

Just as every wine may effect each palette differently, the Rorschach inkblot test’s meaning is different to each viewer. With this bottle design, Inkwell Wine asks, “what do you see?”   The crew at /M/A/S/H/ was hired to rejuvenate Inkwell’s label design and brand identity, and this bottle was precisely what the wine maker needed.  If you can find a bottle of Inkwell’s 2007 Shiraz, it wears this label proudly.  Even after you drink it, we recommend holding on to this bottle for it’s simple, compelling label design.  [link]

Meeta Panesar Wine Label Designs

Meeta Panesar’s wine bottle designs were created as an homage to the Op Art movement and the work of artist Joseph Albers.  Panesar carried that Op Art tradition into these conceptual wine labels, some flush with color and geometry, others with tightly wrapped black-and-white lines.  While Meeta Panesar’s wine labels remain a packaging art concept, we’d love to see his work commissioned and produced. [link]

 Gut Oggau Portrait Wines

The Oggau Estate is an Austrian winery that has given its wine more than just a flavor, but a personality…  nine of them, to be exact.  The Gut Oggau Portrait Wines labels were designed by Jung von Matt to give each Oggau wine it’s own unique signature.  Jung von Matt explains: “Just like every man, every wine has its own individual character ranging from young to mature, from playful to complex. We assigned a face, a story and a name to these different attributes. Eventually, this led to a typical family clan with grandparents, parents and children.”  link
 

Neil Ashmead GTS

Elderton Wines of Australia has bottled a wine in tribute to auto (and wine) enthusiast Neil Ashmead.  The Neil Ashmead GTS, or “Grand Tourer Shiraz” features a racing-styled label bearing Ashmead’s signature.  This bottle’s best attribute, however, is its’ six-speed stick shift screw-on cap.  The creatives at Fuller, an Australian ad agency, deserve plenty of praise for that idea.  [link]


Honey Moon Wine

While we’ve never had the palette for sweet wines, this bottle by designer Lauren Golembiewski has our sweet tooth a-humming.  Golembiewski created the Honey Moon Wine concept as an annual gift to past and prospective clients in celebration of a budding summer.  The “honey moon” is the first full moon of the month of June, known as the perfect moment to begin the harvest of honey.  While the bottle is certainly an achievement of its own, Golembiewski also created the honey moon font as shown in the gallery below. [link]

 Versus Wine Pouch

Those who look down their noses at pouch wine should take a note of caution– this design is looking down its nose at you.  The Versus Wine Pouch takes advantage of the new form of packaging by making a clean, clear impression with notes of both purity and royalty.  The waves of wine are endearing to the product, while the golden diamond logo represent a product of rich quality.  While the jury is still out until we taste it, the packaging makes a strong statement on its own. [link]

Return of the Living Red

The crew from /M/A/S/H/ returns to this list with a special bottle for Redheads Wine.  A collaboration with Redheads Studio yielded a bottle called “Return of the Living Red”– a simple, provocative design with a throwback to classic horror films.  Save for a seal of blood-red wax over its cork, Return of the Living Red is only adorned with a simple, aged envelope containing clues about the bottle’s contents.  The cards within the envelope continue the horror story, showcasing the illustrative handiwork of the /M/A/S/H/ team.  [link]

Sav Sparkling Wine

While Sweden may not strike you as a typical wine producer, the Scandinavian country has some interesting contributions to the world of wine.  Sav Sparkling Wine isn’t borne of grapes, but a birch sap that is pressed in the virginal wine-making region of Jämtland.  Sav’s bottle and identity is inspired by the very tree from which this wine is created, the white birch.  After the cover is peeled away, the label is a minimal white with solid black lettering.  We’re a bit apprehensive to taste a wine made from sap, but we’re quite pleased with the label alone. [link]

 Mini Garage Winery

As long as you don’t store these wines in your garage (especially next to the turpentine), you’re in for a tasty treat of packaging design.  The Mini Garage Wines and Brandies by Anthony Hammond have a literal conception– Hammond’s wine is produced in a former tractor shop in Germany.  The packaging is amongst the most creative on this list, although we’re skeptical on their ability to preserve the original flavor of the product.  Perhaps its the condition of the rusty turpentine cans in our own garage…   [link]

 Lunar Vine Wine

Lunar Vine Wine wanted to add a dash of color to their bottles– who better to hire, then, than UK design firm DeathByColor?  DBC created these wild wine bottles as lush and colorfully explosive as they could be.  While this tends to communicate “these wines taste like soda pop”, we can certainly appreciate the artist’s vision.  Our favorite is the Shiraz, it is no surprise that we go for the most colorfully conservative… [link]

 Matsu Organic Wine

A quick glance at these bottles instantly communicates this winery’s main value– three generations of expertise.  The Matsu Organic Wine bottles show the history of this wine from grandfather to grandson, showing the focus this family has put into its grape over these generations.  Each label represents a different wine from Matsu, “El Pícaro”, “El Recio” and “El Viejo”– each with it’s own personality and flavor. [link]

  Segreto Wine

When Segreto commissioned a special design for a limited edition anniversary vintage, Takk! Design delivered a strong, bold signature for the product.  The result was a pitch black bottle with a thick, subtly scripted font showcasing the brand’s mark winding around the label.  Pair three bottles together, the name is spelled out in its entirety with little separation.  If you were in the right place at the right time, you may have been lucky to pick up a bottle (or three) from your personal wine boutique.  If you are one of the few, give us a call when you uncork, yeah? [link]

 Let It Grow Wine Bottles

Brazilian design firm LetItGrow wanted to reach out to their clients with a special gift.  The designers took 100 empty wine bottles, painted them white and then illustrated each bottle by hand.  Before delivering the unique work of art, they wrapped each unit in a vacuum-sealed black plastic label with a description about its contents.  We don’t know about you, but in some circles shipping an empty wine bottle as a gift is a criminal offense…  no matter how beautiful they look! [link]

 Francis Ford Coppola “Carmine” Wine Jug

The design crew at Sfaustina created this obelisk of a wine jug for film’s most noteworthy wine lover, Francis Ford Coppola.  Coppola’s father, Carmine, used to stock wine jugs in his basement where the young Francis would play.  The young Coppola attempted to carry a jug across the basement with a pencil through the handle, but the pencil broke and the jug shattered.  To recreate Mr. Coppola’s childhood, Sfaustina designed this jub with a dark label with sheet music written by Francis’s father and a black pencil in the handle.  The name, of course, is “The Carmine”, named for the Coppola family patriarch. [link]

Shefa Profusion Wine

The word “Shefa” translates from Hebrew as “profusion”, with these wines named as such for their youthful abundance.  The Shefa Profusion Wines are flush with Hebrew iconography and imagery, giving these a decidedly Middle Eastern appearance.  While little is known about the waters within, the bottles themselves certainly have an intoxicating effect.  [link]

The Logan Weemala Wine Collection

In name and in symbol, the Logan Weemala Wine Collection faithfully represents its homeland.  “Weemala” is the name of the region where these grapes were grown, and is the aboriginal word for “good view”.  To give this collection a face, War Design selected five birds common to the Weemala region, making each a symbol for one of Weemala’s varietals.  The end result is a simple, playful and attractive series of labels for a great Australian winery. [link]

 Laughing Stock Wine

The designers at Laughing Stock Wine took a literal approach to designing their label.  A stock ticker twists and wraps around the bottle, displaying the basic details of the wine contained within.  The name of the wine is displayed as a stock symbol, “LFNG”, with the vintage year below it.  In all, the design does an excellent job of conveying the character of the brand. [link]

Boarding Pass Shiraz

An instant classic, the Boarding Pass Shiraz label is one of the most creative theme-based designs in recent years.  The front label is essentially a boarding pass with the travel details replaces with information about the wine.  This 2005 Shiraz has been a big hit in the world of packaging design, encompassing the entire air travel experience in one bottle.  [link]

 DolceVita Wines

Designer Romulo Castilho gave DolceVite Wines a veritable fireworks display for their packaging.  In a true Carnival fashion, these Brazilian wine labels explode with color, gold for the light and purple for the dark.  Sleek and sophisticated, Castilho’s designs served DolceVita a strong statement for their labels.  [link]

Saddler’s Creek Winery “Naked” Wine Bottles

Saddler’s Creek Naked Wine Bottles remove the label altogether, leaving nothing but naked glass in its place.  The name and details about the wine are then printed directly onto the bottle with a gold ink for Chardonnay, purple for Merlot.  These bottles were designed to stand out from a lineup of paper labeled bottles, and from a quick glance– they certainly succeed. [link]

The Wine Case Lamp by Ciclus

In a society where consumption nearly always ends with waste, the Wine Case Lamp is a bold statement.  After you finish this bottle, its case can be constructed into a fully functional (and well-designed) slatted lamp.  Just pop the cork, fill up a few glasses and let there be light.  [link]


Duffy and Partners Holiday Wine

To share some holiday cheer with it’s friends, family, employees and clients, the firm of Duffy and Partners sent out this well-designed bottle of Holiday Wine.  “I’m dreaming of a white Christmas,” exclaims this bottle’s label.  While we love the illustration and the creative vision for the bottle, we’re having a tough time getting past the little mark on the back which shows “0% alcohol”… [link]

 B Frank Wine

The best part about B Frank Wine’s label is the part you add yourself.  If it’s time for a heart-to-heart with a friend, co-worker or lover, this is the bottle you want to have handy.  Just be frank, speak your mind and get it out in the open.  This design is the work of Talia Cohen for the B Frank digital marketing agency.  Quite frankly, we love it. [link]

 USB Port Wine

Due to a recent law, if a specific wine doesn’t come from Portugal, it can no longer be called “port”.  So to sidestep this little legality, Peltier Station Winery and 6 West Design devised the “USB Port Wine”.  The label comes as close to saying “port” as possible, without actually saying it– even spelling out “im_ant” and “_folio” on the rear side of the bottle.  The binary code above the name on the front also spells out Peltier Station Winery, completing the look on this design. [link]

Vine Parma Wine

Designer Raya Ivanovskaya has put a wealth of cultural flavor into the Vine Parma Wine design.  Wrapping around this bottle are hieroglyphics, totems and a mystic language telling tales of times past.  Inserted subtly into this design are the basic details about the wine– including a bar code, distribution information, alcohol content and more.  This is more than just a wine bottle, it’s a work of art…  [link]

Dada Wine

Suckers for a good typeface will fall for the design of Dada Wine in a heartbeat.  This progressive bottle design features a fresh, bubbly, bold and golden logo taking up most of the front label space.  The signature Dada hand supports the logo, while the business end of this design is moved to the back, justified to the left.  Order one of these, it’ll arrive in a case sharing the same fresh branding as the bottle of Dada wine itself. [link]

 Elk and Wolf Chardonnay

Elk and Wolf Chardonnay wants to serve their wine cold– so cold, in fact, that only aluminum could properly do the trick.  The only problem there is that wine aficionados don’t only want their Chardonnay cold, they want it in a glass bottle.  To help sell this unusual container to a group who might avoid it, SocialUK gave this aluminum bottle a classy, refined look.  If you’re going to reach for an aluminum bottle of Chardonnay, SocialUK worked pretty hard to make sure that it is this one. [link]

 Ben Schiller’s TwentyFour Wine

Designer Ben Schiller has made his mark using ordinary objects to create new designs.  His TwentyFour Wine continues this technique with a label inspired by rubber bands– and a cork sealed by one.  The name TwentyFour describes the circumference of the wine bottle at exactly 24 cm.  In all, this work represents an interesting take on the wine label, and refreshing inspiration on the part of Ben Schiller.  [link]

Lazarus Wine’s Braille Wine Bottle

While this label may be a tough read for the layman, its design is strikingly attractive to those who cannot understand its language.  The Lazarus Wine bottle features a label printed in big, bold braille with either a black or yellow background.  There is an English description at it’s base for those who can’t feel what this wine is about, but that’s precisely why we like it– it’s the mystery of this one that makes us want to pop the cork. [link]

Very Chic Wine Samplers

All you need to get to know a good wine is to take a slow, calculated and careful sip.  Very Chic Wine hopes to make an impression before you sample with this attractive, floral-inspired packaging.  For the potential buyers, customers and friends of Very Chic Wine, this packaging certainly makes a strong statement about the quality of the wine contained within.  [link]