Let's say you’re a man with a mullet. And what you really want is a lady who wants a man with a mullet. What’s a fellow to do? Well, sign up for MulletPassions.com. MulletPassions is just the extreme end of the blossoming world of niche online dating sites. These forums are self-selecting, based on interests, ethnicities or dating preferences. Hence: Golfmates.com, Deafsinglesconnection.com and BikerKiss.com. MulletPassions, in fact, is just one of more than 100 niche sites run by Passions Network. The most popular of the lot? LargePassions.com, for full-figured daters and their admirers.
BANDAIDS GO HIGH-FASHION
Some people don’t wait until they see blood to don a bandage. At the Los Angeles premiere of The X-Files: I Want to Believe, actress Bai Ling paraded down the red carpet with beige bandages on her shins that she had decorated herself. Since the adhesive strip has been upgraded by designers and studded with Swarovski crystals, some have begun to view it as they would a bracelet or spray tan, as adornment. Said Chris Bick, an owner of FredFlare.com, which sells lip-shaped bandages. “Bandages are a kind of a fashionable temporary tattoo that get you sympathy.”
TIGHTS MAKE A COMEBACK
Fashion police have discovered that wet-look leggings flatter never-ending legs. While they rave about that ‘80s layered look, there are more wearable varieties for the rest of us—footless leggings, ankle-length tights, delicate net stockings and ankle warmers. Club them with dresses, tunics, pullovers, boots and minis—they are the hottest trend in accessories this fall/winter. And they don’t just come in plain old black anymore. Colours will be liberally splashed and stripes as well as florals will be the in-thing in legwear.