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Hello Nasty: Jewelry Made Out of . . . Human Teeth and Hair!

FabSugar — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:50:22 -0800

People fashion some crazy things, and human teeth and hair jewelry are the latest materials being used. But Australian Polly van der Glas has some fans - she received the Craft Victoria Fillipo Raphael Fresh! Award for her work. All sterling silver pieces are hand-made in Melbourne and the designer is currently taking donations for teeth, since they're hard to come by. But don't fret, the molars are sterilized and the hair is locally donated or sourced from India or China. Does that put your mind at ease? If you can stomach it, proceed.

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Hair of the Tiger: Big Cat Sculptures Made of Human Hair

PetSugar — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:00:17 -0800

Yes, you're reading that right. These two tigers were created entirely from human hair. Learn all about it when you clip, clip, clip, I mean click, click, click away.

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Is "Ginger-ism" Growing in the United States?

BellaSugar — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 04:00:08 -0800

If you've seen the South Park episode "Gingervitis," you know how Cartman feels about gingers, or fair-skinned, freckled redheads: they're less than human. While most people viewing the episode probably took it as, at best, a morality lesson about arbitrarily discriminating against others, and at worst a joke in poor taste (maybe both), it isn't so funny in real life.

A group of students in Calabasas, CA, instead decided to institute "Kick a Ginger Day" at their middle school, and proceeded to beat up some of their classmates. While this is an example of the worst sort of juvenile stupidity, it does point out the underlying prejudices redheads have to deal with, whether it's jokes about their "fiery tempers" or sexual harassment. Even Christina Hendricks's character Joan on Mad Men continuously gets called "Red" and has comments made about her. And in the UK, ginger discrimination is wel -known - to the point where redheads have been awarded settlements after workplace harassment tied to their hair color. What do you think about all this? Are there more pejorative connotations connected to having red hair these days, or are people just now paying more attention to a long-extant problem?

Absolutely Fabulous

FabSugar — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:25:22 -0800

Who were her Prada bra better - Zoe or Chloe?
We caught a bit of New Moon fever; vote on Kristen's red carpet looks, view FABTV's New Moon style special, and witness Kristen's style evolution.
It's been a while since we did a celeb handbag quiz - enjoy!
Zara addict right here, check out the retailers November offerings.
The CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund awards were fashion-packed.
A Rebecca Minkoff Auburn Nikki hobo bag is up for grabs - enter to win!
Which GQ hottie was the most Fab at the Men of the Year Awards?
Master this week's The City and Gossip Girl fashion quizzes - and shop Vanessa's cozy plaid outfit.
Nastiness: jewelry made out of human teeth and hair!
Let us help you shop for Fab holiday gifts.
Go behind the steamy scenes of the 2010 Pirelli Calendar photo shoots.
It was Chloe Sevigny's birthday last week, see her tribute fashion metamorphosis.
Whish Super has the sassiest wink?

Hair Apparent: 5 Things You May Not Realize Can Be Made With Human Hair

BellaSugar — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 08:00:56 -0700

I've become fascinated with hair products of a very different sort lately. After my experience with the hair shirt, I found out that there's a whole world of human-hair-containing materials and objects that I never knew existed, and to be honest the things people are capable of doing with it leave me absolutely nonplussed. Click through to see five of the most extreme uses people have found just off the tops of their heads.

Source: Getty

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Would You Ever Wear a Hair Shirt?

BellaSugar — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 06:00:00 -0700

Over the weekend, I was walking by a building when I saw this (forgive the camera phone pic; it was all I had with me) in a window and stopped cold. "Is that . . . human hair?!" I thought to myself.

When I got closer, my stomach started to churn - the shirt is, in fact, made with what a little tag next to it called "buried hair." I don't even want to think about what that means. I know there's a long history of human hair being used for jewelry and as a memento, and maybe I'm just easily skeeved out by this art project, but would you wear something like this, or does it give you the creeps too?

Would You Wear a Human-Hair Necklace?

BellaSugar — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 06:00:48 -0700

Like Fab, I'm all for statement-making pieces that take an outfit from blah to stupendous. But I'm not so sure about this Bijules NYC hair chain ($220). Made of real, dyed human hair, the necklace comes with its own comb and box. Would you wear it?

Nit on human hair

admin — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 19:31:43 -0700

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Dressed to Ill

GiggleSugar — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 10:00:00 -0800

Is human hair what we're wearing now that fur is considered cruel? Try fabric, people. I hear it's easier to wash, too.

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Bella Quiz: What Does Your Hair Say About You?

BellaSugar — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 09:00:26 -0700

From a biological perspective, hair is like a little diary giving clues about your personality, from where you live to what you smoke to what you tend to eat. But from a social perspective, hair can give clues about you in a whole other way. It might be stereotyping, but it is human nature for people to form impressions about other people within mere seconds. "Hair and identity are inseparable - whether you're consciously making a statement or not, your hairstyle does express something about you," anthropology professor David Coplan of Wits University in South Africa told True Love magazine. When it comes to hair, can you guess what general impressions people make based on the length and appearance of other women's hair? You be the judge.

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