Hollyscoop reports that with summer right around the corner,  “mini’s are taking a backseat to floor sweeping dresses.” The shopperati site says Mini’s are still going to be way hot, “but floor length boho style dresses are going to be huge this summer. The new trend is already a favorite among young Hollywood.”

Full story: Hollyscoop

English designer T-shirt brand Queen of Suburbia is expanding into the U.S. The company says frequent mentions in the shopperati blogosphere inspired the English fashion house to bring its T-shirt line — featuring slogans such as “Idol Gossip,” “Flattery Operated,” “Over the Hilton” and “Shoes Life” — to U.S. earlier than they expected to. QoS says Shopperati blogs like just my cup of tea and the The Budget Fashionista are now as important as the weekly and monthly glossies in shaping fashion opinion. QoS has enjoyed European success with slogan t-shirts originally sparked by creator Danni Tomkinson’s observations of the politics among mothers in the school playground. Queen of Suburbia T-Shirts are available for shipping to both Europe and now the USA exclusively at queenofsuburbia.com.

The fascination with Mid-Century modern furniture design continues unabated since it began to emerge in 2003. Reproductions abound but there are lots of original pieces still floating around as well. So for those wishing to step into the Twilight Zone of design, these resources are submitted for your approval:

• Century Modern
• Mid-Century Modern
• Design Within Reach

Posted by Shiny Shiny (A Girl’s Guide to Gadgets):
Sorry, Hippyshopper, I’m not talking eco-friendly green here but sea ‘n’ pea shades. The Shiny Shiny Forums are heaving with the colour of envy as our fans drool over the latest glam green gadgets - Cremedecassie leading the pack with this roundup.
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What’s your desert-island colour? To put it another way, if everything you bought had to be limited to just one hue, what would it be? Very soon, fashion will be asking us all to make that choice - and fill our wardrobes with (deep breath) clothes and accessories that match exactly.
Full story: Telegraph.co.uk

Help Dad connect to his geeky side this Father’s Day by gifting him with a techno-cool Honeywell Barometric Weather Forecaster. It features a wireless remote sensor with a 100-foot range, a 24-hour barometric pressure history chart and large graphical weather forecasting icons (sunny, cloudy, rainy, etc.). The forecaster monitors temperature and humidity in up to three remote locations. And it has an atomic clock that never requires resetting. What more could Dad want?

There are always interesting new arrivals landing at Karmaloop, such as this PJ racer-back tank from Paul Frank. The henley buttoned front has pink piping along the top and “Fair” — hey, for whatever reason — printed on the lower right hem. It’s 95% cotton and 5% spandex for that stretchy-huggy look. Or check out all of the new arrivals at Karmaloop.

Leave it up to Marc Jacobs and his younger contemporary Marc line to combine durable corduroy with distressed leather for a handbag worthy of being toted around town. The Krazy Kord ‘Commuter’ Satchel comes in darkest teal and brown, with rose-printed wide wale corduroy with brass-tone hardware and distressed leather trim.