Flylashes Are Eyelashes Made out of Flies

While we at VICE Style toil to bring you in-depth articles about prostitute-managed fashion labels in Sao Paulo, transvestites wearing bikinis made out of rats, Japanese kids who inject bagels into their faces and photo shoots set amongst suburban tower blocks in Russia, deep down we know that, really, all you want is quick, 30-second hits of dumb, weird, funny fashion news. That's why we created Tidbits, our frequently updated aggregator of all the dumbest, weirdest and funniest stuff we see, watch, hear or read on the fashion part of the internet. Here are this week's best.

FLYLASHES

For whatever reason, the fashion industry recently seems to have been inundated with products made out of recycled dead stuff. British artist Jessica Harrison is the latest, after she made this set of false eyelashes out of fly legs, which is hugely gross, but also arguably the most innovative use we've yet seen of a once-living creature's body parts. The angles in the knees are particularly avant. Be warned, though, the last place these little legs were before adorning your eyes was probably atop a steaming pile of manure or a puss-oozing carcass. Anyways, these are great if you're a bit weird and morbid in that socially acceptable way that only fashion people like Diane Pernet and Michele Lamy have perfected.

VENUS X

People who like fashion tend to love everything and everybody and crush out constantly. My latest crush is Venus X. For their SS12 lookbook, aNYthing have recruited Venus, founder of New York's best party, GHE20G0TH1K, and gal-pal of A$AP Rocky, to model the collection. Basically, she runs arguably the best club night in the world. Believe me, when her and her crew are behind the decks doing their screwface, slowed-down beats thing, it would be impossible to take your eyes off her if the crowd she attracts wasn't so damn hot. So, it makes sense that the brand wanted her to endorse their wares, but the fact that she somehow makes every item visually sing probably helps, too. FYI, although pink hair is sort of tragic right now, green hair is still great.

YOUR NEW PINK BUTTON

Quick, girls, check your labia. Is it looking a little dreary and grey? Good news: My New Pink Button is on hand to help out, offering you a selection of temporary dyes to restore a youthful pink hue to your lady bits. Bad news: the product itself is apparently a bit shit, but never mind, because the website is gripping. Firstly, each dye is named after a famed starlet, which allows you to mull over whether your labia is more of a pill-popping depressive, like Marilyn, or a tap-dancing serial divorcée, like Ginger. Second best are all the knowing comments, like this one, thanking the company for bringing to attention the devastating, crushing problem of discoloured labias.  

KARL INTERVIEWS KARL

To celebrate the launch of Karl Lagerfeld's new line KARL, exclusively at Net-A-Porter, the shop had Karl interview Karl with a bit of help from some computers and it's hilarious. To kick it all off, Karl is introduced with perhaps the worst dubstep track ever produced, then introduced to his tardy replica. The Karl asking the questions is a total pussy compared to the Karl we usually see, and the Karl answering is a bit of a dick, which makes responses to questions like, "How do you stay driven?" and "Are you easily bored?" massively awkward and very funny. If you're into fashion then you'll have probably had this thrust on you already, but stop whining and watch it again anyway because it only gets funnier.        

EYESCREAM FOR KURT

If you're digging the whole grunge revival look at the moment, chances are you already spend a shit-ton of money on clothes that are supposed to look haggard and worn-out, so you'll probably have no qualms about spending over $600 on this pair of Kurt Cobain shorts from Japanese brand Eyescream. I wonder what Kurt would have to say about a picture of his face instantly making a piece of clothing quadruple in value? I guess he was all about consumerism and greed anyway, right?

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