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Right now instead of, I don't know, trying to cure cancer or something, thousands of millions of hundreds of scientists are busy designing "intelligent textiles," aka clothes that do stuff.

Berliners are keeping things plain and scruffy, which isn't that surprising after an oppressive summer of new-rave neon and glitter. Boys especially are doing their best to make sure their clothes are dirty and torn. It's not enough to be vintage.

Welcome to Sweden, home of the "normal girl." After all the boring kids in Stockholm went into emo overload, the quirky girls have gone straight in rebellion. That means no makeup, long, limp hair, and a scrunchy on the arm for windy days. It's the...

Vice: You have a degree in Economics, how did you go from banker to fashion designer?

Photos by Noah Sheldon, Styling by Jaclyn Hodes

She works off a muddy street in the far northeastern outskirts of Beijing in the scrappy, dirty slums that aren't on any tourist maps.

Spanish girls like to dress up to the point where they look like cartoon characters or extras in an Almodovar movie. This is a good and fun thing. Sexy schoolteacher never gets old.

Photos by Valerie Phillips, Styling by Aldene Johnson.

The French may prattle on about how totally different they are from the English, but when it comes to Parisian fashion in 2008, a lot of guys are taking notes from Michael Caine circa 1969.

On the third day of Fashion Week, Bryant Square Park had been turned into the usual billowing white tent city, its granite steps patrolled by cameramen and security guys with clipboards.

Long-haul trucks covered in elaborate, eye-popping neon lights and colorful airbrushed murals of fantasy creatures and religious figures are known as "decotora" in Japan.

Tokyo boys are walking neon signs. Like the city itself, the kids like to make your eyes feel like they're on fire. And attention to detail is another specialty. Look closely at Keiji's yellow hoodie here: It's actually two hoodies stuck together.