Extra, Extra: Fashion

Caught up in a maelstrom of homework assignments, extra curriculars, and social events galore? If you're like many busy-body college students out there, you're more than likely too busy to spend hours inhaling the fast-paced, action-packed world of pop-culture. If so, Pop Culture University, is here for you. Instead of cramming tons of popular culture news flashes into the blog and overwhelming the hectic college student, Pop Culture University, welcomes its Extra, Extra series, which summarize only the most important stories and deals them out in coherent groups. Leave the dirty work to PCU, and stay in touch with the latest and greatest pop-culture 411.

• Marvel at these ten incredible dresses made of random objects like this little number above made from kitchen sponges. (Trend Hunter)
• Thank God someone's brave enough to admit it. College Candy is intervening with the American population and warning you that UGG Boots might be comfy, but reality check--they are ugly! And, by the way, guys loathe those furry tootsy warmers! (College Candy)
• Uh-oh here comes the return of 90's fashion. Should I be worried (Doc Martens)or jubilant(flannel)? (Jezebel)
• Looks like Gap has raised a pretty tenacious campaign in order to attract young shoppers.(L Magazine)
• Politics has spreads so far into the cultural atmosphere, that even fashion is now entwined in red white and blue election fever. Political t-shirts are being guzzled down by the American population, but percentages of Obama t-shirt sales are 54.1% compared to McCain's 45.9%(despite his more affluent and less economically-challenged support base) (Seattle PI)
• Holy Schnikes! Christian Louboutin plans to produce the tallest pair of stilletos mainstream fashion has ever seen with a larger than life 8-inch heel. Might this concoction be the 8th World Wonder? (Huffington Post)
• New jewelery line, House of Harlow 1960 looks as cute as it's creator, my very favorite Hollywood honey, Nicole Richie. You'll be able to get your hands on these adorable pieces in early November at Kitson stores or Shop Kitson. (Chic Intuition)
• There's a Harper's Bazaar Salvador Dali inspired fashion exhibit called Surreal Appeal on display at the Museum of Modern Art featuring designs by some of fashion's hottest names. (Trend Hunter)