Weird fashion, fads and faux pas

The Doges Of Venice, A Selection Of Portraits

On May 2, 2016 by Tim Newman

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Ever heard of the doges of Venice? No, me neither. Well, they were kind of like dukes but more powerful; they were in charge of the watery city from 697 to 1797. All in all, there...

Bloke With A Beard Reacts To Modern Beard Fashion

On February 21, 2016 by Tim Newman

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Having had a beard attached to my face, more often than not, for the past 17 years or so, I have found this latest beard craze quite fascinating. Previously, my beard signified little more than...

The “BEST” Shop Designs Of All Time

On February 6, 2016 by Tim Newman

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I’m not really one for blowing smoke up corporate company’s butt pipes, but credit where credit’s due. The now defunct Best Products Co. had some of the best flipping shop designs I have ever...

Breeching And Unbreeching: Boys Dressed As Girls

On February 6, 2016 by Tim Newman

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Across the Western world, from the mid-1500s up until the early 20th century, the appropriate clothing for a little boy was significantly different to today’s mainstream choices. Nowadays, a baby boy would never think of leaving...

Bexhill-on-Sea: Shopfront Extravaganza

On January 22, 2016 by Tim Newman

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Sometimes people have a go at Lazer Horse’s choices of subject matter. They claim the topics are a bit too left of field, perhaps a little random; a touch skewiff, if you will. So...

PHOTOS: North Korean Interiors

On January 16, 2016 by Tim Newman

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I found a Tumblr the other day that posts photos of the interiors of North Korean buildings. These Soviet-inspired oddities are a work of silky softness in one of the least silky and soft countries on...

José Ortiz-Echagüe: Beautifully Bleak Photography

On December 24, 2015 by Tim Newman

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José Ortiz-Echagüe was born in Guadalajara in 1886, into a military family. At the tender of age of 12, he received his first camera and took to photography. His brother, a talented artist,...

Max Ernst: A Legend Of Dada

On November 17, 2015 by Tim Newman

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Max Ernst (1891–1976) was a German-born artist and sculptor, and one of the prime movers and shakers of the Dada and Surrealist movements. His initial area of study was philosophy, but he gradually...

Wave-Gotik-Treffen: The Biggest Goth Festival On The Planet

On August 10, 2015 by Tim Newman

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Wave-Gotik-Treffen, held in Germany on a yearly basis, claims to be the largest goth festival in the Universe. I certainly can’t name a bigger one (or any others at all for that matter). This year...

A Brief History Of The Facekini

On July 19, 2015 by Tim Newman

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What’s a facekini? Well, it’s a snazzy bit of facial wear that has taken China by storm. Below is a short history of the device and some rather amusing images. If you are...

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