We’ve seen sites like this before – from Tastespotting to FoodGawker. All three sites have the same concept- using visual representation. And boy, does it work.

NotCouture is just like Tastespotting, showcasing gorgeous pictures that links to the original site, only that it shows clothes instead of food.

Here are some of my favourite picks from the site. All images were taken from the site.

I loved this dramatic piece from Imaginary People even though I probably wouldn’t be able to fit into it properly. I also love the posture of this model, it’s as if she stopped in mid-dance.

And this Antoine bag by Jerome Dreyfuss is just too gorgeous with the suede light gray fabric.

This pair of sandals might split the audience into two- either you’ll hate them or love them since it is kind of weird ugly, but it is just SO QUIRKY! Sandals by Jil Sander

and these oxford lace up heels are so understatedly sexy and elegant, a far cry from the many punked up oxfords that are in the market nowadays.

And how genius is this origami necklace !? Made entirely from fine silver *_*

Towards something more wearable, i love the dreamy colours of this samantha treacy dress, and the billowy soft material.

I loved this classic and simple blue navy shift dress

This bag by Marc for Marc Jacobs brings out the edgy rocker in you.

i think this dress is classy and simple

i love tie up shoes, and these ballet flats are too pretty and delicate to resist.

Last but not least, this Runaway Fox bag by Tylie Malibu.

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I love unconventional stories, and this one made me smile.

Phone sex is a photographical narrative  by the same Philip Toledo who portrayed powerful thought-provoking images of the last days with his father, who now captures a side of phone sex operators whom we have never seen before.

Please view the pictures and hear their stories at his site, Phone sex

All images were taken from the site

Tokyo through the lens – certainly mindblowingly breathtaking pictures of the city down to street level.The pictures below were taken by Rob Sheridan, a man of many faces. An art director, a photographer, an illustrator, a designer- whatever persona that Rob manages to put on, he does it extremely well.

Rob Sheridan’s gallery is also worth taking a look at; the pictures above are just photographs from his Tokyo gallery and there are still anumber of other equally intriguing and beckoning places that he had covered such as Istanbul, Turkey, Rome,  Italy, the deserts of California and New Mexico which he aptly titled as Ghosts. I later discovered that the pictures from Ghosts was for a promotional book for the band Nine Inch Nails whom he is also an art director for.

Interestingly, his first collection of photographs were from the September 11 attacks on the Twin Towers in Manhattan and the destruction and horror left behind had managed to be captured by him.

Epheriell Designs highlights photography around a particular theme or set with each post. One particular entry that struck out to me was an entry aptly titled “Young Love”.

The images were very sweet and profound and revolved around the essence of youth which makes love itself, captivating. Love at 17 is naive, but at the same time, innocent, with many an untainted heart that only experience can harvest.

I loved the feelings that the images evoked.

Le Love is yet another site completely focused on all things revolving around the word love, be it an image, a caption or a phrase, or a video.

I liked this site because readers sent in their photos along with their personal experiences and most of them were very inspiring and brought a smile to the face.

I’ve always been a sentimental at heart buried deep under its cynical layers, and these pictures have certainly helped to scrape away the bit of cynic in me little by little

Daily Casual is a website that showcases interesting photos on art, photographs, fashion, artful nudity (yes there is nudity on this site! so therefore not worksafe, folks) every day.

Some picks that I love about the site:

No, it’s not ALL animals, but I gravitated towards those photographs on the site

There were some inspiring art…

And some inspiring photography

There’s nearly something for everyone (although I must say a very unbalanced ratio of male to female nudity)

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Bizarro comics are a familiar feature in our daily newspapers in different countries around the world. Dan Piraro’s sense of humour, his absurdly funny comics relevant to current issues and pop culture, has been deemed a comic genius by folks such as Penn and Teller – also stated proudly on his website.

Seriously, which of us did not grow up reading Bizarro comics?

Even now, we still can’t get enough of them.Well, now you can pour through the comics to your heart’s content, as the comic artist has an archive of all his comics on his website, Dan Piraro

Here are some of my favourites

People who don’t believe in religion

bimbo courtroom XD

Too funny! Go through all the Bizarro comics at Dan Piraro’s official website!

Design Sprout is a website designed to guide readers to conform to a new way of living. 1sitedaily has seen and promoted a number of eco-friendly websites in the past. What can I say-we are doing our bit to save our planet, in bytes

What I really like about this site is that it provides everyday solutions to how to make your lives a little bit greener- recyling Fedex boxes to create wine racks, recycling your yoga mat into placemats and holiday ornaments… just simple everyday stuff that you and I can both easily do.

But what I really like about the site is that they provide new novel ideas and concepts to greening up your home. Take a look at this “PlantBot” for instance. The robot automatically seeks sunlight and moves to that spot so you won’t ever have the inconvenience of moving the pot yourself. So convenient and ultra cool!

Other notable entries include an ecosensible water pitcher,

and this flow kitchen which is very sustainable. (This is one of my favourites!). According to DesignSprout, this kitchen design is self-sustainable. The washed dishes help to water the edible herbs which then prosper, and help to nurture a dust-free environment. A win-win situation.

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This site is AWESOME, describes various stereotypes of people in society. Remember the normal old school ones? The bimbo, the jock, the geek… Now you have the Laptop Pooper, The Non-Tribal Tribesman, The Guy Liner, the Facebook Parent, The High Angle Myspace Slut, The Airplane Talker, and The Sticker-on-Hat-Guy.

Hilarious.

I can personally identify with a few

Can you?

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This site is for those who have not heard of it before. It is one of the most popular groups in LiveJournal and has even brought the server down due to readers breaching the comment threshold allowed for each LJ site. OhNoTheyDidn’t is a pretty much like E! Entertainment, only bigger, and the news travels so much faster.

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Toby Ng has managed to project statistics in a very creative manner aptly titled, “In the world of 100″.  Conventional bar charts, pie charts and scatter plots? Think again!

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