Image credit: Pro-Keds: Anthony Verde

IT FACIAL ACCESSORY: BRACES
Fashion-forward rocker Gwen Stefani slapped on a set two years ago; now Faye Dunaway is promoting metal mouth, Tom Cruise sports a nearly clear version, and Robin Tunney boasts a retainer in the musical thriller ''Cherish.'' Overbites have never been sexier.

IT WORK-OUT GEAR: NUALA
So maybe this yoga thing really isn't a fad. On a recent Henri Bendel shopping spree, Bono spent upwards of $2,000 on downward-dog darling Christy Turlington's Puma-produced line of high-end sports duds.

IT MISE-EN-SCÈNE: THE INDIAN INFLUENCE
Audience charmer ''Monsoon Wedding'' hasn't grossed $12 million on charm alone -- it's the Bollywood backdrop that's got moviegoers laughing through their tears. The trend continues with ''Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India'' (nominated for a Best Foreign Film Academy Award), ''American Chai,'' and this fall's Marisa Tomei-Heather Graham comedy ''The Guru.'' Who's sari now?

IT EXTRAVAGANCE: LAMBORGHINI DIABLO
When a Virginia man allegedly took Missy Elliott's 2001 model of this sleek muscle car for a joyride -- and promptly totaled it -- its cool cache increased dramatically. But few plebeians can afford its whopping price tag: 300,000 ducats.

IT HOME MOVIE: ''HEAVY METAL PARKING LOT''
Hollywood can't get enough of this 15-minute guerrilla docu, shot in 1986 outside a Judas Priest concert in suburban Maryland. Replete with acid-washed, mullet-sporting, Camaro-loving headbangers, it's unintentionally hilarious and the perfect gift for connoisseurs of the absurd: Spike Jonze gave a copy to his cousin-in-law, Nicolas Cage, for his birthday.

IT KICKS: RETRO SNEAKERS
Just like the ''b-boys'' of yore, trendoids have chucked their Campers for the newly relaunched PRO-Keds (P. Diddy just ordered 12 pairs) and Ace '83 from Nike, the company that also has those '70s-flavored Bootsy Collins spots funking up TV screens. And it don't stop!

Originally posted Jun 27, 2002 Published in issue #660-661 Jun 28, 2002 Order article reprints
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