Blue is back in a big way, but the only really cool way to wear it will be in a Mentos backpack. Yes, the Freshmaker is in; in fact it was never out. Best to bone up on Mentos trivia now. (Editor's note: Photo posed by model. This link goes outside this site. If you hadn't worked that out, you're not ready for the Web yet.)

Cows are big: in fabrics, on toilet seat covers, and as pets. This may present a problem for apartment dwellers, although a Japanese technology company is working on a bonsai cow. A cow will also become Federal Education Minister. Ooh look, that prediction's already come true! (Editor's note: yes, we really hate Amanda Vanstone. And this cow is rubber and was not harmed during this shoot.)

A bunch of idiots living in a fashionable suburb will try and convince you that this is the fabric pattern for 1997. Don't believe them; if you thought orange and lime could look bad, you ain't seen nothing yet. (Editor's note: this is not a Bachman-Turner-Overdrive reference.)

Although blue is, as we mentioned, in, doing Elton John impersonations is not. Pool cues are also out, unless you can improvise quick limbo contests with them. (Editor's note: shot posed by model in no way involved with this story. This is a paid announcement.)