GIANT ROBOT LOS ANGELES GR2 GALLERY BOOK SIGNING: TOKYO THEME RESTAURANTS. BABY THE STARS SHINE BRIGHT SAILOR DRESS, INTERVIEW FOR BOING BOING ON WEIRD JAPAN.
Giant Robot kindly invited me to sign copies of my Crazy, Wacky Theme Restaurants book at the GR2 gallery in Santa Monica. V-fingers to go....
16 Dec 5:45 pm  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 
Distressed some shorts today
Recently I saw this tutorial on distressing jeans to make them cuter on Jenny's blog. I guess distressed and heavily washed jeans come in an....
16 Dec 7:56 am  from  Chouzuru   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Hermès × Tokujin Yoshioka make digital retail magic
I need to go and see this! We had the pleasure of sitting down with Tokujin Yoshioka in his home/studio in Daikanyama during one of our cl....
15 Dec 8:14 pm  from  Japan Trends   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Condom Fashion Show in China
Wrapping it up takes on a whole new meaning – guess they wanna play it “safe” ....
15 Dec 1:00 pm  from  Daily Bento   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Abercrombie & Fitch Opening in Japan! Abakuro!
Abercrombie & Fitch is opening it’s new store in Ginza and like other grand openings has a line around the corner already. The TV ne....
15 Dec 9:24 am  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Harajuku Requiem
There’s a new Néojaponisme podcast up, featuring Marxy and Patrick Macias discussing Tokyo fashion, past and present. Sometime in Novem....
14 Dec 10:02 pm  from  Jeans Now   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Shibuya Crossing: Develop your style.
Hunter deals out some tips on building photographic style With the sheer photographic overload that Tokyo provides it is all too easy to j....
14 Dec 4:45 pm  from  Japanorama   [Profile]  [Recent] 
I'm a spoiled only child
Yesterday was a long day of shopping for me, and I think a lot of other people were also spending their day shopping. It was like the black ....
14 Dec 5:16 am  from  Chouzuru   [Profile]  [Recent] 
OPEN Skateboards T-shirt
Here’s a look at an upcoming t-shirt for OPEN Skateboards, based on the Kiyoshi Awazu homage board. The tees will be very limited, and sh....
13 Dec 11:55 am  from  Jeans Now   [Profile]  [Recent] 
LIME CRIME LIPSTICK REVIEW, GOTH CUSTOM DRESS FROM GLOOMTH & PINK HAIR. TAXIDERMY MUSEUM PHOTOSHOOT BY DEREK CUTTING.
I’m happy to hear you liked the previous set of photos from this shoot! All photography is by the talented Derek Cutting, who shoots the....
12 Dec 5:45 pm  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 
Peace Sweater at TAB Shop
Some good news if you’ve been wanting to get your hands on the Peace Sweater — which I covered in my “On Design” column last month ....
11 Dec 2:06 pm  from  Jeans Now   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Japan Ladies Golf Fashion
Photo from http://sports.livedoor.com showing Takemura Makoto Japan golf is riding a new wave of popularity with Ishikawa Ryo in the mens se....
10 Dec 9:24 pm  from  Shibuya246   [Profile]  [Recent] 
READER ASKS: HOW TO EXCEL IN HIGH SCHOOL, GET INTO YOUR DREAM COLLEGE & MAINTAIN BALANCE? BLUE MANA-SAMA LIPSTICK, VICTORIAN MAIDEN GOTH DRESS.
Hi! Mostly I’ve been a lurker on your blog, though I have commented a few (rare) times. I really admire your blog and your work! Right n....
9 Dec 8:54 pm  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 
Tsumori Chisato Heart Bangle
Tsumori Chisato’s latest heart motif unique bangle. It was made of clear gray acrylic resin, filled with glitters. Big and not very us....
9 Dec 10:00 am  from  8tokyo.com   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Rroomm
A fun idea, if possibly a maddening one: Rroomm is a clothing shop in Osaka that was recently renovated by architects Ninkipen, and the mai....
8 Dec 11:29 pm  from  Jeans Now   [Profile]  [Recent] 
N-01B – mobile for Samantha Thavasa brand fans
We love reporting on collaborations on Japan Trends and here’s yet another one — a whole phone created especially for Samantha Thavasa f....
8 Dec 7:37 pm  from  Japan Trends   [Profile]  [Recent] 
VISITING THE LONDON UNDERGROUND SHOE FACTORY IN LOS ANGELES. WAREHOUSE CLEARANCE SALE ON GOTH PUNK ALTERNATIVE BOOTS!
La Carmina hearts London Underground Shoes — as you’ll remember in these posts — so it was a thrill to be invited to Dynasty Footwea....
8 Dec 7:23 pm  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 
Portraits from PauseTalk Vol. 36
I’ll have the list of participants from last night’s PauseTalk (Vol. 36) up later today or tomorrow, but in the meantime I wanted to sh....
8 Dec 5:00 pm  from  Jeans Now   [Profile]  [Recent] 
cat in the Christmas sock hanky
Vivienne Westwood towel hanky is gift from my friend. Cute cat in the Christmas sock looks like wish to complain something… maybe I’m n....
8 Dec 10:00 am  from  8tokyo.com   [Profile]  [Recent] 
PHOENIX WRIGHT COSPLAY: BENTO LADY ANGEL STARR. JROCK VISUAL KEI BAND BOYS IN LITTLE TOKYO, LOS ANGELES.
Congrats to Amanda, who was the first to figure out my cosplay outfit! I’m dressed as Angel Starr, the bento lunch lady from the Phoenix....
7 Dec 6:23 pm  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 
THE TRAVELLING ALICE & THE PIRATES PANTS! JROCK VISUAL KEI MALE FASHION, BOYSTYLE & JAPANESE MEN’S GOTH ARISTOCRAT CLOTHING.
Thumbs up… to raiding Carmina’s suitcase and trying on her clothes. Ementhy immediately threw on my leather jacket and rifled through....
5 Dec 4:22 pm  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 
Japanese Nail Art
Wow…the Nihongo ladies definitely know how to accessorize. More beautiful/grotesque/wtf nail art images can be found on Funky Trend....
4 Dec 9:00 pm  from  Daily Bento   [Profile]  [Recent] 
SUSHI IN LITTLE TOKYO, LOS ANGELES: VIVIENNE TAM ELEPHANT GANESHA TOP, YELLOW JOHN FLUEVOG BOOTS, VISUAL KEI FASHION.
Greetings, Adventure Team! As soon as Lemon and Ementhy met up with me in LA, it was lights camera ACTION: I painted their nails, they rip....
4 Dec 5:07 pm  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 
Hello Kitty Nail Art
Now this is a devoted Hello Kitty fan! Source: jezebel ....
4 Dec 9:00 am  from  Daily Bento   [Profile]  [Recent] 
quartz ringsQuartz, Leroy De BardeDetail of *Minerals in
quartz ringsQuartz, Leroy De BardeDetail of Minerals in Crystallization, watercolor and gouache (1813). Collection of the Louvre Museum, P....
4 Dec 5:52 am  from  ii-ne-kore   [Profile]  [Recent] 
A small winter like list
With the holiday season approaching, I'm starting to see many people compile their wish lists on various web platforms and I thought that wo....
3 Dec 6:08 am  from  Chouzuru   [Profile]  [Recent] 
TOKYO FASHION STORE PHOTOS: GOTH SWEET LOLITA PUNK & FAIRY KEI BOUTIQUES IN LAFORET, HARAJUKU. NILE PERCH, SEXY DYNAMITE LONDON, H.NAOTO.
It’s a good thing that all of you love Fairy Kei fashion — because girly 1980s pastels are taking over the streets! A new accessories ....
2 Dec 6:38 pm  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 
Feeling Good About Uniqlo
Marxy explains the success of Uniqlo over at The Business of Fashion blog. My favorite bit from the piece: In fact, perhaps the brand’s ....
2 Dec 4:22 pm  from  Jeans Now   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Wanted: Japan’s next fun fad
I’ve always seen Japan as a nation of tech-savvy trend lovers. From the Tamagotchi digital pets and “print club” photo stickers to ....
1 Dec 6:11 pm  from  Reuters Blog Japan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
GOTHIC LOLITA PUNK SHOPS AT MARUI ONE, SHINJUKU SHOPPING COMPLEX 0101. BEST YOUNG WOMEN’S DESIGNER CLOTHING SHOPS IN TOKYO. B-MOVIE BLOOPERS!
Shut your eyes and tap your Goth boots together… and wooosh, we’re back in Tokyo! And right outside 0101 (Marui Young Shinjuku), home ....
1 Dec 5:16 am  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 
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