VALENTINE’S DAY IN JAPAN, WHAT THE HECK IS BLACK DAY, AND THE MOST “COSMIC” OUT OF THIS WORLD CHOCOLATES !
アメリカと日本のバレンタインデーイの違い、ブラックデーイとは何か、そしてもっとも美しい「コズミック」で個性的なチョコをご紹介！あげたくなる、もらいたくなるV-DAY! Valentine’s Day is around the corner, which means there are entire floors of Department stores dedicated to pushing the world’s best chocolate to disparate and nervous women all over Japan. I say women because in Japan, for some odd reaon, V-day is like a Sadie’s School Dance where the women are obligated to give
JUNK FOOD JEWELRY?! REAL YUMMY PRETZELS, CANDY, CHIPS AND MELON BREAD TO ACCESSORIZE THE APPETITE BY ROTARI PARKER
キャンディにチップス、メロンパン、全てアクセサリーにしたらこうなった！ROTARI PARKERが織りなす、世にも美味しそうなアクセサリー達。 A potato chip is still a fried potato by any other name… delicious, a beautiful specimen of indulgence, as long as it’s not already being digested. But HOW do we preserve this effigy of yum-yum so that one can always gaze upon it’s glistening glory? Well FEAR NOT. Because now you can
HERMES AND COMME DES GARCONS’ LAUNCH “COMME DES CARRE” SCARF COLLABORATION IN TOKYO
エルメスとコムデギャルソンによる夢のコラボ「コムデカッレ」が東京の青山店と銀座のドーバーで同時にローンチ！２カ所同時にレポート！ “I don’t really wear scarves, but if I don’t buy this now I will regret it,” famous words spoken by Vogue Girl’s Gunji-san at the preview for the hotly anticipated Hermes x Comme des Garcons collaboration, tagged “Comme des Carre” (how clever) in Tokyo on Friday. That sentiment is basically what makes this industry
P-CHAN DRAWS MANISH ARORA FOR VERMEERIST, THE “MINNIE MOUSE” OF TOKYO TOMOKO INUZUKA.
東京の最強に個性派レディーTomoko Inuzuka！彼女のVermeeristビームスでP-chanとマニッシュ・アローラのイラストで最強なコラボを実現！ Let’s talk about something happy! Bright! Colorful! Unique! Have YOU been to Vermeerist yet? … I want to bring everyone’s attention to Meiji Dori in Harajuku, where the boutique BEAMS owns a block of shops ranging from a music store to a Tokyo “culture souvenir” shop to International Beams Gallery, a high-end store.
WHEN A SLEEPY JAPANESE FASHION INDUSTRY IS SHAKEN AND STIRRED. PHENOMENONs BANKRUPTCY AND LESLIE KEEs ARREST 眠ってたファッション業界が突然に竜巻に巻き込まれたら・・フェノメノンの倒産とレスリーキーの逮捕について
It’s not often that I actually feel like a “blogger”. Not in the sense of “look at me being all stylish next to this flower garden” or “Today I bought a bunch of stuff, LOOK!”. No, I just talk. And it’s at times like this I actually feel an obligation to TALK since most Japanese
ONE MAN’S TRASH IS ANOTHER MAN’S LUXURY SHOE. SEE LOUBOUTIN’S “GINZA TRASH” COLLECTION.
クリスチャンルーブタンの描く”銀座ゴミ” 限定コレクションを発表！そして彼とのインタビューを振り返って聞いてみるとなんと・・！ Christian Louboutin has just released a mini limited edition collection of women’s “Vendome” slingbacks, men’s shoes and a pouch bag inspired by “trash” from Ginza. Pressed between clear PVC are vintage stamps and the subway map, along with sequins, colorful feathers and party string. Hrrrmmmmm…maybe Louboutin has been hanging out in the hostess
THAILAND GETS A NEW VOGUE. I’M REALLY HAPPY FOR YA AND IMMA LET YA FINISH BUT….
タイにVOGUEがやってきた！でも世界初の試み報道とされるその全貌は？！ Thailand just released it’s first issue of VOGUE, becoming the newest family member of the franchise and selling out within days! It’s super exciting, especially since the country is definitely the top in terms of up and coming fashion talent (Sretsis, a Thai-based brand, even got a feature in the issue! Not to mention Dry Clean
H&M 2013 DESIGN WINNER MINJU KIM IS A HORROR-MANGA-LOVING MONSTER DESIGNER. KAWA-KOWAI!!!
きゃわコワい！！！H&M 2013年度デザインアワードを優勝したKIM MINJUはホラー漫画好きなモンスターガール！この意外なコレクションは秋冬発売することに！ A designer friend of mine Niels Peeraer posted a plea on Facebook, “Please vote for Minju Kim to win the H&M Designer 2013 award! We need some fresh and inspirational fashion out there!” So I clickety click through…. and I am faced with a plethora of rather casual, minimalistic styles, and then