TATTOO STOCKINGS ARE STILL BOOMING IN JAPAN. HERE ARE SOME OF THE COOLEST (AND WEIRDEST?) FOR THIS SUMMER
タトゥータイツのブームが続く！日本発ブランドの今一番オモシロく、気になる夏ストッキングをまとめてご紹介！ Japanese girls have no qualms about showing off their gams, and while Shibuya-fashion girls tend to stick to bare legs, the Harajuku fashion set likes to cover up, usually with tights. So the tights/stocking obsession in Japan is still a big one, and since it’s summer the tattoo stockings are all over the streets.
MY SOEN MAGAZINE COLUMN “LIFE IN THE 2.5 DIMENSION” EPISODE 6: DAYDREAMERS
装苑で連載中「ミーシャの２．５次元ライフ」第６話：デイドリーム公開！デイドリームって何で重要？ The next episode of 2.5 dimension life is now online at Soen so check it out! This one is about daydreaming, and I kind of lament not having the opportunity to get in my own head these days. Every minute seeks to be filled with things to do, phone calls, text messages, tweets, meetings
FROM BALLOONS TO LEGOS, NEW FASHION WORK FROM DAISY BALLOON ルーンにレゴ、デザイナー兼アーティストのDAISY BALLOONによるファッション新作がどれも目新しく刺激的。
Rie Hosokai calls herself a balloon artist, although most of her floaty sculptures take the form of dresses and gowns. So then it was a surprise to me to open up one of my favorite technology blogs this morning and see her and her partner Takashi Kawada’s work as duo “Daisy Balloon” being featured for
FLEAMADONNA, THE BLING RING, AND FAKING IT TIL YOU MAKE IT. FW 2013 TOKYO.
フリーマドンナ2013年秋冬でも反映するソフィアコポラの「ブリングリング」。転落するお嬢さん、若手スター、そして「成れるまでは真似すればいい」 Who doesn’t want to be a famous starlet? What if they are vilified in the eyes of the public, broke, and dirty? Well, too bad for the haters because studies show that once someone is famous they will always be “famous”, no matter what befalls them. The story for Fleamadonna FW 2013 is actually
THE CHICEST VIVE VAGINA. NOT WHAT YOU THINK BUT MAYBE WHAT YOU THINK. 今やネットで話題、でも謎めいたVIVE VAGINAとは一体どういうブランド？
I`m going to talk about “Vive Vagina”. Ok, you get 3 seconds to overcome your initial urge to giggle/drop your jaw…. 3….2….1…. Ok, compose yourself and come back to me. VV is mostly known as a tights brand with a certain pattern painted on the shins. It looks like a cutesy UFO or POP-style planet
2D IS THE NEW BLACK. THINK GRAPHICS’ ILLUSTRATED AND STUFFED TROMPE L’OEIL NECKLACES.
非売品を売物にし、関東と関西のカルチャーの違いを経験。そしてTHINK GRAPHICSで発見したトロンプルイユのネックレスがどれほど素敵か・・・ 2D is the new black. Graphics and illustrations on clothing are the best way to make a piece completely original. It’s a good thing Japan is never short on brilliant artists! Here’s a design firm that really impressed me and compelled me to shop. I don’t know about you guys, but I tend
“JAJAQUCYA”, SUPER MARIO AND PRINCESS PEACH’S PERSONAL TAILORS.
大阪発ショップの 「ジャジャクチャ」。もしや、マリオとピーチ姫の仕立て屋？と様々な意味で「奇想天外」。 [UPDATE Fall 2013] jajaqucya has unfortunately closed doors. The brand NICE TO MEET YOU will live on, however, please check them out! 【更新】ジャジャクチャがあいにく閉店いたしました。ブランドのNICE TO MEET YOUは続くそうなので、是非これからもご応援ください！ I always get a kick out of visiting the Jajaqucya (pronounced “jaJA-kucha”) shop when I’m in Osaka because it’s like I’m stepping into a video game.
IT MAY BE BASIC BUT IT ISN’T BORING. UNIQLO’s LIFEWEAR REFORMS THE BASIC WITH PANACHE
人生はベーシックを着たって、けっしてクリエイティブにいけないことはない、でしょ？それを謳うユニクロのLIFEWEARコーラス “A ‘basic bitch’ likes those normal brands and wears them all the time because that’s some basic shit.” That’s girlie rapper Kreayshawn wisely warning us on the trepidations of being basically boring. 「ベーシック女ってそこらへんによくあるブランドが大好きでそればっかり毎日きてるでしょ。だって、くそベーシックなんだから。」今アメリカで、basic＝つまらない、を謳うガールズラッパーのKreayshawnは、彼女らしい言葉でそう警告している。 But hey, can basics also be cool and creative? Honestly, unless you’re God or Grace Jones, “basic” is