H.NAOTO ANARCHY TORN SKULL SWEATERS, HYOMA FRUITS T-SHIRT: JAPAN HONG KONG.
I’ve got a bone to pick. This Anarchy torn skull shirt (above) is punk-cute beyond words, but it has two major shortcomings. h.NAOTO’s online English store lists the tee at $123 and stamps it with the scarlet letters: SOLD OUT.
Remember that ditty: “the head bone’s connected to the… shoulder bone”? Surely I remember enough from AP Biology to make a DIY version!
You’ll recall that I’ve embarked on a major spring cleaning. I found a ratty long-sleeve black sweater that was a cast-off from my older cousin. As with my Punk Loli project, I cut off the sleeves and made two rows of giant holes down the front. Appropriately, I slipped my “ribcage” over a Roca t-shirt that announces “I Will Not Lose.” (I picked up the shirt for free at the Magic tradeshow in Vegas.)
I bloodied the outfit with unmatched red and white striped socks, and Lolita-fied it with a Betsey Johnson vintage skirt ($10) puffed out by a petticoat. The miniature hat with lace and ribbon tendrils is by Spider.
I safety-pinned my Hell Kitty VooDoo Baby to my sleeve (the red matches my lips and knee socks). A plastic children’s necklace forms a bracelet. The fraying sweater material works well with this look, don’t you think? My mom said I looked like I was dead – and I took that as the ultimate compliment!
h.NAOTO Anarchy also offers this cheerfully morbid shirt, described in “Engrish” as: “Skull ripped open to say hi!” Dig the extra-long sleeves, which you can push up or leave dangling.
I cackled in the face of the shirt’s $110 price tag and Sold Out status. I dragged a ribbed black sweater from the depths of my closet (it’s so old that the label has vanished). Tore out a skull face. Slit the arms from the elbows downward. I kept the outfit simple with an H&M skirt, Victorian ankle boots, and polka-dot leggings from the streets of Hong Kong.
Now I’ve got literal skeletons in my closet to keep the figurative ones company. ( Just ribbing. Hur hur hur! )
My neon t-shirt (worn under the sweater) is – believe it or not – HYOMA. He’s the kawaii mascot of Masahiro Nakagawa’s infamous Tokyo shop and avantgarde brand, 20471120 (as seen in Fruits). The t-shirt is from a Hong Kong boutique; it’s one of my proudest finds.
I have one more money-saving DIY project up my (ripped) sleeves… next time, we’re taking on Black Peace Now!
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I love your blog, especially as you put plenty of pictures in there! Keep up the good work xxxx
I love your blog, especially as you put plenty of pictures in there! Keep up the good work xxxx
Nice DIY!
It would be pretty crazy to pay $100+ for a t-shirt that's basically holes.
So what's going on new friend?, don't forget to stop by sometime. OMG your cat is ADORABLE =] very cute..
OMFG
Thats sooo effin cute
0_o
Theirs a Hello Kitty Voodoo baby
Must get one :P
Nice DIY!
It would be pretty crazy to pay $100+ for a t-shirt that’s basically holes.
So what’s going on new friend?, don’t forget to stop by sometime. OMG your cat is ADORABLE =] very cute..
OMFG
Thats sooo effin cute
0_o
Theirs a Hello Kitty Voodoo baby
Must get one :P
I can't wait! I just finished making a pair of jeans into the pants mentioned in the previous blog, although I had to turn them into capris since the flare was too big on the bottom. I LOVE the skull shirt, it looks like I'm popping over to Walmart and the thrift store to pick up some men's shirts tomorrow!
Tee hee I guess I AM going to bankrupt you… a dollar a day!
I can’t wait! I just finished making a pair of jeans into the pants mentioned in the previous blog, although I had to turn them into capris since the flare was too big on the bottom. I LOVE the skull shirt, it looks like I’m popping over to Walmart and the thrift store to pick up some men’s shirts tomorrow!
Tee hee I guess I AM going to bankrupt you… a dollar a day!
Good Morning La Carmina. Just wanted to say thankyou for your wonderful blog. It is so inspiring and so enjoyable to read/watch/look at.^^ I always look forward to your next post.
Hope you are well and enjoying life. Take care.
x
Good Morning La Carmina. Just wanted to say thankyou for your wonderful blog. It is so inspiring and so enjoyable to read/watch/look at.^^ I always look forward to your next post.
Hope you are well and enjoying life. Take care.
x
I never saw the accessories when I went to spider. It didnt seem to be really in stock : /
hopefully I'm going back there next year (YN)
ur really creative im jeaslous >.<
ur blog is really great :)
I never saw the accessories when I went to spider. It didnt seem to be really in stock : /
hopefully I’m going back there next year (YN)
ur really creative im jeaslous >.<
ur blog is really great :)
Thanks! Hopefully I’m going back there soon as well. ^__^
Thanks! Hopefully I'm going back there soon as well. ^__^
Wow *__* The outfits are sooo cool! <3333 You just inspired me ^^
i love it! you style is great. i like to do my own things too, involving gothic clothing!=]
Wow *__* The outfits are sooo cool! <3333 You just inspired me ^^
i love it! you style is great. i like to do my own things too, involving gothic clothing!=]
I didn't realised it before but the print in the h.Naoto Skull shirt is Frank Sinatra's “My way”!!! *ROFL*
Oh wow – that is so random! And very DIY-appropriate, ahaha!
I didn’t realised it before but the print in the h.Naoto Skull shirt is Frank Sinatra’s “My way”!!! *ROFL*
Oh wow – that is so random! And very DIY-appropriate, ahaha!
Very Very interesting clothing! Did you designed all of it?
Very Very interesting clothing! Did you designed all of it?
this looks awesome lol i love it^^
this looks awesome lol i love it^^
ohhh really beautifull <3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3
ohhh really beautifull <3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3<3
i like this outfit
i like this outfit
omg i have the same $10 skirt! Only I bought it in Costa Rica (which is where I live) in an used-american-clothes store (yah, I know. But it's the best way to get cheap cool stuff) for like $1.50 :3
omg i have the same $10 skirt! Only I bought it in Costa Rica (which is where I live) in an used-american-clothes store (yah, I know. But it’s the best way to get cheap cool stuff) for like $1.50 :3
I'm totally going to do that to that ugly tee I got for free last month… >.>
I’m totally going to do that to that ugly tee I got for free last month… >.>
Report back and tell me how it goes!
Report back and tell me how it goes!
Report back and tell me how it goes!