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PUTUMAYO AGUGLIERIA HARAJUKU STORE PHOTOS: EGL LOLITA, ALICE IN WONDERLAND.

Posted by La Carmina on November 5, 2008

Putumayo Japanese gothic and punk lolita brand. Shopping and store photos in Harajuku Tokyo. Emo striped t-shirts, signs and storefront.

When you’re walking round Harajuku, what’s a store you might run into? Whoa-ohh, Putumayo!

Emo clothing, fashion. Plaid puff skirts. Putumayo Japanese gothic and punk lolita brand. Shopping and store photos in Harajuku Tokyo. Emo striped t-shirts, signs and storefront.

You face the skele-bear and you know that you are there… Whoa-ohh, Putumayo!

Putumayo loli skirts, egl fashion in shop. Innocent Insanity fall collection. Japanese gothic and punk lolita brand. Shopping and store photos in Harajuku Tokyo. Emo striped t-shirts, signs and storefront.

Innocent Insanity is the theme for autumn vanity… Whoa-ohh, Putumayo!

Putumayo lay Aguglieria brand, store window at night. Japanese gothic and punk lolita brand. Shopping and store photos in Harajuku Tokyo. Emo striped t-shirts, signs and storefront.

An extension of the brand is Lolita Wonderland… Yeahh, Putumayo lay Aguglieria!

Putumayo lay Aguglieria. Alice in Wonderland jewelry, key pendant necklaces, white rabbit toys and watches. Japanese gothic and punk lolita brand. Shopping and store photos in Harajuku Tokyo. Emo striped t-shirts, signs and storefront.

White Rabbit pocketwatches, key pendants and tchotchkes… Yeahh, Putumayo lay Aguglieria!

Okay, the Aguglieria brand is actually more refined and expensive than the original… but I couldn’t resist throwing “tchotchke” in there. I wasn’t able to take sneaky store photos inside the shops, but you can see the latest collections on the Putumayo website. My personal favorite: the wrist-watch that is a little White Rabbit doll holding a working pocket-watch!

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VISUAL KEI GUITARIST JIMI PLAYING SHIBUYA 109: SONY MUSIC J-ROCKER BECCA.

Posted by La Carmina on November 4, 2008

Emo goth musician pretty boy with long hair, guitar pick in mouth. Jimi or James Blumer, Elec from Visual Kei band Laverite, model and blogger of Rock Japan Elec-tric, playing guitar at Shibuya 109, Tokyo, Japan.

Every so often, a J-rock idol will hold a free concert outside Shibuya 109 (the trendy fashion complex favored by Japanese teens). Yesterday, a murder of squealing gals came for a glimpse of
Man Heaven…

Japanese gaijin guitarist, pretty young male musician with earrings and long Sony Music artist BECCA or ベッカ, becca-chan live concert and pop rock showcase at Shibuya 109, Tokyo, Japan.

Doesn’t he look positively Japanese in the left photo?

Sony Music recording artist BECCA or ベッカ, becca-chan live concert and j-pop rock showcase at Shibuya 109, Tokyo, Japan. Paramore guitarist, punky emo girl singer.

All right, Jimi was there to play guitar for Sony Music Japan pop-rocker BECCA | ベッカ. The turnout was grand and spilled out into the street, making it difficult to take photos. Plus, security was ridiculously strict, lashing out at me for having a camera and refusing to let Jimi go anywhere alone… not even to the bathroom!

Screaming Japanese teenage girls at free J-rock and pop concert. Sony Music artist BECCA or ベッカ, becca-chan live concert and pop rock showcase at Shibuya 109, Tokyo, Japan.

Still, I managed a few decent shots. Screaming teenage Japanese schoolgirl at your feet? Just a typical day in the life.

Jimi is in Becca-chan’s latest music video, “Alive,” which is getting major screen-time on MTV Japan. He’s also in the new Tommy Heavenly6 PV, “Papermoon,” – dressed as the Scarecrow from The Wizard of Oz! You can follow his musical adventures on his blog, Rock Japan Elec-tric.