Year Archive for 2008
HAPPY BIRTHDAY LA CARMINA! FROM BLOG TO TWO BOOK DEALS, GOTH FASHION LINE.
The last four months of La Carmina’s existence have been some of the most exhilarating in her life. Sunshine equals party time, even for creatures of the night; I witnessed mad style at the Zombie Walk (where I dressed like a bloody Lolita) and Gothic: Dark Glamour exhibit opening at FIT. My favorite adventure: a personal tour of the Krazy! anime/manga installation led by Art Spiegelman (the cartoonist best known for Maus). Above are some outtakes with Count D.
I plunged into DIY design, and the results were immensely satisfying. A closet cleaning led to cut-up Goth/Punk tops inspired by h.NAOTO and Mar Jour.
Then, my blog went Technologic: I got a Sony DSLR-700 professional camera. (Above is the a rare shot of me wearing pants, from the Home Depot armband project.) After my fun experience shooting the Cooking Cute blowfish cheeseball video, I began to dabble in video editing (such as last week’s Goth Loli How-To video).
I love to celebrate occasions, and if there isn’t an official one at hand, I’ll make one up! La Carmina’s thèmes de la semaine were particularly memorable: Rococo Week, Interior Design Week, and Book Week (where the winners of the Evil Kitty clothing giveaway were paw-picked by Basil Farrow).
And of course, my blog led directly to the books and fashion line that are now my life’s work… and happiness!
So here were are, one year later. Thanks, everyone, for being here with me!
Otanjou-bi Omedetou
Otanjou-bi Omedetou
Daisuki La Carmina…
Otanjou-bi Omedetou!
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ARTICLES ON GOTHIC LOLITA STORES AND STYLE IN TOKYO, JAPAN (PART 2 OF 3).
It’s a kick to look back at my posts from Jan-April 2008, as many of them foreshadow my current work (and play!). I peeked from afar at h.NAOTO’s stores in Shibuya and Harajuku; next week, I’ll be browsing the racks in person. I also wrote about Tokyo theme restaurants, such as Vampire and Christon Cafe; these posts led directly to the Mark Batty book deal that’s sending me to Tokyo.
I posted photos of views of Visual Kei cosplayers and Lolitas posing on Omontesando Bridge in Harajuku; soon, I’ll be standing there with V-fingers. Pop Travel Japan’s Gothic Lolita tour of Tokyo gives me ideas for places to scope out. I’ll definitely be living it up at the club nights I wrote about; I’m especially pumped for Narzib and Tokyo Dark Castle.
In February 2008, I brought on board Basil’s father, Ronan, as a befuddled guest commentator. We can’t make a single decision about the minutiae of daily life without first consulting The Committee (which basically consists of ourselves and our son). Our dialogue began with tongue-in-cheek critiques of Marui’s brands and h.NAOTO’s runway show, leading to the infamous Visual Kei guessing game. Check it out if you missed it.
My blog is officially one year old tomorrow… how shall I celebrate? I’m kicking things off tonight with dinner at a killer sushi-ya!
LA CARMINA
