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COURTNEY LOVE & HYSTERIC GLAMOUR BABY DOLL DRESS COLLABORATION. CUTE YUMMY TIME IN WOMAN'S DAY & METRO NY, JAPAN TREND SCOUTING.
I mentioned Twittering with Courtney Love in my last post. It’s a funny story: the Hole singer/actress found my blog because she loves Harajuku fashion, especially Gothic Lolita. In a typical OCD move, she flooded my Twitter inbox with messages and asked me to call her, so I did — and we chatted for over an hour. I probably shouldn’t spill the specifics, but suffice it to say that Courtney knows the Goth/punk brands and Takeshita Doori inside out.
Courtney also told me about her collaboration with Hysteric Glamour and friendship with the designer, Nobu. Above is a dress from the recent collection. It’s a Courtney through and throughout: the baby doll cut, the faded florals and photos (which look like the mood boards she creates). Nylon Magazine has a behind-the-scenes video from the photoshoot found in this month’s issue. What do you think of the Hysteric Glamour x Courtney Love collaboration?
I’m recovering from my Cute Yummy Time book tour and five days of Halloween. Til then, let’s play catch up. I have three new articles on CNNGo I think you’ll enjoy:
† Cute characters get artsy. Who would have thought Hello Kitty and Super Mario Brothers would become modern-day muses? Artists are recreating their images, and other Asian icons like them, in inspired mediums, including rice paddies and snow.
† 5 Asian theme parks that confuse and disturb. Nevermind the roller coasters. At these amusement parks, it’s the Hello Kitty musicals and male organs in the ladies room that will make you scream.
† Learn Asian languages the entertaining way! Put down your books and pick up Korean from a Hangul rap song, Japanese from a Nintendo DS game, or Chinese through Facebook apps.
Metro NY and Metro Philadelphia recently printed an article about my cookbook Cute Yummy Time. It made it onto the cover…
… and my Scottish Fold cat Basil Farrow steals the show inside!
Woman’s Day Magazine printed some Halloween recipes from Cute Yummy Time. (If you’re interested in ordering the book or finding out more, click here.)
Last but not least, Harukosama interviewed me about “cool hunting” or Japanese trend-scouting. You can read my thoughts after the jump.
Song of the Day #231: It’s Klaus Nomi time! A big playlist for your pleasure. Ah, what I’d do to watch him perform Total Eclipse live in the 80s…
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WIN A GOTHIC VICTORIAN GOOSE GIRL GOWN FROM AKINA! PLUS CUTE YUMMY TIME COOKBOOK RELEASE + BOOK TOUR.
Romeo and Juliet. Heloise and Abélard. Ah, the beauty to be found in lovelorn melancholy! My friend Lang Leav of Akina has returned with a new hand-crafted picture book… and this time, it includes original MUSIC. (Her creativity knows no limits!)
“The fourth book in her series of sell out releases, Poems for Piotr is Lang Leav’s first venture into her exciting collaboration with music composer Cyrus Meurant. The elegantly hand-crafted book is accompanied by a music album, featuring the voice of Angela Little, (Ophelia of the Spirits) who was handpicked by Baz Luhrmann to perform in his epic movie, Australia. Drawn from her own experiences, Poems for Piotr reveals a stylistically written dialogue between two mismatched lovers – in a heartfelt exchange of poetry and prose. As the story unfolds, their disjointed conversation stretches further across a growing divide of time and distance.” (More info and ordering info here.)
CONTEST! To celebrate the release of her limited edition volume (100 copies only), Lang has generously donated a Goose Girl Gown to give away to one of you! (She is, of course, also a talented Gothic Victorian Lolita-inspired designer and artist.)
“From a delicious assortment of ribbons, ruffles and vintage inspired lace, Akina creates little wearable pieces of art for fairytale villains all over the world.” Above is the lovely and mischievous Goose Girl Gown, available in size 8-14. (To see more of her gorgeous designs, visit the Akina store.)
† HOW TO ENTER (contest open INTERNATIONALLY. Up to FOUR entries per person.)
† ONE POINT: Visit the Poems for Piotr page for inspiration. Then comment here, either sharing an experience you’ve had with a broken heart, or your favorite book/film/song about sad and beautiful star-crossed lovers.
† THREE POINTS: Write a blog post/Livejournal/forum entry that spreads the word about the Akina book/contest and the release of Cute Yummy Time. Please include “Cute Yummy Time by La Carmina” and “Akina by Lang Leav” in the post title and link to Akina (http://www.akina.com.au/Default.html) and my book (https://www.lacarmina.com/cookingcute.php). You are free to use any of my book’s photos here in your post.
Then comment here with a link to where you posted the blog entry. If your comment doesn’t show up, don’t worry – I’ll check my Spam regularly and approve your entries.
Thank you so much for your enthusiasm about Cute Yummy Time! Off to my first NYC book signing and demo soon… I hope to see you there, or in Philly (Oct 17) or DC (Oct 24)! Full info here.
Song of the Day #215: Pink Lady – UFO (Love Cathay Pacific… where else can you watch Anthony Bourdain and listen to Pink Lady on a flight??)
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Contest ends midnight Pacific Time on Sunday, October 19, 2009. Maximum four (4) entries per person. Open internationally. To enter, follow the instructions above. You must include a valid email address (it will not be visible). Winners will be chosen with a random number generator; the order of entry determines your number. Winners will be contacted via email. The prize will be shipped by the manufacturer to the winner’s address; La Carmina is not responsible for lost or undelivered prizes. Contact Carmina if you have questions about the contest.
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