Mulberry held a private tea party at the Luisaviaroma store — putting some of the world’s top fashion bloggers all in one room! Here’s La Carmina and Sebastiano Serafini with Wendy (nitro:licious), Bryanboy, Liberty London Girl.

In front of a gargantuan, gold blow-up purse.

Punky top and skirt: Spider, Hong Kong Lolita brand (store photos to come)
Leopard print bleeding shoes: gifted from T.U.K Shoes

We love Camilla, social media manager at Luisa. She invited us to the event and took care of us — we became fast friends.

The party had a cake station, where we could decorate our own dessert. Tea, or champagne? We chose the latter.

All of a sudden, the bag started to deflate. Quick: La Carmina jumps into action and saves the day! (Do you think Seba let the air out of the bag?)

Asian bloggers represent. Our Hong Kong comrades Hypebeast, Popbee…

… and Bryanboy. Emma Hill, creative director of Mulberry, also flew in for the event.

We had fun previewing the new Mulberry bags and accessories, and did an interview for their site (it’ll be up soon). A certain little boy insisted on taking the gold balloons home.

Thanks to TUK Shoes for sending me Luv n Lux sexy pumps — they feature vampire artwork, and pay tribute to Lux Interior of The Cramps.

Luisaviaroma put us in the classy Granduomo Hotel, right at the foot of Florence’s Duomo. Pop quiz: can you find Seba’s stuffed toy dog, who travels everywhere with him?

Seba is the Number One cook.

A Kamijo moment. (So cool that his band, DNR, got to open for Versailles in concert!)

What’s with the pose? Gently mocking a certain fashion blogger… but we’re not going to tell you who!

Have you heard of TUK Shoes before? They have a smashing collection of Goth Punk Rock Retro designs… for affordable prices. What are your other favorite shoe and accessory brands?

PS: Back from a secret filming in Wisconsin! You can see my cheesy travel updates and photos on my Twitter.

Song of the Day: Yugure Girlfriend – Sandwich de 120 pun (ridiculous Visual Kei video)

A four-course meal to remember! LuisaViaRoma held a VIP fashion blogger’s dinner at La Specola, the Museum of Zoology and Natural History in Florence.

I’m wearing a silver crucifix body chain, gifted from CB Designs. Chelsea designed the necklace ingeniously, using lightweight materials (so I never felt weighed down). The silver chain can be worn short or long, to mix it up. CB Designs has a full range of jewelry on Etsy.

My spring floral dress is gifted from Gloomth; love their neo-Rococo fashions. The sunhat is from a Hong Kong stall.

It was wonderful to meet bloggers from around the world, including Emilie from My Little Fashion Diary (Luxembourg). We crossed the Piazza del Duomo and shared a cab with Yvan Rodic, The Face Hunter (France).

In front of Luisa’s shop with Sofie from Fashionata (Belgium). At the Specola museum, we sipped fresh strawberry champagne cocktails with Wyman Wong — Hong Kong fashion editor, Cantopop lyricist and cool cat.

The dining hall was lined with glass cases, displaying the skeletons of humans and animals. (It reminded me of the time I did a photoshoot in a taxidermy exhibit.)

A monstrous skeleton hung over the long dinner table, scattered with roses.

Sandra’s Closet took this cute photo of Sebastiano and me.

Between each course, there was live opera singing. The bloggers are laughing at the iPad, which magnified the view of the singers!

Italian food can’t be beat. The warm, Tuscan tomato bisque inside a bread bowl (pappa al pomodoro) was out of this world.

Meringue with dark chocolate sauce for dessert. Yes, please.

After the meal, Seba and I walked around the streets of Florence. Everywhere you turn, there’s romantic architecture: columns, cobblestones, piazzas.

When you visit a new city, how do you like to explore it? I personally love trying the local food, and walking around the streets — you?

Song of the Day: vellaDonna – Chaos (Old school Visual Kei)