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HOPE JAPAN CHARITY T-SHIRTS ON SALE! LA CARMINA & SEBASTIANO SERAFINI CLOTHING DESIGNS, MANGA ANIME TEES.
Happiness…. our HOPE charity t-shirts to benefit Japan are available for sale! You can pick up our special design from the Like Atmosphere website (they’ll ship internationally).
Sebastiano Serafini and La Carmina co-founded the HOPE project, a t-shirt line with proceeds going to the victims of the Japan tsunami and earthquake. Various artists contributed designs, which were printed on superior-quality cotton by Japanese brand Like Atmosphere.
Our design (above), by Alice and the Cat (left), was inspired by Seba and Carmina. The artist says, “The concept is love. In difficult times, embrace and love one another, and let’s help to build a better future.”
The t-shirt has the striking HOPE logo, and a Goth-aristocrat manga drawing of Seba and me. Red, white and black colors symbolize Japan.
The HOPE family includes a range of styles. On the right, Sebastiano wears the “holding egg” t-shirt by Like Atmosphere.
Here, we’re modeling the “Glue-boy” tee by Ricardo Cavolo, “Hinomaru” shirt by Phuc Van Dang, and “Patched” by Like Atmosphere. All of these designs can be purchased online here.
I’m so pleased with how the photos turned out! The shooting took place in Milan, in a studio near the Duomo.
Carlo Travaglio of Context Productions was wonderful to shoot with. He worked fast, and rocked the colors and contrast.
He also works on fashion apps, videos, and other multi-media projects — very cool.
Let’s support Japan in style! We hope you’ll pick up our HOPE charity t-shirt here (ships internationally, PayPal accepted). Available in men and women’s sizes, M or L.
PS: if you send a photo of yourself wearing the shirt, we’ll put it on the Like Atmosphere site!
Thank you for supporting our nonprofit work. Big hugs if you can help us get the word out on the HOPE t-shirts — perhaps you could write a blog post or Facebook note? You’re free to use these images; just link back to www.lacarmina.com
What do you think about our HOPE charity t-shirt project? Have you been continuing to help Japan’s recovery?
Song of the Day: Anosphere – New Hope (I heart space disco.)
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SEBA’S BAND DNR, DREAMS NOT REALITY, OPENING FOR VERSAILLES IN ITALY! VISUAL KEI JROCK BAND, EUROPE TOUR.
As promised, we have groundbreaking news… Versailles, the Visual Kei legends, are embarking on a short Europe tour in early June. And guess who’s opening for the Italian concert?
Seba’s band DNR — Dreams Not Reality! They will be performing before Versailles on June 4th in Salerno (Area Mercatale, Cava de Tirreni, Italy). What an incredible honor to be chosen out of all the bands that applied for the opening spot.
If you’re in the area, I hope you’ll come to see Seba play keyboards live. He will also be translating for the Japanese band members. The other Versailles tour dates are June 1st (L’Autre Canal, Nancy, France) and June 3rd (Uppsala Konsert och Kongress, Uppsala, Sweden).
Seba and I have insane travel schedules, as I’m sure you’re aware. We’re currently in Hong Kong; you can follow our updates about mod fashion and panda theme restaurants on my Twitter (please follow).
Next, Seba will be in Tokyo for a few days. He’s a special guest at New Lex Tokyo’s 4th Anniversary party, the evening of May 28th. You’re welcome to celebrate with him at the Roppongi club; full info here.
Did you faint when you heard DNR will be opening for Versailles? Is there anything you’d like to ask Hizaki, Kamijo and the other members? Maybe Seba can share stories about hanging with the Jrock giants!
PS: I’ve been to multiple Versailles performances in Japan. Click to read the Jrock concert reviews.
Song of the Day: Versailles – Destiny, The Lovers
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