Category Archive for Tokyo + Japan
CLOSET CHILD VIVIENNE WESTWOOD & VISUAL KEI J-ROCK MUSIC STORE IN HARAJUKU, TOKYO JAPAN. VINTAGE SECONDHAND GOTHIC LOLITA PUNK CLOTHING.
In the past few months, Closet Child (my much-loved Goth Loli Punk secondhand store) has undergone a significant Harajuku expansion. In addition to the renovated three-floor store on Takeshita Doori, there’s now a branch for vintage Vivienne Westwood…
…such as original rocking horse shoes and 1970s punk plaid bags. Need I say the prices are steep?
Around the corner (and under Takuya Angel), the Closet Child CD shop sells Visual Kei goodies. I saw Cure Magazine on a stand and rare Malice Mizer box sets/DVDs behind a glass case.
More Harajuku and NYC photos coming up. I Tweet Japan fashion news several times a day; add me on Twitter to keep up-to-date. And stay tuned for an autographed book giveaway!
PS: A fun article I wrote for CNNGo about strange fruit. If you think the stinky durian is the weirdest fruit you’ll find in Asia, you clearly haven’t seen Japan’s square and pyramid-shaped watermelons. Or the more random individual freaks of nature, such as the famed Mickey Mouse tomato…
Song of the Day #232: Queen – Innuendo (One of my first CDs, released 1991. Never forget: “you can be anything you want to be / just turn yourself into anything you think you could ever be / be free with your tempo, be free be free”)
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COSPLAYING AT EDELSTEIN SCHOOLBOY CAFE IN HARAJUKU: ANDREW ZIMMERN'S BIZARRE WORLD TRAVEL TV SHOW. SEXY JAPANESE SCHOOLGIRL!
We’ve reached the final location of the Bizarre World episode I co-hosted for Travel & Discovery Channel. The Tokyo spooks met us at Edelstein in Harajuku — a cafe where the waiters cosplay as awkward teenage schoolboys! (I wrote about this boarding school fantasy in my Crazy, Wacky Theme Restaurants: Tokyo book.)
As you’d expect, we all dressed up to match the school theme. Professor Fearstone (far right) applauds: “Well done, class. I am proud to say we beat the Saitama Grammar for backward children. You’re English is coming on in Beaps and Lounds!”
Host Andrew Zimmern drank rose tea and ate dainty cakes with this motley crew. He interviewed each of us about our fashion and lifestyle — and sincerely listened to what we had to say. A great guy. Perhaps I’ll meet up with Andrew again in December, as we’ll both be in Hong Kong.
Even if they’re fake, Carmina loves being surrounded by pretty young androgynes, yes she does…
It’s risky to be a Japanese schoolgirl. Yukiro almost got felt up in the subway while wearing this outfit. Then, Comte de Sang lifted his skirt as we went up the stairs… tsk.
Fantastic news: Crazy, Wacky Theme Restaurants will be distributed by Random House, starting in January! The book is available online now, but if you’re having difficulty getting it, the problem will soon be solved. (Also check back soon for a signed book giveaway.)
I’m on Day 3 of 5 of Halloween and couldn’t be happier. Please add me on Twitter to keep track of my dark thoughts, and I’ll try to add everyone back. Hope to see you at my NYC book signing on Oct 31 (info at the end of this post)!
PS: Wrote a CNNGo article about top 10 Asian new wave horror extreme movies! Do you agree with my picks? What’s your fav?
Song of the Day #229: Malice Mizer – Kioku to Sora (video from 1993, with vocalist Tetsu). Inspired by Lemon.
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