Category Archive for Tokyo + Japan
HARAJUKU STREET STYLE: PUTUMAYO, VISUAL KEI MUSIC STORES, KAWAII KIDDYLAND.
If you haven’t made it to Tokyo yet, fear not – Harajuku remains ruled by Gothic Lolita Rococo Punk. I took some more photos of the two Putumayo boutiques; you can see photos from last fall here. Dog, the secondhand cyber/couture store, is also a must-visit.
The same goes for 6% Doki Doki (see interior photos here), any store with a bunny-head mannequin, and the incredible Kiddyland (a 5-story shop stuffed with Sanrio/San-X/Ghibli character goods).
Next, I headed to Shinjuku’s Edison music store, known for its Visual Kei and J-rock selection. My friends joined the long lineup for Versailles concert tickets. Good thing that there were band outfits, signed posters, and cardboard cut-outs to pass the time!
Fairy kei and Marui photos to come! Clickey the Related Links (below) and my Tokyo Goth/Lolita Shopping Guide for more.
Song of the Day #121: Vidoll – Cryptic Tokyo
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SWIMMER LAFORET HARAJUKU STORE PHOTOS: JAPANESE CUTE STATIONERY, KAWAII ACCESSORIES, CLOTHING.
You asked me for photos of cute Japanese stationery/accessories store Swimmer, you got em! I secretly snapped the Laforet location (below), as well as the one in Ikebukuro.
Each store is a silly-faced pastel paradise of notebooks, hair accessories, and random objects for the home. (You can see close-ups on my previous post about Swimmer.) From now on, I will be signing all my books with one of their bobble-head animal pens!
The limb-less babushkas and stoner-eyed bears remain my favorites. Kitschy-kitschy-koo!
Would you decorate your home Swimmer-style? Contest winners and a new Death Cookbook video coming right up…
Song of the Day #119: Sopor Aeternus – Shave If You Love Me (Such. A. Good. Song.)
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