Category Archive for Tokyo + Japan
TOKYO DECADANCE CYBER GOTH PARTY AT CHRISTON CAFE, JAPAN. SALINE INJECTIONS IN FOREHEAD, BIZARRE DONUT HEAD EXTREME BODY MODIFICATIONS.
What’s better than heavily pierced and tattooed Japanese girls kissing? Making out with flickering snake tongues. Meaning the center of their tongues are split, like a cobra’s. And they’re flicking the points together. Welcome to Tokyo Decadance!
The grand finale of the French TV show (that I co-hosted with Antoine de Caunes) took place at Decadance Bar, above Christon Cafe Shinjuku. These lovely individuals belong to an extreme body modifications group. They sat in a row, stuck IV drips into their foreheads… and waited until their heads bulged with a giant “donut.”
The body inflation effect is temporary, but boy… talk about cinema bizarre!
Antoine de Caunes gamely put on a Hana-Kengo costume for the party. It takes a brave soul to wear boingy balls, a furry codpiece and white poop on his head.
Eating chicken wings with the “worn-in” gloves… Also not a feat for the weak-willed.
Time to party with G-suS, Count de Sang, Yukiro and your other favorites.
Coco, Cotton Bale, the original Kengo, and DJ SiSEN.
As always, there was decadent fashion everywhere you turned.
The visuals were perfect for the TV documentary. Many French viewers emailed me after the show, saying they wanted to party with us in Tokyo!
The absinthe flowed… and so did the green tea.
No party is complete without a kigurumi (person in a full anime body suit).
Cute Japanese girls in bright flowers, feathers and wigs.
Kana has the same Goth Nun PVC outfit as me! (Here are photos of mine from Torture Garden Japan.)
What a life we lead in Halloween-town, eh?
Come party with us at Tokyo Decadance and Decabar! For addresses, RSVP, maps and more, please check out my Tokyo club guide.
Which are your favorite photos and outfits from the night? Coverage of my Los Angeles invasion with Seba coming right up!
Japanese Word of the Day: Meshiagaru = Polite word for “to eat”
Song of the Day: Combichrist – Get Your Body Beat (An oldie but a goodie.)
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OSAKA LOLITA SHOPPING: GOTHIC SWEET LOLITA DRESSES & JAPAN MENS PUNK ROCK CLOTHING. JAPANESE STREETWEAR STORES.
Flowing, blasting news! Thanks to our very impressive hosting performance at Bar Sinister, Sebastiano Serafini and La Carmina have been invited to host yet another event in Los Angeles. Can you believe it?
What: Anime Babes burlesque and cabaret event. Sailor Moon, Evangelion, Tokyo Mew Mew, Fullmetal Alchemist, Speed Racer and more characters will be taking off their clothes!
When: January 8th, starts 10pm
Where: Bordello Bar (21+), 901 E 1st St, Los Angeles, CA
Cost: $13
Bring your friends and enemies. Can’t wait to see you there!
Believe it or not, I’m still sorting through my Osaka Gothloli Punk shop photos from last March. As Veronica Lodge’s millionaire father would say, “Egads!” (La Carmina blog never suffers from lack of content. I still have to post reports from the French and Norway TV shoots, and LA…)
Here are snaps from inside the Shinsaibashi Big Step building (which also holds a J-rock and Visual Kei record store; photos are in this post).
Kera Shop Osaka carries the same Japanese rock punk Goth brands as in Tokyo, but the selection is smaller. There’s a rack for Heart E (remember my Heart E panda purse?)
Victorian Maiden had some lovely velvets and frills.
I hadn’t seen Maple wigs before. The bright colors are excellent for cosplay.
Bunnies and playing cards are recurring motifs.
Cute prints and Victorian pinafores.
The opposite side is for punk/casual Japanese street clothing.
Neon prints on tees and pullovers.
A casual coordinate.
Black, white and red. My friend Ako’s brand, Blablahospital, has a station here.
Bondage never goes out of style.
Miho Matsuda has an elegant boutique. I like her low-key dresses; the designs are simpler than brands such as Metamorphose or Baby the Stars Shine Bright.
Who wants to be a rock princess? Which alt boutique or style would you run to first?
Japanese Word of the Day: Kourin = Advent
Song of the Day: Sisters of Mercy – Alice (Yukiro’s pick.)
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