Category Archive for Tokyo + Japan
JAPANESE MENS & WOMENS PUNK CLOTHING, SEXY DYNAMITE LONDON & STIGMATA. OSAKA GOTH LOLITA SHOPPING.
Sadness… Sexy Dynamite London, the Harajuku punk brand, is forever gone. I’m glad I was able to say farewell by taking photos at the boutique in Shinsaibashi, Osaka.
In its final days, Sexy Dynamite London (SDL) featured a Hide collaboration. As my friend put it, X Japan guitarist “Hide Matsumoto was the ‘Kurt Cobain’ of Japan, and his influence is still clear in almost all facets of industrial/metal in Japan.”
But his legacy lives on… Hide has given us a plethora of bands via collaboration, including Spread Beaver, Zilch, Oblivion Dust, and Zeppet Store.
Stigmata, the Goth bondage brand that Kenzo-A created and sold to SDL, is also gone. However, Kenzo-A is undead and well — his current brand, Rituals, is doing well. (Did you see my coverage of the Rituals fashion show with pole dancers?)
The brand carried on the spirit of Sid and Nancy: leopard prints and ripped-up tees.
What do you think of Sexy Dynamite London’s final collection?
Let’s remember the brand through my old store photos… You can peek inside SDL Tokyo and other punk Goth shops in my Japan shopping guide.
Is punk dead? Will Harajuku fashion brands will continue to scale back or close down?
Japanese Word of the Day: Akiraka = Clear
Song of the Day: hide with Spread Beaver – Rocket Dive
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TOQUE DE TOKYO, ANTOINE DE CAUNES JAPON DOCUMENTAIRE: CANAL PLUS. FRENCH TRAVEL TV SHOW, CO-HOSTED BY LA CARMINA.
Tonight, ce soir! French friends, I hope you’ll catch the premiere of Toqué de Tokyo, the documentary that I co-hosted with Antoine de Caunes (of Eurotrash fame).
We filmed the TV program last May, but I haven’t been able to show you any photos from the shoot… until now. Here’s a gorgeous selection by Jérémie Souteyrat.
During the 90 minute show, I take host Antoine de Caunes to Tokyo’s weirdest, wildest pop culture places. We begin with an epic opening sequence, filmed in Ueno Park. Let’s just say it involves Yukiro, a rickshaw and evil laughter.
The crew filmed at the Omotesando Baby Cafe, where posh parents bring their children. As you can imagine, Antoine and I treated our black baby doll with the utmost disregard.
Fun fact: je parles Francais — I speak French — during the entire show.
When you’re co-hosting a TV show with the very funny Antoine de Caunes, work is play.
Epic pirate boots: Alice and the Pirates, from Closet Child
Cake hat: gifted from Agent Lover
Blue and white classical Lolita dress: Metamorphose temps de fille, from Closet Child
Long, trailing sleeved short jacket: Marble, from MaruiOne
We filmed a hilarious scene at…
An ear-cleaning parlor! Can you guess what we pulled out of Antoine’s ear?
Antoine and I discuss the scene with Peter Stuart, the director (who also worked on Eurotrash).
I put the TV crew in touch with Tokyo Decadance, and we organized a big party scene at Decadance Bar. Count de Sang, Yukiro, Naomi and I showed Antoine how we party.
Antoine was quite the sight: walking along Yasakuni-doori with us eccentrics, in a borrowed Hana-Kengo costume!
Watch the 90 minute documentary, Toque de Tokyo…
Lundi, le 15 Novembre: 20h50 sur Canal +
Lundi, le 15 Novembre: 22h15 sur DeCale
(Later, I will put clips on my YouTube channel.)
Thanks to the French TV crew for having me on the show. You can see my TV hosting reels (and learn about my film arranging business) on my La Carmina & The Pirates site. Coming up: more behind-the-scenes photos from the Tokyo documentary.
What do you think of the baby cafe, ear cleanings and Tokyo Decadance photos?
Japanese Word of the Day: Satsuei = Filming
Song of the Day: Loudness – Crazy Doctor
LA CARMINA
