CHILDHOOD DRAWINGS OF HELLO KITTY & CUTE JAPANESE CAT CHARACTERS. KID’S SANRIO SKETCHES, COLORED PENCIL PICTURES.
Hello Kitty loomed large in my formative years. In the late 80s and early 90s, I clung to her plush figure and rendered her likeness with my colored pencils. Who but Hello Kitty would gush, “I love going to school!!!”?
Have you ever looked at your old drawings? I am baffled at my childhood imagination. Around age ten, I drew Kitty and her twin sister Mimmy in pleated dresses and bracelets… next to a disturbing-looking white cat in a princess gown… a mother and baby elephant in a cage… and a fragment of a smiling sun. Now that’s Surrealism.
Then there’s my cut-out of cats at a skating party. The third one looks like he wants to claw someone. Maybe he’s angry because he isn’t wearing any pants?
Hahaha, I am laughing so hard at my old sketches! I’ll share more of these soon. Add me on Twitter for random Hello Kitty tweets… such as Thai police being forced to wear Kitty armbands and a new Kitty PC…
Song of the Day #204: Ivan – Fotonovela
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MARUI ONE SHINJUKU SUMMER SALE: HELLO KITTY QUOLOMO T-SHIRTS, HEART HEEL SHOES IN SHIBUYA 109, JAPANESE VAMPIRE DRAMA TV SHOW.
Marui Young Shinjuku had a “sparkling summer sale,” which is where I got my Marble short jacket with dangling vampire sleeves. Despite the stifling heat, many girls dressed in full Lolita for the event. And despite the sales racks, most of the clothes were still pricey!
Quolomo’s designer T-shirts filled the window. I like the Piet Mondrian x Hello Kitty design. Do you recognize the other anime characters? (For more Marui photos, check out the links in my Lolita Shopping Guide.)
Across the road is an Algonquins boutique. Marui also sells the brand, but I suppose one can never have enough Goth/Lolita/Punk.
For the summer sale, the busy Shinjuku street was blocked off. An old man brought his little dog in a leather carrying case and took its photo in the middle of the road!
In Shibuya 109 (the teen gal shopping complex), I spotted the cutest sparkle sandals with heart heels (for under $40). Too bad they look like they would destroy my feet.
Also spotted in Shibuya: Michael Jackson drawings made by a cobbler, and a subway poster for a vampire TV drama. Yes, there is a Japanese Twilight. Check out the Photoshopped fangs on the pretty-boy.
What would you buy at the Marui sparkle sale? Any tips for finding comfortable yet stylish shoes?
Song of the Day #191: Red Rider – Lunatic Fringe (A fun track suggested by Michael. You can see every single item he possesses — from his underwear to my scary latex gloves and toothpicks — on his website.)
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