LEATHER JAPAN, NY FASHION WEEK RUNWAY SHOW & HUDSON HOTEL AFTERPARTY. NY PRIVATE VIP PARTIES, JAPANESE PURSES.
Japanese labels had a big presence at NY Fashion Week (Feburary 2012 in Lincoln Center). Leather Japan was organized by the Japan Leather Goods Development Committee, bringing together designers to showcase in a single room.
Motonari Ono’s buttery red leather stood out.
Male models and balance-act shoes by Noritaka Tatehana, made with environmentally friendly leather. How did they maintain their balance?
Later that evening, we went to the Leather Japan afterparty at the Hudson Hotel NYC.
My Marie Antoinette pug dog shirt is gifted by Luisaviaroma. The black sheer sleeves are a gift from Sleevey Wonders.
Gem strips on the cheeks, fake eyelashes and lots of rose blush. My black beret is by Emily Temple Cute, from Closet Child Tokyo.
Yukiro did a pin-up girl look. What a shape-shifter!
At the party, Shisheido offered beauty touchups.
These shoes, a favorite of Lady Gaga, were on display.
Free sake and fun new friends.
We hope to see more Japanese presentations at international fashion weeks!
Click for more NY Fashion Week 2012 posts, including Dances of Vice and the Trash anniversary bash.
What are your dream shoes? Which Japanese designers are you into at the moment?
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COS-CHA MAID CAFE AKIHABARA, ARABIAN ROCK THEME RESTAURANT. TOKYO JAPAN FIXERS, PRODUCTION ARRANGERS.
Have you spotted La Carmina on Food Network Channel recently? I’ve been appearing on the TV show “World’s Weirdest Restaurants.”
For the maid cafe scene, I got my hair done at a Kabukicho hostess/gyaru salon.
Key dress: Banana Fish, from Closet Child Tokyo
Coffin backpack: h.NAOTO, from Closet Child Tokyo
Strappy Goth shoes: Yosuke, from Marui One Shinjuku
At Cos-Cha maid cafe in Akihabara, customers pay to be spoon-fed and slapped! I explain the cultural context for the audience.
The waitresses engage in pancake-eating and drinking contests with the boys. The rules are skewed in the maids’ favor.
When this otaku failed to finish a disgusting drink in time, he got whacked on the cheek by the French maid.
Typical customers: geeky boys. One brought along a Hello Kitty comic.
In the past months, Naomi and I have been fixing/hosting a variety of TV shows. We shot with National Geographic Taboo and NHK Kawaii TV, and a Pro Sieben travel show. You can learn more about our TV arranging and presenting work on our Pirates website.
A genie, and bellydancers.. this can only be Arabian Rock, the Aladdin theme restaurant in Shinjuku.
To “open sesame,” you have to rub the magic lamp. Three wishes are not guaranteed.
We Pirates found treasure, arr! For more about Japan’s bizarre theme restaurants, take a gander at La Carmina’s book.
If you could open any theme restaurant, what would it be? Has anyone been to the Pirate theme restaurant in Odaiba yet?
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