A crazy week in LA for La Carmina and Sebastiano… In addition to the Melrose charity event, we also hosted the Q Pop art fundraiser, with all proceeds going to Japan. Once again, it was a treat to collaborate with Tune in Tokyo DJ Greg Hignight.

Sebastiano Serafini wears: t-shirt gifted by Blablahospital. He bought this Kamen Rider keychain.

La Carmina wears: leopard dress gifted by Bettie Page (gorgeous retro designs — one my new favorite brands!). The jacket is gifted by Lip Service.

With DJ Del Martin. The event was a success: the donation box was filled to the brim!

Seba and I wrote supportive messages on a t-shirt. (He also drew a cute cat.)

J-pop singer Stephanie Yanez sang at the party.

Participating artists in the auction included Junko Mizuno, and illustrators for Power Puff Girls, Samurai Jack and Pixar.

We had a wonderful time meeting you, and interviewed several participants for a video… it’ll be on my YouTube channel soon.

Dig Jelly vocalist Rayko spoke movingly about how her mother was in Tokyo during the quake. She managed to get her on a flight to LA, where she’ll stay for three to six months. So many lives in upheaval…

Q Pop shop has adorable Japanese toys, books, accessories and more.

Lovely to see LA friends again.

Thank you Leon for the generous gifts from Lush!

Chris, owner of the boutique, did an amazing job in coordinating the event on short notice.

So nice to see artists like Dig Jelly come together for charity.

I highly urge you to visit the Q Pop shop in Little Tokyo. It’s the only store in Los Angeles that sells Sex Pot Revenge, Swimmer, Algonquins, Super Lovers, and other Goth Lolita Punk brands from Japan!

Big hugs to everyone who came to support, and donated time and resources to the fundraiser. Let’s keep the momentum going.

Leopard print: yay or nay?

Japanese Word of the Day: Gempatsu = Nuclear power plant
Song of the Day: Dig Jelly – S.L.A.M

Thanks for your sweet comments about our newly red hair!

Ready for photos from the Pray for Japan art fundraiser? (Sebastiano and I were one of the sponsors – the turnout was fantastic, and we loved meeting you.) Here I am with Caro of Sweet Streets, who put her heart into organizing the event.

The benefit took place at the JapanLA store on Melrose. The shop is filled with cute Japanese goods, such as plush toys, t-shirts and Hello Kitty cookware.

The delightful artist Onch Movement donated works to the show. Reader Rochelle brought a copy of my book, Cute Yummy Time, for me to sign!

Stefania of Miyu Decay outfitted me with one of her decadent headpieces.

She makes beautiful feather fascinators, necklaces, cufflinks and more jewelry.

The artists who donated works included Camilla d’Errico and Tokidoki. We were impressed by the sweet, bubbly art.

Doe Deere of Lime Crime makeup wears Betsey Johnson. (There are more photos of us at M Cafe, and at Sweetiepie in New York.)

Naughty Seba pulls on La Carmina’s spring dress. Thank you to Gloomth for the Rococo-inspired Marie dress! The limited edition piece is available on Gloomth’s website, along with other spooky-beautiful designs.

White jacket: h.NAOTO, from Closet Child
Silver skull ring and headband: gifted from Soho Hearts (close-up photo coming up soon)
Crucifix shoes: h.NAOTO, from Closet Child
Sebastiano’s black and white top: Super Lovers, from Closet Child (borrowed from me)

So many colorful characters came to support Japan.

Organizers Bubblepunch announce the raffle.

I gave Melissa this corset, which was gifted by Limebarb. Seba signs it for Japan (and looks like he’s having a good time in the process!)

Let’s keep our energy on helping Japan! Seba and I have donated all the funds we collected in LA to Doctors Without Borders. We have more charity announcements soon, including a t-shirt collaboration with a Japanese fashion brand.

How are you feeling about the situation in Japan? Has your life/work/plans been affected by the earthquake, as ours were?

Japanese Word of the Day: Jizen = Charity
Song of the Day: Christina Aguilera – Burlesque (Seba and I watched this in our hotel room, and I fell asleep… twice)