LIP SERVICE SAMPLE FACTORY IN DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES. GOTH STEAMPUNK DESIGNER STUDIO TOUR, CLOTHING MANUFACTURE & DESIGN.
I’m so happy that you enjoyed my Lip Service modeling photos with Sebastiano! I’m continuing to collaborate with the world-famous Goth alternative clothing brand, so keep your eyes peeled for announcements.
Let’s go behind the scenes of our fashion photoshoot. Seba and I began the day at Lip Service headquarters in downtown Los Angeles. We were like spooky kids in a candy store: so many clothing samples to try. We met Mickey and Bryn in the red office, and got an exclusive preview of the upcoming designs.
Peeking around the design studio made me feel like Alice in Wonderland. Sky-high shelves containing fabric rolls and and boxes of trimmings.
Our photographer, Mich, helped us pull clothing for the shoot. I loved the furry jackets and cage skirts (and ended up taking quite a few items home).
Hoodie dress: Algonquins, from Thank You Mart (secondhand) in Harajuku
Black shiny shoes: Alice and the Pirates, from Closet Child
Red skull tights: gifted from Artisan Socks
A dog-friendly office is a sign of a great company.
Sebastiano got hungry and had a midnight snack. It’s going to be hard to explain this shirt to the drycleaner…
Raise your hand if you think Seba should cross-dress more?
We ended up taking several bags of clothing, shoes and accessories to Servitu (the downtown dungeon where the photoshoot took place).
Want to see how the photos turned out? Click to see us modelling Steampunk Vampire fashion for Lip Service!
PS: My latest Lip Service Global Gothic column is out. I interview pink-haired Tracy about Vancouver’s Goth fashion and club scene. Intrigued? Take a minute to read it here.
PPS: Thanks to bilingual blog Curiosites Esthetiques for interviewing me, en Anglais et en Francais, about my writing and TV hosting work, and favorite alt fashion shops in Tokyo. The interview is here / l’interview est ici.
Japanese Word of the Day: Tomu = Be rich, abound in
Song of the Day: The Gazette – Chizuru
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LA WEEKLY SLIDESHOW: FEATURED IN 31-PHOTO ARTICLE! NORWAY TV SHOW ABOUT TOKYO, ARI & PER, AIRS FEB 25 ON NRK.
Yah tah tah! Sebastiano Serafini and La Carmina are featured in a 31-photo slideshow on LA Weekly.
Our Hollywood Invasion (December-January) was quite the scandal and success. We had important meetings and TV shoots, hosted a New Year’s party at Bar Sinister, modeled for Lip Service and Blablahospital. Above all, we’ve teamed up with NOH8 and are helping to bring the campaign to Tokyo for the first time, in late March. (There’s more info about NOH8 in Japan here.)
LA Weekly took notice of our spooky-punk fashion, and asked to showcase our adventures in a web gallery. We gladly complied. Come take a look at our LA Weekly feature — we hope it makes you smile!
You can see more photos and stories in the Seba in America blog category.
Vidunderlig! The Norway TV episode about Tokyo, which I hosted, premieres this week. Nordmenn, I hope you’ll watch “Ari og Per” (“Ari & Per”). It airs Feb 25, Feb 26, and March 2 on NRK (full schedule is here).
Perhaps I should have left my glass slipper in Japan. One of the travel show hosts is Ari Behn, the Prince of Norway! I can assure you, he’s very much the gentleman and scholar in person.
His partner in crime is famous photographer Per Heimly, who shot album covers for black metal band Dimmu Borgir. What fun it was to shoot a TV show in Tokyo, with these two rock stars.
First Mate Naomi arranged and translated for the program. (Not many Japanese speak English, despite what the signs say.) After a long day of filming, we introduced the Norwegian crew to the outrageously tasty CoCo Curry (Curry Ichiban).
The theme of the episode is Japanese Love. We can’t show or tell more until the show airs… but here’s a hint. Gaudy host clubs. And host boys? You bet.
Tune in to NRK Norway to see my latest TV appearance. (Times, channels and details are here.) For those of you outside Norway, I’ll upload clips later on.
And please take a few seconds to check out our LA Weekly slideshow gallery. Thank you to Liz for featuring us.
Japanese Word of the Day: Kaihatsu = Development
Song of the Day: Dimmu Borgir – Progenies Of The Great Apocalypse
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