Cyber-glammed up with Yukiro, and laughing maniacally as our slave-boy pulls us in a rickshaw… All in a day’s work!

Every time Antoine de Caunes makes a documentary about a city, he begins with an epic opening sequence. The Berlin show incorporated a tanker. Toque de Tokyo one-upped it by having Yukiro Dravarious.

We were quite the splash of neon in tranquil Ueno Park…
Dress: Alice and the Pirates, from Closet Child
Hair flowers: from a dollar store
Kittycat hair clips: gifted from Komodokat
Lace cardigan: Moi-meme-Moitie
Black lacy knee highs: Spider
Silver chain Goth shoes: Yosuke, from EST Osaka

Makeup: Here’s a tip… for a strong, painted-on effect, try applying eyeshadow wet. Dip the brush into a bit of water, then add eyeshadow and paint it along the eye. A lip brush allows perfect lip-lines and blending (magenta and purple, in this case).

I added sparkling gems and strips under the eyes.

Yukiro’s hair decoration spikes are pure genius. Can you guess what they’re made of? Hint: the Japanese term is “shokubutsu.”

Bow down to the Evil Queen Fame Monster.

We run into this little monster everywhere we go!

He’s a regular at Department H, the wild fetish anything-goes party in Tokyo. (I’ve taken TV crews there too.)

The TV show’s opening sequence was straight out of Edo. It involved samurai, basket-head guards and geishas. The crew hung a backdrop behind the Ueno Park shrine, to make it look like olden times.

Yukiro’s nail polish always impresses. Here is a big post about his Japanese nail art.

It was tough to wear a samurai head-cap in the heat and humidity. But Antoine de Caunes soldiered on.

Has anyone here worked on TV shows before, as actors or crew? Have you ever ridden in a rickshaw? It was our first time, and now we’re addicted!

Japanese Word of the Day: Saibansho = Courthouse
Song of the Day: Asphyxia – My Hatred (Cheers to the cybergoths.)