GELLONIMO, VISUAL KEI JROCK THEMED BAR IN TOKYO, JAPAN. LUNA SEA, ALICE NINE CONCERT POSTERS & MEMORABILIA.
While we love our regular Kabuki-cho hangouts — Marz, Decadance Bar — the Spooky Friendship Club also likes to nightrcrawl in new haunts. We invaded Gellonimo, yet another Visual Kei and J-rock themed bar in Shinjuku. (PS: keep reading for a photo preview of my new hair color and skintight latex pirate outfit.)
The red lighting makes everyone look extra creepy.
Gellonimo is a cozy little hole, not far from Club Marz. With glam-metal posters on the walls and ceilings, it felt like we were in a teenage headbanger’s den.
The Marie stuffed blob on the couch is pure lunacy. (Or Luna Sea?)
The girls at the bars were regulars and sang along to the Jrock live videos on the small TV.
Would you like to see more photos from Tokyo Visual Kei bars? I visited Visual Kei Bar Zin, Fu-ki’s Bar Midian, and Osaka’s Moonwalk and Rock Rock. Coming up… photos from Star Cafe.
I’m officially an iPhone addict now. Here’s a sneak peek at my new hair…
Naturally, I’ve been snapping and sharing tons of photos of my Scottish Fold baby, Basil Farrow. He’s sad that I’m not taking him to LA…
I leave you with a teaser of my skimpy latex dress and pirate hat outfit photos from today… To see the full outfit, please add me on Twitter (I follow back). This way, you can keep track of my LA invasion with Seba!
Do you decorate your walls with rock posters? If so, which bands are up there? Important question: should I wear more latex?
Japanese Word of the Day: Dango = Dumplings
Song of the Day: Luna Sea – Gravity
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H.NAOTO FASHION SHOW, INTERVIEW: HANGRY & ANGRY DESIGNER GASHICON. HARAJUKU LATEST PUNK STREET STYLES, CUTE JAPANESE GIRL MODELS.
A few days before Halloween, h.NAOTO invited Naomi and me to the Hangry and Angry fashion show at the Heaven store in Harajuku. We wanted to share the exuberant presentation with you, so we took a million photos and videos. Keep reading… we hope you enjoy the kitty eye candy.
We interviewed Gashicon, designer of Hangry and Angry (the Japanese Goth Punk brand associated with h.NAOTO). She has a background as an illustrator, and while she works with Naoto-san, she creates all the art and clothing designs herself. What inspires her work? Why cats, and does she own any? Gashicon’s thoughts on Hello Kitty? Watch our video to find out…
You can see the interview, Hangry and Angry runway show, and h.NAOTO collection preview above and on YouTube.
Just like at the h.NAOTO Goth night, the guests dressed up in the spirit of the genki Gothic Punk brand. The giant Hangry and Angry mascots had difficulty walking down the wet staircase in the giant shoes… they lost their footing several times, and almost tumbled down!
Quite a few children came to the fashion presentation. The little girl in the pink Lolita dress stole the spotlight.
I wonder how much her cell phone weighs, with that giant kitty-clump of charms attached.
As you can see in our video, the Hangry and Angry runway presentation was a fun affair. No serious model-faces here. Instead, cute Japanese girls pranced around and posed to the B-52s!
h.NAOTO loves the synergy of fashion and music. The two male members of the Hangry and Angry band chased each other around the room.
Many of the models clutched cat dolls. I love the new monster-explosion line, and the striped-and-patched knee socks.
Which of the outfits do you like best?
Gashicon and her cat mascots ran out at the end of the show, and threw candy at the audience.
She thanked everyone for their support and bantered with the band.
Two of the models are from America, and were honored to be part of the show.
In our video, Naomi and I also give you a tour of the latest collections from Sixh and h.NAOTO.
It was a joy to meet Gashicon, and refreshing to watch a fashion show with playful spirit. What do you think of the latest Hangry & Angry clothing collection? You can see the models in action in our new video.
More h.NAOTO coverage and collaborations coming up… I’m glad you liked the photos of Sebastiano Serafini in Sixh.
PS: here’s the link to all the articles and photos about Sebastiano Serafini in Los Angeles.
Japanese Word of the Day: Gakkaishi = Journal, bulletin
Song of the Day: B-52s – Rock Lobster (one of the songs played in the Hangry and Angry runway show)
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