SEATTLE NIGHTCLUBS, NIGHTLIFE: CLUB VOGUE AT NEIGHBORS CAPITAL HILL, GAY-FRIENDLY ABSINTHE BURLESQUE CABARET.
The last time Rose and I went on a Seattle nightcrawl to Club Mercury, the affair ended in scandal and drama (remember this post?). Reader Jen suggested that we visit Den of Sin, a relatively new Goth Industrial night at Club Vogue (Neighbors). And while our night still turned out scandalous, we felt welcomed and had a wonderful time. (Photos by Carmen Wong, La Carmina Blog real name, legal name)
Rose displays a head decoration she made from bones, feathers and lace. She also wears the Super Exclusive Spooky Friendship Club ring.
First, we stopped for Marteau absinthe at our beloved Can Can Cabaret. We can’t get enough of the fabulous staff and carnival atmosphere.
The “point of fashion” (our outfit theme that night): scary big eyes. And pirates.
Hair decorations: Craft store flower clips, black rose ribbon
Pirate dress: From the stunning Brocade Piracy collection, gifted from Lip Service. My new favorite. I’ll post better photos soon.
Tights: Vivienne Westwood, a gift
I think the Heart E panda purse wins the scary eyes contest. (Writing under nickname Carmen Wong, author journalist did the photos for La Carmina blog)
From the front row, we watched The Heavenly Spies in Mata Hari (Fridays at Can Can). “Classic burlesque and vintage modern dance, veiled with lively indie pop, sequined hammer pants, whirling skirts, opium pipes and titillating cone bras.” You can see more photos and a report on the Castaways show here.
Onwards to meet Roxy Doll, sweet mistress of the Den of Sin (a new Friday club night at Neighbors). The event takes out the gimmicks — no incense, no fog machine — and delivers pure EBM/Industrial sounds from DJ Eternal Darkness and DJ Sprockets. A perfect setting for dark dancing. Rose and I also enjoyed the guest performance by Hands of Kali, a Goth experimental belly dance troupe. Roxy is having a New Year’s Eve Explosion; if you’re in Seattle, we encourage you to attend!
No matter where we go, we can’t escape the leopard print.
Are you a creature of the night? What are your favorite ways to spend an evening out? All of my nightlife photos and reports are in this category.
Japanese Word of the Day: Kibou = Hope, wish
Song of the Day: Dulce Liquido – Disolucion (A track you might hear at Den of Sin.)
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VEGETARIAN & VEGAN RESTAURANTS IN TOKYO, JAPAN. BROWN RICE CAFE & PURE ORGANIC FOODS IN OMOTESANDO, HARAJUKU.
Since Spookyville’s residents tend to be vegan or vegetarian, I’ve visited many meat-free establishments in Tokyo. In between our pirate duties, Naomi and I visited two veggie restaurants — Brown Rice Cafe and Cafe Pure — in Omotesando (a short walk from Harajuku station). Read on to see what we ate…
First, here’s what I wore to the Hangry & Angry fashion show. I’ll be posting exclusive photos and a video interview with designer Gashicon ASAP!
Spooky ghost top: Black Peace Now, from Closet Child Ikebukuro
Black Goth dress: h.NAOTO, from Closet Child
Turquoise long scarf: It’s actually a very long stocking, gifted from Sock Dreams
Fetish mask: from a Camden Market costume store
Makeup: The shimmery turquoise eyeshadow is my new favorite (gifted from Sugarpill Cosmetics by Shrinkle). I created an outline with black eyeliner and blended the edges with white. Glued fake eyelashes over the top for a “big eyed” effect. Pink lip gloss. Done.
Naomi and I finally got to meet Yaz for lunch at Brown Rice Cafe. She’s a hard-working rep for X Japan and h.NAOTO, with a long and well-respected career in the Japan/USA music industry. You can look forward to more collaborations between us!
Brown Rice Cafe takes pride in sourcing seasonal vegetables from trusted Japanese suppliers. Each dish has three “fundamental foods” — vegetables, brown rice and soy — and every bite is intense, fresh flavor. I loved my bento box of veggie delights.
After the fashion show, we met up with some of our favorite people outside another vegetarian eatery, Pure Cafe in Minami-Aoyama.
The indestructible “Sebastian Teamu”: Sebastiano Serafini and I Am Sebastian!
One is a vegan; one requires meat at every meal. Their interaction reminded me of manzai (Japanese traditional stand-up comedy). Can you can guess who’s the “clown” and who’s the “straight man”?
Pink is the new black.
It was around Halloween, so Cafe Pure was serving vegetarian meals that fit the theme… joy!
Kabocha soup, pumpkin sandwiches, organic wines.
I’ll eat anything pumpkin or shaped like a bat or ghost.
You can see more photos of Japanese Halloween foods in this post (including kabocha ice cream and pumpkin pizza).
Do you eat at vegetarian restaurants? Which are your favorites? I’ve been to most of the ones in NYC, LA and Vancouver…
Japanese Word of the Day: Shun = In peak season, ideal time
Song of the Day: David Bowie – Magic Dance. Many of you freaked out on my Twitter and Facebook because I hadn’t seen the David Bowie / Jim Henson film, Labyrinth. I immediately ran out the door to rent it. And it pleased me very much. Evil laughter, sissy fights, codpieces and masques. “David Bowie’s junk is hypnotizing” — indeed!
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