GHOSTLOVE PIRATE JEWELRY GIVEAWAY! JAPANESE TV LOCAL PRODUCTION COORDINATORS, HARAJUKU FASHION, OTAKU COSPLAY GUIDES & EXPERTS.
Naomi and I want to thank you for supporting La Carmina & The Pirates! Twenty-four hours after unveiling our coolhunter / Japanese TV fixer (hosting and arranging business), Naomi and I already have a new offer… I’ll soon post photos from our Tokyo travel TV shoots with Pepsi and Sony, which will give you a better idea of how we work and what we do.
Speaking of scurvy sea dogs: let’s celebrate with a generous pirate jewelry giveaway from Ghostlove.
Ghostlove has hand-crafted nine collections of dark, beautiful jewelry and accessories, specializing in Couture Noir, Gothic Lolita, Neo-Victorian and Steampunk. I fell in love with everything on the website — but especially these gold treasures from the Pirate collection.
Black high-waisted dress: Westmend, a Chinese Lolita brand
Polonova velvet gloves: gifted from Sock Dreams
Gold splash metallic thigh highs: gifted from We Love Colors
I’m wearing Ghostlove’s A Mighty Ship, an intricately detailed steampunk schooner with a dangling anchor. I can’t wait to accessorize my next outfit with the Ghost of the Kraken antiqued brass octopus brooch, nautical charms dangling from his tentacles. (Thank you to Ghostlove for these beauties, as well as the cute cat toys for Basil Farrow!)
Makeup: 100 yen ($1) fake eyelashes on the bottom lids and Daiso flower gems. I outlined my lips with OhMyGoth! smudgeliner and filled them with Adrenaline red lipstick, both gifted by Annabelle Cosmetics.
A fair wench look.
Black corset tank top: got it a while back in a cheap Hong Kong lingerie store.
Long sleeve black top: Numph, from my mother
Red knee highs: from the infamous Los Angeles 99 cent store
Above are close-ups of my makeup. The light pink eyeshadow is gifted from Shrinkle’s Sugarpill Makeup.
Manicure: I painted the tip of each nail red, added a white stripe, and filled the base with black (using Daiso $1 nail art polish).
And behold the Jolly Roger necklace Ghostlove created for me (they accept custom orders). Guess what — the designer made not one, but two identical copies. One of them is for you to win… so we can be like sisters; the only two people on the planet with this glorious pirate gold!
HOW TO ENTER GHOSTLOVE PIRATE JEWELRY CONTEST
To win the gold skull-and-bones necklace, please help us get the word out on our trendhunting / Japan TV coordination services, La Carmina & The Pirates. You receive one (1) point for each of the following:
† Vote Up our website on Boing Boing (click the green square)
† Dig the site on Digg (click the yellow button)
† Stumble on us via StumbleUpon (“I Like It” button, top left)
† Be creative! Please write about us in a blog post, forum etc. We’re also happy to answer interview questions; just contact us. It’d be great if you could use keywords like “Tokyo TV fixers” and “Japan coolhunters” and link to https://www.lacarmina.com/pirates/
Then comment here, telling us how you got the word out.
*** IMPORTANT *** You must do at least one of the above AND comment in this post (letting us know what you did) to be eligible.
Contest is open worldwide and ends Wednesday, October 13 at midnight Pacific Time. You may only enter once and must the requirements to be eligible. The winner will be picked at random. If you have difficulty leaving a comment, try enabling Disqus in NoScript or email Carmina.
All hands on deck? Time to ship out. Looking forward to your entries!
Japanese Word of the Day: Tenkin suru – Transfer
Song of the Day: Noisuf-X – Deutschland Braucht Bewegung (Dance dance dance.)
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TOKYO, JAPAN TV FIXER: ARRANGING, SCHEDULING, TRANSLATING FOR FILM CREWS. JAPANESE COOLHUNTERS, FASHION SUBCULTURES TREND CONSULTING.
Ahoy, me hearties! Ye be ready for a jolly announcement? I’ve officially launched a Japanese alt / trend consulting business with my friends: La Carmina & The Pirates. Translating, connecting, coolhunting, arranging for TV crews — we do it all.
As you know, I’ve been working as a TV host and “fixer” (scheduling TV shoots) in Japan for some while. So my First Mate and I decided to set up a proper website to showcase our experience and services. Naomi Rubin is fluent in Japanese and a pro at scheduling/negotiating, making her the ideal mate to steer this ship. Her many talents included designing the handsome Pirate Basil logo!
Why hire La Carmina & The Pirates?
† We’re active participants in alternative youth subcultures: including cosplay, Goth, burlesque, LGBT, Jpop culture.
So we’ve got the insight. Connections. Professional experience. We’re experts in Japanese trends, language and business formalities.
What can we do for you?
† Japan is notoriously difficult to access and film. As local production coordinators (fixers), we’ll take care of shooting permits, logistics and negotiations.
† La Carmina is a colorful TV host, author of 3 books, and popular blogger. As an on-camera guide, she can conduct interviews and speak knowledgably about trends.
† We’ll reach out to famous designers, artists, bands and fashionistas to be in your project.
† Cool hunting: we provide insight into underground cultures and trends.
No pirate ship is complete without a Crew. Naomi and I work with reliable team of “pirates” that provides expert insight and access.
You can watch a reel of La Carmina’s TV hosting and arranging experiences above and here. These include CNN, NHK, Today Show, Anthony Bourdain No Reservations, Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern and Dutch Pepsi. Full clips of all videos are on the new Pirates site.
Please take a minute to visit the new La Carmina & The Pirates website — we can’t wait to hear what you think.
Tomorrow, I’ll announce a pirate-themed accessories giveaway that I know you’ll love… check back for a chance to win.
Can you think of any companies or individuals who might want to work with us? Please let us know, and keep us in mind for future projects!
Japanese Word of the Day: Tantou suru – Be in charge of
Song of the Day: Alestorm – Black Sails at Midnight
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