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TINY FORESTS

Friday, October 17, 2008

I’ve marvelled at the magnificent lashes of Shu Uemura for a while now and was delighted to find an interview with Kakuyasu Uchiide, make up artist, at Ping Mag.
“Japanese youth culture is a powerful market well watched overseas. How do you see the Japanese youth and their fashion obsession today?
Being an extreme thing is not [...]

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MAYAN KICKS

Sunday, July 6, 2008

These are all over the shoe blogs this morning, and with good reason! Made by Visvim, a Japanese brand, these sneakers have been inspired by the colour, texture and patterns of Mayan culture. I really like the faded navy colour but as shown, it comes in black and white too. Far more interesting than your [...]

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MILKFED

Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Milk Fed was founded in Japan, circa 1998 by the stylish and talented director Sofia Coppola and Stephanie Hayman. Reminiscent of Coppola’s Virgin Suicides characters, MilkFed is fun, quirky and eternally 17 years old.
The latest collection is a homage to California, as seen through the eyes of Japan - slightly twisted images that look ‘right’ [...]

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