Thinking I might post a few of the cool tees that I snap here and there. Stories too, if there is one.
Jess’ Osaka Castle tee was purchased by my friends Jerm & Jules in Japan, a souvenir of their adventures through Asia. Apparently they had bought a ‘cooler’ shirt earlier, but as is the life of backpackers, one of them ran out of clean shirts and pilfered from the stash of gifts. This one is still very nice! It reminds me of cyanotypes and classic pottery.
If you have a graphically devastating or favourite t-shirt you’d like to show off, email me!
A friend of mine is in London right now and has kindly offered to do a bit of shopping for me. Hurrah! I had the choice of American Apparel, Urban Outfitters and my current favourite, Uniqlo. I love Uniqlo because, as Sarah-Rose declared, it has “cheap cashmere in amazing colours, great jeans, great outerwear. You have too many options!”
Too many options? Hells yeah, there are some lovely pieces to choose from. However I managed to narrow it down, here’s my picks:
1. Extra fine merino cardigan in blue. Recently Klein Blue was splashed all over runways. I’ll wear it to work with pearls, black skinny jeans and studded boots and drink out of pink porcelain tea cups.
2. Striped hoodie in navy. This feels very A.P.C. and sailor friendly. You should wear it down to a pub or dinky cafe you’ve never been before – it’ snug enough to keep you feeling comfortable in a strange environment.
3. Cotton cashmere cardigan in yellow. A chirpy wee number that screams positivity. Wear it, take names and kick ass.
I’m so excited… the last time I bought something from Uniqlo was in Japan and it was mostly t-shirts for my boyfriend. Sadly I couldn’t wiggle into the XL girl’s sizes – Japanese clothes are crazy small! Godspeed, little Uniqlo package of cool.
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 so good. I like young people who are trying to find their originality through fashion and make-up that is suitable for their income.” ❤
I like them too, people of any age who express their originality in clever (not the latest, greatest) ways. Magical eyelashes definitely fall into this category.
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 average pair of Converse! Available from Nos Japan.
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’ on first inspection, before the charming flaws become apparent. MilkFed is available at Sofia’s store Heaven 27, which has outlets around Japan. For those of you not about to travel to the land of sakura and karaoke soon, MilkFed has kindly put up some fun desktop wallpapers & icons on their site.
