Crafts
DIY Jil Sander Maxi-Skirt
Jil Sander's S/S 2011 RTW Collection was filled with punchy-bright minimalist maxi-skirts with gathers at the waist - making all the models who walked in the show vaguely reminiscent of upside-down tulips. I re-created the bright column skirt with knee-length slit in...
DIY Links of the Week 7.11 – 7.24.11
So it's been two weeks since my last roundup, and it's that time again! I've been busy wrapping up my last week in Japan, packing, and then arriving back in the States and wrangling with jetlag for the last 5 days or so. There's nothing like getting up at 2 AM every...
Outfit 7.18.11: DIY Finally Finished!
Hair: top bun created with the help of my Odango Cushion Earrings: tiny rhinestones, various (from Japan); chunky gold, maygloba Beaded Cropped Tee: handmade by me Watch: Citizen Eco-Drive Rings: twig ring, mocha; star ring, unsure (from Japan) Striped Jersey...
My Article “Crafter’s Paradise” in Cut Out + Keep’s Snippets Magazine!
Featured in The Japan Issue (Issue #24 of CutOutandKeep.net's online zine "Snippets) is my article Crafter's Paradise, with a short list of some of the best craft stores in Japan, as well as mention of some interesting crafts unique to this country. Read the Full...
Heading Back to Oregon…
Our flight to the States is supposed to be today, but a typhoon is scheduled to hit Tokyo this afternoon so it remains to be seen if our flight will be canceled or happen as scheduled. If everything goes off as planned, I should be back Stateside on Wednesday! See...
Unfinished Shopping: Tokyo Objects of Desire
1. furfur Mixed Material Pleated Cloth Cami / 2. Priscila 2-Tone BiColored Long Bangs / 3. The Dress & Co Le Conseil de la Robe Stole Shawl Tunic / 4. Crossfor Silicon Ball Post Catches / 5. ajew Bead, Button, and Chain Bag / 6. Dosch Belted "Pumpkin"...
7.15.11 Outfit: Rhinestones and Pleats
Hair: bangs french-braided and all pinned back into a roll Detachable Rhinestone Collar: EcoDeco x bpr BEAMS White Tee: Old Navy Watch: Citizen Eco-Drive Rings and assorted earrings: Claire's Faux leather satchel: Ober Tasche Silk Scarf: thrifted Pleated Midi-Length...
New Beauty Products from Japan
I love hitting up the drugstore whenever I'm in Japan to browse all the new and uniquely Japanese products available. Some never even make it to the U.S., so it's a treat to scoop up the latest. Above are some of my recent finds: 1. Pukkuri Faux Gel Nail Topcoat...
7.9.11 Outfit: Beige and Breezy
Hair: Side pony with Priscila Glamorous Curl Rope Wig Straw Boater Hat with grosgrain ribbon: bought off Ebay Double-layered gauze dress: mocha Bracelets: from Pineapple County [Honolulu] Watch: Citizen Eco-Drive Chain-Detail Sandals: Wet Seal Hub says that hats...
DIY Links of the Week 7.4 – 7.10.11
Another week, another round of inspiring DIY's, projects, and food for thought. Even though we draw inspiration from so many source, make, re-make, and re-appropriate, we all put a little bit of a different spin on it each time. I love it! img source Now onto the...
Outfit 7.08.11: Braid and Birds
Hair: right side and bangs french-braided, all twisted back into a messy roll and pinned Bird-printed dress: Miss Selfridge Silver Star Necklace: bought in Japan [LaForet Harajuku] Watch: Citizen Eco-Drive Leggings: Old Navy Wedge-Heel Patent Platforms: Zara...
Visit to a Morally Suspect Shop and Some Thousand-Dollar Fabric
Inside the shop: designer fabrics galore!! Somewhere in Tokyo (though I can't tell you where exactly) is a tiny custom clothing business, run out of an individual's apartment, with no sign out front or advertising to let you know it is there. All...
6.30.11 Outfit: Sheer Up and Down
Hair: First-day hair, air-dried and hand-scrunched with wax in the ends Quartz in Bullet Casing Necklace: another feather Beaded bracelets: handmade by me Watch: Citizen Eco-Drive Feather-print Chiffon Gown: Coca Chanel-Style Fabric Marker Tank: DIY (tutorial here...
Tokyo Trends: Mid-Summer 2011
I've now been here in Tokyo for just over two weeks, have gotten accustomed to the time-change, hit up the drugstore for numerous products to help me combat the mugginess and heat (more on that later), nabbed some of the latest fashion magazines, and been out and...
At the Ryokan and Onsen
Last Saturday we [my father- and mother-in-law, Hub, myself, and Lil Tot] set out to Ito (in Shizuoka prefecture), west of Tokyo, to spend a day at a ryokan [traditional Japanese inn] and onsen [hot springs]. (I was trying to see how many parentheses I could fit into...