November 07, 2011 // Posted by: Content Keyword RSS // Category:
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When it comes to animal prints, skins and other wild bona-?de "Italian" fashion, Roberto Cavalli is the master. On Nov. 1, Cavalli made his first visit to Japan to celebrate the opening of his new ?agship boutique in Tokyo's Aoyama district. The shop, within a stone's throw of other luxury boutiques- such as Prada, Miu Miu and Dries Van Noten — is two stories high and covers 300 sq. meters of ...
September 06, 2009 // Posted by: Content Keyword RSS // Category:
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What’s floating your boat right now, in terms of music and movies? I’m digging Rose Noire , an Electro Psychedelic / Goth Techno / Alternative band I saw at Tokyo Goth night Midnight Mess . The duo is wonderful to watch: a dashing Goth Aristocrat on vocals; a doe-eyed Gothic Lolita on violin. Sebastien posted some videos of their performance here, and you can see more on the Rose Noire website . I’m always on the lookout for Goth/80s/postpunk/Italo Disco playlists to stream w
July 01, 2009 // Posted by: Content Keyword RSS // Category:
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Happy Canada Day! July is going to be a killer month. I’m in TOKYO with several exciting projects planned, my Theme Restaurants book comes out (although you can already preorder it ), several national TV/radio appearances are planned for the release of Cute Yummy Time … and today, Basil Farrow (and his mommy) are profiled in my alma mater’s alumni magazine, Columbia College Today! In the article by Grace Laidlaw (also pasted below), I discuss my first impressions of the NYC Ivy Leag
December 30, 2008 // Posted by: Content Keyword RSS // Category:
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† View Comments As you may have gleamed, I recently gave my bedroom a Gothic Lolita / Visual Kei makeover. How long did it take? A few hours. The cost? Nil. Here's how I did it. My closet contains a lot of skeletons, so the door is appropriately dedicated to the J-Goth nightlife. While in Tokyo last fall, I picked up party flyers from alternative clothing
December 11, 2008 // Posted by: Content Keyword RSS // Category:
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† View Comments December 6: drove from Los Angeles to the desert for a photoshoot at Hesperia Airport. The lot was filled with small (and dangerous-looking) planes from the 1970s. The clothing line has been on the back burner because I was in Tokyo for the past 2.5 months and have two book contracts to complete... ... but I'm getting on it. My LA
