Outfit of the Day: Altered Yukata

All dolled up for the Japan LA 3 Year Anniversary party I was helping at, I hiked up my summer yukata and got down to business!






Using the hairstyles of geisha from Sakuran as my hair inspiration, I was trying for a cute toned down version of it… I think I was somewhat successful..?

OOTD backlog!

Shorts: Zara
Jacket: Second hand
Blouse: Express
Tights: Fashion district
Shoes: F21

Dress: F21
Jeans: Uniqlo
Hat: 300 yen accesory store grab bag
Boots: Nice Claup (Japanese brand)

Dress, socks: Metamorphose
Hat: BTSSB
Jacket: F21

OOTD: a backlog

Some coordinates from the past week or so. The change in weather has got me very inspired and tights-crazy!

I was feeling impish and Christmas crazy on Black Friday, and wore these duds out to help out at JapanLA.

Dress: Vintage
shoes: Secretshop/Angelic Pretty
socks: Swimmer
Necklace: 6%dokidoki
belt: Forever21
Sweater: H&M

Bleached my hair out and got in the mood for plaids this past week!

Jacket: Peace Now
Tank: eHyphen
Boots: Fluevog
Belt: Vivienne Westwood
heart tie pin: Superlovers
Socks: Target
shorts: H&M
necklace: secondhand

Feelin the British Beat.

Shirt, studded watch: Superlovers
Tights: Mashalls
Shorts: f21
Shoes: Sme weird store in Japan
Belt: Vivienne Westwood
Scarf: Goodwill bin

A very Blue day to You, Sir!

Dress: H&M
shoes: Double Decker
belt: eHyphen
Tights: Target!! On sale, baby.

OOTD: Pianos and Polka Dots.

Dressin up for work. Feeling frisky and retro today.

Dress: Innocent World
Shoes: Alice and the Pirates
Socks: Candy Stripper
Bolero: Offbrand
Feather hair clip thing: Le Chance

Outfit of the Day (OOTD, for those not in the know).

My new obsession will surely become yours.

Well, let me rephrase that. I've always been into dressing up as fun as can be for both work and play, but only recently have I relize I should document these things before... time erases all memory, I suppose.

So here you have my outfits from the past two weeks. Read 'em and weep, fellas.

Shirt: Modeling Camilla D'Errico Tee for Japan LA (www.japanla.com)
Bloomers: Bodyline
Boots: mystery?

Working at Japan LA
Socks: Candy Stripper (candystripper.net/)
Dress: Innocent World (www.innocent-w.jp/)

Dressing up for PMX (pacificmediaexpo.com)
Dress: Beth by Victorian Maiden (http://www.victorianmaiden.com/beth/index.html)
Tights: Anna Sui
Pearl Choker: Vintage

Cute as a button for the Angelic Pretty event at the Kyoto Imperial Hotel in Little Tokyo (www.cosplayoneesan.org/)
Dress, boots: Angelic Pretty (www.angelicpretty.com/en/)
Purse: Forever 21

Dolled up for a Halloween Party hosted by Royal/T and Japan LA. (Photos from LA Times here)
My Queen of hearts "costume"

What it looks like, toned down, sans veil + train

Dress: BABY, THE STARS SHINE BRIGHT (www.babyssb.co.jp/)
Purse: H&M
Boots: YOUSUKE USA