Shibuya 109 Makeover

The whisperings, raised eyebrows and knowing looks had started to exchange between Tommy Ton and our unofficial guide slash translator around Tokyo, Sato.  There was apparently a “secret” mission to make me over into a “Shibuya 109” girl at some point during our trip, as an *ahem* earnest endeavour to gain insight into Japanese style… Continue reading Shibuya 109 Makeover

Size Matter

Tokyo Fashion Week has literally been keeping me up from dawn to the next dawn.  Last night wailing into the wee hours of the morning on a microphone in a karaoke bar may have scuppered any possibility of a regular pattern in blogging this week so apologies to readers (and to the people in the… Continue reading Size Matter

Way Existential

"Do you know the film Clueless?" asks the PR at the G.V.G.V. showroom in Tokyo as she shows me their new S/S 14 collection.  "Errr….doesn't everyone?  At least everyone I've ever had a conversation with…"  Clueless references are naturally rife in collections.  They pop up even if they weren't necessarily reference.  That's because in our heads,… Continue reading Way Existential