Comme as You Are

"Sold out, sold out, sold out…" intoned the serene shop assistant at the Comme des Gar√ßons store in Aoyama, Tokyo, as she flipped through the A/W 12-3 lookbook, indicating what had already run out in stock.  I was there with one singular mission, one which had been planted in my head as soon as the… Continue reading Comme as You Are

Happy Camper

>> I'm still a little bit occupied by girly paraphernalia that bring out my worse hoarding tendancies but this time I have something to put on my back.  Romance was Born's embroidered denim jacket (also on sale on The Grand Social) from their A/W 12 Happy Campers collection arrived in belated fashion (given that down under, they're making… Continue reading Happy Camper

Tao Spirit

>> You know what happens when I get back from another infinitely inspiring trip from Tokyo?  I annoyingly bang on about all the inspiring things I saw in Tokyo.  It's an affliction that will infect the blog at least twice a year as I'm sticking to my stringent schedule of biannual trips to the city.… Continue reading Tao Spirit

Tokyo Drop In

>> It's that time again when I'm flitting about parts of the world for seemingly no apparent reason except that it will become apparent in months to come, which conveniently explains my inhospitably timed posting.  I've dropped into Tokyo for a few days for something work-related but primarily to fuel the growing dominance of Japanese… Continue reading Tokyo Drop In