It never ceases to amaze me the way the Japanese get stuck into a style culture, to the point of obsession, and then take it to a completely different place from the originating source. For instance, take the Americana vintage stores in Tokyo, which do Americana better than, dare I say the Americans (?) Or… Continue reading The Meaning of Blackmeans
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Chou Chou Chouette
Surreal doesn't quite cut it when I look at the random pap pic someone took of me at the Jardin de Chouette show at Seoul Fashion Week last week. Much to my ignorance at the time, I was in fact sitting in between hot K-pop star Victoria Song, leader of girl group f(x) and hot… Continue reading Chou Chou Chouette
Word Play
>> I wanted to begin to offload at least a few kilos of that excess baggage which came home with me by carrying on raving about Seoul. A few days of roaming around the city led me to beieve that pretty much every sweatshirt and t-shirt came emblazoned with American football lettering, a slogan or… Continue reading Word Play
Seoulful
65 kg. I think that's some sort of personal best in returning luggage from a trip. I should have known that a combined voyage to Tokyo and Seoul would produce that sort of excess luggage damage. That said, whilst I am more than familiar with Tokyo's shopping delights, Seoul was an unknown quantity to me.… Continue reading Seoulful