FAIRY KEI JAPAN STREET STYLE + LONDON UNDERGROUND SHOES: POPPLES 1980S RETRO STUFFED TOYS, POP & LOVERY PASTEL HARAJUKU DRESS.
Fairy Kei is in my head… and ON my head, my fingers, my whole body! How I love the Japanese street style pioneered by the Spank! girls. It’s 1980s-nostalgic, pastel-pink-polka-dotted, Care Bears meets My Little Pony (check out more photos in my previous post).
White rabbit charm worn in hair and bunny watch: Putumayo
Kawaii panda bear ring and pastel fuzzy-ball scrunchies: Outlet in Ikebukuro.
On my feet, my feet! Every good Goth needs a pair of Mary Janes; I highly recommend London Underground’s Bread n’ Honey shoes. Check out the solid leather, decorated heel, and three (yes, three!) buckled straps. Beautifully constructed and pain-free – and a steal at $100.
And you can wear them with anything – like leopard print tights and a terry-cloth Popples dress! I nabbed the dress for $12 from a Harajuku stall. Does anyone remember these pastel pom-pom pouch characters from the 1980s? I think I owned a Popples plush…
Come drool over cutting-edge yet well-constructed footwear on the London Underground Shoes website. You’ll be seeing more of this brand as we collaborate… And check my site tomorrow for Fairy Kei photos from Harajuku!
PS: someone asked if it was okay to add me on my Twitter. It’s more than okay – I encourage you to follow me and I’ll do my best to reply to messages! I usually Tweet links to music, quotes, inspiration, and various Gothic/J-pop oddities. No annoying “I’m flossing my teeth” updates, promise.
Song of the Day #131: Happy Medium radio stream (neo-psychedelia, ragas, chill oddities) is my favorite soundtrack for unwinding.
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June 2nd, 2009 at 02:45
Nikora says:Rahh I wish I had that dress. It's adorable. I've recently been researching Fairy-Kei so your blog is perfectly timed for me ^_^.
June 2nd, 2009 at 02:46
Alex says:ALeX big DJ
VORREI ESSERE UNA NUVOLA CHE SI ATTRAVERSA FATTA DI SPUMA D'ARIA CHE SEMBRA PERSA. PERSA DENTRO AL CELO. IN UNA PARTE D'INFINITO. L'ARTE E' SOLO UN SOGNO.
ALEX
VJ-L-BIG ALEX
June 2nd, 2009 at 02:46
lacarmina says:Wonderful! I'll be posting more photos!
June 2nd, 2009 at 04:55
chelsea says:I did fairy kei(ish) hair the other day! Some pics on my blog. You arent the only one with a growing obsession.
June 2nd, 2009 at 08:06
Ayame says:I have a couple of those dresses ^^ So awesome ((: and they're real cheap BUT CUTE! Sugoi ne~ ^^
June 2nd, 2009 at 08:37
Ia says:I remember popples! I had a few (and my mom may still have them)! I'm not one for the 80s look (unless it's goth glam), but some of the fairy kei stuff is really adorable!
June 2nd, 2009 at 13:36
Dragonswyng says:I totally remember Popples. so cute! love the shoes btw and the puffy hair ties. I have a bracelet that looks vey much like that lol mine is bright rainbow tho not pastel
June 2nd, 2009 at 13:36
Dragonswyng says:like the hair ties I mean, the bracelet is. its just a bunch of those little puffies strung together with a little heart charm ^-^
June 2nd, 2009 at 13:36
最愛の人♡ says:Popples are cute! i like your dress too :] also your panda ring!
June 2nd, 2009 at 13:36
evil DJ Petey says:I was never into Popples… They were like weird little bear-dog monsters? I don't know. My Little Pony all the way! I like the “G3″ MLPs now, with the magnet in the hoof – they can climb my file cabinets.
June 2nd, 2009 at 13:37
A Courtney Cracker says:adorable panda ring
June 2nd, 2009 at 13:57
lacarmina says:I had so many puffy, round scrunchies as a kid… too bad I lost them all!
June 2nd, 2009 at 13:57
lacarmina says:You're cute! <3 <3 Thanks!
June 2nd, 2009 at 13:58
lacarmina says:No kidding – I should look out for this ninja ponies.
June 2nd, 2009 at 13:58
lacarmina says:It's my favorite new accessory, and was only a few bucks!
June 2nd, 2009 at 14:01
lacarmina says:I'm soooo tired of the electro 80s look – you know , the blue/yellow/pink zig zags and shutter shades. But fairy kei takes the child-like, pastel elements that I wore as a kid… ah, the 80s!
June 2nd, 2009 at 14:04
lacarmina says:OH love the lighting and the lavender hair streaks… obsessed we are. PS – I don't know what's better, the Virgin Mary toast or the Hello Kitty one!
June 3rd, 2009 at 12:55
Asaliah says:J'adore ta tenue ! La robe est vraiment super mimi et les chaussures sont très belles !
Plus de Fairy Kei pour un monde meilleur !!! ^^
June 3rd, 2009 at 13:00
Dragonswyng says:I'll be on the look out for these! ninja ponies :-)
June 3rd, 2009 at 13:15
lacarmina says:Merci!! Fairy Kei est magnifique!
June 3rd, 2009 at 23:08
LiTtLe_MiSs_PsYcHo says:I want ur dress and shoes >.<
June 4th, 2009 at 10:57
Nancypants says:Hi there,
how are you?
The eruption of your style is gorgeous. The Mary Jane's are beautiful and look really comfortable too.
Blog is super duper =].
take care.
June 4th, 2009 at 14:23
evil DJ Petey says:Do not stick them to your computer, though.
They will destroy it!
Who knew pastel ponies could wreak such havoc?!
June 4th, 2009 at 14:31
lacarmina says:Thank you so much, sweetie!!
June 6th, 2009 at 08:41
Dragonswyng says:its the magnets. same thing goes with external speakers, don't put them on top of your tvs or moniters if they are sizable. they can cause weird blank spots I'm told 0-o
June 6th, 2009 at 15:41
Dragonswyng says:its the magnets. same thing goes with external speakers, don't put them on top of your tvs or moniters if they are sizable. they can cause weird blank spots I'm told 0-o
July 23rd, 2010 at 09:06
Metal File Cabinet Dividers says:I'll post the same information to my blog, thanks for ideas and great article.