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SUSHI IN LITTLE TOKYO, LOS ANGELES: VIVIENNE TAM ELEPHANT GANESHA TOP, YELLOW JOHN FLUEVOG BOOTS, VISUAL KEI FASHION.


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Greetings, Adventure Team! As soon as Lemon and Ementhy met up with me in LA, it was lights camera ACTION: I painted their nails, they ripped my stockings; the room became a tornado of pillow fights, black eyeliner, and endless hair teasing. Finally, we rolled out for dinner — horrifically late.

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Yellow boots: a new purchase from one of my favorite shoe brands, John Fluevog. I am currently loving yellow shoes.
Black strapless dress: Westmend, a Chinese Lolita brand
Sheer rainbow top: Vivienne Tam. It has prints of Ganesh, the Hindu elephant god, all over it! I bought it almost 10 years ago in Hong Kong.

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Witch hat and pumpkin hair clips: from Tokyu Hands Shinjuku. Got them around Halloween.
Ring with roses and crucifix: Refuse to be Usual
Fake eyelashes: sent by Cuberry

I figured out a striking new way to apply nail polish. First, I applied an opaque base coat (Absinthe by OPI x Sephora). Then, I painted silver sparkle polish over, concentrating the largest sparkles at the top of the nail. Ta-da: glittery disco tips.

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I know, I know — this blog needs more male fashion, Jrock hair and cute Visual Kei boys. I’m on it.

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Los Angeles’ Little Tokyo is one of my favorite spots for Japanese food. Oomasa’s spicy tuna rolls and unagi (eel) did not disappoint.

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What do you think of these looks? Do you have any favorite Japanese/male fashion trends? I like shiny dapper shoes, vests and white pants, I do…

Song of the Day #252: Onmyouza – Kokui no tennyo (We’ve been blasting this Visual Kei band while cruising the freeways! What a glorious vibrato the female singer has.)


  • Viva_La_Escapism

    There's always something about a guy in Aristocrat or elegant clothing that gets me every time. Mmm~ The styles from Victorian Era, Romantic Vampires, definitely the “Gentleman” look <33 Yumm~

  • http://www.myspace.com/demonic_vampyre LiTtLe_MiSs_PsYcHo

    awwww these pics are so cute, especially the last one!!!!!!!!!!!!! And congrats on ur books! January, Im going to order “cute yummy time” at angus and robertson book store!

  • gilimalili

    Oh my god oh my god. John Fluevog is my fucking FAVORITE shoe designer EVAR.

    Good freaking choice ;) These are cute!

  • Anonymous

    There’s always something about a guy in Aristocrat or elegant clothing that gets me every time. Mmm~ The styles from Victorian Era, Romantic Vampires, definitely the “Gentleman” look <33 Yumm~

    • http://www.lacarmina.com lacarmina

      Hahah we’re in the same boat. Many more aristocratic photos to come!

      • http://www.theothereast.net shichi

        I think you’ll like what I have in store for Dances of Vice. It is a whole new outfit.

        • http://www.lacarmina.com lacarmina

          Excellent, I can’t wait to see.

  • http://www.myspace.com/demonic_vampyre LiTtLe_MiSs_PsYcHo

    awwww these pics are so cute, especially the last one!!!!!!!!!!!!! And congrats on ur books! January, Im going to order “cute yummy time” at angus and robertson book store!

    • http://www.lacarmina.com lacarmina

      Ooooh that is exciting!! Thanks for the support — Basil and I appreciate it! :)

  • http://silver.itsumo-online.net/ Lemon

    It's too bad my hair was hating me throughout that trip. Still, the pics turned out well!

  • Anonymous

    Oh my god oh my god. John Fluevog is my fucking FAVORITE shoe designer EVAR.

    Good freaking choice ;) These are cute!

    • http://www.lacarmina.com lacarmina

      He is consistently magnificent! The shoes fit me well and last forever… love!

  • RoxyBlue

    yaay! Fluevogs are the best. I'm wearing a pair right now. :)

  • http://silver.itsumo-online.net/ Lemon

    It’s too bad my hair was hating me throughout that trip. Still, the pics turned out well!

    • http://www.lacarmina.com lacarmina

      The camera of beauty! Once you’ve got a DSLR, you can’t go back…

    • http://www.lacarmina.com lacarmina

      By the way, I realized I like a lot of songs about lemons… Lemon Song (Zeppelin), U2′s Lemon (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1Y0HyLWSWw), even that old track that goes “lemon tree very pretty and the lemon flower is sweet… “

      • http://silver.itsumo-online.net/ Lemon

        U2′s Lemon is my favorite ;) OH and don’t forget LemonED I Scream! Also glad to see we’re being well-received! I was just looking over the photos and spotted the one of my shoes and realized how freeking huge my feet are…it kind of shocks me whenever I realize it. o_o;;

        • http://www.lacarmina.com lacarmina

          Oh yeah!! Another great Lemon Song. ;D

          I don’t think your feet seem large because you’re tall — they’re in proportion. Symmetry is the key!

  • RoxyBlue

    yaay! Fluevogs are the best. I’m wearing a pair right now. :)

    • http://www.lacarmina.com lacarmina

      They are SO comfortable — I’ve owned 3 so far. And he’s a Vancouver designer!

  • Marwah

    luv it ^_^

  • Maleva

    so cute boyssss

  • http://www.lacarmina.com lacarmina

    Yup yup! ;D

  • http://www.twitter.com/blackfeathers blackfeathers

    awesome! it's great to share that there are other fashion choices for guys, too, than your typical, casual band tour shirt. haha :]

  • http://www.lacarmina.com lacarmina

    Exactly!! We ended up sharing a lot of the same clothes, hahah, as you'll see in upcoming photos. :)

  • http://www.lacarmina.com lacarmina

    They are SO comfortable — I've owned 3 so far. And he's a Vancouver designer!

  • http://www.lacarmina.com lacarmina

    The camera of beauty! Once you've got a DSLR, you can't go back…

  • http://www.lacarmina.com lacarmina

    By the way, I realized I like a lot of songs about lemons… Lemon Song (Zeppelin), U2's Lemon (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1Y0HyLWSWw), even that old track that goes “lemon tree very pretty and the lemon flower is sweet… “

  • http://www.lacarmina.com lacarmina

    He is consistently magnificent! The shoes fit me well and last forever… love!

  • http://www.lacarmina.com lacarmina

    Ooooh that is exciting!! Thanks for the support — Basil and I appreciate it! :)

  • http://www.lacarmina.com lacarmina

    Hahah we're in the same boat. Many more aristocratic photos to come!

  • Marwah

    luv it ^_^

  • Maleva

    so cute boyssss

    • http://www.lacarmina.com lacarmina

      Yup yup! ;D

  • http://www.twitter.com/blackfeathers blackfeathers

    awesome! it’s great to share that there are other fashion choices for guys, too, than your typical, casual band tour shirt. haha :]

    • http://www.lacarmina.com lacarmina

      Exactly!! We ended up sharing a lot of the same clothes, hahah, as you’ll see in upcoming photos. :)

  • Tofu4me

    LOVE the look. And yes. Please more Jrock Hair and Visual Kei boys. Maybe holding Basil Farrow? Delish! *nom nom* ^^

  • NinjaNerd

    Hi, La Carmina! I got my Crazy Wacky Restaurants book signed by you! ^_^ You rock so much! I've been reading your book and it's amazing!!!! X) I love it! I hope you come back to LA soon!

  • Masa

    Yokkatane:)

  • http://www.lacarmina.com lacarmina

    Hi sweetie!
    It was a pleasure meeting you! I'm so happy to hear you like the book — I'm motivated to keep writing!
    I was wondering — might you be interested in writing a review of my book on Amazon? Even a short blurb would be awesome. I think your thoughts will be very helpful to other readers interested in buying
    the book. The link is:
    http://www.amazon.com/Crazy-Wacky-Theme-Restaur…

    xoxo

  • Leanne

    Those leopard print shoes are awesome!!

  • http://www.lacarmina.com lacarmina

    They belong to http://www.hihicaro.blogspot.com — I think you'll love her Polaroids!

  • Marwah

    wow, gorgeous nirvana ^.^

  • Rio

    you are very cute :)

  • Moon Maiden 90

    cute *haha* I luv all these pics! it looks so fun…
    I think I'm gonna go paint some glittery disco tips. lol

  • http://www.lacarmina.com lacarmina

    It's a glam variation on the French manicure… love it!

  • Anais

    I love I love I love !!!!!!! <3 <3 <3

  • Dakpta

    cute cute cute cute!!!! you look great too!!! lov eyour hair!

  • Tofu4me

    LOVE the look. And yes. Please more Jrock Hair and Visual Kei boys. Maybe holding Basil Farrow? Delish! *nom nom* ^^

  • http://silver.itsumo-online.net/ Lemon

    U2's Lemon is my favorite ;) OH and don't forget LemonED I Scream! Also glad to see we're being well-received! I was just looking over the photos and spotted the one of my shoes and realized how freeking huge my feet are…it kind of shocks me whenever I realize it. o_o;;

  • http://www.lacarmina.com lacarmina

    Oh yeah!! Another great Lemon Song. ;D

    I don't think your feet seem large because you're tall — they're in proportion. Symmetry is the key!

  • NinjaNerd

    Hi, La Carmina! I got my Crazy Wacky Restaurants book signed by you! ^_^ You rock so much! I’ve been reading your book and it’s amazing!!!! X) I love it! I hope you come back to LA soon!

    • http://www.lacarmina.com lacarmina

      Hi sweetie!
      It was a pleasure meeting you! I’m so happy to hear you like the book — I’m motivated to keep writing!
      I was wondering — might you be interested in writing a review of my book on Amazon? Even a short blurb would be awesome. I think your thoughts will be very helpful to other readers interested in buying
      the book. The link is:
      http://www.amazon.com/Crazy-Wacky-Theme-Restaurants-Carmina/dp/0982075413/ref=pd_bxgy_b_img_b

      xoxo

  • Murbela

    Those yellow boots look awesome on you! :) I like the picture with you and the shorter haired guy posing with the tree in the background, heh. But you're all cute. Looks like you had a lot of fun. I went to LA only once (last year) and now reading about how much fun you had makes me regret not having the time to visit different LA landmarks and neighborhoods like Little Tokyo :

  • http://www.lacarmina.com lacarmina

    I'm going to be doing a ton of posts about the awesome LA venues we visited… Jungle/Cure visual kei and anime store, Kinokuniya Books, Hyaena Gallery, 2nd St Jazz, MRX and more! I hope you'll find it helpful for your next trip!

  • Masa

    Yokkatane:)

  • alicebello

    VisKei boys are so cute ^__^. Hahaha, I think the best are the cross-dressing ones a la: Mana-Sama, Kaya, and Hizaki XD. Hehehe, I do definitely a fetish for Aristocrat though XD.

  • Leanne

    Those leopard print shoes are awesome!!

  • Marwah

    wow, gorgeous nirvana ^.^

  • Rio

    you are very cute :)

  • ceruleanthought

    I used to really like the blond spiky bleached hair…I still do, but I like a lot of other hair styles now. Do you know the singer for the band Sug? He's so cute XD. Especially in the music video Alterna~ that's the type I like lol

  • Caro

    so cute! thanks for the love! :))) xoxo

  • Moon Maiden 90

    cute *haha* I luv all these pics! it looks so fun…
    I think I’m gonna go paint some glittery disco tips. lol

    • http://www.lacarmina.com lacarmina

      It’s a glam variation on the French manicure… love it!

  • Anais

    I love I love I love !!!!!!! <3 <3 <3

  • http://www.lacarmina.com lacarmina

    Yes, I always encourage boys to cross-dress haah.

  • http://www.lacarmina.com lacarmina

    OH yeah! He has eyes like an anime character — totemo kawaii :3

  • Dakpta

    cute cute cute cute!!!! you look great too!!! lov eyour hair!

  • Murbela

    Those yellow boots look awesome on you! :) I like the picture with you and the shorter haired guy posing with the tree in the background, heh. But you’re all cute. Looks like you had a lot of fun. I went to LA only once (last year) and now reading about how much fun you had makes me regret not having the time to visit different LA landmarks and neighborhoods like Little Tokyo :

    • http://www.lacarmina.com lacarmina

      I’m going to be doing a ton of posts about the awesome LA venues we visited… Jungle/Cure visual kei and anime store, Kinokuniya Books, Hyaena Gallery, 2nd St Jazz, MRX and more! I hope you’ll find it helpful for your next trip!

  • Anonymous

    VisKei boys are so cute ^__^. Hahaha, I think the best are the cross-dressing ones a la: Mana-Sama, Kaya, and Hizaki XD. Hehehe, I do definitely a fetish for Aristocrat though XD.

    • http://www.lacarmina.com lacarmina

      Yes, I always encourage boys to cross-dress haah.

  • Anonymous

    I used to really like the blond spiky bleached hair…I still do, but I like a lot of other hair styles now. Do you know the singer for the band Sug? He’s so cute XD. Especially in the music video Alterna~ that’s the type I like lol

    • http://www.lacarmina.com lacarmina

      OH yeah! He has eyes like an anime character — totemo kawaii :3

  • Caro

    so cute! thanks for the love! :))) xoxo

  • Melissa

    Indoor/outdoor glasses?

  • lizz_x3

    I LOVE ME SOME LEMON…. MMMM MMM MMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (ps: lacarmina rocks)

  • http://www.lacarmina.com lacarmina

    Hahah! Do you know Led Zeppelin's Lemon Song?

    Squeeze me baby, till the juice runs down my leg.
    The way you squeeze my lemon, I'm gonna fall right out of bed.

  • Melissa

    Indoor/outdoor glasses?

  • Anonymous

    I LOVE ME SOME LEMON…. MMMM MMM MMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (ps: lacarmina rocks)

    • http://www.lacarmina.com lacarmina

      Hahah! Do you know Led Zeppelin’s Lemon Song?

      Squeeze me baby, till the juice runs down my leg.
      The way you squeeze my lemon, I’m gonna fall right out of bed.

      • Anonymous

        haha! no i dont know that song but i will look it up!!! that’s a cool lyric

        i’m turning into a big fan of yours ^^. I’m pretty good buddies with Lemon, and I saw you had visited NYC and were at that store called “Broadway Panhandlers”. When i saw it i was like..oh my god..i pass by that store everyday. I wish i could have gotten to meet you!!! come back to NYC!!!!

        • http://www.lacarmina.com lacarmina

          But I am coming back to NYC in January… NHK Japan is doing a documentary about my cute cooking. I’m trying to convince the guys to fly out too!!

          • Anonymous

            That’s so cool!!
            I go to nyu so i will be on the lookout for you in the downtown area in January =p. I really hope Lem & Lem’s buddy willl come with youuuuuu (ps: it’s super cold here so bring lots of warm clothing..)

          • http://www.lacarmina.com lacarmina

            Oh excellent! I’ll keep you posted — you might even be able to take part in the NHK shoot, dum dum dum..

          • Anonymous

            ….woaaaah time out,…..
            maybe take part? that’d be SO cool!!! man..my ego is sorta exploding!!!!! lol

            yes keep me updated! i will be lurking around here in the mean time ^^

  • http://www.theothereast.net shichi

    Huh, maybe I need some white pants

  • http://www.theothereast.net shichi

    Ironically Onmyouza has been the only CD in my car for about 4 months(all my other CDs are back at college because I always forget to bring them home), so I've been listening to them while I cruise as well.

  • http://www.theothereast.net shichi

    I think you'll like what I have in store for Dances of Vice. It is a whole new outfit.

  • http://www.lacarmina.com lacarmina

    Maybe you do! They'd go great with your new Goth boots.

  • http://www.lacarmina.com lacarmina

    Excellent, I can't wait to see.

  • http://www.theothereast.net shichi

    Huh, maybe I need some white pants

    • http://www.lacarmina.com lacarmina

      Maybe you do! They’d go great with your new Goth boots.

  • http://www.theothereast.net shichi

    Ironically Onmyouza has been the only CD in my car for about 4 months(all my other CDs are back at college because I always forget to bring them home), so I’ve been listening to them while I cruise as well.

  • lizz_x3

    haha! no i dont know that song but i will look it up!!! that's a cool lyric

    i'm turning into a big fan of yours ^^. I'm pretty good buddies with Lemon, and I saw you had visited NYC and were at that store called “Broadway Panhandlers”. When i saw it i was like..oh my god..i pass by that store everyday. I wish i could have gotten to meet you!!! come back to NYC!!!!

  • http://www.lacarmina.com lacarmina

    But I am coming back to NYC in January… NHK Japan is doing a documentary about my cute cooking. I'm trying to convince the guys to fly out too!!

  • lizz_x3

    That's so cool!!
    I go to nyu so i will be on the lookout for you in the downtown area in January =p. I really hope Lem & Lem's buddy willl come with youuuuuu (ps: it's super cold here so bring lots of warm clothing..)

  • http://www.lacarmina.com lacarmina

    Oh excellent! I'll keep you posted — you might even be able to take part in the NHK shoot, dum dum dum..

  • lizz_x3

    ….woaaaah time out,…..
    maybe take part? that'd be SO cool!!! man..my ego is sorta exploding!!!!! lol

    yes keep me updated! i will be lurking around here in the mean time ^^

  • http://allwomenstalk.com/ All Women Stalker

    That black dress is really beautiful! You look good.

    -Denise

  • http://allwomenstalk.com/ All Women Stalker

    That black dress is really beautiful! You look good.

    -Denise

  • http://allwomenstalk.com/ All Women Stalker

    That black dress is really beautiful! You look good.

    -Denise