SUSHI IN LITTLE TOKYO, LOS ANGELES: VIVIENNE TAM ELEPHANT GANESHA TOP, YELLOW JOHN FLUEVOG BOOTS, VISUAL KEI FASHION.
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.
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.
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.
I know, I know — this blog needs more male fashion, Jrock hair and cute Visual Kei boys. I’m on it.
Los Angeles’ Little Tokyo is one of my favorite spots for Japanese food. Oomasa’s spicy tuna rolls and unagi (eel) did not disappoint.
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.)
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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~
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!
Oh my god oh my god. John Fluevog is my fucking FAVORITE shoe designer EVAR.
Good freaking choice ;) These are cute!
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~
Hahah we’re in the same boat. Many more aristocratic photos to come!
I think you’ll like what I have in store for Dances of Vice. It is a whole new outfit.
Excellent, I can’t wait to see.
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!
Ooooh that is exciting!! Thanks for the support — Basil and I appreciate it! :)
It's too bad my hair was hating me throughout that trip. Still, the pics turned out well!
Oh my god oh my god. John Fluevog is my fucking FAVORITE shoe designer EVAR.
Good freaking choice ;) These are cute!
He is consistently magnificent! The shoes fit me well and last forever… love!
yaay! Fluevogs are the best. I'm wearing a pair right now. :)
It’s too bad my hair was hating me throughout that trip. Still, the pics turned out well!
The camera of beauty! Once you’ve got a DSLR, you can’t go back…
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… “
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;;
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!
yaay! Fluevogs are the best. I’m wearing a pair right now. :)
They are SO comfortable — I’ve owned 3 so far. And he’s a Vancouver designer!
luv it ^_^
so cute boyssss
Yup yup! ;D
awesome! it's great to share that there are other fashion choices for guys, too, than your typical, casual band tour shirt. haha :]
Exactly!! We ended up sharing a lot of the same clothes, hahah, as you'll see in upcoming photos. :)
They are SO comfortable — I've owned 3 so far. And he's a Vancouver designer!
The camera of beauty! Once you've got a DSLR, you can't go back…
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… “
He is consistently magnificent! The shoes fit me well and last forever… love!
Ooooh that is exciting!! Thanks for the support — Basil and I appreciate it! :)
Hahah we're in the same boat. Many more aristocratic photos to come!
luv it ^_^
so cute boyssss
Yup yup! ;D
awesome! it’s great to share that there are other fashion choices for guys, too, than your typical, casual band tour shirt. haha :]
Exactly!! We ended up sharing a lot of the same clothes, hahah, as you’ll see in upcoming photos. :)
LOVE the look. And yes. Please more Jrock Hair and Visual Kei boys. Maybe holding Basil Farrow? Delish! *nom nom* ^^
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!
Yokkatane:)
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
Those leopard print shoes are awesome!!
They belong to http://www.hihicaro.blogspot.com — I think you'll love her Polaroids!
wow, gorgeous nirvana ^.^
you are very cute :)
cute *haha* I luv all these pics! it looks so fun…
I think I'm gonna go paint some glittery disco tips. lol
It's a glam variation on the French manicure… love it!
I love I love I love !!!!!!! <3 <3 <3
cute cute cute cute!!!! you look great too!!! lov eyour hair!
LOVE the look. And yes. Please more Jrock Hair and Visual Kei boys. Maybe holding Basil Farrow? Delish! *nom nom* ^^
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;;
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!
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!
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
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 :
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!
Yokkatane:)
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.
Those leopard print shoes are awesome!!
They belong to http://www.hihicaro.blogspot.com — I think you’ll love her Polaroids!
wow, gorgeous nirvana ^.^
you are very cute :)
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
so cute! thanks for the love! :))) xoxo
cute *haha* I luv all these pics! it looks so fun…
I think I’m gonna go paint some glittery disco tips. lol
It’s a glam variation on the French manicure… love it!
I love I love I love !!!!!!! <3 <3 <3
Yes, I always encourage boys to cross-dress haah.
OH yeah! He has eyes like an anime character — totemo kawaii :3
cute cute cute cute!!!! you look great too!!! lov eyour hair!
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 :
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!
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.
Yes, I always encourage boys to cross-dress haah.
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
OH yeah! He has eyes like an anime character — totemo kawaii :3
so cute! thanks for the love! :))) xoxo
Indoor/outdoor glasses?
I LOVE ME SOME LEMON…. MMMM MMM MMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (ps: lacarmina rocks)
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.
Indoor/outdoor glasses?
I LOVE ME SOME LEMON…. MMMM MMM MMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (ps: lacarmina rocks)
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.
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!!!!
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!!
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..)
Oh excellent! I’ll keep you posted — you might even be able to take part in the NHK shoot, dum dum dum..
….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 ^^
Huh, maybe I need some white pants
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.
I think you'll like what I have in store for Dances of Vice. It is a whole new outfit.
Maybe you do! They'd go great with your new Goth boots.
Excellent, I can't wait to see.
Huh, maybe I need some white pants
Maybe you do! They’d go great with your new Goth boots.
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.
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!!!!
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!!
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..)
Oh excellent! I'll keep you posted — you might even be able to take part in the NHK shoot, dum dum dum..
….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 ^^
That black dress is really beautiful! You look good.
-Denise
That black dress is really beautiful! You look good.
-Denise
That black dress is really beautiful! You look good.
-Denise