LOS ANGELES MAID CAFE, ROYAL/T ART GALLERY SPACE, JAPANESE DESIGN DOLL SHOP, COSPLAY LA THEME RESTAURANT.
No need to fly all the way to Japan to visit a maid cafe (where the waitresses wear French maid costumes). You can get your “moe” fix at Royal/T, a Japanese art gallery and maid cafe in Los Angeles. Fun fact: if you scramble “moe,” you get “emo”!
The art space contains a boutique for kawaii toys, Japanese dolls, design books and other wonderful things. Bring your camera: the open, well-lit space and giant art props are perfect for an impromptu shoot.
I’m wearing sparkly flower clips from a fabric store and a t-shirt and hoodie from my fashion line. Another fun fact: I am rather flexible, limb-wise!
Manga and maneki nekos (beckoning cat sculptures) on the shelves — Royal/T is a little taste of Akihabara, right in America. You can see more photos of the maid cafe from my previous visit, as well as the Gothic Lolita Phaidon book release party.
Remember my slightly demented Southern belle “frenemy,” Cotton Bale? She did an incredible video parody (above) of Dee Jackson’s Italo Disco video from 1978. The song, Automatic Lover, is about a girl who falls in love with her sex robot. In the tribute, the robot is made from aluminum foil, cardboard boxes and cellotape!
What are you up to this weekend? I just saw Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, the new Swedish film with a Goth girl hacker. A fiery performance and brutal murder mystery; it’s one of the best movies I’ve seen in theaters recently. Have you seen it or read the book?
Japanese Word of the Day #6: Akumajou Dracula = Castlevania.
Song of the Day #347: Dee Jackson – Automatic Lover
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