THE FASHION RAMONE: ELECTRO TOKYO HALLOWEEN HORROR COSTUME PARTY, JAPAN.
Ronan (Basil’s father) asked me to help him brainstorm a Halloween costume, and the conversation that ensued nearly destroyed my soul. One by one, he rejected my august suggestions:
“I’d only do things that don’t obstruct my looks…. I’m okay with being an archetype… If I could find a pair of angel wings to throw on that didn’t look too gay, I’d do that too… Is eyeliner enough to be a zombie?”
My heart, my heart! Every year, I celebrate Halloween until I’m half blind – so to throw on cat ears or vampire teeth and call it a day is… akin to pairing an Angelic Pretty blouse with jeans. Speak to me of existential horrors, not gimmicks monsters!
The Fashion Ramone understands. Party name? “Horror Vacui.” Dress code? “To expose the suicidal monster We have created inside.” At Tokyu Hands, I bought a meter of fishnet, laundry clips, and metal nails. At Loft, I picked up a stuffed duck. On October 31st, I “filled the long emptiness and doleful totality with impressions of the sinister mortal coil.”
The venue: Trump Room in Shibuya. Rococo, Baroque, gold foil, leopard print, deer heads, walls of mirrors, and black balloons all over the floor.
The scene: yarimanchin and ninja DJs.
This girl imitated a Japanese comedienne down to the mole and flouncy poses.
The music: a jilting mix. Some good (minimal electronik, Italo disco, electro), some bad (to accompany the “tumult of vengeance, humiliation, and redemption,” perhaps? )
Without fail, drunk Japanese businessmen will approach and insist on taking photos, V-fingers raised.
Le sigh. What did you do for Halloween, and how did you dress? It’s not over for me… I still have Tokyo Dark Castle and Club Cemetery on my agenda this weekend!
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Truth be told, I spent yesterday dressed horribly first in my school uniform then in my work uniform TT_TT
Definently not what I wanted to be wearing on the most exciting part of October.
Love the first pictures. A really cool looking 'costume'!
Ur so creative! I love ur costume :3
Please visit me tehe I have some pics of lolita and goth :p
http://nakasnet.blogspot.com
Truth be told, I spent yesterday dressed horribly first in my school uniform then in my work uniform TT_TT
Definently not what I wanted to be wearing on the most exciting part of October.
Love the first pictures. A really cool looking ‘costume’!
Funny how school uniforms are popular costumes on Halloween!
Great site! The Marie Antoinette lady is sugoi, and I'm glad the cut up project inspired you :)
Funny how school uniforms are popular costumes on Halloween!
like your outfit^^
I dressed up as a witch. Just a simple cape and hat. [: I really love that person's make up, the one that is holding that black rose. Looks a bit interesting.
Ur so creative! I love ur costume :3
Please visit me tehe I have some pics of lolita and goth :p
http://nakasnet.blogspot.com
Great site! The Marie Antoinette lady is sugoi, and I’m glad the cut up project inspired you :)
tehe thank you for reading ^^
it means so much to me :3
like your outfit^^
I dressed up as a witch. Just a simple cape and hat. [: I really love that person’s make up, the one that is holding that black rose. Looks a bit interesting.
I was gonna wear cat ears and a collar and go out like that, but instead I ended up being a school girl cause my cat ears didn't get here in time…
I'm so creative. Can't blame me though, Halloween is NOT a big deal here, most people won't understand why you're dressed up anyway, there weren't even a Halloween party in town that I know of. Halloween here is almost unexistant… we have a different holiday for dressing up though ^.^
i've been to Japan a handful of times and it didn't look like i ever had even 1/100th of the fun you're having over there. maybe i need to stop going with my parents and pick up Japanese for Dummies. Net-face!! i love it!
I was gonna wear cat ears and a collar and go out like that, but instead I ended up being a school girl cause my cat ears didn’t get here in time…
I’m so creative. Can’t blame me though, Halloween is NOT a big deal here, most people won’t understand why you’re dressed up anyway, there weren’t even a Halloween party in town that I know of. Halloween here is almost unexistant… we have a different holiday for dressing up though ^.^
I know what you mean… as you’ll see from today’s video blog, it’s a bummer when others don’t dress up!
To go to school, I wore a blue and black gothloli ensemble paired with some wingtip maryjanes in the morning, and 5-inch platform maryjanes in the afternoon, and slowly got more extreme as the day progressed. I trick-or-treated with my friend, and we were Mana and Yu~ki from the Malice Mizer Shiroi PV! We got so many complements, especially while walking the mall.
We were so tired by the end of the day…XD
Looks like you had a fun halloween as well!!
i’ve been to Japan a handful of times and it didn’t look like i ever had even 1/100th of the fun you’re having over there. maybe i need to stop going with my parents and pick up Japanese for Dummies. Net-face!! i love it!
The South Park Fetus Lady was my inspiration! Tee hee.
tehe thank you for reading ^^
it means so much to me :3
To go to school, I wore a blue and black gothloli ensemble paired with some wingtip maryjanes in the morning, and 5-inch platform maryjanes in the afternoon, and slowly got more extreme as the day progressed. I trick-or-treated with my friend, and we were Mana and Yu~ki from the Malice Mizer Shiroi PV! We got so many complements, especially while walking the mall.
We were so tired by the end of the day…XD
Looks like you had a fun halloween as well!!
Wingtip AND 5-inch platform Mary Janes? You’re after my heart! Sounds like a grand gothloli time.
I know what you mean… as you'll see from today's video blog, it's a bummer when others don't dress up!
Wingtip AND 5-inch platform Mary Janes? You're after my heart! Sounds like a grand gothloli time.
The South Park Fetus Lady was my inspiration! Tee hee.
nice out fit -_^
lol i did nothing for this years halloween. although the last year one i celebrated it abit early me and my best friend just dressed up as naughty high skool girls, brought heaps of sugary stuff, my other friend brought her video recorder with her and we all just played truth or dare, went high from candy and didn't sleep for 2 nights. and video taped the whole thing.
nxt year im planning to wear a gothic lolita dress, wear contacts that make my eyes all white, make some home made fake blood and put it on some parts of my body, dye my whole hair red, and get fake vampire fangs. lol what do you???think???
Loves it! Did you see Heidi Klum's Halloween costume? She went as the goddess Kali and it's incredible. Gold standard!
nice out fit -_^
lol i did nothing for this years halloween. although the last year one i celebrated it abit early me and my best friend just dressed up as naughty high skool girls, brought heaps of sugary stuff, my other friend brought her video recorder with her and we all just played truth or dare, went high from candy and didn’t sleep for 2 nights. and video taped the whole thing.
nxt year im planning to wear a gothic lolita dress, wear contacts that make my eyes all white, make some home made fake blood and put it on some parts of my body, dye my whole hair red, and get fake vampire fangs. lol what do you???think???
Loves it! Did you see Heidi Klum’s Halloween costume? She went as the goddess Kali and it’s incredible. Gold standard!
A duck as a HAT??!! Too awesome!! I love that veiling too – I must get to that shop when I'm there.
Argh, I worked all weekend so missed Halloween…but popped out for just a few early drinks on Saturday night. I wore a black & white PVC corset, EGL rufled lace jabot, black Sass & Bide ruched leggings and a tux tailcoat.
I'm so excited!! There's a Narzib next Saturday night!! I'll be sure to see you there :)
OMG, this is soooo Underground-gone-GothLoli!!! Soooooooooooooo love it I just died…!!! You should totally just stay in Japan and dress wild all day. I mean it!!!
Heh, it seems to be what I'm doing…
I think my friend is doing a “body painting” show in Shinjuku on Saturday too. I'll let you know if anything else is happening next week!
A duck as a HAT??!! Too awesome!! I love that veiling too – I must get to that shop when I’m there.
Argh, I worked all weekend so missed Halloween…but popped out for just a few early drinks on Saturday night. I wore a black & white PVC corset, EGL rufled lace jabot, black Sass & Bide ruched leggings and a tux tailcoat.
I’m so excited!! There’s a Narzib next Saturday night!! I’ll be sure to see you there :)
I think my friend is doing a “body painting” show in Shinjuku on Saturday too. I’ll let you know if anything else is happening next week!
OMG, this is soooo Underground-gone-GothLoli!!! Soooooooooooooo love it I just died…!!! You should totally just stay in Japan and dress wild all day. I mean it!!!
Heh, it seems to be what I’m doing…
I was the Mad Hatter >D
and i wore that costume for 13 hours straight, cause i had to work in it and then i went to an awesome halloween party thrown by my sister that included someone dressed as the transvestite from transexual transalvania (from the rocky horror picture show). it was a great deal of fun.
Hahah check out the video blog in the Club Cemetery post – my friend wears a Mad Hat and does a rockin' Dr. Frank n' Furter accent!
I was the Mad Hatter >D
and i wore that costume for 13 hours straight, cause i had to work in it and then i went to an awesome halloween party thrown by my sister that included someone dressed as the transvestite from transexual transalvania (from the rocky horror picture show). it was a great deal of fun.
Hahah check out the video blog in the Club Cemetery post – my friend wears a Mad Hat and does a rockin’ Dr. Frank n’ Furter accent!
I was the Mad Hatter >D
and i wore that costume for 13 hours straight, cause i had to work in it and then i went to an awesome halloween party thrown by my sister that included someone dressed as the transvestite from transexual transalvania (from the rocky horror picture show). it was a great deal of fun.
Hahah check out the video blog in the Club Cemetery post – my friend wears a Mad Hat and does a rockin' Dr. Frank n' Furter accent!