DIY: Fleecy Set

Okay I'm addicted to iMovie! So here's another short DIY tutorial viddy for a cropped sweater and skirt ensemble. I was walking through Spotlight the other day and came across this awesome unicorn fleece material, obviously too dangerous to be children's sleepwear :O...sorry kids.

It's heating up in Aus but for those of you who are on the flip side, perfect timing to get some warm comfy stuff together. For fellow soon-to-be beach bunnies, you can even choose a lighter type of material for this project (you can do whatever you like)! Quite the versatile trans - seasonal pattern I feel ;p. Enjoy!

luv aj necklace, tokyo bopper shoes, topshop socks, bag DIY here

Just as a note I got about:

• 1.5m of material
• 0.5m of ribbing
• 1m elastic

This was just enough and allowed room for mistakes and redos! *But it all depends on the width of the material you choose as well. I also decided to keep the warning message, DO NOT USE FOR CHILDREN'S SLEEPWEAR, I reckon it makes it. I will also be careful around flames and thangs, okay, yes. I'll never get over ponies...



Anyway, I hope you have a crack at it, I'd love to see how it turns out for you! :)

All Demin

What's the next step up from double denim? EVERYTHING DENIM! It's a darn shame I don't have denim hair or underwear. So, Friday night is Four Thousand's 300th birthday party (if I was still in Japan I wouldn't have an issue walking out like this just for coffee) but it's Brisbane so any excuse to dress up and I am there with bells on - or denim!

vintage halter and shorts customised by me (dug em out from the grave aka back of reject wardrobe), vintage denim jacket (stuck some stuff on that), american apparel socks, tokyo bopper shoes, necklaces from ebay and customised (with a glittery teddy from Harajuku) hello kitty ring from vending machine and mlp bracelet gift made by a friend. 

Right now I am exhausted from going to IKEA then putting all of the things I got from IKEA together. Getting too old for this IKEA bitniz...but hey I also got these acrylic nails last week and they lasted throughout the whole building affair!? I'm impressed. I'm not a nail biter and my nails get pretty long but goodness are they weak as hell that's why I wanted to give them a go. Moreover, because badgalriri sports those cool pointy ones but the nail technician convinced me they were yuck. Anyway I found this Iggy Azalea interview really entertaining and she also gettin' her nails did...'gotta get the bread roll and dip it in the buttaaa.'

Please feel free to share some of your epic denim outfits dream/actually wore, would love some great ideas for Fri Fri :)

DIY: Riri Zip Skirt

I have always drooled over Rihanna for River Island's first collection, so this DIY is to never getting around to buying any, (it was ALWAYS sold out when I was in Japan or shipping rates were through the roof). There's something so alluring about that staple, effortless simplicity, not to mention how darn sexy all of it was. This probably took me less than a few hours to whip up and costed about $20, just because zips are exy these days.

 

STEP BY STEP DIY AFTER THE BREAK!

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Here's part one of my Japanese adventures through my favourite camera, the Olympus Stylus. A friend introduced me to it and it was serious ebay bidding until I had one on my arms. To start, us dressing up at our favourite bar, Takenotsuka, in Shibuya!





✌✌ More after the break!

Home

Since my last update I have visited a bunny cafe, cat cafe (that's right sippin' on that tea and cuddling fluffy cuties is what life is all about), kitsune cafe, went to a twilight movie festival at zushi beach, roller disco at Tokyo Dome (on blades because I'm unco therefore I suck), partied hard/perved at all the gorgeous well dressed hotties at Trump Room and of course shopped my heart out!

lover skilk shirt, sretsis playsuit, white tokyo boppers, deadly ponies leather backpack, my giant fat face from the JR exhibition at Watari museum

One of the highlights was M.Y.O.B's pop up store opening at Kitakore building (designer's studios and  revamped warehouse housing independent, forward boutiques, DOG and Garter, click the link to watch Pharell Williams take us through the joint) where I finally met the incredibly lovely Maya Kibbel as well as the super sweet BABIN' designer's themselves, Comi and Tanimi. These girls are onto something with their cool, hand-made, statement accessories, I just had to own something before they blow up! Photos of the night by Maya Kibbel; more here!












Two weeks left, I am so upset to be counting down the days I have left here! I sure could get used to living here...

Merry Daily

It's been golden week here in Japan, where all the public holidays coincide within one week. That's one week of drinking, partying or flocking out of Tokyo! I went on a Shinkansen (bullet train)! Something I've always wanted to do...

tattoo sheer top from etsy, patent skirt and purple net bag from nadia, new tokyo bopper platforms (arghhh so in love!!)
We spent a few days sipping on holy water, visiting beautiful temples, getting lost in the alleys of Ponto-Cho (nightlife district tucked in a narrow back street which runs for miles lit by lanterns) and eating a heap at Nishiki Markets (my favourite thing was the terriyaki octopus with quail egg in its head, haha sounds gross but I would make the trip just for these bad boys) in Kyoto. 
Then it was an afternoon in Osaka, eating our way up Dotonburi (this food of restaurants and food stalls are decorated by larger than life plaques of giant takoyaki signs, puffer fish or dancing mascots, it was a bit like walking through the EKKA, but a million times cooler) then sat by the sunny canal under Ebisu Bashi bridge with a few strong zeros waiting for the Glico sign light up! 
Meanwhile I have been compiling a list of favourite places and shops to visit around Tokyo; will definitely be sharing that as soon as I've been everywhere! 

YOUHATE

top and chord skirt from monki, cardigan from sogo, fur scarf/collar by initial, skeleton tight from bauhaus, belly button platforms tokyo bopper, perspex clutch asos

I have arrived in Hong Kong! Been treating myself to a week of devouring delicious vegetarian meals, a small spot of shopping at mong kok (monki and initial are a must) and light exploring. I finally got myself a pair of skeleton tights I've been lusting over since the last time I was back. Now everyday can be Halloween in my tacky 'regal' hotel room.

Also, check out ODYSSEY - future/space/dead/sound, a friend's hip hop, space station side project (he asked me to get mad in Cantonese, track embed below heh). It's what I've been listening to lately, go here to stream or name your price and download!

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Vintage gem studded beanie, Ashish for Topshop jumper, lover leather shorts, silver from Harajyuku, leg avenue velvet thigh highs, Belly Button platforms from Tokyo Bopper.

Being away from Tokyo is so sad, I found these on my photobooth, second last day in Tokyo, (sigghhh). Was chowing down on a 'milk' bun for breafast, surprised to find cream and chocolate mousse inside.