Now that’s what I call a shopping bag.

Damn you, Vivi magazine! This moccasin + loafer combination, which half a year ago I would have found ridiculous, is my current obsession. Minnetonka is surprisingly cheap…or maybe it is because of living in the UK that my concept of “expensive” has changed…

Gotta love a man who can sport an afro. And blond hair. And long hair. And Chloe Sevigny.

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Another Etsy find. This Boston native designs these awesome Japanese inspired obi waist dresses–WITH COWL NECKS. It doesn’t hurt that the designer has an awesome bod and models her own dresses. I kind of hate her and love her at the same time. Go go obi belts! Designs and pictures by VenniCaprice on Etsy.com.

Long tees and T-shirt dresses are all the rage in Asia right now…

…and I love this guy’s designs. Reasonably priced, too. Not quite sure how he makes money.

He even has a nice jersey “villain” scarf to go with the weapon dress.

Too brilliant for words. I am attributing this to all of Asia.

These are genius obi inspired belts from Looby Lou. I love them. Thank you, Etsy. Buy them here.

 

And another reason why Etsy.com rules. PLAID KIMONOS.

Oh. My. God. So in order to cure me of my Ebay obsession (it comes in huge, monstrous, money-devouring waves), my Swedish friend Johan suggested I look at Etsy.com. DAMN YOU JOHAN! They have the most AMAZING shit. A lot of it is vintage and/or actually 100% UNIQUE designs CREATED by normal people!!!! I am a poor student only becoming progressively poorer. Look at how they feed my plaid obsession:

So my buddy Z is my bestest blog fan ever–she leaves comments, encouragement, and lets me know when I have shirked my blogging duties for too long. For her amusement, I shall attempt to post several times today. Beginning with overalls! (Also called “jumper,” “playsuit,” “jumpsuit” and “catsuit” in Britspeak).

I had been seeing far too many awesome overalls in Japanese magazines and in the stores in Paris and Cambridge, so I finally gave in and bought a pair at H&M. I might be too old to wear shit like this, but I don’t care. Love them.