Haiku Couture » Japan Fashion

Rootote

japandamanda — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 14:47:26 +0000

Now that’s what I call a shopping bag.

The return of Minnetonka

japandamanda — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 09:01:25 +0000

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…

Tadanobu Asano

japandamanda — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 17:46:05 +0000

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

VenniCaprice

japandamanda — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 08:29:06 +0000

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.

Lucha Workshop and tee dresses

japandamanda — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 00:49:06 +0000

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.

Hats…WITH EARS

japandamanda — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 22:44:33 +0000

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

Etsy.com is the key to happiness #3: OBI BELTS

japandamanda — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 16:56:43 +0000

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

Etsy.com is the key to happiness #2: KIMONOS

japandamanda — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 16:47:40 +0000

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

They have other ones too, but the plaid one is the coolest. Here are some other cool kimonos on Etsy.com:

Etsy.com is the key to happiness #1: PLAID

japandamanda — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 16:37:43 +0000

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:

For Z

japandamanda — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 16:22:30 +0000

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.