Tag Archives: kawaii

male models scare me

what is wrong with this picture? if you guessed, the girl looks like she’s looking for an escape hatch, you’re totally right.  if there was a thought bubble over my head, it would say, “if i look at the floor … Continue reading

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yummers

hope i didn’t give the impression that i’m not a lover of japanese food.  because when it comes to 7-Eleven lunches, there ain’t nothing like these little rice seaweed triangles.  they’re like kinder surprises, but with pickled plums and salmon … Continue reading

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in real life this is called dorky

because seriously, would you and your friends ever wear matching outfits and think that’s cool?  i don’t know why japanese photographers are so into this.

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girls in park

i can’t tell what this reminds of me of more: two little sisters sulking becuase mom made us wear these stupid hats, or some strange lesbian fantasy thing.  disturbing either way. this one’s a little more normal–we’re all, ‘too cool … Continue reading

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hair show

no, this photo was not taken at an elaborate Halloween party (though i swear they used cobwebbing on the girl’s hair, far left).  actually, this was a hair show (and my first sort-of- real runway experience–but more on that later).  the … Continue reading

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do you have that in polka dot?

move over tinkerbell, the must-have pet accessory isn’t a chihuahua anymore.    but seriously, i saw these monkey’s for sale at a back alley market in Tokyo and it totally broke my heart.  i don’t know why because we keep kittens … Continue reading

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the hottest in tokyo street fashion (and i don’t mean harajuku)

remember when these croc garden shoes were so popular?  well, this season the newest trend in practical foot attire comes straight from the street cleaners of Tokyo! okay, so you might not have actually seen any of these stocked in you local Aldo, … Continue reading

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suck it in!

the best part of this shoot was when kate (she’s the one sitting behind me in the pic above) couldn’t fit into the jeans and they had to cut them down the back and use duct tape to hold them together.  … Continue reading

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why sixteen-year-olds should not be allowed in night clubs

seriously–birkenstocks and cut off jeans?  i look like i’m dressed to hang out in front of the 7-Eleven parking lot, NOT a roppongi nightclub (and yes, i am totally sober in this pic, i just look like that).  maybe i … Continue reading

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what the heck?

okay so Japanese people are really into this whole cute/kawaii thing.  pencil cases, tee-shirts, and even those bobbly cats on the dashboard of cars–I can get that stuff.  but these are just too much.  i’d like to know if anyone … Continue reading

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