post zombification

because the picture below is only half the fun!

Halloween!

I went as an Islamic terrorist. Kudos to Mikewise's SLR for these photos.

New hair - Lydia

Ok so not exactly fashion but it's as good as i get at the moment and i unfortunately didn't get a shot of my going out outfit from the other night which includes some very cute leopard print heels which are now in the forgotten rucksack currently sitting in Shin-Osaka station.



However in this picture i am modelling my new YSL sweat rag ... yes, i truly do live the glamourous life, and a bargain at 1050 yen!


Ho hum ... here's the picture .... this is a very windswept and in desperate need of restraightening etc but you get the idea - reblonded and and long fringe cut in ... if anyone's in Tokyo and wants a haircut i really recommend the salon - Watanabe's in Harajuku: (I'm on the right)

Theme: Halloween

Coming from Australia, we never celebrate Halloween so this is my virgin Halloween experience!
Initially I wanted to dress up as Hello Kitty slippers wearing Trashy Inaka Yumi but then I realised I would look so the part that no one would know I was in a costume.

After some careful thinking and planning this is what I came up with:

Behold! Kawyn is Wednesday Addams!

I bought the doll from the 100yen shop and drew scars all over her body and blacked out her eye to make it scarier.

The noose around her neck was very handy as she became a cool accessory I twirled and swang at people on the dancefloor. I was so trashed at the party I lost my Marie Antoinette numerous times but she always found her way back to me :)

I'm naturally pretty pale so all I needed was a bit of foundation, plenty of eye liner and a death like expression to look the part.

Too bad most Japanese people had no idea who the Addams were. Most of them thought I was an angry goth kid.

X

Kawyn

Halloween duds

It's the last day of the week before Halloween, so I figure a lot of ALTs wore spooky outfits or doofy costumes to work today. Forgive me for looking exhausted; I just got back after 10 1/2 hours.

Charcoal pinstriped suit, black shirt, orange tie to complete the Halloween motif while not looking like a faulknerian man-child. I've started wearing my suits to work because the mornings have gotten damn brisk.

Jacket off means serious business. "Is that your math homework you're doing in my class, Ryuhei?"

Costume after school for the ESS Halloween party:

Let's wearing the outers

Ok so although it's a bit late, I'm now ready to jump on this outer-wear bandwagon.

Recently my winter case was delivered and so I have a nice collection of jackets and coats. This is my current favourite; my Peacocks (for all the Brits out there) jacket. My jumper is my nice new Uniqlo "Disney" jumper.

What's nice about this jacket is that if I want to be a bit girly...







I can wear my new scarf that feels like it's made of baby rabbits. I see the J-girls wearing stuff like this.. I'm not quite sure how to make it look good yet but I'll work out a flattering way to tie the scarf soon.

outer space wear

I love jackets. That's it really. The bottom two are my winter coat from Zara. Wool with lots of silver metal buckles. The other two have been on here from time to time. Leather and the free box MJ jacket.

Theme: Coats and outer wear

Why wear anything else in Winter when all you need is a nice warm coat and maybe some knee high socks? :)

This coat was quite a splurge from a shopping trip last weekend. It is just so cute I HAD to have it! <3

the back is gathered so it doesn't look like a shapeless sack and its not obvious from the photos but it is actually a dusty pink colour with some nice detailing! :)

Work outfit #2

After some chilly days in my inaka, today finally warmed up to 23 degrees and I wore my favourite sheer gray blouse for possibly the last time this year.




Of course my outfit wouldn't be complete without the mask to save me from influenza ;)

I like black suits!

Here's what I wore to work today (and more or less everyday). I personally love black suits with a light colored (or white base) shirt and tie combo. I've pretty much got the salaryman look down, but I choose my shirts very carefully -- must be double button collar, and sharp cuffs which in Japan comes beautifully in the form of Brick House brand y-shirts. A matching, yet contrasting tie is extremely important... Choose your colors wisely, gentlemen.

For the record, I've had this particular suit for years (and recently hemmed due to me being much fatter when I first bought the suit) so the center pleat is not really well defined anymore and the crotch is a little too roomy. I really want to pick up a few new suits, but I would need some money for that first! :(

Please excuse the goofy smile in the first picture... :P

the same outfit twice

This is a "typical" outfit. Like I pretty much wear some variation of this every day. Cardigan, skirt, tights, boots, jacket if it's cold. I can dress it up for work by wearing work-like shoes or a nicer jacket. BTW the jacket pictured is totally FREE Marc Jacobs that I found in the "free box" in college. Attending school with rich kids had its definite advantages.

Outfit post #3: work/going out

The outfits are what I wore on Friday, to work and later to go out. :D

First one: work outfit!

The day before I went to UNIQLO and the argyle sweaters were on sale so I got one in navy and one in black. I decided to wear the navy one on Friday to work. I love them both! They fit really well. So I wore that and black jeans that are kinda crumpled and wrinkly at the bottom because my legs aren't long.

Next: going out outfit!

I went out to eat Korean food with my friends, then headed off to the Osaka JET pub crawl on Friday night. That was ok I guess haha. After work, I changed into this F21 leopard print top, H&M vest, and another pair of black skinny pants. I love leopard print

And of course, ignore my retarded picture-taking face and poses please. Otherwise, have a nice weekend!

Fashion icons

Hello all, Alanna here. Do you have fashion icons? I don't think I have anything as depressingly "aspirational" as that. There are quite a few women whose style I admire, but more because I could never--or wouldn't ever want to--pull off what they do. So it's admiration from a considerable distance.

Above is Christina Hendricks, AKA Joan from Mad Men. She's so curvaceous that she's practically a cartoon character, but manages to avoid looking over-the-top or sleazy despite her considerable assets. Also, it's nice to see someone famous and desired who doesn't appear immediately at risk for growing that weird anorexia fur all over her body.

I also think Karen O from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs is fucking awesome, because she dresses like a little kid with negligent parents. She also seems to embrace the fact that she has the potential to be sort of weird and even grotesque-looking at the same time as she is hot. When I saw her in concert she was like, spitting beer all over the stage and reveling in her grossness.

In reality I don't dress anything like either of these chicks; I'm probably closer to Tina Fey in style even though I don't particularly worship her or anything. I just think "sexy librarian" is a good thing for an enormous dork like myself to aim for.

A late first post

Name: Kawyn

Age: 24

Job: Secret genki gaijin

Fasion goal: I love anything cute but practical and often get inspirations from Japanese fashion magazines.

This weekend I'm going to a rock festival and this is what I'll be wearing to it.

What I wore to work today:

Busy week so far so more to come later!

Typhoon Fashion

This started as a joke, but after some thought I figured why the hell not?

Here is my idea of Typhoon fashion.

Sure, you could head outside into the wind and rain wearing one of those ridiculous plastic suits, or you could class yourself up a little bit with a sexy belted jacket.

Jackets like these are great for girls with more of a curvy figure. The belt accentuates your narrow waist in all the right places, making the rest of you look proportioned.

Every girl should own one, especially for Typhoon season!

These are two of my favourites, both bought from Jacob.