White Out

I wore this outfit to go to the Tokyo Design Festa at Tokyo Big Sight in Odaiba. Tokyo Big Sight is kinda a futuristic place so I wanted to look kinda futuristic myself. I think I achieved this no? Or at least wearing head to toe white just seems very futuristic to me because obviously in the future stains are a thing of the past thanks to advanced fabric technology...or something. Anyway, I bought the skirt with the jumper arms just before I left for Tokyo from a local Melbourne label called Verner. Headed up by Ingird Verner who used to be the V in my favourite old Melbourne label TV (The T being Monica Tywanek) the new label brings that playful punch that I miss ever so much from TV. The kawaii laundry powder motif reminds me of the now iconic Simpsons episode where Homer finds his likeness the star of a Japanese dish washing powder commercial as 'Mr Sparkle', but maybe that's just me? I really like that the jumper arms are actually functional and the skirt can be worn both as a jumper or a skirt. It's that playful punch that I love in fashion.

Outfit details
Grind print top Monki Harajuku
Jumper arms skirt Verner
White sunglasses Tsumori Chisato from Pet Shop Girls
Pom pom earrings Bubbles Harajuku
Necklace Lactose Intoler-Art
Faux fur bangle Bubbles Harajuku
White backpack Spinns Harajuku
Silver Tabi socks Avantgarde Harajuku
White flatforms Jeffrey Campbell

I've been a long time fan and supporter of Brandon from Lactose Intoler-Art's work, first blogging his Japanese street style inspired drawings back in 2008. He's come a long way since then, moving to Tokyo himself, getting stockists of his jewellery and soon to be launched clothing range and collaborating with a Singapore based designer on a collection that walked the runway at Seoul fashion week!!! I actually will be blogging a home/studio visit I did with him whilst in Tokyo, plus a little video we filmed really soon (I promise Brandon!!!). I love this necklace he gave me so much and felt it was fitting to wear it to Tokyo Design Festa.

Necklace Lactose Intoler-Art

This backpack ended up being a total bust. I wore it one day with a pink dress and somehow the pink transferred onto the bag. I thought it must have been the dress so I replaced the bag for the same one and then sadly the same thing happened again - I wore it with a green dress and the bag turned green. The bag was only $20 and there was no point in trying to return or exchange it - often there are no return or exchange polices at stores in Japan, plus explaining it would've been a nightmare. So $40 down the drain and no bag to show for it. Oh well, it just goes to show you that buying cheap shit just ain't going to last you.

White backpack Spinns Harajuku

These silver tabi socks were bought on my last trip to Tokyo from Avantgarde in Harajuku. I don't wear them nearly enough, I do love myself some tabi socks.

Silver Tabi socks Avantgarde Harajuku
White flatforms Jeffrey Campbell

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