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MBFW – Shida Tatsuya Show SS2012

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Hi! As I mentioned on Friday, I had a chance to attend Shida Tatsuya show at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week in Tokyo on behalf of a Canadian fashion blogger, Marcia. I wrote a detailed review on the show at her blog, so check it out here!  It was my first time seeing a run way show, and it was really exciting! I’ve only seen run way shows on TV, on Project Runway, so you can guess how excited I was to see it for real. It was a relatively small show. I didn’t see anyone famous or maybe I just didn’t notice any, except for Susie from Style Bubble and Misha from Tokyo Fashion Diaries.

My favorite looks were the first few pieces from the show. There was a parka made in white sheer fabric, layered over hot pink tube top or black and white stripes tube top. I thought they were really cute and wearable. My other favorite was a trench jackets, shown in the pictures below.

But then there were some pieces that made me wonder, “What were you thinking Mr. Shida?!” Such as this:

Is that a rug? I’m sorry but this is a pure ugliness…I would not wear it. It is just not flattering unless you are a floor.

Or this one. It is like pattern explosion. And the shape of the clothes…

What do you think? Do I not have the artistic sense to understand high-fashion?

Overall, I had a great time, and I am so inspired. Someday I hope to be able to show my clothes on a runway!

Shop Update – Cozy Knits

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Gray Hat, White Hat, Pink Hat, Pink Cardigan

Hello! My shop is updated with some cozy knit items! I’m loving making knit items because the weather is getting cooler.

Yesterday, I had a chance to see a Shida Tatsuya show at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week. It was so exciting! More detailed update coming next week…in the mean time, have a great weekend everyone! xo

 

Mommy’s Diary 26

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I like Thursdays. I like Fridays more, but on Thursday begins my expectation for the coming weekend. I’m longing for the weekend because this week was so incredibly hectic!

Anyway, back in August, Kiko and I had the opportinty to model for a baby magazine, called Akasugu (赤すぐ）. My high school friend works for the magazine publisher, and her team was looking for baby models ages 1-3 months.
It was an interesting experience to go see the shoot. I’m usually the one who is planning and working at the shoot and I never get to take in the experience. The time before a normal photo shoot begins is always busy, but man, it must be really hectic for the photographer, stylist and other assistants to do shoots involving babies! Kiko wasn’t a particularly good model, there was a long wait time, and she got cranky. I  cranky too because I while I was waiting I started to feel bad, it felt like I was exploiting my child!

But when the photos came out in the magazine, it was fun to see my baby in print :p By the way, the clothes she is wearing cost around 5000 yen (60 bucks) a piece! It’s crazy! What kind of parents can afford to pay that much for small baby clothes, I wonder.. Definitely not me. I’ m glad I can sew! 🙂 I like the idea of baby leg warmers, because some of Kiko’s pants and onesies are too shot for her, but her other body parts still fit. Leg warmers will provide the coverage for the legs and I can still use the clothes before she is grown out of them.

After the first shoot, we were invited for another shoot. This one was a dual shoot. One where Kiko and I could participate together. The make up part was fun. I felt like a princess with a make up artist applying nice make up and getting my hair done! The make up artist worked a miracle with my eye lashes, I didn’t want to remove it!

By the way, Helloween is coming up soon..what are you guys wearing, and what are your kids going to be??