My Tokyo Blog (well, sort of)

[l3ootlegs]

kiyomizudera

Kinkakuji (Golden Pavilion)

just got them online..to show..if u guys never been there..

look, how can fashion goin on in this kind of "atmosphere"...

damn...

[l3ootlegs]

more journal herp....wanna hear some new stuff and sale..c'mon

[herpsky]

i actually hated kiyomizu and kinkaku ji

i really liked the temples that arent very popular

e.g. ohara sanzen-in, to-ji

no

i havent been to garcons yet. i just got back last night.

ive recently bought:

steven alan for POV beams striped tee

hare tee-hoodie

hare shirt

i will purchase:

cdg belt (very affordable - 10,000 yen)

some F/W N. Hoolywood

Interesting survey from pop-eye:

cumworthy labels with lots of street cred that are driving japanese boyz nuts

-dior homme (tokyo, kyoto, osaka)

-balenciaga (osaka)

-CDG (kyoto)

-adidas (osaka) - kinda weird

-Mr. Hollywood / N. Hoolywood (Tokyo, kyoto)

Honestly, I dought N. Holly would blow up in SG and HK just because they are pretty subtle and lack visible logo/branding .

[Guest jmatsu]

Interesting survey from pop-eye:

cumworthy labels with lots of street cred that are driving japanese boyz nuts

-dior homme (tokyo, kyoto, osaka)

-balenciaga (osaka)

-CDG (kyoto)

-adidas (osaka) - kinda weird

-Mr. Hollywood / N. Hoolywood (Tokyo, kyoto)

.

haha! osaka people won't buy this shit unless it's discounted!!

[hamham3001]

Honestly, I dought N. Holly would blow up in SG and HK just because they are pretty subtle and lack visible logo/branding .

HK ( maybe SG??) is still mostly populated by logo/branding whores.....

[herpsky]

Mr Hoooooooolywood Ownz

[bonjin]

What? What now?

[herpsky]

bro,

mr hollywood ownz. more dope than supleme and the hundredz combined.

ya heard. they even had eXXXclusive nike air force 1 hi topz.

[herpsky]

A mile long line leading into the aoyama dungeon that is LOVELESS today.

CDG F/W is hot. I just had a conversation with my dad about spending money on clothes that wear ME...

[l3ootlegs]

holy shit....alot of stuffs are goin on there...

haha

need some photo...haha

u even talk about spending money on clothes with ur dad? man

i wish my dad is like that...

i even lied to him about spending money on clothes...

[bonjin]

bro,

ya heard. they even had eXXXclusive nike air force 1 hi topz.

Is this new? I recall seeing nike AF1's when I was there a week or so ago. New shipments - should I go back immediately? The store is fucking awesome. I stumbled onto it by mistake (haha!) and now I go there whenever I'm in the area even if I don't plan to pick anything up.

A mile long line leading into the aoyama dungeon that is LOVELESS today.

Any reason for this? I'm pissed I didn't know enough about Colour By Numbers until a few days ago. I always pass it but never go inside. And they've had a sale for lite 3 weeks now...

[herpsky]

color by numbers sells pretty much the same shit as loveless does.

the stock is smaller and you dont get free drinks...

as for loveless,

do they even stock any house labels? i just don't understand why people decided to line up for like 2 miles and buy truck loads of whatever.

the kicks im talking about are just vintage shoes bought overseas and customized by n. hoollywood. FYI, all the shoes that were out on the table last week are sold out. You slept (I did too - well, im glad i did. 25,200 yen for dunk hi's...nah)

July 28th = new tees

Aug 15th-ish = F/W gear

I got me some MR. HOOOOOOLYWOODz

[herpsky]

holy shit....alot of stuffs are goin on there...

haha

need some photo...haha

u even talk about spending money on clothes with ur dad? man

i wish my dad is like that...

i even lied to him about spending money on clothes...

i spend money like a peasant.

i only buy shit when its on sale at barneys.

15000 yen is pretty much my spending limit (unless its a jacket or something).

Ive been pretty parsimonious.

You buy way too much expensive shit.

Nowadays, im feeling thom-brown / band-of-outsider-ish next level trad fashion.

[masuerte]

Bandofoutsider is done... time for fuckin' LANVIN! hahah j/k

Damn herpsky your entries are so frustrating! But I fuckin read every page on this thread just to see if somehow something made you happy on this godforsaken trip.

[wEstSidE]

lanvin isn't trad...

b.o.o. is nice... i would buy it if i were into that sort of thing.

[l3ootlegs]

huk..what are those ppl lining up in front of loveless for?

i don't buy expensive shit, i just buy whatever i like...haha

[herpsky]

last night was amazing

-went to shinagawa and went to some italian / wine bar

-missed the last train

-headed out to roppongi - hartland

-roppongi was super sketchy so we decided to head out to a party hosted by Diesel

@ Liquid Room Ebisu

-one of us knew some "kankeisha" so we got in for free (4500 yen at the door, wtf)

-met up with models that my buddy is freinds with

-heard some interesting stories

-got on the train at 530 and came home

[l3ootlegs]

interesting...some pic would be good..ha

[herpsky]

NO pixxx

[Lab]

man, cdg fuckin blew. Also, I was right...it opened on the 11th.

[Ichigo100%]

I just went through all 12 pages, must say it was an amazing read.

Are the beaches in japan any good though herps? (supposedly okinawa is one of the best but i dunno)

and im kinda illiterate when it comes to the slang you guys use but what does UC and SA mean?

[Appleseed]

Are the beaches in japan any good though herps? (supposedly okinawa is one of the best but i dunno)

If you're looking for nice, white sand beaches, you aren't gonna find it on the main islands.

If you're in Tokyo, Shonan beach is kinda an experience. Gangstas and mistresses ftw-

[herpsky]

I just went through all 12 pages, must say it was an amazing read.

Are the beaches in japan any good though herps? (supposedly okinawa is one of the best but i dunno)

and im kinda illiterate when it comes to the slang you guys use but what does UC and SA mean?

Ive been to ishigaki, iriomote and some other islands in okinawa. they are amazing.

ishigaki is breathtaking.

UC = undercover

SA = i forgot. whats the context again?

CDG F/W LAUNCH WAS ON THE 13TH. You are one stupid n00b.

[azn8oi]

sales assistant

[herpsky]

sales associate, not assistant

[Guest jmatsu]

sales associate, not assistant

duh SA=suckass.

have you been to the icebar in nishiazabu? i heard that lately, it's been a haven for single ladies. good luck.

[MilSpex]

i wish my dad is like that...

i even lied to him about spending money on clothes...

coz you were spending his money right?

[MilSpex]

Monotoak is owned by Jun Co. Ltd. which does Junmen, Jun Club, Rope, Adam et Rope, etc., and Jayro labels. I really like that cafe, especially the 2nd floor balcony. Good for people watching...

Frankly, Japanese streetwear died out when Dior Homme hit the seen in 2003-ish IMO. As soon as this new silhouette hit the scene, a shit load of label cropped up to fill in the niche. Hare didn't start copying the Dior look until late 2004-ish. Now the look its completely utterly played out to the nth degree and the only people rocking the look are dis-illusioned highschool boys who can't afford Dior and no-body remembered to tell them the look is dead. These are the same boys w/ feminine haircuts, skinny jeans under black boots, with boston bags in shades of black and gray, who'll trade in the look for a conservative black cropped haircut, ill-fitted 3-button suit from Yofuku-Aoyama in plain black when they graduate college and on weekends shop at Tornado Mart and Melrose Place to get the "newest trends" w/ their stereotypical OL gfs, effectively integrating into the homogenous mediocry that is the salaryman lifestyle. Hare is wack.

So whats hot in Tokyo now Rajio?

[djrajio]

So whats hot in Tokyo now Rajio?

Anything related to Ed Banger / Electro-clash / Parisian club music / ironic t-shirts ala Revolver / Jermey Scott / William B. / Diet Butcher / chunky high-tops / Boys with frizzled-permed bobbed haircuts or faux-mohawks w/ close buzzing on the sides -- boys are becoming more and more feminine in Tokyo its disgusting...

[herpsky]

Anything related to Ed Banger / Electro-clash / Parisian club music / ironic t-shirts ala Revolver

i.e. everything that's available at bonjour records

digitalism is pretty dope

is revolver popular?

the store is near killer street and its kinda out of the way from other popular stores