06/13/2006: Finding Takuya Angel

     Today we found the Takuya Angel (named after the cutting-edge designer) store from Fruits Magazine. I could not believe we actually found it, but there it was in Harajuku. I can admit that I had really wanted to see Takuya Angel due to my avid love of Japanese fashion movements. I found some Japanese-style leg gators (Very neat. Not many are brave enough to wear them in Japan due to their bright colors and the fact that they make you stand out!) with blue cranes and dark green flaps and ties on them. They were 50% off meaning only 3,000 JPY and that I had to get them.
     Kristina went all out and bought a whole outfit for about $199 USD, and it made me sad that I had already exhausted most of my fun-stuff spending money. To be fair, she got a pretty good deal with sales as well, but I was running out of extra spending cash and had to conserve for the last week. It was like being in a cutting edge store where someone chopped up all the kimono and traditional fashions to re-shape them into something new and yet using traditional style markers at the same time! (This, I came to find out, is exactly what Takuya is known for.) I wanted to wear these every day but decided I stood out enough already on a daily basis.

     On a side note, I finally splurged and picked out a lolita kimono outfit for myself. It is beautifully embroidered with white roses on black, satin fabric and is worn with black, knee high-tights and silvery heels. I've decided that I need to find every excuse I can get to wear it. Considering this stuff imported would be hundreds of dollars in the United States due to "Otaku Market Markup," I am really happy I had to opportunity to buy this beautiful outfit.

Signing out in J Fashion joy,
Lady Lara Jones