haco. Magazine

One problem I have encountered in Japan is that they are hesitant to let you take photos of or inside the shops. I’ve seen so many things here but I can’t take any photos to show you. I’ve figured out my only choice is to buy everything right?

In the meantime here’s a shop that I can not only take pictures of, but take home as well. Bought the hazo. magazine in a little book store on my bike home from work. From what I can gather it’s kind of like Ezibuy but with an actually super sweet clothing line and a stella price range. So really the only similarity with NZ’s Ezibuy is that it is mail order. And it has a whole load of tartan and a separate Disney section; a Figaro skirt, don't mind if I do.

 

For now it’s serving as a little something to decorate the bare walls of my apartment, but if I can figure out the Japanese and order something I’m all over that.

Japan Fashion Week, Tokyo

This weekend just been was Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week 2013 S/S in Tokyo. I was tempted to go have a look but three Tokyo weekends in a row might not be to kind on the bank account. Highlight for me is the collection from JNBY with the rich colour palate and oh so easy drape.

JNBY 2013 S/S

JNBY 2013 S/S

Also beautiful people had a few bright yellow pieces that I'm lusting after.

Yoshio Kube is a quirky men's label that showed on the Wednesday, with a nice creative/masculine change on the classic runway.

Nike / Japanese Gyakusou Colab

 

Gyakusou has just last week released the new A/W 2012 colab range with Nike, I stumbled across this freshly dropped line in the Nike Harajuku store in Tokyo. This colab between Nike and Japanese Undercover designer Jun Takahashi is dubbed Autumn Monk and was inspired by the history of Japan and Japanese culture(so deep right). Gyakusou‘s latest collection features a subtle palette of rich purple, slate grey, saturated blue, deep red and black plus a camouflage-like pattern of autumnal leaves.

 

 

Diggin' it right? Had to have my little piece of the magic so got the autumn leaved light weight rolled bag. So happy, thanks Japan.

 

 

 

 

S.N.S iPad Case

Nothings more satisfying than seeing 'sent from my iPad' on the bottom of an email. I made this case just before I left for Japan, as a sayonara to my machines for a year or so. Fully lined and padded to keep your iPad in mint condition . A new direction for S.N.S but I like the way it's heading; keep tuned, more to come.

 

Blog post 'sent from my iPad', killing it!