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PAMEO POSE to Open in Harajuku

The pop-up shop for an online select shop PAMEO POSE directed by stylist and DJ PELI opened on the 16th. The store is located at LAPNET SHIP in Harajuku, Tokyo (1F 1-9-11, Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo) and will be open until Mar. 22nd.

The pop-up shop is the first actual store for the online shop PAMEO POSE. The shop handles brands such as JC DE CASTELBAJAC, VIVETTA, R13, EUGENIA KIM, TRIPP NYC, ELIZBETH KNIGHT and others under the concept, “the store for enjoying fashion as “an individual” regardless of age, gender and going beyond any borderlines.”

PELI appears in various media as a stylist, DJ and fashion icon. She also handles visual direction for artists and ads in fashion magazines. She often participates in parties hosted by many brands including LOUIS VUITTON, MIU MIU, Dior, Cartier and H&M.

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“月・影・舞・華”Vocaloid cover song

 

Some of my friend, customer play Vocaloid cover song in this cool music video!

The tittle is “月・影・舞・華”(Tsuki・kage・mai・ka)

 

The original version by Hatsune Miku

 

I love this kind of activity!:D

 

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Model, Fashion creator

Yuka

http://www.yuka-ouka.com/

※my website design has changed:)

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REGULATION Yohji Yamamoto

REGULATION Yohji Yamamoto, a new women’s line launched this spring from Yohji Yamamoto opened its first exclusive shop in the world at JR Osaka Mitsukoshi Isetan on Mar. 6th.

REGULATION was first presented to the world last September in Paris during Yohji Yamamoto’s 2013 SS Collection. REGULATION Yohji Yamamoto MEN was presented this January during the Paris Men’s Collections for 2013-14 AW.

Incorporating uniform styles which suggest keywords such as “control” and “regulation,” the clothes are designed so that those who wear them can style the items in various ways. This season, military style jackets and coats, all in one styles and suspender pants are lined up.

 

TOKYO MERRY-GO-ROUND in Shanghai

“FASHION WEEK TOKYO in CHINA -TOKYO MERRY-GO-ROUND-” was held at Mei Long Zhen Isetan Shanghai from Feb. 26th to Mar. 3rd.

At the event space, original items were produced and sold from trendy Tokyo brands that represent today. The project is part of the 2013 Cool Japan Overseas Strategy Project by the Japan Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. For this particular project Isetan Mitsukoshi cooperated with the Japan Fashion Week Organization.

【Feature】 Isetan Shinjuku Renewal

Grand re-opening of Isetan Shinjuku on Mar. 6th
Urban closet

Global closet

Tokyo closet

Tokyo closet/Re-style tokyo

Center park/Tokyo Kaihouku

West park/DECADE

Isetan girl

Career style

 

 

Uno Kanda visited Barney’s New York Shinjuku Store

Barneys New York Shinjuku Store is renewed and re-opened (on March 6). Actress Uno Kanda visited the opening ceremony.

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TGC 16 at National Yoyogi Stadium

TGC16, “Tokyo Girls Collection 16”, the 16th turn of  one of the most popular female fashion events in Japan  was held on Today March  2nd  15:00-21:00 at National Yoyogi Stadium First Gymnasium in Tokyo.(http://girlswalker.com/tgc/13ss/)

Namie Amuro, a popular female singer showed up as a “secret guest performer” and sang in the opening event. She took part in this huge fashion event for the first time.

And, one of the prominent parts of the show was that Kintaro, a celebrity impersonator who has suddenly become surprisingly popular due to her impersonating performances of Atsuko Maeda, an ex-AKB48 top member, showed such a performance of “Atsuko Maeda’s part”, which earned a boisterous applause from the audience.

82 top female models, such as Karina, Kiko Mizuhara, Anna Tsuchiya,Yu Yamada, and others showed up and emthralled  the audience of about 30,000 with their beauty, fancy fashion,and performances.

 

 

 

Appeared on a American fashion magazine

 

 

I appeared on a American fashion magazine called”ESTERA”issue4.
https://www.facebook.com/estelamagazine

 

 

The theme was kind of Harajuku style.

The location of the right page is just at the end of Takeshita street in Harajuku actually.

Photographer/Bluestill
Makeup artist/Yuki Haba
Hair stylist/Yuri Kondo
Model, Stylist/Yuka

 

 

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Model, Fashion creator

Yuka

http://www.yuka-ouka.com/

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Prime Minister Abe promises to keep supporting “Cool Japan”policy

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe gave his governmental policy speech at the Plenary Session of the House of Representatives of the Diet on Feb.28. In that address he referred to the importance of  Japan’s remaining a tourism-oriented country.

 

Today  Thomas Yayi Boni, the president of  republic of  Benin in Africa was invited and observed the session. Yayi Boni currently serves as chairperson of Africa Union ,and  now, TICAD5 (Tokyo International Conference on African Development 5) is planned to be hosted in Yokohama Kanagawa Pref.  Jun.1-3.

Abe  declared in his remark that Japan Government will retain the tourism-oriented country policy and  said, “Japanese contents, fashion, and the strength of our culture and tradition has got much attention all over the world. Anime and other items’ booms should not end up  temporary fads, and let us enhance Cool Japan as our business that we can take pride in so that it should become something we can boast to the world with us promoting tourism-oriented country policy that attracts people in the world. “.

Hello Kitty shop opens in Vienna~♪

The first official Hello Kitty shop in Austria opened Thursday at a shopping mall in Vienna, with many goods available exclusively at the Viennese outlet.

Hello Kitty, a character brand of Sanrio Co., is popular in Europe particularly among women and children, and shop manager Thomas Gottsbacher said that “there are even people from Germany coming all the way here” to purchase specialties.

When the shop doors opened at 9 a.m., the first customers were already waiting outside.

 

Crow×Class～黒鴉組～is going to appear on TV

 

 

Crow×Class～黒鴉組～ is going to appear on a famous TV program “Star☆Draft Kaigi”(スター☆ドラフト会議)

 
Is is on 19th this month from 10pm on Nippon Television.

 
They performed three pieses on the stage (although not sure how many and how long they will be appearing)

 

 

Please check it out!

 

 

 

New music video

 

 

☆Crow x Class～黒鴉組～ official Facebook page☆

https://www.facebook.com/crowclass

 

 

 

 

 

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Model, Fashion creator

Yuka

http://www.yuka-ouka.com/

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Crow x Class～黒鴉組～ new music video

photo:渡邉 泰裕

photo:東 謙次

 

Crow x Class～黒鴉組～’s first and new music video is being opened on youtube!
The tittle is 月恍蝶 (Gekkhocho)(げっこうちょう)

 

 

I made about half of all costumes they wear in this video!:D
Their performance is amazing!

 

 

☆Crow x Class～黒鴉組～ official Facebook page☆

https://www.facebook.com/crowclass

 

 

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Model, Fashion creator

Yuka

http://www.yuka-ouka.com/

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The 120th anniversary of pearl- cuturing technology

This year 2013, the pearl industry commemorates the 120th anniversary of  pearl-culturing technology. 

 

Koukichi Mikimoto, the founder of  MIKIMOTO (http://www.mikimoto.com/jp/) whose flagship store is located in Ginza Tokyo succeeded in culturing pearls as the first case in the world in 1893.  Since then Koukichi was called “The King of Pearl”.

On this 30th  MIKIMOTO released a special accessory with pearls and jewels called “MIKIMOTO Pearl Crown “DREAMS&PEARLS”- twelve pearls and dreams”.

the item can change its form between a “crown” and a” necklace” and  has a shape of  12 flower blossoms made of big natural pearls of 5 different types and 3400 diamonds.  The designers took more than 2 years to complete this breathtaking and splendid pearl treasure.

To tell the truth, I am a distant relative of koukichi Mikimoto and recently on 18th this month, I learned a basic concept of pearls  at a  lecture program for tour guides jointly hosted by JGA(Japan Guide Association), the oldest and biggest guide- interpreters organization, and  TASAKI, a major pearl and jewelry store company like MIKIMOTO.  (http://www.tasaki.co.jp/)

Therefore, I am so happy I learned ABC of the concept of pearls in this special year to pearl industry.

 

“Girls Award 2013 SPRING/SUMMER” on March.23, performers

“Girls Award 2013 SPRING/SUMMER”  is planned to be hosted on this March 23th at  the First Gymnasium of National Stadium in Yoyogi Tokyo, which I referred to in my previous post here. (http://girls-award.com/pc/index.php)  On Jan.30th, some of the names of  singers, musicians, and models who are to perform in the event were disclosed.

As singers, FTISLAND and  Tomomi Kahara who recently made her re-debut and others are going to perform at the show.

This Girls Award is the seventh of the same annual events of girls’ fashions and  on the same day or near dates, some other similar girls’ fashion events will be held as well, such as “Tokyo Girls Collection”, “Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week TOKYO 2013-14A/W”,and “VERSUS TOKYO”.

Kimono costume for Vocaloid song

 

 

I had designed and made ​​a costume for a PV of the cover song of vocaloid song “Hyakunen yakou(百年夜行).”

This is a remaking of the song with Japanese instruments only.

CD with a DVD has been released from avex. The album title is “Wagaku Hanadoutyu(和楽花道中)”.

 

The CD contains famous vocaloind songs for example”Senbon zakura(千本桜)””Iroha uta(いろは唄)” and so on.

The DVD contains four PVs from the CD. All songs are really “Japanese”remaking. It is very very interesting.

 

Please listen it and I hope you’ll like it!

 

digest movie↓  “Hyakunen yakou” is from 4:57

I made the red kimono costume for the singer”Yuco Suzuhana”. remake from real kimono and obi.

 

 

Original version of “Hyakunen yakou”(Vocal:Hatsune Miku)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V83xT31G_oA

 

 

 

 

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Model, Fashion creator

Yuka

http://www.yuka-ouka.com/

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