Bische.

"Layering using a bische", they say. "Wear a bische over a long sleeve t-shirt for a more grown-up look," they say. "Wear a bische over a sleeveless top to look more girly," they say.

I am not saying there should be a rule about how to or not to wear a bustier (commonly known as bische/ビスチェ by the Japanese). I am just not convinced about these Spring/Summer looks that have been appearing in every single Japanese fashion magazine at the bookstore.

Wiki "bustier" and it states explictly  it's "a form of lingerie". Lingerie = INSIDE, tops = ON TOP. I've no idea why Japanese magazines are digging these Superman styles. Bustier on top of a long-sleeve t-shirt? Maybe I'll close an eye. BUSTIER ON A SLEEVELESS TOP?! IS THERE EVEN A POINT?!

Anyway bustiers are one of the really-really-must-have items now because summer is gonna be hot like crazy. (Spring is almost hot like crazy). Got myself one from my current favourite brand FIG&VIPER!! OOOHHH SHINY SHINY GOLD BUTTONS!! Of course I didn't wear a top under it. I'd be slapping myself.

Opted for a [chemical-washed x indigo] denim + denim look! Foldable high-waist skinny pants is from my other favourite brand, GLAD NEWS. FOLDABLE! Seriously, when I move back to Singapore I'll run out of clothes to wear because Shibuya/Harajuku clothing brands have so much personality.

Okay, I kinda lied about Spring being hot, 'cos on the photoshoot attempt, it was freezing, my thinnnnn adidas originals parka, as expected, provided no warmth and we had to retreat. Hence photos styles slightly differ - sepia (shot on first day) and colour (shot on a different day). And oh, sorry about the laundry at the neighbour's. I didn't realise until the shoot was concluded and couldn't erase it nicely in Photoshop.

A little on the accessories! Studded and spiked love from www.bornprettystore.com (BPS)! I'm wearing their gold+leather studded bracelet and around my wrist, their spiked leather hairband also wearable as a necklace or bracelet. The perfect items for a punk or rock style!! ♥♥♥ I was so surprised the studded bracelet made my skinny wrist looked normal. At first I was kinda afraid it would be too big for me but no, it was totally not the case! Phew! Both these items add up to lesser than USD$10. Ya know, sometimes when you get spiked/studded stuff from the mall, those metal parts aren't actually metal but some strengthened plastic thingy. In contrast, these BPS items, despite their low price, their metal-looking parts are properly made true metal parts!

On my skinny fingers are a tangled heart ring from Agnes B. Yokohama, gift from, erm, nevermind and a priceless steel ring handmade by my husband-to-be! ♥

Here's how BPS' spiked leather hairband looks like when worn as what it should be worn as. I've been stalking Stylenanda's spiked hairband styles for half a year and am so lucky to find an exact one at a fraction of Stylenanda's price on BPS! I didn't really know how to use such a hairband so it took me a little time to figure out how to wear it properly. It looked really kawaii once I figured out everything. Hair styling advice? IMAGINATION.

BPS' also carrying these FIG&VIPER-ish Lion earrings which I knew I HAD TO GET THEM the first time I found them on the site. TOO CUUUUUUTE!!! A lion-something item never fails!! And the choker!!Diccha know diccha know diccha know? I MADE IT. Awesome desho? ♥ The aunty at the countryside crafts shop thought I wanted to commit suicide when I asked if the shop sells stuff for a "CHOKEr". Serious.

I've also uploaded one of these photos to Dr Marten's Share Your Style page on facebook, you can try finding me there too!

If you're interested in getting the same stuff + more awesome stuff from www.bornprettystore.com, remember to enter my coupon code "LEET10" when you check out.

First Shopping of the Year!! 初買い

シンガポールには「初売り」はないがNew Year's Dayに初の買い物した！！ｗｗコルセット風ベルト付きシフォンマキシスカートだゾ！！Girlyも、Rockもいろんなスタイルが出来ちゃうとっても使いやすい万能スカートかな (o^ｰ^)o♪

Unlike Japan, there's no such sale as "Hatsu-uri" (first sale of the year) in Singapore. Anyway, Sacchi and I did "Hatsu-kai" (first shopping of the year) on 1st January. Here's my Hatsu-kai item - Long Chiffon Skirt with a corset belt attached. With this multi-functional skirt I can do many types of styling including Girly and also, contrary to popular belief, Rock style too.

写真ではうまく写らなかったけどシフォンの部分がうすきいろになってて、ちょうどっていうか偶然今年春のテーマと一致している！Zipperが「春はシャーベットカラーなしでは始まらない！」んだってよ。ww　初買いのスカートはまさにシャーベット・Pastel系だったね。(￣▽￣)ノ

The light yellow colour of this skirt coincides with 2012 Spring's theme - Sherbet (pastel) Colours. Sherbet coloured items are introduced in Zipper's February 2012 issue, together with other HIT-forecasts like Retro and Romantic styles. (Seems like Rosebullet is bringing in Sherbet coloured items too!!)

If you're interested in Girly and Mori-Girl styles, I'd recommend this very shop that I've bought this awesome skirt from - Sugar Cube at Changi Airport. Please check at the end this post for more information ne!!

Zipper Feb 2012

Girly系、森ガール系の服が好きな買ったは、このスカートを購入した店を行って見てね。Lowry's Farm, Earth Music & Ecologyの服もちょっとだけ置いてるよ。☆

Sugar Cube

Changi Airport Singapore Terminal 3
Public Area, Basement 2

(はい、住所は間違っていません。シンガポール国際空港ターミナル3で～すｗ)

HORROR かわいい (kawaii)

最近はまってるスタイル！！♪♪ Zipper (OCT 2011)にも出ててめっちゃうれしい！！毎日ハロウィンみたいな感じだね。ちょいロック/ロック/パンクの進化系とも言えるかな。うちはいつもちょいロックとロックのカッコしてるので、HORRORかわいいも挑戦してみようかなと思った♪ (≧▽≦)

Eyeball Hairbow Bobbles from KREEPSVILLE666 (£ 7.96/￥1,900)
BUY: HELLCATPUNKS

最近大人気の目玉リボンヘアーゴムももちろん持っていまーすっ！！ww ヽ（￣￣∇￣￣）ノ 見た目はグロいだけど、意外と使いやすい！あと、やっぱり似合う！！自分の顔とも、服ともね～ｗｗ家に持って帰ったとき、「見つかっちゃったら絶対おかんに怒られるわ」と思ったけど・・・結局何も言われなかった。意外やったなww　もうちょっとバイト頑張って、今度色違いのやつも買っちゃうかな♪

You never thought "horror" could be this cute. Recently I started exploring the Horror-kawaii style. It's like Halloween everyday or the advanced version of a-little Rock, Rock or Punk styles. This style came out in Zipper's Oct 2011 issue too and yes, I was pretty excited! (≧▽≦)

Of course I'm a proud owner of those popular eyeball hairbow bobbles!! HA!! ヽ（￣￣∇￣￣）ノ  Horror-kawaii accessories may at first appear to look grotesque, but they are suprisingly pretty easy to mix and match with a variety clothes, especially with rock/punk styles. I thought my mum would be very angry when she sees my hairbow bobbles, but she surprised me by not commenting at all. Well that was unexpected. The purple variation of the hairbow bobbles look really cute too!! Should I should I?

Goo earrings and mini handcuff earings (￥1,050/pair)
BUY: MONOMANIA (handcuff earings only)

今年春？夏？に買ったよたれモチーフピアスとミニ手錠ピアスもHORROR かわいいスタイリングで使える！かわいいでしょ！

During spring(?) summer(?) I bought these goo and mini handcuff earrings. They coincidentally fit well into the Horror-kawaii theme. Aren't they just cute? You can get these at Monomania at La Foret Harajuku.

Now I really want this skull bracelet but only UK/US sites are selling. I'm not sure they are reliable so I dare not order it yet. But this is really pretty. Only if it was sold at Amazon I could have bought it immediately...

Skull Rose Bracelet from KREEPSVILLE666

いまこれめっちゃ欲しいんだけどな～UK/USのサイトでしか売ってないみたいね。欧米のサイトで買い物するのなんか怖いよね。もしAMAZONでも販売してたらすぐ買ったのにな～

Johnny Depp on Vanity Fair!!

Got. to. read. it. soon.
＼(o￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣▽￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣o)/

Vanity Fair
Amazon