Lieblings mode.

dystopian, highly structured, a bit loligoth, medieval, ironic, deconstructive looks draw me in. and then there are the always chic, always sophisticated, high craftsmanship mainstays like Yves Saint Laurent.

1. Comme des Garcons: Rei Kawakubo and Junya Watanabe

The volume, structure, and tulle thing everyone is crazy about---Watanabe, a protege of Rei Kawakubo, definitely nailed this look in his big debut back in 2001.

stunning. If I acquired a dress like that, I would either display it somewhere, or most likely, find an excuse to wear it somewhere. or just wear it for no reason other than that I really like it. :-)

Rei Kawakubo. not a really good example of her work. Google images didn't have a lot of great images of stuff that I like.

Comme des Garcons. Anyone who dresses their models with bunny ears so that they look like the David Lynch bunnies is an inspiration to me!

2) Yohji Yamamoto: Victorian meets Orwell? and florals because it's spring?

and look at her hair.

3) Vivienne Westwood. The Tudors meet punk rock.

and her shoes are always insanely amazing.

4) Betsey Johnson. Say what you want about Betsey Johnson, I love her crazy, out of control, borderline slutty L.A. style. This may be blasphemous for some of you--but to me she's a bit of an American Vivienne Westwood. Not so much punk as she is pin-up/pulp girl. and we have a shared obsession with HOT PINK!

A look at the lady herself.

OMG LOVE!!!!!!! those ridiculous glasses top off the look.

5) BJORK. Say what you want again. the lady is an icon to me.

and we both admire Yoshinobu Araki

6) M.I.A. such a fun lady.

those are definitely the beloved AA vegas leggings.

M.I.A. for Marc Jacobs

Borderline drag. but i still love it. haha

Other notes: Things that influence my work. and if I ever became a designer I would think of these things.

Japanese transplants: Cibo Matto, Deerhoof.

Artists: Yoshitomo Nara, Takashi Murakami, Masami Teraoka, Kara Walker, Barbara Kruger, Yasumasa Morimura, Nobuyoshi Araki, Aya Takano, Chinatsu Ban (pretty much everyone in Kai Kai Kiki). Egon Schiele, Alice Neel
Cinema: Japanese Yakuza movies from 60's, Samurai movies, Tarantino, Japanese horror.
Music: Enka, Cibo Matto, Deerhoof, Polysics.
I want to start reading Haruki Murakami's stuff--starting with Kafka on the shore.