Category Archives: Places

A Different Kind of Cross-Dressing

By Simone | Published: September 19, 2009

I recently stumbled across an interesting blog post on La Carmina about Jusou: groups for men dressing up as cute girls.  An important point Carmina makes is this sort of cross-dressing has nothing to do with being sexual, deviant, or homosexual (Carmina points out that, in a Japanese news segment on the subject, one of [...]

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A Day in the Life of a Coolhunter

By Simone | Published: September 15, 2009

To follow through with my reverie on coolhunting in Tokyo, I thought I’d share a post from Fashion Nation on people shooting street fashion in Harajuku.  It provides a super nifty behind-the-scenes look at the street fashion aspect of coolhunting: If you’re curious about how street style magazines like FRUITs get their shots, I’ve seen [...]

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Tokyo

By Simone | Published: September 15, 2009

There are several cities that are especially suited for coolhunting. Tokyo is right up there with the best of the best. Don’t you want to be there right now? [Joan Jiménez via Kirai - a geek in Japan]

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People of Walmart

By Simone | Published: August 31, 2009

I love blogs that give peeks into various odd subcultures, and my lovely room mate Caroline just pointed out one I hadn’t yet heard of: People of Walmart: a collection of all the creatures that grace us with their presence at Walmart, America’s favorite store. I highly recommend it, even if some of the photos [...]

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Spotted! Sweet Lolitas on Sacred Pilgrimage

By Simone | Published: August 21, 2009

So I finally visited New People with my friends Thanh and Amy, and I must say, it rocked. One thing in particular I loved seeing was the number of girls in full-out Lolita outfits, who were,  I imagine, making a sort of pilgrimage to America’s first ever Baby, the Stars Shine Bright botique. As you [...]

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New People

By Simone | Published: August 10, 2009

(Photo: kishii from the Chronicle) Ever like something so much, it actually hurts?  Hmm.  Maybe that’s what it’s like to be in love.  But I get that feeling whenever I find something really good.  And I don’t get it a lot.  But I did get that feeling this morning, when I read in the SF [...]

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The Mission

By Simone | Published: July 1, 2009

Nothing beats hitting the streets and checking out outfits, but some places are better than others.  The Mission District in San Francisco is particularly awesome. Below are two people I spotted just yesterday. This woman is AMAZING.  The detail!  The dress, the makeup, the glasses, the hair- everything is perfect- even the super sheer back [...]

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