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1. Spun Cotton Rabbit Figure by VintageByCrystal on Etsy. This one in particular is sold out, but it’s the one that caught my eyes. Check her out. She makes other really amazing figures.
2. Mini Teeth Soap Sets by LoveLeeSoaps on Etsy.
3. Toast tunic/dress by MILK.
4. HAND SOAP by foliage on Etsy.
5. Weird nipple tee! at CosmicSoda.com
6. Intarsia Bow Intarsia Puff Sleeve Cardi by Betsey Johnson. WANT WANT WANT.
7. Girl in Gumballs polaroid transfer by SheHitPauseStudio on Etsy.
8. Gorgeous Lampwork glass cupcake bead by flamekeeper on Etsy.
I’m on a wallet!
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Hey, who wants my big face on their wallet? This etsy shop recycles pages from magazines to create new items. I believe this is probably from an ad I was in for ShanaLogic.com in Shojo Beat.
This is too funny. Thanks to Nina for sending me the link!
I shoulda been a derby girl?
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I was looking at photo albums with Hairy, and had to try to scan this one (a chore unto itself here as we figured out how to use the wireless scanner/fax/printer).
Check out my sweet outfit and the rollerskates!!
What would my derby name be?
(Also, that’s my uncle.)
Hong Kong Highlights: FOOOOOOOD!!!!
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Hairy and myself at a champagne bar, waiting to meet up with peeps for dinner.
What do you do on vacation?
Eat? Shop? That’s generally what I do on my vacations. Oddly, there’s not much R&R when I go away, lots of running around. That’s the only way I can justify how much freaking food we consume!
The photos ahead are not comprehensive, just a quick tour of some of the nibbles we enjoyed in Hong Kong, from street food, to fancy fare. Our camera ran out of batteries at our extremely lavish omakase extravaganza where Vic and my brother got totally crunk on house-made plum wine and other weird concoctions, but I think for sushi, you know what it looks like. You’d kinda just have to be there to really appreciate how out of control that meal was.
Hong Kong Highlights: G.O.D. – Goods of Desire
| 5 Comments on Hong Kong Highlights: G.O.D. – Goods of DesireSo my cousin Vic recommended a place for me to shop the last time I was in HK to find a souvenir for Hairy. He told me to shop at G.O.D. – Goods of Desire. G.O.D. is also close to the phonetic sound for the Cantonese words “to live better.”
oven mitt
On this trip, we discovered that Vic has also become friends with the designing founder (I think?) of G.O.D. and we had lunch with him in the little restaurant that shares space with one of the G.O.D. stores.
match your computer mouse with your china!
You can read what the store is all about on the site, but essentially, their mission is to bring a young, modern twist to fashion and home decor by updating more traditional Asian themes and cultural references, in order to help define the current Hong Kong/Asian culture.
tissue cozy based on a popular brand of sliced bread
I came home with an awesome new purse, which is probably only awesome to a small part of the population. The hang tag on my purse included a line about how Hong Kong culture is so recognizable, yet rarely recognized, and I think my purse is the perfect embodiment of this.
sorry for the crappy photobooth pic. i don’t have my camera here!
If you’ve ever spent much time in the airport with the Chinese people waiting for their baggage, you may have spotted the iconic and giant red/white/blue bags stuffed with people’s belongings. My understanding is that they are super cheap and made of a strong but lightweight nylon and are very handy to travel with because they fold up extremely easily but can be filled with so much stuff. The red/white/blue pattern is extremely recognizable, and the material is also used all over Hong Kong for things like awnings and tents in the street markets. I believe it has somewhat of a lowbrow connotation: a material for the (lower income) masses. I can’t find a picture of one online. How weird! The closest I’ve come to is some references from the Hong Kong Heritage museum. So this is why I think that using this pattern for vinyl(?) purses and tote bags is so genius. It’s taking something lowbrow, and re-packaging and re-selling it as a hip, modern accessory. My purse even comes with scuff/dirt marks!
Also, while searching Flickr, I came up on this outfit that this girl made. It’s brilliant!
uploaded to Flickr by namida21
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