The production studio at "Baby, the Stars Shine Bright" featured in an episode of Tokyo Fashion Express. Their designs typically require up to 50 sewing patterns, which is about 5 times as many as the average dress. Detailed notes on measurements and specifications are written for the sewing factory.
The sewing factory is in Ibaraki prefecture. For more than 20 years they've been sewing clothes exclusively for BTSSB. 17 people work there, most of them being veterans age 60 or over. Due to the complexity they work in teams for ironing, sewing lace and ribbons, as well as completing gathers and frills.
The manager of the factory, Sumiko Watahiki, says in an interview:
"There's tons of gather, lace, and layering, which requires a lot of sewing. At first, I doubted I could do it! It was that hard. (But) I'm always impressed with the adorable designs when I see the finished products or while I work."
Video we shot during the second half of Tokyo Fashion Week in March of 2023 while shooting street snaps for Vogue. Everything in this one was shot with an iPhone, unlike our regular videos. The music is by Japanese artist and Harajuku street style personality Rinne Amano.
a style of fashion popularised by amuro namie consisting of tanned skin, “tea coloured” hair, miniskirts and platform boots or heels. worn primarily in shibuya and shinjuku as an early gyaru style between kogyaru and paragyaru.
Back in early August, Iona and I tried (keyword here) to visit the café situated in the old library of Keio University, but no one thought it would be a good idea to inform visitors that the library (and café) were closed during summer vacations. Since we made the effort to go all the way there, we took a few pictures, and head to Jinbocho, where I still had a lot of unvisited kissas on my Google maps list. Kissas visited that day: Ladrio, Milonga Nueva and Gallery Koseto. (pictures on those on my Instagram post and Twitter)
Once again, it was hot and far too humid for any kind of layering, so I did another sacrilegious outfit using lolita brands in a non-lolita way.
Dress: second-hand Alice and the Pirates
Hat: second-hand Baby, the Stars Shine Bright
Bag: Axes Femme (with added vintage wood bus pass)
Shoes: second-hand Queen Bee
Parasol: Alice and the Pirates
House pin: handmade by a friend
Other pins: Design Festa