Outfit: delicious japanese dinner date

We were supposed to have dinner at the Mandarin hotel with some friends last night but something came up at the last minute. Bf and I though were already deadset to get some yummy eats and decided to go on a late solo date by ourselves instead. hehe! We were torn between going back to the Old Swiss Inn (for fondue and swiss corned beef) or Saisaki (cheap jap buffet! hahaha) but then somehow found ourselves in Izakaya Kikufuji in Pasong Tamo, Makati. We simply keep coming back to this place because of the cute low tables at the more secluded part of the resto, and the food is excellent authentic japanese too. Last night, more than 75% of the people eating there were japanese! The waitresses even thought bf was jap too. hahaha!

Anyway, I wore my kimono-like carioca top which I got last december in a bazaar. Bf thought it was funny because the patrons of the resto might think I wore that top on purpose as we were going to eat in a jap place. hehe! Well, someone complimented me on it so it mustn't have been that bad right?

Here is what I wore:

Satin white, pink & yellow kimono-sleeved top from carioca, white tank from hanes, dark denims from so fab @ macy's, saffron patent leather peeptoes from autinori hk and white patent leather clutch from aldo

And just to add some more color to this entry, here are some pics I had taken from our recent jap eat-outs. Some of them are from days that I wasn't able to post!

A plate of kanpachi (fattest part yellowtail) and shake (salmon) sashimi from kikufuji taken last night, and Ebi tempura bento set, sakura-style salmon sashimi & spicy tuna sashimi at Sakura in Glorietta mall last week

And here's a funny set of pics of bf while waiting for our order in Kuretake Rockwell

UNIQLO global flagship store opens: I have got to go to New York asap!

Good news for us girls who have more than justifiable reasons to visit New York soon. *beams* Another international fashion giant has decided to open a humongous flagship store (36,000 sq. ft.) in the streets of SoHo! And what's more, the brand hails from fashion-upbeat Japan. Here is an article quoted from uniqlo.com:

"The fabric of modern Japan is being woven into the streets of New York! With the autumn opening of UNIQLO's highly anticipated new global flagship store, SoHo will finally get to experience the contemporary Japanese style that has long been missing from this hot, international fashion mecca. UNIQLO is Japan's most popular apparel retailer and a worldwide leader in casual wear. The brand's mission is to empower all individuals through the clothing they choose to wear. Rather than become characterized by a brand, UNIQLO encourages its customers to integrate its pieces into their own unique style.

Uniqlo's english and japanese brand logos

Uniqlo flagship as it was being constructed.

UNIQLO's SoHo global flagship will be the brand's largest retail store anywhere in the world, featuring unique products and styles that will only be found there and a dynamic, cutting-edge store environment to make the shopping experience personal and fun. To ensure its success UNIQLO has recruited many of the industry's top talents, stars and arbiters of style to design and manage the huge SoHo flagship.

A shot from one of Uniqlo's container stores that were put up in scattered areas in NY a month prior to the Nov. 9 opening of the SoHo store. They were made to announce news of the brand's arrival in US land. :)

Bringing UNIQLO to SoHo is about more than just introducing Japan's favorite clothing brand to the rest of the world it's also an opportunity to express UNIQLO's essence as a unique, distinctly modern Japanese brand. UNIQLO's SoHo global flagship will be the most significant example of Japanese retail culture outside of Japan and a model for the future of UNIQLO's global expansion."

Here are some eye candy images from their free paper/ online zine:











Plus some looks in their fall/winter lookbook:



Oh my gosh, I definitely need to fix my sched before clerkship begins and give my beautiful mom a visit. hahaha! In the meantime though, you and I can watch the store on live video streaming here. Through the four cameras placed around the store, you can actually check out what's happening at this very minute in New York's Soho any time you wish.

All I can say is sh*t, just how cool is that?

Another reason to visit japan...

Among the countries I really wish I could explore soon is Japan. (The closest I've been to visiting this place are numerous stop-overs in kansai and nagoya airports, hehe) Why, you ask? Well first and foremost, bf and I are really into japanese food. And I'm talking about the whole nine yards. We eat all kinds of sushi, all kinds of sashimi, japanese okonomiyaki, yakisoba, (actually) all kinds of ramen, teppanyaki, teriyaki, tonkatsu, tempura - anything! *stomach rumble* heehee! Secondly, I adore all their cutesey stuff. From sanrio (my fave was tuxedo sam and hello kitty) to anime (they're so hilarious) to my favorite meiji candy called poifull (grapefruit flavor). hahaha. Third reason would be to see all the selections of shiseido, shu uemura, sk-II and other jap cosmetics. Then fourth would be to simply explore such a freakishly organized yet exagerratedly vain country! hehehe. I actually want to see tokyo, shibuya, osaka, kyoto, and mt. fuji, watch a sumo match, visit a traditional shrine and take a dip in a hot spring. hahaha. I know, what an itinerary that would be right?

Well, gucci just gave me another reason to want to go there.



*Sigh* These are moments when I wish I was some sort of heiress. But of course not a slutty one. hahaha!