Planet Japonista: Home of the World's Cool http://japonista.com Mon, 07 May 2012 13:37:03 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 japonistahttp://feedburner.google.com Playground Ninjas..?! http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/japonista/~3/3OAz2es5KBo/ http://japonista.com/collaborations/playground-ninjas-x-la-feet-valtain-x-parkour-tabi-sneakers/#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 13:19:08 +0000 admin http://japonista.com/?p=1502 Hello Japonista Fans!

Click here to view the embedded video.

Here is another awesome and silly video collaboration with Tux Team! This video will be featured at our Design Festa booth, together with the previous collaboration!

Video Credits:

Song used: “Save Yourself, I’ll Hold Them Back” by My Chemical Romance

Edited by:  Resh Haydee

Get to know more about Valtain X here.



]]> http://japonista.com/collaborations/playground-ninjas-x-la-feet-valtain-x-parkour-tabi-sneakers/feed/ 0 http://japonista.com/collaborations/playground-ninjas-x-la-feet-valtain-x-parkour-tabi-sneakers/ Japonista Sole and La Feet in Asia’s Craziest ART PARTY, DESIGN FESTA VOL. 35! http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/japonista/~3/7roHuecZ9KE/ http://japonista.com/japonista-brands/japonista-sole-and-la-feet-in-asias-craziest-art-party-design-festa-vol-35/#comments Wed, 02 May 2012 04:01:28 +0000 admin http://japonista.com/?p=1492 On MAY 12 and 13, we will be exhibiting our Japonista Sole and La Feet products at THE BIGGEST, CRAZIEST, 2DAY INTERNATIONAL ART EVENT in Asia, DESIGN FESTA!

It will start at 11:00 AM until 7:00 PM. Our booth can be found at 4F (ride the big escalator!) near the Restaurant Area. If you cannot find us, please tweet us @ thejaponista (http://twitter.com/thejaponista).

Full View | Facebook Event Page

By Artist ミシー

FIND US at 4F near the Restaurant Area!

Map 1 (first floor) | Map (fourth floor)

 

For more details and fun, here’s our event page that we will be constantly updating! : )

See you guys there!



]]> http://japonista.com/japonista-brands/japonista-sole-and-la-feet-in-asias-craziest-art-party-design-festa-vol-35/feed/ 0 http://japonista.com/japonista-brands/japonista-sole-and-la-feet-in-asias-craziest-art-party-design-festa-vol-35/ NIPPON ft. Indonesia = Dynamic Clouds for JAPONISTA SOLE! http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/japonista/~3/IIe9LDSywkY/ http://japonista.com/collaborations/nippon-ft-indonesia-dynamic-clouds-for-japonista-sole/#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 01:13:25 +0000 admin http://japonista.com/?p=1487 Japonista Sole has collaborated with Bunka Fashion Student, Leen Dewantari (who hails from Indonesia) for a remake collaboration of our Okinawa Jika Tabi shoes!


The Original Sunny Yellow Okinawa Jika Tabi ….

…. transformed into:

THIS!

The textile (Batik) was shipped all the way from Indonesia for this project.

View entire gallery here!

 



]]> http://japonista.com/collaborations/nippon-ft-indonesia-dynamic-clouds-for-japonista-sole/feed/ 0 http://japonista.com/collaborations/nippon-ft-indonesia-dynamic-clouds-for-japonista-sole/ Kuma Miki of Party Baby Wears Japonista Sole! http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/japonista/~3/P4K0xQq7U5o/ http://japonista.com/collaborations/kuma-miki-of-party-baby-wears-japonista-sole/#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2012 03:16:23 +0000 admin http://japonista.com/?p=1474 Here’s a big surprise collaboration!

It’s none other than Harajuku’s Fairy Princess / Harajuku Fashion Walk Organizer / PARTY BABY owner herself, Kuma Miki! We asked her to remake one of our Psychedelic Jika Tabi shoes and she’s rocking it!

 View the entire photoshoot here!
]]> http://japonista.com/collaborations/kuma-miki-of-party-baby-wears-japonista-sole/feed/ 0 http://japonista.com/collaborations/kuma-miki-of-party-baby-wears-japonista-sole/ Japonista Sole in Design Festa Vol. 35! http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/japonista/~3/2Rb6LI06JX0/ http://japonista.com/japonista-brands/japonista-sole-in-design-festa-vol-35/#comments Sat, 14 Apr 2012 07:03:10 +0000 admin http://japonista.com/?p=1463 A BIG news to all of our fans and friends in TOKYO!

This coming May 12 and 13, Japonista Sole  will be participating in Asia’s biggest art event, Design Festa! This is a big dream come true to us so we would really appreciate it if you guys come and support us~! : )

From Design Festa’s Official Website

We will be showcasing various products from Japonista Sole, La Feet and Valtain X!

Please make sure to drop by our booth because we will be giving away our collectible posters, limited edition shirts, artist collaboration postcards, and more! And of course, we want to meet YOU in person..!

For the meantime, here’s a teaser of our recent artist collaboration with Illustrator Mishie (ミシー)!

The Geisha in the illustration is wearing Osaka Jika Tabi.

☆ Visit Mishie’s website & portfolio ☆

Design Festa details:

Event Detail: Original artwork exhibitions, sell and buy, and performances
Event dates: Twice a year (Spring & Fall)
Open hours: 11am to 7pm
Location: Tokyo Big Sight west halls
Booth number: 3,000 booths
Exhibitor number: 10,000 exhibitors

Ticket information:
Advance ticket 800yen(A day ticket), 1500yen(Bothdays ticket)
At the door 1000yen(A day ticket), 1800yen(Both days ticket)

 

We will be updating our facebook fanpage more often so check us out there!



]]> http://japonista.com/japonista-brands/japonista-sole-in-design-festa-vol-35/feed/ 0 http://japonista.com/japonista-brands/japonista-sole-in-design-festa-vol-35/ Tokyo’s Electric Town – AKIHABARA in Photos http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/japonista/~3/wVrtrT2uXIg/ http://japonista.com/miscellaneous/tokyo-electric-town-akihabara/#comments Sun, 18 Dec 2011 08:54:40 +0000 admin http://japonista.com/?p=1456 Here’s a massive photospam of Akihabara. As expected on a Sunday afternoon, there were a lot of people. Many lined up to buy their most anticipated video games while others were lining up for seats at popular maid cafes…. and of course, AKB48′s Cafe & Shop!

You can buy some inexpensive but quality goods for your gadget needs in every nook of Akihabara. After all, this place is known as Tokyo’s Electric Town! Enjoy the photos and check out our facebook fanpage for bigger / high resolution photos~!

 

If you’re in Tokyo and you want to go here, here’s a comprehensive travel guide. : )



]]> http://japonista.com/miscellaneous/tokyo-electric-town-akihabara/feed/ 0 http://japonista.com/miscellaneous/tokyo-electric-town-akihabara/ Killjoys, Make Some Noise! http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/japonista/~3/nQ9XIvaCtMg/ http://japonista.com/videos/killjoys-make-some-noise-my-chemical-romance-fan-tribute-x-japonista-sole-kicks/#comments Tue, 22 Nov 2011 10:00:21 +0000 admin http://japonista.com/?p=1439 We have been itching to post this sugoi video for a long time and here it is! This is such a fun fan tribute for My Chemical Romance! Who would have thought about mixing Japonista Sole and MCR music?! Too many exclamation points for this post and we’re not even done~!

 

“……… The song is a shortened version of Na Na Na by My Chemical Romance. They are our favorite band, and their album that this song is from has aesthetics that were also inspired and influenced by Japanese culture so we thought it would be appropriate to use our Japonista Sole kicks while doing a tribute video for them. They’re a very inspiring group for me and my friends, not only because of their music and art but also because of their heart. When the earthquake hit, they came up with a campaign called Sing It for Japan… so we thought of putting many things we love into one project and we came up with our video.

Their music video that we based ours on is this one. They made alternate personas for themselves and go around a post-apocalyptic world controlled by people who want the world to be static and uniform in black and white. We could relate to wanting to use art as a weapon to stand up for color and fun, so we made our own characters (and matched them with our shoes) and so that’s how our video came about.” – Jin (behindinfinity)

 

What do you think? We can only think of “awesome” to describe this! We were all shocked when Jin sent us the link of this amazing video. Didn’t quite expect that!

 

Also, you can read more about Death Berry here. Be amused!

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Video Credits:
Death Berry is Jin
Kombat Kibble is Miguel
Noodle Kid is Aki 
Flutter Shark is Melo

Dr. Kow is Erving
Count Badmullet is Dom
Wolfman is Bok
Skeletor is Rayson

Video mainly shot by Erving, partially by Jin
Video editing and effects by Jin (who picked up After Effects for the first time just for this)
Concept and direction by everyone involved
Costumes put together by everyone involved

Music from the Art Is The Weapon preview (which is a shortened version of “Na Na Na“) by My Chemical Romance



]]> http://japonista.com/videos/killjoys-make-some-noise-my-chemical-romance-fan-tribute-x-japonista-sole-kicks/feed/ 0 http://japonista.com/videos/killjoys-make-some-noise-my-chemical-romance-fan-tribute-x-japonista-sole-kicks/ La Carmina x Japonista http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/japonista/~3/2earjhdjGoY/ http://japonista.com/japonista-brands/la-carmina-wears-japonista-sole-ninja-high-cut-jika-tabi-shoes/#comments Sun, 23 Oct 2011 10:30:21 +0000 admin http://japonista.com/?p=1432 La Carmina wears Japonista Sole and proves that Gothic fashion and awesome ninja tabi shoes are awesome combination!

Read, read, read!

Her irresistibly cute cat Basil Furrow helps in opening the Japonista box we sent…

TOO CUTE!!

Ninja Hi Jika Tabi Boots x La Carmina

Little Prince x Osaka Jika Tabi

Read the whole entry here~! We’re sure you’ll enjoy reading it as much as we did. ^^v+
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