きれいな 浴衣

I'm lusting over these amazing yukata at mina perhonen. How nice it would be to own one of these beauties? 

  Yukata is a casual summer version of Kimono. It's a lot less restrictive and lighter to wear which is essential for the hot Japanese summer months.  You can see more here.

Drawing by Mickaël Le Goff

I love this wee video capturing the magic of drawing by Mickaël Le Goff  featuring French and Chilean artists, Johanna Tagada and Camila León in Berlin.

Lovely!

A bunch of ladies and a cat

 
 

Here are a few drawings I did for my lovely friends over at Always Sometimes Anytime. You can see the full write up here!

Teenage wasteland

The Life archives are an easy thing to get lost in, dishing up one historical gem after another. In particular I loved the 1964's photographs of Japanese youth, captured by Michael Rougier.

"Nowhere in the world does youth seem to dominate a nation as they do in Japan. They are overwhelming and everywhere, surging, searching, experimenting, ambitious at some times, helpless and without hope at others. Isolated on a tight little island, they have not, except on the surface, become international like their counterparts in freewheeling Europe."

Japan - a story of love and hate

If you have an hour to spare I would really recommend watching this BBC documentary of the life of one man living in rural Japan, suffering the effects of  the 'bubble burst' of the early 90's. It gives an incredible insight into such a closed door society and those who live in poverty. While it does not represent everyone in Japan, it is a unique and heart wrenching story filled with interesting characters, humour,  brutal honesty and some sad truths about the current state of Japan. 

Blossom hunting

We drove up the mountain to find the last of the blossom trees to sit under, and watched the petals fall.

                                                                                              

Cheeky dance moves

One of my not so guilty pleasures is watching songs from Indian movies of the 60's and 70's. They're the perfect amount of cheesiness, cheekiness and romance. The boys and the girls never kiss, the dance moves are ridiculous and the fashion is so so good! Dhadkan Har Dil Ki is a perfect example and the good news is there's an abundance floating around on YouTube.