Tokyo Girls' Collection 2010 A/W Pt. 5 (Select Stage)

My laptop is acting up again, so quick posts on the remaining stages of the TGC A/W 2010 show okays?

Topshop had models with really fierce eyes and stained red lips sent down the runway. They chose to stick to their British style instead of adpating to whatever's popular in Japan, hence the not-so copy-cat lookalike looks.

Free's Mart celebrated thier anniversary recently and from the casual cool clothes that they have in their collection, I won't be suprised to see many more celebrations in the future. TGC X Free's Mart collaboration created the long plaid dress/coat with fur vest on the first pic on the right

Beams too was casual cool, loving the outfit in the second pic from the left, so Mori gal-esque! The white dress and fur vest in the first outfit from the right is a TGC X Beams collaboration creation, love the tiffany blue pillbox hat, gives it a touch of vintage

Another Edition was vintage glam but up-to-date all the same, the fur trimmed hodded cape is sooo gorgeous! I want one! An idol (can't remember her name) modelled the TGC X Another Edition dress that comes with a furry neck warmer with fur gloves attached!

On to the Natural Casual stage....

Tokyo Girls' Collection 2010 A/W Pt. 4 (Elegance Stage)

Last stage for today guys, I'm totally spent from spending all day choosing and slowly editing all the pictures. This one is the Elegance Stage and true to it's name, the outfits were all elegant and classy-looking, something I can imagine the rich housewives of Japan donning when they step out for tea and shopping.

31 Sons de Mode had a very muted colour palette which they kept throughout their collection, but it was far from boring. Over the knee boots and thigh high socks kept the looks from being staid and boring. The fedora and polka-dotted dress on the first picture on the right are from the TGC X 31 Sons de Mode collaboration.

Initally when I saw all the white floral outfits that L'est Rose had sent down the runway, I was thinking "oh no, not another Liz Lisa-ish floral crazy brand", but the Chanel reminiscent tweed outfits that came after roused my interest in the brand and my personal favourite is the second outfit from the left. Some of the models had teddy bears matching their outfits, very cute! I'm loving the L'est Rose X TGC collaboration item too, the floral dress with the attached vest on the first picture on the right is sweet but not sickeningly so as the red over-the-knee boots toughen it up abit.

I highly suspect Apuweiser Riche had a very fashionably elegant schoolgirl in mind when they designed this collection. Cardigans, plaid skirts and thigh high socks were aplenty but not juvenile in anyway, I bet Blair from Gossip Girl would approve! The ribbon cape and sweet floral dress are TGC X Apuweiser Riche collaboration items, kindda mori girl influenced I think. Not to mention, Apuweiser Riche just opened their new store in Marui City Shibuya 4F!

I'll continue again tomorrow if not the day after with the rest of the TGC 2010 A/W show, there's still so much more pictures for me to slowly sift through, select and put together so be patient okay?

Be back ASAP!

Information and photos from http://tgc.st/10AW/report/show/

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Tokyo Girls' Collection 2010 A/W Pt. 4 (Designer's Stage)

The Designer's Stage showcased 4 different brands. The designs they sent down were catered for the older crowd, with serious, classic pieces that had a little twist here and there unlike the previous trend-led pieces of the Trend Stage. The models were also slightly more mature looking and there were a number of foreign/mixed-blooded models.

Mecuryduo had most of their models wearing a sun hats and wrist gloves, very lady-like. Hair was left long with soft curls, overall a very elegant, lady-to-lunch kindda effect. The first picture on the right showcased the coat and floral dress that was the result of the TGC X Mecuryduo collaboration.


Smork adored scarves and alot of dresses had prints or an actual scarf draped down. Love the cute couple outfit with plaid to tie them both together. TGC X Smork collaborated to produce the sweater dress and nordic leggings on the first picture on the right.

Blondy was very lady-like with ruffles, lace and floral added into most of their outfits. TGC X blondy's collaboration produced the very snuggly-looking red knit dress worn by the model on the first picture from the right.

Snidel parian chic with lots of elegant flared skirts and well-cut trousers, they had a large amount of outfits that they sent don the runway and most if not all the models were halfs or foreign ones. Their outfits look so well-cut and styled that they could probably do pretty decent on an international level. TGC X Snidel created the cute sweater, flared skirt and orange hosiery outfit, that's an outfit I don't mind having in my wardrobe!

I'm loving the pieces put out by the brands in the Designer's stage. They were mostly classic pices with a twist that could be worn for years to come. With this, I'm really looking forward to the other Stages!

Pictures and information again from http://tgc.st/AW10/report/show/

Tokyo Girls' Collection 2010 A/W Pt. 3 (Partner Stage)

There were 2 brands on the Partner stage, my guess is that they were major sponsors or something for the event, hence labelled as "Partner".

First was GOTTO3, lots of bustiers, damaged jeggings and skin. Added in a cute factor by bringing the little girl with matching attire

Second Partner was Aoyama Suit Collection, something for Office ladies and gents in the crowd. The men looked spiffy in their suits and tie, but I think the women could do better with some colour or jewellry.

Next up is the Designer's Stage! So stay tuned for more!

Pictures and infromation from http://tgc.st/10AW/report/show/

Tokyo Girls' Collection 2010 A/W Pt. 2 (Trend Stage)

The first brands to walk down the runway of the TGC 2010 A/W event were Miasion Gilfy, muse muse by ROYAL PARTY, Liz Lisa and Cecil Mcbee. These were grouped under the trend stage and showed off their latest stuffs that are hip and trendy and up-to-date.

Maison Gilfy went down first and opened with Anna Tsuchiya (above left), the other 2 pics was part of their collection. Love the leopard coat! Its a TGC X Maison Gilfy collaboration special!

Next was muse muse by ROYAL PARTY, they upped the celebrity factor by sending Tsubasa down. They also added colour and a fun factor by having the models sashay down the runway with balloons, flag and oversized shopping bags. The third picture from the left, the furry beret, vest, high waist shorts and lace thigh highs are TGC X muse muse by ROYAL PARTY collaboration items.

Liz Lisa showed their signature floral touch, but and chose to remain with a white background but added furs to winter-ize. The fur/floral cape is simple adorable! The ribbon socks on the first picture on the right can be yours by simple buying the Liz Lisa mook!

Cecil Mcbee was last on the trend stage, showed some plaid, floral, furs, one-pieces etc. pretty diverse selection of trend-led items. The leopard jacket and damaged jeggings on the second picture from the right are TGC X Cecil Mcbee collaboration items.

There are still a number of stages left so I'll try to upload them up as fast as possible kays? So come back for more!

Pictures and information from http://tgc.st/10AW/report/show/

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Tokyo Girls' Collection 2010 A/W Pt. 1

The 11th Tokyo Girls' Collection was recently held on 4th of September at the mega huge Saitama Super Arena that had an average of 30,000 ladies all clamouring to catch a look at the latest fashions of the top Japanese brands!

This year's TGC theme was "Back to the Classic Future", roughly translated as "future inspired by classic elements" (looking back at the roots the brands and expressing them for the future), which is pretty much what's happening with international fashion lately, a little tweak to something a few seasons ago and tadah! new collection!

4 different trend stages were presented by the various brands which were "trend", "elegance", "select" and "designers".

The brands gathered for this show were:

- Another Edition

- Apuweiser- riche

- Beams

- Blondy

- Cecil Mcbee

- Free's Mart

- Hetaher

- Kitson

- L'est Rose

- Liz Lisa

- Maison Gilfy

- Mercuryduo

- muse muse by ROYAL PARTY

- Mystic

- Smork

- Snidel

- Topshop

- WC

- 31 Sons de mode

- + rich

- AG by aquagirl (debut)

- Lovedrose (debut)

Pictures and stuff will be up tomorrow, so come back for more!

*Remember giveaway ends on the 11th so join now before it's too late!

Finds from a Local Underrated Store

*Note this is not a paid advertorial

I know that the majority of my readers are from every country possible but unfortunately, today's post is catered more for my local readers (I know there are Singaporean readers out there despite never leaving a comment, because I have a blog tracker...eheheheh.....), so sorry to my international readers, however if you do ever come to Singapore, be sure to check out this nifty little (okay, it's not really little...) store, that's pretty underrated locally.

For my local readers, if you're still scratching your heads at what kindda store I'm talking about, does This Fashion ring a bell? I knew the majority of you would reel back in disbelief or even gag at the very thought of going within a 5 feet range of the shops' vicinity, however, despite the mostly, shoddy, poorly made and even downright tacky clothes they have, there are hidden gems waiting to be found if you have the patience, time and energy to try dig around.

I have come to learn that This Fashion is actually pretty up to date in terms of being on trend, heck, I once even found some clothes that I strongly suspect came from the Tokyo Girl collection that Donki sells, and considering the rate at how people describe the quality, I have a strong hunch that they are actually the very same pieces.

Still don't believe me? Well then lets see what I managed to find on 2 separate shopping trips to the same This Fashion store (in this case, it was the 4 stories shop at Dhoby Ghaut):

Knit dress with Norwegian print on it

Tibetan fur vest


Fur vest/cape

knit off-shoulder cape, great for Mode!

Monotone and animal print zip-up cardigan/mini dress

Leopard print and shoulder detailing, again a very Mode-inspired piece

Animal print, monotone and studs all rolled into one cardigan

Trench coat, with waist tie, functional buttons and a collar that is stiff enough to stand on it's own (I actually crumbled and ended up buying this piece for myself!)

They also had a whole load of Spring/summer trend items such as white lace dresses and denim shirts/dresses and such that they were trying to clear. Not to mention, if you actually check the quality of the clothes, some of their stuff actually are of decent quality! Take the coat that I ended up buying for example, it's actually made of the same materials of a similar coat that my mom paid like nearly $80 for (and that's when it was on sale!), it is made of a stiff water-resistant material, with a silky inner lining and the lapels fit perfectly on my shoulders! No one believes me when I tell them I found it whilst browsing thru This Fashion or the fact that it costs only $35! Yes! Your eyes aren't fooling you! Okay, technically it was being sold at $40++ but the price was lowered as I got it during a sale! But the point is, people think I paid thru my nose for it when it's just the contrary!

Plus, all the clothes that I've tried in the above pictures, the trench coat was perhaps the most expensive article of clothing. The rest were around $35 at the max, if memory serves me right but I remember most hovered around the $25-$30 range.

So how about giving this store a try the next time you walk past it? Who knows what steals you might be able to get at waay cheaper rates?

P.S. A number of my cosplay friends and I shop here too for clothes to incorporate into our costumes, haha in fact, whilst helping my friend with her outfit, a separate group of cosplayers assumed we had her costume specially tailored!

(Oh yes, do remember to try your luck at my giveaway! It's still opened till the 11th of September!)