Autumn's wishlist

I haven't gone shopping recently, and autumn is coming near by. The evidence is that Tokyo's weather have been so cool these days. What an ideal weather to go out and go shopping!

But...

But...

I'm still sitting here and browsing, making this wishlist :"). It was simply because things I want are a little bit expensive (to me)...And I'm still looking for cheap ones. Yosh, until I can find one, I have to kill the time and bear my desire by looking at this.
Ordered by the most desired ^0^
1. First is a British kilt skirt!!!

want one like this

too cute and short for me :">

Yes! A long, dark color kilt skirt.

2. Next is a new cardigan

a cardigan with creamy color

From w-closet

Want!

3. A cream, beige or white Dolman sleeve knit

4. A wide pant and ballet shoes ^^

exactly this one!

5. A long skirt or denim skirt:

6. Something red
7. A knit camel outer
8. Olive green

And to be continued... (I think it doesn't end) >_<

Tokyo and Me (#3)

Roppongi and Tokyo tower

Tokyo tower~

It was a long day when I visited Roppongi. The weather was fine but hot ><. Right after arriving Roppongi station, I took some shots and took a window-shopping tour around several expensive fashion and zakka shops in the nearest and largest department stores.

it was really cute, also expensive and interestingly heavy ^^

Those guys look so cute and interesting so I bought one to try making. His name is Kevin.

Kevin completed. XD

After having enough fun with window-shopping at Roppongi, we walked to Roppongi Mid-town, visited some zakkaya (selling small things, decors and interiors), then headed to Tokyo tower.

At the bottom of this photo's original version, there was me standing and trying to get some light so that my face could be seen in the photo. But I failed T_T, so I cropped the photo...So sad ;__;
Tokyo tower, was so beautiful as it is. I was kinda lucky to decide to visit Tokyo tower that day, because there was fireworks display nearby and I could see fireworks from Tokyo tower. So...let's go ^0^

Tokyo's night scene

Tokyo! *heart*

Tokyo tower's model

Tokyo tower, I *heart* you XD

Yeah finally I could take photo with Tokyo tower *sigh*. Anyway satisfied XD

Tokyo is fun !!!

Tokyo and Me (#2)

久しぶりエントリーを書くね～. It's been a while I haven't written blogs. Feel so guilty to my dear blog :p. Today I will continue writing about Tokyo ^0^ (Yeah before I forgot about things happened here :"> )

Ueno: 上野

I think Ueno is known among tourists by the Ueno zoo and Ueno park. But I didn't go there due to the 38 degrees temperature weather ><. Instead, I went to Ueno's shopping streets/ walking streets or 商店街 in Japanese. The first impress was there were many bicycles left as a long line along the sidewalk. Using bicycles was definitely more convenient there in the walking streets. I was so envious with them who got one (and I was imagining of taking one then escaping...sorry ;__; ), because walking here and there to explore and find things was so tired to my legs.

Ueno station in a not-crowded day

This photo has really Chinese coloring (!)

Then I entered the shopping streets. Being among the shops, I had the feeling of being in China or Vietnam's night street. Products sold here were quite cheap and various. Most of them were clothes, leather things, shoes, bags, accessories and so on. There were also cooking ingredients, seafood, Japanese sea grass (わかめ), dried fruits and fresh fruits, etc. 

Plum!

Although I didn't buy much there, I could say that I like Ueno shopping streets, because it brought me a feeling of being at home ^^

Shinjuku 新宿

Shinjuku in a rainy day

I visited Shinjuku several times. There was just once I took my camera and took some shots. I also haven't been much to interesting places in Shinjuku, so I will write about it more later.

The first impress was, Shinjuku had large streets, beautiful and high buildings as well as luxury department stores. They were too luxury, too...dazzling to me (￣∇￣;). However I did buy a handkerchief there (It was all I could afford lol)

The Shinjuku station is at the basement of a department store (as other stations in Tokyo), and what I found pleasure was there were some Mori-girl style brand's shops here yayy~.

franche lippee

Pou dou dou !!!

The onepiece I mentioned in the last entry was bought here in the Olive des Olive Shinjuku branch.

Tokyo is so great. Tokyo is so fun! (●⌒∇⌒●) わーい

Finally, some bonus photos of flowers my friend(!) bought me on the way back home from Ueno. Flowers are really expensive in Japan, so this was the first time I had chance to "touch" and keep bought-at-shop-flowers. Happy ^^

Mori shopping corner #5: Olive des Olive

久しぶり～ Long time no see. Let's back to Mori shopping corner ^-^

Today I would like to introduce about another Japanese casual clothes' brand: Olive des Olive. Its products are really cute and Mori-ish XD.

Website: OlivedesOlive
Online shop: http://www.olivedesolive-ec.jp/
Style: casual, street fashion, Mori-girl, natural style...

Pros:

• Price: quite reasonable, especially on sale seasons xD. I think the items are divided into "high" and "medium" price levels, because while there are pants or blouses which prices are about 2000-3000 Yen, there are also skirts with nearly 8000 Yen.
• Designs: Compare to Wonder Rocket, Olive des Olive's items are less laces and layers. Instead, its designs are more mature, more adult-like or オトナっぽい, in Japanese. That's how I feel about it. The coloring is good. I recommend Olive des Olive's bags and shoes. They are super cute and unique.
• Web layout: pretty informative ^^
• There are friendly staff's coordinate staff's blogs.

Cons:

• No international shipping ><

 

  (Image source: Olive des Olive online shop)

Finally I would introduce my new sweetheart bought in Olive des Olive Shinjuku branch, Tokyo. I recently fell in love with polka dots ><. I believe that the number of polka dots items in my closet would increase after this summer *sigh*

Say hi to the world ^^

 

Happily shopping ^0^

Survey about Mori-girl style.

Hi, I'm Midori from Japan. I'm a girl who is inspired by Japanese street fashion, especially Mori-girl style. I'm doing this tumblr and my blog just in order to have a place to get more inspirations, and to have the feeling of being in Mori-girl community ^^. I know that there are girls (and boys) out there, who have same interest with me *heart*. It's so great to see you guys posting beautiful things, and tumblr them ^0^.

To know more about how people are thinking about Mori-girl style, I've made a questionnaire. Its purpose is to get to know more about Mori-girl style lovers' thoughts, as well as to make a more favorable online shopping environment for us - Japanese fashion lovers! If you don't mind, please do it. I really appreciate your answers and I'm looking forward to them. *heart*
Questionnaire about Mori-girl style

For more information, visit my blog: Midori's blog
It will be very kind of you to reblog this post. If you found it helpful, please reblog it ^^
Thank you so much ~
Love,
From Midori.

" Mori girls are so called because they look as though they would be very much at home in the woods. Basic to the style is a layered look making use of items with an airy feel - such as A-line dresses, long and tiered skirts, and flowing cardigans - made of cotton, wool yarn, and other natural materials. White and cream are favorite colors. Added to these basic items are tights, flat shoes, and cotton tote bags or tanned-leather shoulder bags, often complemented by wavy medium-length hair. The overall effect is soft and relaxed. This style is being embraced primarily by women in their twenties.
The term mori girl is thought to have come from the name of a community launched in August 2006 on Mixi, a Japanese social networking service. Since then, it has spread far beyond the online community into the real world. It is gradually becoming a household word as the style is featured in fashion magazines, made the subject of specialized magazines, and increasingly seen in the streets.
While there are several accepted definitions of mori girls, they are basically fond of loose-fitting dresses; clothes that appear natural in style but have a bit of a twist; folkloric clothes; deep hues such as wine red, forest green, dark blue, and brown; fluffy knit and fur caps; ponchos and boleros; leather bags; small cross-body bags; animal and sweets motifs; checks, polka dots, and classic floral prints; lace; tights and leggings; footwear with rounded toes; and scarves and stoles, which they wrap around their necks several times. Mori girls like going on walks with camera in hand, doing fancywork, and visiting cafes and zakkaya (knick-knack stores).
All in all, the impression is light and feathery. But the mori girl is more than just a fashion trend. It is almost a way of life, with the mori girl mentality pervading everything from hobby and home decor preferences to values and lifestyles." (from web-japan)