Spotlight on Jamie: japanese fashion

, by Jamie

Osaka Japan April 2014 (Part 2)

If you haven't read my first post about my trip to Japan last April, CLICK HERE! ^_^

So yes, here's your kid-at-heart blogger enjoying pigeons at the Izumisano Station! :3 Can you guess where we're going this time?

On our second day, we spent our whole day at Namba! It's the center of the Minami or south of Osaka that is famous for shopping and entertainment! To be exact, we went to Dōtonbori.

One of Dōtonbori's landmarks is this six and a half meter long crab called Kani Doraku Crab. It was so entertaining as you can see it move its legs and eyestalks!

And of course, Glico Man! The 1935 symbol of the Glico Candy. Manufacturer of your favorite Pocky and Pretz snacks! It's so famous that it has become a-must-photo-background if you'll be going to Namba! But yea~ blame my Olympus camera with a 40mm-150mm lens that didn't allow me to do that! And that's also why Glico Man's photo is only half body! Hihi

But look at me (looking stupid) while I show you a 360 degrees view on the Dōtonboribashi bridge with Glico Man!

Originally, our plan was to experience the boat tour/ride at the Dōtonbori Canal. But unfortunately, no boat was available that time (or we just don't know where to catch it. hihi)

So, proceed to plan no. 2... SHOPPING~! ^_^ The Dōtonbori bridge connects to Shinsaibashi-suji and Ebisubashi-suji shopping districts. Clothes and shoes aren't really the cheapest things in Japan, but I'm glad its cheaper here in Dōtonbori compare to shops in Tokyo! If I'm not mistaken, added tax in Osaka is lower than Tokyo's too. So the items that you'll buy here would really be cheaper than in Tokyo.

I've gone crazy with spring shopping items! I've been really eyeing on this daisy and pastel floral print platforms, but it costs almost one lapad (¥10,000)! A month later, I ordered a much cheaper one online because I couldn't resist just seeing it! Haha

Here's a photo of some stylish Japanese girls walking around the area too. Style snapping! Well, they'd look pretty normal around Japan as others would wear a looot crazier outfits than this!

And here's my favorite snapshot on our second day. Looks like there's going to be a Bike Showdown of all ages! Hahaha

Since I took only few photos on our second day, I've decided to include our third day on this post too! ^_^

On our third day, our plan was to visit the Ōsaka-jō or Osaka Castle. Above are photos of where we walked in from the station to the Ōsaka-jō.

We ran into this couple (I think they're a couple) playing catch on a baseball field near the Ōsaka-jō. I felt like I was watching a telenovela! Of course, I imagined it in slow-mo and with a feel-good background music! Hihi

And here's the Osaka Castle! I don't know what my travel companions had decided, but we didn't go to come near it anymore. Seeing it was enough. lol maybe they've gone too tired from walking because we got lost too. And there's a fee on getting around the Osaka Castle too, but I've heard that you can never enter it tho.

Instead, we just enjoyed the Sakura Park beside the Okawa river. It was really windy that day so you can see falling sakura petals in this photo! Swear it was magical like what you see in anime's theme song MVs! Haha

And a very touristy photo here!

And that's it about our day 2 and 3 in Osaka! Hope you enjoyed this post as much as I enjoyed writing this. Come back for more! ;)

P.S. No outfit post this week 'cause I dumbly forgot to save the photos to my macbook before going out of town! Next week, I promise!

P.P.S. A BIG CHANGE ON SPOTLIGHT ON JAMIE SOON!! ^_^

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, by Jamie

boots

Strawberries and Prints

I've been obsessed with the Japanese fashion ever since I discovered TokyoFashion.com on Facebook a while back. It's a site that features street fashion in Harajuku, Shibuya, Shinjuku and others. I browse through it religiously and I'd say that Japanese OOTDS never fails to surprise and amaze me. I think Japan has the most innovative fashion. Tokyo has a lot of different fashion styles, cultures, subcultures, and it really interests me.

I've seen Japanese fashion in my own pair of eyes when I went there last April. I just fell in love with the country! Everywhere, there's arts and fashion. It's like food to my eyes to them sparkle. *u*

I am slowly updating my wardrobe with Japanese-inspired fashion items. Some of my outfits here in the blog are slightly inspired by the Japanese fashion, and here's another attempt on having the J-fashion feels on my outfit. Prints, overalls, chunky accessories and platform shoes. I don't know if you'll notice it in the photos, but I also attempted to try the blush under the eye trend in Japan. Heehee~

I've also been wanting to wear this lovely dress overalls I got from Romwe last June. Overalls are so in today. Overalls combined to a skater skirt? Even better! This was originally $32.90 but I got it for only $9.99! Romwe has the craziest sale ever. I post here Romwe Sale Alerts whenever there's a big sale on Romwe, so stay tuned! ;)

I've gone cray cray with cute socks in Japan when I went there. Got this very cheap strawberry print socks at Forever 21 in Dōtonbori. This chunky heels platform boots was inspired by the J-fash too!

I wish I could wear Japanese-inspired outfits everyday. But I'm afraid I'll get overdressed wearing it in the Philippines! lol Can't wait to live in Japan and get crazy weird everyday with my looks! Ahh~ I wanna live the dream! *o*

Leave a comment if you want more Japanese-inspired outfits! or I don't know, you can say whatever. Just don't forget to leave your thoughts on the comment box! Thanks for dropping by! xoxo

WHAT I WORE
Top: Thrifted
Dress Overalls: Romwe
Chain Necklace: mpd, Japan
Bracelets: Forever 21
Strawberry Socks: Forever 21, Japan
Platform Boots: Thrifted

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, by Jamie

black

Blacks and Cats

So here's what I wore during the Bloggers United 6! I just blogged about my first ever BU experience here. Hope you could check it out! I enjoyed blogging it. It's been a long time since I blogged a pretty lengthy post. Hihi. So yeah, talk about the outfit!

It's my first time to take an outfit shoot in Manila! *yay* Ate Joyce and I had our outfit shoot just outside the World Trade Center. There were also a number of bloggers taking their OOTDs near us. Blogger duties! Seeing lots of fashionistas all over the place is such a breath of fresh air! It's my dream to have the everyday.

If it wasn't for the tights, I would be wearing a head-to-toe thrifted outfit! I also got to meet some fashionistas and bloggers there and we got to talk about our outfits too. Seems like there are a lot of Thrift Store fanatics in Manila too!

Decided to wear a simple black dress because I knew the place would be so crowded and I had to wear hassle-free clothes. But still fashionable of course! Got the dress for only Php50! And guess what, it's H&M!

Brought a pullover with me just in case the place would be chilly. And tying it around your waist, can be that fab in case the place became warm! Such a nice way revamp an outfit and it could also add subtle silhouette.

Tights: Romwe

What's a Spotlight on Jamie outfit without cuteness, eh? I guess I still have it in me. Hihi.

Met a fashionista guy there with the same pair of creepers! He also got it in a thrift store. lol Such a great buy! One of my favorites right now. Height without smite! (okay I just made out the rhyme haha) I'm wearing a pair of cat socks from F21 too. Forgot to take a detail photo. Oops!

Aaand that's it! My time now's too limited for a year-ender post. So yeah, I guess this will be my last outfit post for this year! I still have a lot of backlogs. More than 5 outfit posts and at least 3 events, I think. I'll try to be a more diligent *big word* blogger this coming year! Hee~ Happy new year, everyone! Toodles!

Photos taken by Frances Joyce Vasquez