Random Cuteness from Flickr

By Olga Davydova

Posted 17 June, 2008 in Pop Culture

A few random kawaii pictures from my Flickr favorites. Enjoy! Click the links below to see larger versions of the photos on Flickr.

1. B005, 2. ramen bowl figurines, 3. Breakfast on March 24th, 4. next to guinea pigs, taxes must have been the most prolific animals (114/366), 5. C’est bientôt la Chandeleur !, 6. this is BILLY, 7. Untitled, 8. Yuki-chan at the cherry blossom festival, 9. #44 sweet 03, 10. Tatéi Store, 11. roses are pink, 12. Strawberry & cream cake, 13. exhibition//展示会のお知らせ, 14. chick and sheep for the cake, 15. Neighbours, 16. Altar Piece

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Kawaii Companies Go Louis Vuitton

By Olga Davydova

Posted 8 November, 2007 in Kawaii, Cute Beat, Loony Accessories

Strange enough, but it seems that the Louis Vuitton craze has hit leading Japanese kawaii companies like Sanrio and San-X too. They have both released character merchandise that looks like a parody of the world’s most copied fashion brand. See for yourself:

San-X has designed a new Rilakkuma line of accessories reminiscent of Louis Vuitton Monogram Multicolore (created by fellow Japanese artist Takashi Murakami).

Rilakkuma Long Wallet

Louis Vuitton
Monogram Multicolore French Purse

Rilakkuma Card Case

Louis Vuitton
Monogram Multicolore Porte-Monnaie Billets

Sanrio reminded everyone of Louis Vuitton Damier line releasing chequered Badtz-Maru handbags and diaries. The only difference is that the pattern on the items is black and not brown like that of LV.

Badtz-Maru Messenger Bag

Louis Vuitton Damier Canvas Naviglio

Badt-Maru Organizer

Louis Vuitton Small Ring Agenda

Now, this is pretty weird, but I like their sense or humour. And what do you think?

Photos courtesy of Sanrio, San-X and Eluxury

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Rebecca Minkoff Hello Kitty Handbags

By Olga Davydova

Posted 7 November, 2007 in Kawaii, Fashion

American handbag designer Rebecca Minkoff has teamed up with Sanrio and their more mature division Momoberry to create a line of Hello Kitty handbags for “grown up girls”.

The line includes a clutch, a satchel and a tote. The clutch is made of leather and blue fabric with Hello Kitty pattern, the satchel and the tote are made of Italian leather lined inside with the same blue fabric with the Kitty pattern that the clutch is decorated with. The hardware on all the bags features engraved Hello Kitty face.

I think the bags look rather retro and I still haven’t made up my mind whether I’d like to own one or not. In any case, it’s better to see them in real life before buying. However, the bags are available online via Sanrio Shop.

Photos courtesy of Sanrio.com

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San-X Palette’s Sweet Street

By Olga Davydova

Posted 1 November, 2007 in Kawaii, Cute Beat

San-X takes a refreshing break from making kawaii characters by presenting it’s new line of merchandise with a kawaii street! The Japanese company’s brand new addition is called Palette’s Sweet Street.

The line features stationery and accessories decorated with cute colorful houses, tiny shops and shop interiors, outdoor cafes and trees: a dream place to live, reminds me of Paris (the capital of France that is, not the “Chi-wa-wa” owner).

Source: San-X

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More kawaii from Wendy Brandes

By Olga Davydova

Posted 8 October, 2007 in Food Fun, Inspiration

Fashionably Cute’s friend, tremendous jewelry designer and scary fish shaped shoe lover Wendy Brandes has revealed herself as a huge kawaii fan. She has demonstrated a great ability of finding adorable stuff online, so I’m even going to offer her the ultra-prestigious position of contributing editor at Fashionably Cute! Just look at her recent discoveries:

Hamster pizza

Farm animal shaped cookies

Wendy has also designed a cute baby wolf necklace.

Well, of course, this necklace is supposed to look like a grown-up fang shaped wolf, but due to my kawaii loving nature I’d like to think it’s a tiny puppy swaddled in a blanket, such as this (even though it’s a baby wombat)…

…or this:

Image sources: wallpapers.pn9.net, Istockphoto, Wendy Brandes Jewelry, HamsterTracker, Cute Overload, Eleni’s

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Hello Kitty Wedding Rings

By Olga Davydova

Posted 25 September, 2007 in Kawaii, Loony Accessories

Now this is pretty crazy! If you love Hello Kitty so much that you’d like to turn your big day into an advertisement for this kawaii character then go ahead and buy these platinum wedding bands (versions for bride and groom are available) with Hello Kitty’s adorable face and the word Sanrio engraved on them. The rings can be customized to have the couple’s initials and the date of the wedding engraved on them too.

Just remember, you’ll be carrying this tiny “ad” on your wedding finger for life, or if you’re less lucky, for quite a long while. I think this is rather creepy.

Source Hello Kitty World

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New York Fashion Week, day 6, Cute Highlights: Anna Sui

By Olga Davydova

Posted 11 September, 2007 in Sizzling Cute, Fashion, Trends

Anna Sui makes another cute and dressy collection: sequins, bold prints and neon colors (especially a lot of bright pink) are just yummy. Her sheer and shimmery pink socks and clear shoes with butterflies are my personal kawaii favorites.

(more…)

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Kawaii My Melody embellished nail oil bottle

By Olga Davydova

Posted 5 September, 2007 in Kawaii, Beauty

 

It had never occurred to me that a simple bottle of nail oil could be turned into a work of art, until I saw a photo of this creatively embellished bottle at aminail, a Japanese blog about nail design.

The detailed decorations on the bottle, featuring Sanrio’s cute bunny character My Melody, are made of crystals and acrylic sculpture powder, the same as used in 3D nail design in manicure salons all over the world.

There’s a whole trend in Japan for embellishing everyday items, such as pens, hair clips, plastic jewelry and even cell phones with acrylic nail products.

Please watch this space  for more info and even instructions, as I’ll try to gather some tips and knowledge from Japanese nail art books and magazines to share with you. However, keep in mind that nail products can severely damage plastic.

Image source aminail

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Cute Sushi Decorating Ideas

By Olga Davydova

Posted 28 August, 2007 in Kawaii Bento Photos, Kawaii, Food Fun

It seems Fashionably Cute is in its food cuteness mode this week.

These kawaii sushi are not only yummy but delicious even to look at. Great food decorating ideas from Japan!

I love cooking sushi, I even have my own secret recipes for California Rolls and Unagi Nigiri, and I’d love to make them more unique looking.

The top photo features the adorable San-X Monochrome Pigs characters called Monokuro Boo. According to the source of the photo the character “portraits” are made of cheese and nori.

Note the “fish” with eyes in the second photo

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Creative use of fried eggs in bentos

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Posted 27 August, 2007 in Kawaii Bento Photos, Kawaii, Food Fun

I’m pretty sure these are the cutest fried eggs you’ve ever seen. What a creative way to cook breakfast! You can try this at home. The faces are apparently made with bits of nori and maybe carrot.

The top photo features a Japanese kawaii character by San-X, Rilakkuma bear’s little chick friend (seen on a superb evening wallet we covered not long ago).

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