USJ :D

 Me and the boyfriend went to USJ (Universal Studios Japan) on Tuesday. It was wicked. We took the day off work and just had fun! Managed to go on the Spider Man ride 3 times, heh! I also tried my first Churrito (yummy), bagged a pair of 3D glasses that are so 80's I'm in love and bought a truly awesome Hello Kitty hat with ears that the boyfriend hates but I adore. (Hello, my name is Jen and I am a Hello Kitty-a-holic).

I decided I have been wearing too much black of late, so tried to mix it up a bit, even though the shirt is cream and the rest is pretty much black...

Am wearing my Topshop shorts, New Look shirt, Topshop leggings, ABC Mart cowboy boots, Topshop waistcoat, H&M hoodie and Zara jacket. Also have my trusty black bag...oh and new Hello Kitty hat and 3D glasses. :D

The necklace was bought from a random shop on the shoutengai in Shinsaibashi/Namba.

Without meaning to the boyfriend got a good picture of the back of my waistcoat. I love the cut out detail on this one. Actually bought it for an interview but it has become a staple in my wardrobe ever since!

Japanese men in jackets.

Now the weather has turned decidedly wintery, I've been noticing all the old Japanese men in snazzy jackets. This one is a particular favourite; leopard print and paisley. I swear I could actually wear that!

After having my English department end of year party tonight (a very nice meal of nabe) I am spending the remaining time curled up with the boy, December's Vogue and my laptop. A trip to USJ is on the cards tomorrow, wootages!

Big scary Japanese test is over...to the pub!

After the JLPT I went home and slept. Then I went out for a few celebratory drinks. Note the same shoes as the night before...I casually mentioned to my boyfriend that I had no shoes to wear hence the brown Zara ones again. His reply 'Jen, I can see 5 pairs here, what do you mean?' I then had to explain that one pair of heels was not enough to last two days, let alone a week and I clearly had no shoes to wear, actually, thank you very much!
The night ended on standing ramen and relief over no more studying for a few weeks!

I'm wearing my American Apparel wet look leggings. I have to say, these need to be hoisted up a bit too regularly for my liking, but they are very comfortable and remind my boyfriend of fish scales! What's not to love! Also, Zara jacket and shoes and Dorothy Perkins zip detail tunic. My necklace is from a random jewelry shop in Osaka. It's 3 rows of black beads and one row of black lace.

My bracelets are all presents. The biggest one for Christmas, the middle one for graduation. the black/purple beads match my peacock pearl earrings from Beijing. The smallest one is from a market in Spain.

Kudos to the boyfriend for catching me mid-pose transfer!

The Mayor...and a free bar!

We got invited to some international party thing for our city. Apparently important type people were there such as the Mayor of Sakai, and some peeps from the American Consulate. I was much more focused on the buffet and open bar....oh and the raffle!

I'm wearing my Topshop wrap dress, L-chance stirrup tights, Zara shoes, Topshop blazer (bought for an interview) and my Topshop star quilted bag. The dress was bought a few years ago now, when I was like 17 or so, but I still love it!
All my necklaces were bought here in Japan. All were bought in Osaka except the 'pearls' which were from Tokyo. I have on a gold chain necklace with three types of chain, a gold one pence piece (how patriotic!) and a double charm neckalce along with the 'pearls'.

Hello Kitty Christmas Fabulousness!

OK, I know this isn't fashion, but how fab?! My wonderful Mum sent me a Hello Kitty chocolate advent calendar! Apparently it cost more to send to Japan than it did to buy...must remember to buy my Mum a wicked Christmas present now. Well, more wicked than before!

This has definitely cheered me up over the past few days when it was cold, I had a pile of marking to do and several hours of studying to look forward to. Thanks Mum!

The test is done :D

I've been busy, busy, busy with school work and having the big Japanese test today, sorry! Test went OK, I think, but who knows! Here's one of the outfits I made from the basics I brought round to my boyfriends. There's a lack of face shots here as I had been working then studying all night so looked decidedly dead!

I'm in my American Apparel wet look leggings, Topshop skyline print tee and H&M arm warmers. I really think I may be one of the last remaining people that still love arm warmers, hah!

Anyway, enjoy the pictures. I have a couple of interesting things to post from the past couple of days soon but really must off to bed!

Work and love-these are the basics. Without them there is neurosis.

These are the basics I threw into my bag on the way out the door to my boyfriends. We usually split our time between our two places. We only live around a 10 minute bike ride form each other but it's much easier just to camp out at one place for a while than go back and forth every day. I would have picked up more clothes but didn't notice the time and had to be round my boyfriends for a delivery.

Think I did a pretty good job without really looking! I have my Topshop checked shirt, Uniqlo T with braces/straps, H&M white top (a staple in my wardrobe), River Island navy top with detachable scarf (that is temporarily misplaced), Topshop black top with skyline print, Warehouse strapless black top, Topshop blue skinny jeans, American Apparel lame leggings, L-chance stirrup tights, H&M hat, Topshop Fair-trade stripy scarf, H&M arm warmers and Playboy sunnies. Let's see what I can make out of my (severely) limited wardrobe! Not sure when I'll be popping back to mine for more clothes.

On a side note, I totally felt like that guy out of Art Attack that made the giant pictures out of random things like clothes, boxes, chairs etc, when setting this shot up. Man, I used to love that show!