Cuteness Burgers are Friends With You!

CUTENESS

BURGERS!

The Friends With You website says, "Friends are extracted from an unimaginably small microcosm. They are microbes that have been enlarged one billion times their original size. They live in your breath and under the part of your brain used for wishing. "

We wished for a plush version of Cuteness Burger and behold - there is more than one and it superseded the blog! The noodley plushy down below is the Albino Squid, a jerk useful in reminding one how not to act - or becoming an ally with a bigger tougher jerk. You're totally a big. tough jerk if you have the albino squid. Totally.

New York Rockers

These two New York cuties have similar hairdos and both look so good. Curly hair + shag = rock. We really love the way they both have a definitive personal style that doesn't look store bought. Methinks miss girl on top is the uber rocking fashion designer, Laura Dawson wearing now collectable pieces from pre-split As Four.

Kira Kira Project Part Deux

These dolls (action figures?) were on display at the Kira Kira Japan Project store. They look like castaways from the land of yellow submarines. I wish I had more info about them. Alas, all I can do is show their rock and roll pouty doll glory.

Kira Kira Project

Cuteness Burger was invited to the opening of the Kirakira Japan Project store in the Hanayashki Mall. The walls were painted neon pink, casting a phosphorescent glow everywhere. The clothes were fashioned after famous faces of people such as John Lennon and Connie Chung. You'd have to slip a hit of acid in thee ole martini to get me to wear a giant fleece cape that looks not unlike Sponge Bob, but I'm no Furry. Never one to dis on true originality, Cuteness Burger fully supports anyone who can rock it right. More photos from Kira Kira in the next post.

Cuteness Kaiser!

Photo from Style.com

Here's where hipster and genius meet. Karl Lagerfeld just showed Chanel couture in Paris. The little dresses and separates mix flapper and Twiggy. The man hits the nail on the head with every swing of his fashion hammer. We hear that while he fronts design at Fendi, Chanel and Lagerfeld - a daunting work load to say the least; he also manages to be a charming, pleasant person. Check out his favorite songs of 2006 presented by Vogue.

Romantic Standard

The golden shoes ($50) are one of my favorite scores from Tokyo. They came from a shop called Romantic Standard where we went a little crazy. We love that they put them in a plastic bag rather than a big bulky box. The gold and black lacquer necklace ($10) came from a little flea market in Kawasaki. Lastly, the reflective shoes in action, on the heals of super-hot pink tights ($10) which came from a shop in Shibuya-ku. The lesson here is that Tokyo isn't as pricey as people say and pink+gold=CUTENESS!

Rainy Day Retail Display

Okay, manikin faces swathed in gauze, suffocating in plastic bags may not be cute. They are edgy as hell and perfect for a rainy day - so they get the cuteness seal of approval.

Tokyo Nail Pop

A full set of acrylic nails cost no less than $100 US dollars in Tokyo. What the nail techs in Oakland and The Bronx could get paid for their airbrush skills is anyone's guess. However, the above 3-D designs are sculptured with acrylic. How do they do it?

Cuteness Burger LOVES John Galliano!

Photo: Marcio Madeira for Style.com

Kelly Tunstall called this morning to talk about the Christian Dior couture show in Paris. She is so inspired that she may just paint her long-necked beauties in nothing but Dior till she covers the entire collection. John Galliano's talent is enormously enchanting. His commitment to owning the drama he creates and wearing it proudly himself is not the least of his charm. He needs a moniker like The Admiral or His Eminence.

African Adoptions

So you have someone you have to buy a gift for and they are impossible to shop for...adopt a herd of African elephants or a momma leopard and her cub from the World Wildlife Fund. The cuteness burger giraffe at the top is only $25! They'll even send a plush likeness and photo. http://shop.awf.org/adopt/

Stoner Chic

Full lengths, hemp, afro puffs & hand-made baubles; these are the things Japanese hippies r-o-c-k.

What's black, white and red all over?

CUTENESS BURGERS!

More from the streets of Tokyo. Fashion sources are saying black and white is the latest trend to follow. These kids all prove that it's nothing new but something we can all work.

Note to the ladies: if you want to emulate the cuteness of the Japanese chicks, point your toes inward when posing. Some may say it's submissive but they might just be waiting to tie you up and whip you with their corsette strings.

CUTENESS CAR!

Figaro! Figaro! Figaro!

This is the illusive Figaro made in 1991 by Nissan. This seems odd, doesn't it? The cutest car since the original British Minis yet only in production for one year. Auto makers keep repeating the same bland body types around the world and the Figaro was made for one year available only in Japan and the UK. The mind reels. If you ever see one of these Stateside, Thee Cuteness Burger may be driving.

Check out this site for more info on the Figaro...http://www.figarocars.co.uk/

Gothic New Wave Crush

These two kids have a look going on that exemplify the Gothic New Wave mash up happening in Tokyo right now. It's sweet, dark and dreamy. Colors are not a part of the look generally. I love the girl's tiny shoe purse. Her outfit would have been spot on without it, but with it...she wins the prize for best outfit of the day. And in Shibuya, that's saying something.

Over Fifty Hipster

CUTENESS BURGER!!!

This man was really cool, a reporter researching the historic beginnings of the Shibuya district of Tokyo. It's hard to believe he is over 50. Why do the Japanese age so well? His Nike's were SICK!

Ready...Set...Go!!!

This is our first post, something that's been an idea for a while. Now we are ready, serious about thee CUTENESS! It abounds all around and inspires us every day. It was in Tokyo that Cuteness Burger first entered our minds because, well the Japanese are the pandas of the human race. So cute! In that light, we present the first of our street photos taken in Tokyo, September 2006.