Cute Shirts!

Get ready for some more item spams! There are so many kawaii shirts and sweater out there, I could make a list that goes on forever! But for my sake, I'll keep this short and let you guys browse through all this cool stuff! ^3^

Hello Panda Longsleeves in Pink // $28.00 from tofebruary

Stripe Print T-Shirt // $13.50 from YesStyle

Open Knit button-down Cardigan // $28 from KoreanFashionista

Wave Line Blous // $45.10  from Koreanfashionstore

Cute Items!!

Late night posting = quick spamming some kawaii clothing and accessories that I LOVE!!! 
And I hope you guys like it too! ^3^


This hat is so cute! I wish it was colder where I am so I could wear it all the time.
Knitted Cat Eat Hat // $16.00  from Syndrome

This is a pink lolita dress - definitely adorable and would be fun for photo shoots or cosplay!! 
Moon Night Castle Dress (Pink) // from Japan-shops

Last one - I miss the random, cool flake stickers from Japan! They're so kawaii and fun to look through.

50 Kawaii Sticker Flakes // $2.65 from WhatsYourCrayon 

Kawaii websites :3

So what's a better way to understand japanese and all the kawaii writings that you may come across on the internet then cracking open a book all the time? Well if you know some basics, the best way would probably be to visit Japanese websites and look at real accounts that real people are using! And what better way than a website that's already kawaii? ;)

Pouepee Girl on Japan's social media site Ameba is a fun, cute website that wikipedia explains best:
Poupée Girl (プーペガール pūpegāru^?), stylized as poupéegirl, is a Japan-based avatar and fashion community where users can dress-up their avatar and earn the website's currency, ribbons, to buy more clothing and keep track of the latest fashion with the Fashion Dictionary

It is definitely adorable and a way to keep up with kawaii trends happening from Japan itself! While most of it seems to be in English, there are some items in Japanese and some other phrases too. 
If you join let me know your username so we can be friends! :)

http://pupe.ameba.jp/

Website #2  http://www.puricute.com/

This website is adorable and just for decorating your pictures like you would at a real photobooth in Japan! It's fun to decorate your own picture and look at other people's pictures too ! 

Website #3 : http://www.daisojapan.com/c-399-cute-kawaii.aspx

The last website is a great place to get cool stuff straight from Japan - from Daiso. This place a special page just for kawaii stuff, so definitely go check out all the cool stuff they have! 

Fairy Kei?

Kawaii can be so much more than big eyes, frilly dresses, and pink everything! I'm still learning some of the separate genres, but one of the most kawaii-est style of Japanese street fashion that I like is fairy kei. So what's fairy kei? I've heard it described as kawaii style meets 80's pop. So you'll see tutus, scrunchies, famous 80s characters (care bears, mlp), converses and leg warmers - all awesome and just a small part of what you can find in these outfits. From what I seen, they usually come in pastel, or bright pinks, blues, whites, and polka dots.

Paving the way for this fashion is a street popular designer, Moco. She's the most adorable girl (pictured above), that attends a design college in Japan. With her partner Tomo they create fairy kei and kawaii fashions that they sell in their pop-up shop in Harajuku. Definitely a must see if you're ever in that area!
She's also been featured in a couple of magazines!

Visit her blog here: http://ameblo.jp/oo-moco-oo/   (their store is currently under renovation, I think).

Now onto more fairy kei stuff:

Here are some REALLY cute orbital tights that have an ombre color from pink to purple. Adorable! 

Bishoujo // $25.00 from Lunar Discoveries

Here's a pink tutu skirt that would finish off any fairy kei outfit:

Pink Tutu // 1,380 Yen at ManiaQ

Last, a really kawaii, chibi drawing of a fairy kei girl! Pretty accurate ^3^

Fairy-kei by stefne

More styles!

Bows Bows Bows!

Nothing makes an outfit more girly than - you guessed it - bows! Another staple to kawaii life is having cute ones, and tons of them. I love that bows are able to come in so many different colors, patterns, and sizes and still look adorable. I think they look great with almost anything - in your hair, on your shirt, on leggings, and on your purse - it all looks good! The Kawaii Tofu item for today is the Bow Back Pullover. 

This pullover is super, super kawaii because it's modest in the front, but a surprise of bows in the back! It also has small slits between the bows which gives it a certain "point". Not only that, but it also comes in light yellow (along with salmon). 

To be honest, I'm also reviewing this pullover too - I got it the other day in the mail!! Wheeeee. It's super cute and looks just like it did in the picture. I tried it on (no picture yet - sorry!) and it wasn't too tight or awkward fitting, just right. :)

Bow Back Pullover // $14.80 at Forever21

More bow stuff:

This is another bow accessory I also own! I love it because it's different from your regular earring, but still has that kawaii pink bow that are on your ears! ^^  It's also adjustable, so no worries about it not fitting around a certain part of your ear. 

Peace Bow Ear Cuff Pair // $11.15 from OfLovelyThings

Of course, adding bows in art makes it x10 kawaii too. The artist from Crowded Teeth used lots of bows in one of many of her adorable illustrations! I suppose all the bunnies in this picture helped too! 

Bunnies and Bows Lady Bun Bun at Crowded Teeth

And lastly, for those of you that just have to have a bow NOW - pick up some scrap fabric and get to it!! 

A Bow Tutorial by Lauralyn