La Vie Lola: "Paris, Tokyo" by Lupe Fiasco

Back in France! Here's what it looks like today on my street:

Tokyo was a blast. Although I think two weeks is a bit long to spend in any city (and a damn expensive one at that), I enjoyed every bit. Tokyo is really fascinating and in a category of its own. I've never seen such order and propriety in a city as big as Tokyo. Everyone instinctively walks on the left, busts out their umbrellas in near unison the second it sprinkles, and bows and smiles a million times as you enter or leave stores and restaurants. The streets are impeccably clean, and there are recycling bins everywhere. Nobody really speaks on the subways (which are frequent, clean, and always on time), as they're all staring at their flashy cell phones that put the iPhone to shame. Along with being the most polite, orderly and reserved people I've ever met, they're also the most stylish. Everyone has their own style; it's like there's no such thing as a fashion trend in Tokyo (unlike Seoul, where I witnessed the invasion of low-cut Uggs even just within the airport during my transfer) and anyone can wear whatever they please. That's probably how those now-infamous Harajuku girls get away with their riotous outfits- 'cause nobody gives a damn, at least not in Tokyo.

The rest of my photos are now up on Facebook. I broke my personal vow to never upload more than 70 to an album; there was just no way! Here's a few I'd left out because I didn't want it to tip 120.. don't ask what it is, just a pet peeve of mine..

Toodles~ happy post-holidays!

I love Japanese men's fashion. Sounds weird, 'cause you know, I'm a female, but I just like it. Would I wear it? Eh. I'd have to get creative about making it more feminine. As a side note, Japanese men themselves are beautiful. How can they all look/seem so model-like? (Knowing my luck, a lot of them are probably homosexual, haha.)