]]> http://fashion.wen-wen.net/2009/10/13/over-the-rhine/feed/ 152 http://fashion.wen-wen.net/2009/09/02/%e3%81%90%e3%81%9f%e3%82%89%e3%82%89%ef%bd%9e%e3%81%99%e3%81%a0%e3%82%89%e3%82%89%ef%bd%9e/ http://fashion.wen-wen.net/2009/09/02/%e3%81%90%e3%81%9f%e3%82%89%e3%82%89%ef%bd%9e%e3%81%99%e3%81%a0%e3%82%89%e3%82%89%ef%bd%9e/#comments Wed, 02 Sep 2009 18:46:59 +0000 wen http://fashion.wen-wen.net/?p=250 最近２０世紀少年第２章と第３章の映画を見た。感動した！！！見るだけの価値があると思うよ。幼年時代 の記憶・・・友情・・・家族・・・恋・・・と音楽。やっぱり音楽だね。漫画も好き（複雑っすけどね・・・）。知ってるかな？素敵な「Bob Lennon」と言う曲は浦沢直樹先生を書いた！びっくりした、あたし。才能多いね。それに歌えるように！

浦沢直樹先生バージョン

うまいね！！！

そして第１章映画のバージョン

第３章映画がクライマックス「ぐたらら～すだらら～」バージョンどこ？感動したあのバージョン・・・

It’s turning out to be one of those work weeks, the ones where you get off work at 9 pm and there are still people at the office making you feel like a total slacker to be leaving as early as 9 pm and all you want to do is get in your car and drive, just drive, keep driving, don’t stop driving. I’ve been listening to music geared to keeping me sane, and Owl City’s romantic, delicately tempered Postal Service-esque electronica has been doing a pretty good job of keeping my head above the water. My favourite line of this song: To my motion fatigue- farewell

In other news, I’ve been slogging through the absolute hell that is finding a good dress to wear to a couple upcoming weddings. I really don’t wear dresses that often and the ones I have tend to be casual or a bit sporty or frankly kind of weird so I’m bamboozled when it comes to proper event dressing. Too many factors: price range, appropriateness (nothing I wouldn’t be afraid to wear in front of a friend’s grandmother), colour, cut, whether it can transition from day to night, nothing bridesmaidy, nothing that could detract attention from the bride, nothing too boring, something that still has enough of your own style in it, uuugh. So far the search has yielded a lot of near hits but mostly misses; I’m being very picky and  horribly stubborn in my thinking that if I’ve been invited to share a friend’s special day I should at least look nice (…but not TOO nice… you get the point…) Aaaaaaghhhh…. is it the weekend yet? City fun, volunteering with disabled kids, kites, and a bento picnic await me…

I’ve a fatal weakness for the very lovely French language and apparently so does Japanese band mondialito. Composer Toshiya Fueoka met vocalist Junko in 2002 and mondialito was born. Boosting delicate vocals sung entirely in French, the gently acoustic electronica music has a certain special charm to it. Junko now lives in Paris (don’t we all wish we did?), but the pair continue to make beautiful music together.

I’ve fallen pretty hard for this amazing little band, Spangle call Lilli line. Hailing from Shimokitazawa, one of my very favourite corners of Tokyo, this indie rock band is a blend of lush ambient downtempo rock, electronica, hauntingly surreal lyrics, and beautifully delicate, layered vocals. The band is made up of an illustrator, a graphic designer, and a photographer- what a magical mix. Japan Live has a fantastic interview with them here. Meanwhile, I’m digging singer Kana Otsubo’s laidback Shimokitazawa-esque style; Shimokitazawa has a bit of the bite of Tokyo style but without so much of the trendiness; there’s something more thrown together, relaxed, and unique about this part of town. Some of my favourite pieces from my closet are products of many a Shimokitazawa shopping jag (followed of course by waffles at the best waffle cafe in the world- but I digress.)

As for the shimmery lush glow that is Spangle call Lilli line music- take a listen for yourselves.