Art Gallery The Colors of “Perfectasy” by ONCH

August 17, 2011 - 10:31 am

I have been to a place my friends. A place called Royal T, where one can see Japanese “Harajuku” girls jumping inside an inflatable cupcake. A micro shop wherein’ exists a wall of golden chains festooned with faux tri-tip, bananas and pretzels in all shades of the rainbow. And I’ve also been told one might expect an encounter with the mythical Unicorn.

This “Perfectasy” I speak of is all the aforementioned and more, so I grabbed the designer ONCH, who is partially responsible for this dreamscape and asked her to show me the tell behind the tale.

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Event Gallery Hello Kitty: Bats and Cats Masquerade

November 17, 2009 - 1:36 pm

On Friday, Royal/T Cafe in Culver City hosted the final shebang in a series of events dedicated to Hello Kitty’s 35th anniversary. The 80s-goth-themed Bats and Cats Ball was hosted by Bubble Punch and drew a crowd of 1,100 which formed a line that wrapped around the block and, from a distance, resembled a black cloud of tulle and vinyl. Guests dressed up in every style imaginable, from elegant Lolita to Sanrio cosplay to the blackest of black. Bottom line is they dressed up! Inside, among tons of Hello Kitty art and merchandise, there was a DJ set by LA goth scene veteran Amanda Jones, a dance performance by the Wandering Marionettes, photo ops with Hello Kitty herself, and a costume contest, naturally. Oh, and cupcakes. We mustn’t forget the cupcakes.

Hello Kitty Bats and Cats

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