4/15/2011

Eliza Doolittle Sparkles with Swarovski

Platinum selling artist Eliza Doolittle kicked off her UK tour wearing a dazzling pair of Nike trainers dripping in hundreds of multi-coloured Swarovski crystals. ‘I love my sparkly Swarovski Nike’s that I’ve been wearing on my tour!’ Eliza Doolittle

Arabian Nights with SWAROVSKI ELEMENTS

SWAROVSKI ELEMENTS was invited to celebrate innovative traditional wear in the form of Abayas by esteemed UAE Abaya manufacturer and retailer Sweet Lady, accented with jewelry from SWAROVSKI CRYSTALLIZED. For this World Wide Welfare charity event in aid of raising money to care for Iraqi orphans, Sweet Lady also donated a stunning Abaya embellished with more than 50,000 SWAROVSKI ELEMENTS!









9/14/2010

Japanese Crystal Ball Performer

This guy was hanging out in Yoyogi park in Harajuku, Tokyo, on a Sunday afternoon. He has clearly practiced a lot! I loved the music he played during his performance. My friends and I were completely mesmerized. He has a very expressive face too, with a charming smile... it really sells the show in the end. Made me feel like a little kid.

The juggler's name is Okotanpe - and yes he's amazing - one of my favorite memories of Japan! Second, the song that he uses in his final act is called ソレイユ (soreiyu, spelled using katakana, meaning sun, is the Japanese pronunciation of the French word "soleil", also meaning sun). It is sung by Yoshie Nakano 中納良恵.

I don't know exactly what size crystal ball Okotanpe uses in this video (other users have suggested that it is 95mm - 100mm), but you're welcome to ask him. Here's his youtube page: http://www.youtube.com/user/okotanpe

Also, here's his official webpage: http://okotanpe.com

If you want to buy the crystal ball, try contact this Swarovski crystal store: http://www.crystalshopping.com. I usually buy crystal products on it.