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Custom Covers
For 3,400 Yen (24 Euro or so) in downtown Tokyo you can get yourself a custom phone cover design completed in 30 minutes. Choose any number of truly tasteful designs from samples on the shelf or from a booklet most are simple patterns, a scary number of cigarette company logos, fake Gucci, YSL, whales a-jumping, cats a-lookin cute that kind of thing. He prints the design on sticky film, carefully folds it onto the phone. 20 seconds with a hair dryer then spends the next 15 minutes cutting holes for the display, buttons and removing access film.
The quality of the final result is not particular inspiring - though this is due the resolution and colour caperbilities of the printer rather than the process itself.
The bling-my-fone option looks like being more interesting.
... and if you're wondering about the lightly clothed punters, these photos were taken about a month ago. You'll be happy to hear that today it's raining hard in Tokyo and I forgot my bike rain gear. Whoopy do.
Writing from Harajuku | October 17, 2005 | Permalink
Comments
Bah, in my day-in-Tokyo I never managed to find one of these places. The covers start peeling off after a few months of use, apparently. Nice way to ensure repeat business.
Posted by: Chris at October 17, 2005 9:36 PM
Heh, I got fed up with camo-pattern and ended up peeling it off - getting the cover back to normal/drab was strangely satisfying.
Posted by: Jan at October 17, 2005 10:58 PM
The truly fashion conscious in Tokyo will need to change their pattern every few weeks anyway...
I mean, the Murakami YSL (knockoff) pattern just doesn't go with your Burberry print handbag :)
Posted by: Andrew at October 19, 2005 4:05 AM