A friend like Sayoko

I hate to brag but I have the best friends in the world.

Friends are the family you choose, they say. My friends are mostly creative, a little bit gay, a little bit crazy or silly, mostly fashionable, and best of all, kind, loyal, smart, spiritual, talented.

I remember the first time I met Sayoko Hokazono in 2009 at Imperial Hotel in Ginza. After Tita Vicky Nazareno introduced us, my Tokyo was never the same again. This was Sayoko in her Aoyama store, Kikastyle.

This is her best friend, Hiko, who orders the best food in Tokyo

We love Hiko

This is Sayoko’s Margielic couch at home. The throw pillows are from Kikastyle and feature photographs by her son Yu Hokazono

This is Yu (left) with Youji at Galali, one of my favourite restaurants in Aoyama

Sayoko takes me to the coolest places, like Kyoichi Tzuzuki’s office

HP Deco

Nemeth

NUI Hostel

and everything Comme des Garçons

I can’t tell you how much Sayoko has changed my life, whether she’s buying me a pink gnome or some silly thing I need to have

Last week my friend Jay sent me a picture he took at Comme des Garçons Aoyama.

I was like, OMG I know that girl. She is the craziest girl in Comme des Garçons. Like cool crazy.

Jeroen took this picture of her last March

and I actually bought the dress

So now I became obsessed with this dress and asked Sayoko to please check it out and she did!

Now tell me, how many of your friends would do this for you??

Sayoko is the best!

“I think it weighs 10 kg!” Sayoko texted me. It also costs 305,600 yen—way beyond my budget. Hehe.

So kids, do not worry. I am not getting the dress.

And thank you Sayoko-san! I shall see you next month!!