GOT TO HAVE IT!!!! KINBAKU

The latest must have fashion item coming out of Japan is "KINBAKU". They're small figurines tied with silk cords the traditional Japanese "Rope Bondage / Kinbaku Shibari" method and used as either necklaces, bracelets or cell phone accessories!

The creator's name is Istuji Hirostugu and is himself a practioner of the art of "Kinbaku Shibari". He hand ties each figurine so production is limited, thus raising the "hot factor" even more!

Some links to the "KINBAKU" site and to a related Yahoo Japan site are as follows:

Kinbaku via the Kintayna Studio Site: http://www.kitanya.com/info

Kinbaku via Yahoo Japan Site: http://store.shopping.yahoo.co.jp/teltelland/20070110.html

My favorites would have to be the Bulldog and Piggy......