Comments on: Cos-play-zoku in Harajuku, Tokyo, Japan http://blog.allthedumbthings.com/2007/04/19/cos-play-zoku-in-harajuku-tokyo-japan/ A cautionary tale in development Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:27:30 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: hanatakainogaijin http://blog.allthedumbthings.com/2007/04/19/cos-play-zoku-in-harajuku-tokyo-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-7121 hanatakainogaijin Sat, 08 May 2010 14:58:44 +0000 http://blog.allthedumbthings.com/2007/04/19/cos-play-zoku-in-harajuku-tokyo-japan/#comment-7121 I just returned from a 10 day trip to Osaka and Hiroshima. Lots of variations of the baby doll fashions there also. It was a slightly more extreme development of the go-go garu fashion I saw about 3 years ago on my last trip. Platform or stiletto heel shoes, microskirts with fishnet stockings and tight bodices with cleavage exposed. Instead of uber skin tans, overuse of eye makeup, something to make the lips look pouty and of course the henna hued hair. A little odd but at least they are not the fat slovenly looking women we have come to expect and accept here in the US. Why are Americans so fat? I just returned from a 10 day trip to Osaka and Hiroshima. Lots of variations of the baby doll fashions there also. It was a slightly more extreme development of the go-go garu fashion I saw about 3 years ago on my last trip. Platform or stiletto heel shoes, microskirts with fishnet stockings and tight bodices with cleavage exposed. Instead of uber skin tans, overuse of eye makeup, something to make the lips look pouty and of course the henna hued hair. A little odd but at least they are not the fat slovenly looking women we have come to expect and accept here in the US. Why are Americans so fat?

]]> By: Almost Japanese http://blog.allthedumbthings.com/2007/04/19/cos-play-zoku-in-harajuku-tokyo-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-4810 Almost Japanese Tue, 04 Aug 2009 20:06:27 +0000 http://blog.allthedumbthings.com/2007/04/19/cos-play-zoku-in-harajuku-tokyo-japan/#comment-4810 I just finished visiting a Anime and cosplay exhibition here in Vancouver, Canada. Its one of the largest exhibitions of its kind in North America. You can check out the pictures here if you like <a href="http://www.almostjapanese.com/vancouver-anime-comicon-2009-part-3" rel="nofollow">Vancouver Anime and Cosplay</a> Cosplay is a ton of fun if your into this kind of stuff. I just finished visiting a Anime and cosplay exhibition here in Vancouver, Canada. Its one of the largest exhibitions of its kind in North America. You can check out the pictures here if you like Vancouver Anime and Cosplay Cosplay is a ton of fun if your into this kind of stuff.

]]> By: ichigo mamoyachiko http://blog.allthedumbthings.com/2007/04/19/cos-play-zoku-in-harajuku-tokyo-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-3331 ichigo mamoyachiko Thu, 30 Apr 2009 00:27:18 +0000 http://blog.allthedumbthings.com/2007/04/19/cos-play-zoku-in-harajuku-tokyo-japan/#comment-3331 i love lolita and decora. supa kawaii desu! i dress decora all the time especialy at malls. i own about 6 hello kitty items and various bracelets to complete the decora look. i love lolita and decora. supa kawaii desu! i dress decora all the time especialy at malls. i own about 6 hello kitty items and various bracelets to complete the decora look.

]]> By: AngelicPretty http://blog.allthedumbthings.com/2007/04/19/cos-play-zoku-in-harajuku-tokyo-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-1861 AngelicPretty Tue, 19 Aug 2008 01:27:06 +0000 http://blog.allthedumbthings.com/2007/04/19/cos-play-zoku-in-harajuku-tokyo-japan/#comment-1861 The child like style your talking about in these photos are called Lolita. The style is designed to look like a more modern day rococo look. Yes, there is also a fetish based on "baby" like fashion but this style or more the photos you have here are of girls that dress in the lolita look because they love the french rococo era. There are lolita's worldwide, not only in Japan. Perhaps the website listed above will help you better understand the style. The more colorful bunch can be found in a book called Fruits. This style shown above noted as the more "Hello Kitty" style is actually called Decora. The point is to look flashy and cute! The child like style your talking about in these photos are called Lolita. The style is designed to look like a more modern day rococo look. Yes, there is also a fetish based on “baby” like fashion but this style or more the photos you have here are of girls that dress in the lolita look because they love the french rococo era. There are lolita’s worldwide, not only in Japan.

Perhaps the website listed above will help you better understand the style.

The more colorful bunch can be found in a book called Fruits. This style shown above noted as the more “Hello Kitty” style is actually called Decora. The point is to look flashy and cute!

]]> By: ALEy http://blog.allthedumbthings.com/2007/04/19/cos-play-zoku-in-harajuku-tokyo-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-1068 ALEy Mon, 05 May 2008 17:04:29 +0000 http://blog.allthedumbthings.com/2007/04/19/cos-play-zoku-in-harajuku-tokyo-japan/#comment-1068 awesome clothes. awesome clothes.

]]> By: Alice http://blog.allthedumbthings.com/2007/04/19/cos-play-zoku-in-harajuku-tokyo-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-1066 Alice Mon, 05 May 2008 07:11:46 +0000 http://blog.allthedumbthings.com/2007/04/19/cos-play-zoku-in-harajuku-tokyo-japan/#comment-1066 Very cool! Looks like an interesting place to visit. I've just started a map of cool places to visit in Tokyo: http://www.mapme.com/map/tokyoneighbourhoods Maybe you'd like to add some of your own spots and photos to the map? Very cool! Looks like an interesting place to visit. I’ve just started a map of cool places to visit in Tokyo:
http://www.mapme.com/map/tokyoneighbourhoods
Maybe you’d like to add some of your own spots and photos to the map?

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