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12-06-2010, 09:41 AM
It depends on the job, age, place.
Japan is SO far from relaxed it's not funny... stress-country. Fashion-wise, Japan is pretty open, in the right places, with the right people. Salary-men had better wear a full suit with a white shirty and shiny shoes and not do anything that sets him apart from the rest... |
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12-06-2010, 10:03 AM
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I'd assume the same goes for fashion. If you're forced into a uniform all day, 5-6 days a week, why not let loose and get creative on your off days? My photos from Japan and around the world: http://www.flickr.com/dylanwphotography |
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12-06-2010, 10:53 AM
I think it`s important to point out that people wearing that kind of thing and into the kind of fashion that is so popular to point out as "Japanese" are a very very tiny subset of the population.
Normal people never come close... And in fact, the greater majority of those people seen in photos are "dressed up" for the day and don`t really dress like that in daily life. Think "dressed up weird to get stares because I am bored on one Saturday" - not regular fashion. It`s always interesting to see the reaction of those who come to Japan with dreams of living in a world of Harajuku fashion... Only to see that the country is 99.999% conservative when it comes to fashion. |
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12-06-2010, 11:11 AM
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![]() I want to add also that most schools don't allow their students to change their hair color at all, so the uniform strictness idea doesn't really work =/ |
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12-06-2010, 11:16 AM
I suppose cosplay is apart of the dressing up--possibly for visitors to admire and photograph.
my japanese friend who is almost seventy now is very aware of how she is dressed very soberly really--but I am sure the younger generation want to experiment and have fun doing so. she often is shocked with some young japanese students she meets-- but its a good thing that they are moving on-- doing their own thing. when I first visited scotland many years ago-- I too was expecting all the men to wear kilts-- of course they didn't except for special events. |
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12-06-2010, 12:49 PM
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12-06-2010, 02:15 PM
Meh...
I compared some photos where we see population... Western vs Japanese... And well... No you"re right... they're aren't much more peoples in Japan who wears special things... but I've seen more on Japanese shots than Western... Are Japanese peoples less timid and more open of expression and/or spirit? |
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12-06-2010, 02:30 PM
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That girl you see with bright green hair and incredibly erotic cosplay, would probably blush if you told her she was pretty, or not be able to answer you, and if she could she'd deny any nice thing you said about her |
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