10 Japanese fashion flops
Compared to the hey-days of FRUiTS magazine, Japanese fashion has calmed down considerably. Ganguro and yamamba have gone back to their mountain huts, leaving the watered-down gyaru in their wake.
That doesn’t mean the streets are safe from missteps though. Here are 10 that persist:
1. The 'host' look
Slim, polyester suit, check. Silver pendant necklace, check. Fluffy fried hair and M-shaped bangs, check. It’s a pandemic of vampiric proportions!
Just
ignore it, and perhaps they will stop feeding on the streets and fade into
legend.
2. Shoes beyond repair
Despite all of the walking that is a necessity in Tokyo, many women insist on wearing stiletto heels, running the rubber down to the nails.
And shoe repair is apparently
passé; they are more wont to wobble around like a pigeon all day.
3. Ringed color contacts
These contacts add an extra millimeter or two to the size of one’s iris, creating the look of a bigger eye that maybe-kinda-sorta looks OK in anime cosplay circles.
Unfortunately, talking face to face with someone wearing these is like talking
to a creepy, talking doll: It’s impossible to tell if the person is looking at
you, around you, or even right through you.
4. Tare-me (droopy eyes)
In the continuing quest for doll-like eyes, the gyaru and lolitas alike have perfected a system of placing fake lashes so far down on their bottom lids that it appears their eyes are melting at the corners.
Well, at least Dali would be appreciative.
5. Glamour nails
Some of the fake nails we see on women of the gyaru persuasion are so excessive, so blinged out, and so over the top, they should each come with their own serial numbers and security guard.
One can tell the difference between an OL and a hostess by how razzle-dazzle their nails are; you know those girls aren’t typing on a keyboard anytime soon.
