I finally give into the shopping frenzy of Japan and shopped for new sunglasses and a baseball cap in Americamura, the fashion district of Osaka. I found all sorts of sunglasses ranging in price from 10$ to 150$, but I didn't want to spend so much money on glasses in Japan, so I settled with the 20$ Gino style glasses in Japan. (Look at the photo, some friends say I look Italian!)
Here we can take a small break and talk about fashion in Japan. The 80's style is IN! Long haircuts for guys (sometimes look like 80's hair bands!) for girls, short skirts is IN! The androgynous look, marketed by pop artists (see clip) is IN! and the boy next door look or rapper style is OUT. Also for boys, having big boots and tucking your pants in (we think that is too feminine!) is IN! Long hair extensions for girls is IN! And tanned skin is OUT!
Fashion catches like fire in Japan and when something becomes trendy, basically everyone has to wear it. Of course there are the more marginal trends like looking like a doll, or goth, or candy (see this website for examples of outlandish sytles:http://www.japanesestreets.com/).
But I think I have not seen the most original of Japanese fashion. I will have to go to Tokyo, Harajuku for that. Here in Kansai, things are pretty heterogenous, all boys generally style the same and same thing goes for girls.
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Trust me, while I was in Montréal, the 80s style was alive and kicking. It was truly awful. Awful.
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