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    Image of Elaken Elaken
    12/07/09

    In reply to Fun With Fashion: Onee-Kei Is Cute, Not Costumey
    I have always lamented not being able to buy clothing in Japan. I love so much of what they wear - okay I also hate a lot of stuff too - but even my skeleton wouldn't be able to fit in the sizes available.

    I took a friend with me on one of my trips to Japan and had serious envy, she found the cutest pair of heels. Their largest size was still 3 sizes too small for me.

    Next time I go back I might see about snagging some magazines. It is always fun to see how outfits are put together.
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    Image of lafleur lafleur
    12/07/09

    In reply to Fun With Fashion: Onee-Kei Is Cute, Not Costumey
    Lookbook and streetstyle is huuuge in Japan. Just hanging out near fashion week in Paris/London/NY, you see hordes of Japanese photographers and magazines getting photos of everyone-- not just the models.
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    Image of Beets.Go.On is the Fat Yogini Beets.Go.On is the Fat Yogini
    12/07/09

    In reply to Fun With Fashion: Onee-Kei Is Cute, Not Costumey
    I would like to subscribe to this. How can I make this happen?
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    Image of LatoyaPeterson LatoyaPeterson
    12/07/09

    @Beets.Go.On is the Fat Yogini: If you live in an area with a Japanese population (look around, you'd be surprised) you may be able to find them in specialty grocery markets or bookstores.

    If you live in NYC, you can pop into Kinokuniya.

    If you have the patience of job and generally do not overdraft your accounts, you can subscribe through J.List - I have issues with the site, but they are one of the only sources of export for a lot of things I like. They also have a tendency to be late on deliveries and do things like charge for two or three issues at once.
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    Image of Beets.Go.On is the Fat Yogini Beets.Go.On is the Fat Yogini
    12/07/09

    @LatoyaPeterson: I live between Chinatown and Koreatown, so I would not be surprised if I could indeed find this in one of the stores around here. Thanks for answering me and keep up the good blogging!
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    Image of dizzywulf dizzywulf
    12/07/09

    @Beets.Go.On is the Fat Yogini: Sasuga books (sasugabooks.com) as well as Amazon offer overseas subscriptions. Subscribing is way too pricey for me :(. It's pretty easy to find individual copies on ebay and other sites.
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    Image of rodmanstreet rodmanstreet
    12/07/09

    In reply to Fun With Fashion: Onee-Kei Is Cute, Not Costumey
    This "look-book" format is so much more interesting and informative than the Vogue/Elle/Marie Claire format. Every once in a while I get a yen for fashion and go buy a magazine, but the magazine usually leaves me feeling empty and dumb, and destroys my fleeting sartorial curiosity. I feel like these would satisfy my occasional fashion lust. I think I'm going to go change my clothes now.
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    Image of DorothyZbornak DorothyZbornak
    12/07/09

    In reply to Legendary Magazine Designer Has Righteous Rage At Today's Glossies
    You can read text on paper or the internet. The thing that sets actual magazines and newspapers apart is the visual layout. A fantastic layout does not transfer to the internet. You can't see it the way you can printed on paper. So, for magazines and newspapers to play down the one last card in their deck is just ridiculous to me.

    I mean, let's be real, most people at newsstands pick up magazines based on the cover photo/art, not the cover lines or articles inside.
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    Image of viklane viklane
    12/07/09

    @DorothyZbornak: Agreed -- if I saw any of those classics styles on the newsstands, I'd probably be intrigued and want to buy it. I'm so absolutely bored by seeing the same concept again and again that I've stopped buying my usual magazines altogether. Well, that and "Cover Lies."
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    12/07/09

    @viklane: Same concepts, same cover models, same cover lines. It never changes. I mean, if I have to see one more Vogue with Keira Knightly on the cover, I'm going to strangle someone. It's all just so boring and unimaginative now.
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    Image of viklane viklane
    12/07/09

    @DorothyZbornak: It's fascinating how people view Anna Wintour as this dominating force in the world of fashion. Maybe that's precisely the problem -- she's all domination and no imagination.
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    Image of DorothyZbornak DorothyZbornak
    12/07/09

    @viklane: Yep. Have you seen "The September Issue?" It was really interesting to see her shooting down really gorgeous, creative things Grace Coddington put together. I think if Grace were calling the shots, Vogue would be a lot better, or at least, more creative.
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    12/07/09

    @DorothyZbornak: And that's what I don't get. If you're in a business that is all about change, why do you want your magazine to look exactly the same every single month? It should say something that a woman in the fashion industry has been wearing the same look and the same hair for 20 years. Being able to run a tight ship is nice, but when did this stop being about art?
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    Image of bess marvin, girl detective bess marvin, girl detective
    12/07/09

    @DorothyZbornak: really? grace is just as unimaginative as anna only her ideas cost more money. how many jumping models against gray backgrounds (which are inexplicably set in an expensive environment never featured) can you feature? hundreds apparently and dear old coddington will continue drumming them out.

    also, when you appeal to a large group, innovation is usually a killer. as seen with most artists, when they try to go outside their comfort zone whether it's reese witherspoon doing a smart comedy (i.e. election) or kanye experimenting with auto-tune (i.e. 808s and heartbreak), their sales usually diminish. very few people succeed with providing the public with different things.
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    Image of judgingamy judgingamy
    12/07/09

    In reply to Fun With Fashion: Onee-Kei Is Cute, Not Costumey
    Does anyone know of any websites online or stores to get this stuff? I've tried looking before, but have encountered a hard time due to the language barrier and currency exchange.
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    Image of sydbarrettsaves, emissary of hell sydbarrettsaves, emissary of hell
    12/07/09

    In reply to Fun With Fashion: Onee-Kei Is Cute, Not Costumey
    I recently stumbled across a Japanese magazine at an Asian market called Huge, which consistently portrayed men as aesthetically appealing and extremely fashionable. Many images contained thin male models wearing make-up, with long hair, arranged in sexual poses to promote products. This and similar publications serve to reaffirm my position that gender is a social construct.
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    Image of boxspelunker boxspelunker
    12/07/09

    @sydbarrettsaves, emissary of hell: One of my favorite things about male Japanese fashion was the hair barrettes. Giant plastic barrettes were all over the most fashionable guys, and they wore very interesting clothing, with lace and ruffley things. Of course, lots of guys weren't into that sort of thing, but low-cut shirts, long, pointy shoes and tight jeans were the high fashion of 2006. I thought it was great.

    I also found it interesting that men would pretend to hit on each other, the same way that women do in America. Girls thought it was the greatest thing ever, and they did it for that reason. It was like a mirror of the American love of "lesbians".
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    Image of sydbarrettsaves, emissary of hell sydbarrettsaves, emissary of hell
    12/07/09

    @boxspelunker: That's really interesting. This was my first experience reading a men's magazine that did not solely rely upon using women to convey sexual appeal. My eyes grew as big as saucers with each turn of the page.
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    Image of boxspelunker boxspelunker
    12/07/09

    @sydbarrettsaves, emissary of hell: In a way, it's really nice to look at very pretty men as well as pretty women. But I wonder how many eating disorders and all that crop up from the obvious ideal - thin, willowy and slouchy. I know my friends put a lot of pressure on each other to not be "fat", and would openly call each other so. They made one guy run after them because he was "too fat". It was clearly a bonding, jokey thing, but I'm sure some people were actually hurt by it.
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    Image of Zombie Ms. Skittles Zombie Ms. Skittles
    12/07/09

    In reply to Fun With Fashion: Onee-Kei Is Cute, Not Costumey
    The last time I tried to rock Japanese fashion, I thought it'd be fun to try a "layered jean" look I found on the internet. You cut the top of a pair of jeans and then wore that under a second pair of jeans. That? Did not go over so well in my small town suburban/urban high school.

    This looks MUCH more doable.
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    Image of MargaretMoony MargaretMoony
    12/07/09

    In reply to Fun With Fashion: Onee-Kei Is Cute, Not Costumey
    I wish USA mags were more like look-books. They seem more practical and useful fashion wise.
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    Image of ragincajun67 ragincajun67
    12/07/09

    @MargaretMoony: I've been enjoying Lucky magazine lately because of this. (I got it automatically when another magazine went under.) No sex & diet advice, no navel gazing angst from the top 10%, just pages and pages of, say, messenger bags in all price ranges, or how to combine yellow and gray in several different silhouettes. Check it out.
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    Image of MargaretMoony MargaretMoony
    12/07/09

    @ragincajun67: Sweet, I'll look into it!
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    Image of Triana Orpheus Triana Orpheus
    12/07/09

    In reply to Fun With Fashion: Onee-Kei Is Cute, Not Costumey
    Oooh, I really like this. Is there any way that I can subscribe to get these magazines delivered here? Is it ultra expensive? A lot of these looks seem like they can be done with a combo of J. Crew and Forever 21. I am intrigued.
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    Image of Elizabeth Johnson Elizabeth Johnson
    12/07/09

    @Triana Orpheus: try checking out the livejournal community jmagazinescans. You can find magazines like Classy to download on your computer.
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    Image of LAmonkeygirl LAmonkeygirl
    12/07/09

    @Triana Orpheus: I also found this when I did a search: [www.japanesestreets.com]
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    Image of Triana Orpheus Triana Orpheus
    12/07/09

    @LAmonkeygirl: Thank you! I prefer to have the print magazine in my hand so I can cut out pieces and mix and match. It looks like it's going to cost a pretty penny, though.
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    Image of Tchotchke Tchotchke
    12/07/09

    In reply to Fun With Fashion: Onee-Kei Is Cute, Not Costumey
    Oh dear...nail art. That is one trend that I am perfectly ok with not seeing again. I went through an ill-advised nail art phase in elementary school, and let me tell you, no one should sport shamrocks, hearts and rainbows on their nails. It's like wearing an air-sprayed tee shirt on your hands.
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    Image of Zombie Ms. Skittles Zombie Ms. Skittles
    12/07/09

    @Tchotchke: "Hearts stars and horseshoes! Clovers and blue moons! Pots of gold and rainbows! And the red balloons!"
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    Image of jejune768 jejune768
    12/07/09

    @Tchotchke: Haha, I've even seen advertisements for blinged-out fake nails for men.
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    12/07/09

    @Zombie Ms. Skittles: Anyone a Miami fan?
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    Image of JessicaLovejoy: Laughing, riding, cornholing! JessicaLovejoy: Laughing, riding, cornholing!
    12/07/09

    In reply to Fun With Fashion: Onee-Kei Is Cute, Not Costumey
    This is fantastic, especially since the "older sister " style I'm most acquainted with is this.
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    Image of Scout Scout
    12/07/09

    In reply to Fun With Fashion: Onee-Kei Is Cute, Not Costumey
    the ladies are all so lovely - though I am very fascinated with the gorgeousness on images #6 and #15 sexxxy!
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    Image of BrutallyHonestBabes (aka Mrs. Sarah.of.a.Lesser.Hobbit) BrutallyHonestBabes (aka Mrs. Sarah.of.a.Lesser.Hobbit)
    12/07/09

    In reply to Legendary Magazine Designer Has Righteous Rage At Today's Glossies
    At this point, I think a few of the ladymags deserve to go out of business. They are nothing but bullshit frankly - sexist, sizeist, racist bullshit. Maybe if a big one goes under, the rest will pull their heads out of their size 0 asses and take stock of what they have become. I don't buy them anymore and haven't for at least a year now.
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    Image of activearchivist is lovely, in a moist, fluffy sort of way activearchivist is lovely, in a moist, fluffy sort of way
    12/07/09

    @BrutallyHonestBabes (aka Mrs. Sarah.of.a.Lesser.Hobbit): Agreed. This is also why I have a two year subscription to Bust. A lack of sizest, sexist bullshit is awesome.

    I don't think they're particularly racist, but they also aren't any better than the rest of the magazines in featuring diverse models and stories in my recollection. Two out of three at anyrate.
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    Image of BrutallyHonestBabes (aka Mrs. Sarah.of.a.Lesser.Hobbit) BrutallyHonestBabes (aka Mrs. Sarah.of.a.Lesser.Hobbit)
    12/07/09

    @activearchivist is lovely, in a moist, fluffy sort of way: I only say racist because of the lack of women of color on covers.
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    12/07/09

    @BrutallyHonestBabes (aka Mrs. Sarah.of.a.Lesser.Hobbit): Bust isn't much better in that respect, unfortunately. But thanks for the clarification!
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    Image of Grim Reaper of the Forest Grim Reaper of the Forest
    12/07/09

    In reply to Legendary Magazine Designer Has Righteous Rage At Today's Glossies
    That blonde paired with Gwyneth Paltrow looks strangely like Paris Hilton.
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    Image of DorothyZbornak DorothyZbornak
    12/07/09

    @Grim Reaper of the Forest: I was just thinking the same thing.
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