sendai fashion is different though but i did find a lot of gyarus with curly hair and contacts etc! maybe they are just behind XD

Did you see those weird harajuku girl dolls?? They are just wearing crazy shit like 6%dokidoki exploiooded all over the place haha

Yea the term “Used” is sorta starting to reflect more of a style sense now of a mix between american casual and typical street styles. I don’t really even think Japanese girls care about the labels are even fully “get” them either (at least my friend had contradicting views when I pointed out these bikinis that were labeled “Shibuhara” style in PopSister & she’s like ‘this isn’t shibuhara’ hahahaaha!) I think it’s just a grab term mostly =_=;;;

It seems like in Japan, you see something in a mag and you’re like “Yes, I want to get THAT ONE or THAT BRAND” and in the US/Euro we see an “IT bag” or “Capes are in for fall” so we run out and buy any brand that mimics these things. (ie I just bought a Mulberry Alexa knock off LOL)

And it is hard for me to understand different styles because the English is lost in translation – like I didn’t know “used” was like those trendy vintage thrift stores in Brooklyn that charge you an arm and a leg for out of season stuff LOL. But I guess there are so many Japanese English borrowed terms that don’t mean the same thing like “copy = photocopy not duplicate”?? Sorry if I’m typing delirious sickie-things LOL

I don’t know why people say “ok you can’t wear that or you cross over into another style” ??

I am super happy that I’m packing my fringe mocs, black sheer tights and floral shorts – LOL they are super comfy and now I’ll feel chic

I’m so excited to check out Kinji, Hanjiro and Chicago – weeee

Hope you are feeling better soon, ladycakes

ohh i remember your carolina post ! all the crazy comments on her age and skinniness! well she still has to go through puberty ;) ;)

I know I know. When I start bringing this stuff up I start feeling a bit hypocritical with hating the girls who feel if something isn’t label’able then it’s WRONG. Even though I feel I’m on the opposite end where I feel labels rarely make sense anyway. Honestly I just read the katakana next to the outfits in the magazines. It’s amusing to see them change over time. Like Vivi is shifting from saying something is “vintage” and now calling it “retro.” And that pic above “monotone mode” would have SO been “rock” 2 years ago! XD

Seriously I think this post being public would have been like that insane Carolina post I made where everybody just went fuckin’ crazy LOL *avoids avoids*

UGH. RETRO! everyone who wears ‘vintage’ or 50’s – 80’s or bohemian style is considered ‘retro’ but come on! there’s always some items that don’t mix in with the rest of the outfit so wouldn’t it be more like modern retro? which is a contradiction but i feel as if it makes more sense than just labeling it as retro and moving on. there are sooo many things that make up a style but i don’t want to be nit-picky elitist like those girls on gyaru communities lol tangents

i can see why you didn’t make this public. everyone’s going off on paragraph comments except for emma hahhaha