Comments on: New-old ‘Forest Girls’ fashion of Japan http://news.3yen.com/2009-07-07/forest-girls-fashion-of-japan/ News.3Yen.com - Japanese News Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:32:12 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: catoneinutica http://news.3yen.com/2009-07-07/forest-girls-fashion-of-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-457631 catoneinutica Sun, 12 Jul 2009 01:27:01 +0000 http://news.3yen.com/?p=9206#comment-457631 The hobbit look has been around for years in Japan: the scarves, the little knit hats, the sandals/fairy boots. Not too many leather rucksacks, though (too expensive). The look certainly is in keeping with the perception the Japanese have of themselves as innocent forest creatures, snatched from the womb of primeval innocence by Capt. Perry and the black ships and later cruelly bombed by heartless, butter-smelling Westerners. Bollocks, but there you have it. But, as Monsieur Coligny noted, layered woolen attire is particularly inappropriate for a fetid, tropical place like Kanto. But to dress more suitably would be to admit they were...Asians. Not good. The hobbit look has been around for years in Japan: the scarves, the little knit hats, the sandals/fairy boots. Not too many leather rucksacks, though (too expensive). The look certainly is in keeping with the perception the Japanese have of themselves as innocent forest creatures, snatched from the womb of primeval innocence by Capt. Perry and the black ships and later cruelly bombed by heartless, butter-smelling Westerners.
Bollocks, but there you have it.
But, as Monsieur Coligny noted, layered woolen attire is particularly inappropriate for a fetid, tropical place like Kanto. But to dress more suitably would be to admit they were…Asians. Not good.

]]> By: Taro http://news.3yen.com/2009-07-07/forest-girls-fashion-of-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-457607 Taro Wed, 08 Jul 2009 08:15:10 +0000 http://news.3yen.com/?p=9206#comment-457607 <object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get/flashplayer/current/swflash.cab" id="Player_802fda8d-bdd8-41b0-8ad0-0cf938c69afa" WIDTH="336px" HEIGHT="280px"> <param NAME="movie" VALUE="http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&MarketPlace=US&ID=V20070822%2FUS%2Fnewonjapnew3y-20%2F8014%2F802fda8d-bdd8-41b0-8ad0-0cf938c69afa&Operation=GetDisplayTemplate"></param><param NAME="quality" VALUE="high"></param><param NAME="bgcolor" VALUE="#FFFFFF"></param><param NAME="allowscriptaccess" VALUE="always"><embed src="http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&MarketPlace=US&ID=V20070822%2FUS%2Fnewonjapnew3y-20%2F8014%2F802fda8d-bdd8-41b0-8ad0-0cf938c69afa&Operation=GetDisplayTemplate" id="Player_802fda8d-bdd8-41b0-8ad0-0cf938c69afa" quality="high" bgcolor="#ffffff" name="Player_802fda8d-bdd8-41b0-8ad0-0cf938c69afa" allowscriptaccess="always" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" align="middle" height="280px" width="336px"></embed></param></object> <noscript><a HREF="http://ws.amazon.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&MarketPlace=US&ID=V20070822%2FUS%2Fnewonjapnew3y-20%2F8014%2F802fda8d-bdd8-41b0-8ad0-0cf938c69afa&Operation=NoScript" rel="nofollow">Amazon.com Widgets</a></noscript>

]]> By: Cbass http://news.3yen.com/2009-07-07/forest-girls-fashion-of-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-457606 Cbass Wed, 08 Jul 2009 06:17:06 +0000 http://news.3yen.com/?p=9206#comment-457606 what's the deal with the shoes? i know japanese girls are not the tallest girl in the planet, but those shoes are frankly ridiculous :P what’s the deal with the shoes? i know japanese girls are not the tallest girl in the planet, but those shoes are frankly ridiculous :P

]]> By: Taro http://news.3yen.com/2009-07-07/forest-girls-fashion-of-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-457605 Taro Wed, 08 Jul 2009 04:46:48 +0000 http://news.3yen.com/?p=9206#comment-457605 Much of the popularity of this <em>Mori Girl</em> look is that it covers up a mediocre or dumpy figure...which was the same reason for the popularity the "Earth Mother" look of the hippies. <img src="http://news.3yen.com/wp-content/images/lampshade-girl.jpg" alt="lampshade girl" title="lampshade girl" width="348" height="893" class="alignright size-full wp-image-9230" /> Much of the popularity of this Mori Girl look is that it covers up a mediocre or dumpy figure…which was the same reason for the popularity the “Earth Mother” look of the hippies.

lampshade girl

]]> By: Cbass http://news.3yen.com/2009-07-07/forest-girls-fashion-of-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-457604 Cbass Wed, 08 Jul 2009 03:22:22 +0000 http://news.3yen.com/?p=9206#comment-457604 the cloths that the girl is wearing in the last pic looks like the one my mom used during the hippie times haha the cloths that the girl is wearing in the last pic looks like the one my mom used during the hippie times haha

]]> By: Taro http://news.3yen.com/2009-07-07/forest-girls-fashion-of-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-457601 Taro Tue, 07 Jul 2009 16:38:49 +0000 http://news.3yen.com/?p=9206#comment-457601 <blockquote>Sir Darwin called, he wants you to remove what you say against wearing hot wool and cotton clothes in summer .</blockquote> Too many layers? I forgot they are traditional in Japan. <object width="350" height="215"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/J-rKE51AxmA&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999&border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/J-rKE51AxmA&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="350" height="215"></embed></object>

Sir Darwin called, he wants you to remove what you say against wearing hot wool and cotton clothes in summer .

Too many layers? I forgot they are traditional in Japan.

]]> By: Gaspard de Coligny http://news.3yen.com/2009-07-07/forest-girls-fashion-of-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-457600 Gaspard de Coligny Tue, 07 Jul 2009 14:35:02 +0000 http://news.3yen.com/?p=9206#comment-457600 Sir Darwin called, he wants you to remove what you say against wearing hot wool and cotton clothes in summer, in a country with a tropical weather. Sir Darwin called, he wants you to remove what you say against wearing hot wool and cotton clothes in summer, in a country with a tropical weather.

]]> By: Trailer Park Previews http://news.3yen.com/2009-07-07/forest-girls-fashion-of-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-457599 Trailer Park Previews Tue, 07 Jul 2009 14:12:08 +0000 http://news.3yen.com/?p=9206#comment-457599 I don't get the concept here very well, so I believe purplepeople may disagree with it. I don’t get the concept here very well, so I believe purplepeople may disagree with it.

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