Instead of going to the gym

So I tried to go to the gym but a nail punctured my scooter's tyre and so it died and I figured it was a sign from God to say that I should just go home and post on here instead. God also told me that Baskin Robin's Halloween ice-cream would take all my scooter induced stress away...


So, this is the dress that from ASOS.com. I heart tea dresses. I am also quite fond of those leggings too. They seem to make my legs look less fat. And they were from TutuAnna, which is quite possibly the best shop known to mankind.

Charlotte

Wearing a suit

This is how I normally dress for conferences, speech contests, opening day ceremony, etc.

I ABSOLUTELY abhor wearing a shirt or tie, so I like to wear dark button downs with my chest hair exposed like some Eurotrash Italo Disco singer. You can't really see it in this photo but oh well! I'm dead tired from being at a speech contest for the last 4 hours.

I think a lot of male ALT's really should start dressing more European; a lot of them look like oversized manchildren in their suits.

Work Clothes

My work clothes tend to be pretty simple. My black slacks are an absolute staple, and I just pair them with one top or another. On the rare occasion that I wake up with enough time to spend on really looking nice, I do my hair and a slight bit of makeup. My schools are really, really, really casual, so I'm usually one of the more dressed up people there, regardless of how much time I actually spend. Here's a sample of my basic work clothes (though for work, I wouldn't be wearing the necklace):

satanic panic

In various polls and surveys asking American men which look they find most attractive on women, "T-shirt and jeans" ranks high almost every time. Screw that. This is a rare occurrence, but I desperately wanted/needed to show off this shirt I got today at "Territory Satanism and Witchcraft" shop in Osaka. I absolutely love goats and sigils of Baphomet and all that goofy silly stuff that makes oversensitive right-wingers shudder and speak in tongues. Maybe it wasn't worth ¥3800 but who cares? Bonus: the shirt fits quite well.

CORSET

As I said once before, I have a thing for corsets. I haven't worn them much in Japan (read: I've worn them twice, both times for Halloween parties last year), but I do have a Japan-inspired corset. The general area I live in used to be the stronghold of the Murakami pirate clan, and so I had my friend Stew Facile at Life Tree Leather make me a leather corset with a hand-painted map of my islands. It's even got little Murakami pirate ships sailing around on it! I've only been able to wear it out once, while I was actually back home over the summer, but it's by far my favorite item of clothing I own. Here it is!

Outfit post #2

Hello again~I'm bored on this Monday night, so time to post some outfits from the weekend! I actually didn't dress all punk/goth like usual...I felt like dressing a bit different this weekend.

The one to the left is from Sunday~went out for some yummy Italian in Umeda. Gray H&M dress that I got in Hong Kong (no way am I waiting in line for 2+ hours in Tokyo), UNIQLO "neo-leather" motorcycle jacket, flats, and those same tights/leggings things that I am really in love with because they (hopefully) make my Japanese legs look somewhat slimmer.

And below is what I wore today. Ignore the angry face please. I apparently like to concentrate really hard when taking pictures of myself. This is a more casual look. Lace tanktop, cardigan, plaid shorts, flats, and those same tights/leggings. I do wash those things btw!

Anyways, hopefully you enjoyed this random post. Hopefully more people post their weekend outfit posts!

Tapping Into My "British Chris" Side

Well, last night I was searching around Don Quixote, with nothing really in mind. Then something caught my eye: a hoodie that I normally wouldn't ever wear. But you know what. This Fresh Prince is in Japan and who gives a EFF right? So in this situation I said to myself "What Would British Chris Do?"　First, he would say "THIS IS ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC!" Then he would try it on. So I did. Let's just say we fit better together than crumpets and tea. Anyway, the final product:

Merry Christmas to all you HO HO HOs!

Your Freshness,

Doug

Halloween costume

So, since it's almost Halloween, here's what I wore last year (just rediscovered these photos on Facebook.) I was Betty Draper from Mad Men. I couldn't quite pull off the soul-sucking housewife aura but the outfit was fun.

intro plus going out oufit!

NAME: Chise
AGE: 22
LOCATION: Osaka pref.
HOMETOWN: Los Angeles
JOB: ALT-ing for crazy high schoolers who can't speak English
CURRENT FASHION GOAL(S)/STATEMENT: japanese goth/punk styles!!! i love their brands <3

hi! that's me on the left(drinking, but hey). so i'm not on itil much (i'm punksakura, yeah you probably don't know me...i came to an o-rama earlier this year(?) in osaka), but i wanted to contribute since i'm bored all the time and this is a fun way to pass the time. i love fashion!

i pretty much wear only black....like 90% of my outfit is black everyday. i like a lot of japanese punk/gothic brands, so if anything is ever on sale i get really tempted since that stuff is super expensive normally.





anyways, a going out outfit! i don't have many full outfit shots so this one is the only one i have from these past couple weeks. this picture on the right is an outfit from about 3 weeks ago from when i went to hong kong and macao for silver week. this was sands or mgm or something....i don't remember. navy dress that's knitted(?) lace in the back and those tights/leggings that cut off at the foot. my first picture shows some of that lace stuff.

Greetings

NAME: Ax
AGE: 22
LOCATION: A microscopic island in the middle of the inland sea
HOMETOWN: Dallas, Texas, USA
JOB: Professional Gaijin Monkey
CURRENT FASHION GOAL(S)/STATEMENT: For regular days, I like to work with things that are easy to put on, easy to wear, and easy to wash. I'm a potter when I'm not at work, which means that 99% of my stuff is caked in clay. When I get dressed up, I definitely tend to have a sort of renaissance and/or geek flair to my clothes. I <3 corsets and duct tape.
WEBSITE: http://japaneseboonies.livejournal.com

Going out, did I hear?

Well why don't I just dawn my going out outfit... oh where is it....



Oh! Here it is!

when i go out, i go out

I bought this at INGNI, the gyaru store, specifically to wear to Calvin Harris. I really wish it were '80s Madonna's face instead of Marilyn Monroe but they were fresh out of those (i.e. never had any to begin with).

Going Out

Going Out

Looking good when you go out is pretty damn important.

There isn't much else to say about this. This is what I normally wear when going out for the night, it's simple but stylish. The black shirt is great but it must be IRONED. An un-ironed shirt is not worth wearing, it's just a fact.

Normally I'll wear a pair of jeans rather than trousers of some kind as this works well with the shirt (hell they go with anything)

Oh and the hair is important too, but mine is shit today as I was working and it was raining this morning.

A going out outfit - Lydia

Skinny jeans, heels, top and accessory of some sort is pretty much my basic fall back going out outfit.

oh and it didn't take me 5 or 6 goes to get a shot that i was even 50% happy with, oh no ;)

Charlotte- Gossip Girl chic

This is the Miss Selfridge skirt that I was rocking yesterday. I guess I was watching too much Gossip Girl the night before.... I've joined a gym now too so hopefully I'll be skinny enough to wear more funky things soon...

Also, this is the necklace from Accessorize that always gets compliments. Japanese people just can't understand how something so pretty and Japanese themed can be from Britain...