Hachi-Puri... Part I. Planetarium
I had a great idea today and couldn't wait to get out of work (English conversation partner - 1 hour, 3000JPY + transportation fee + free drink @ cafe, FTW) to try it out!! I figured, I'm such a clothes whore -- geeze, how am I ever going to get all this back to the states -- and I've got all these great outfits right now, so why not do a little showcase of the various things I wear? ...VIA THE WONDERFUL MEDIUM OF PURIKURA ☆☆
So here is the first of what I hope to make a series (at least until I have to leave Tokyo, boo!) where I'll tell a little story about the outfit and, as much as I can, try to break down the price for you. For the meantime I'm calling it Hachi-Puri for lack of a better name, but if you can suggest a better one I will love you forever, especially if you can incorporate purikura and fashion and/or hachiko and/or shopping into the name ♥♥
The Inspiration
Today's outfit was strongly influenced by the Otsuka Ai song Planetarium. The PV has an absolutely gorgeous summer night theme, in which she wears a white one-piece (that's Japanese for dress, haha) and makes her crazy ぶりっ子 (burikko) faces at the camera. (Check out that link for a really excellent description of the Japanese burikko phenomena!) While burikko is actually a huge turn off for me, I absolutely love this song and video.
The Photos
The Breakdown
Shiki hat 2500JPY
Creamy white one-piece 2900JPY
Salmon pink scrunchie 1000JPY
Loop earrings 1600JPY
Imitation pearl necklace $10~20 (already owned)
Brown knee-length boots 3000JPY
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11,000JPY total (about $100) plus necklace
My Thoughts
This one-piece randomly caught my eye while I was shopping and I tried it out on a whim, not expecting I would end up liking it this much. Japanese clothes in general are not fitted - maybe because Japanese girls aren't particularly curvy? So blouses and one-pieces tend to be cut in a BOXY shape (yes, I'm serious, they wear potato sacks here, guys) which allows tops to drape loosely and a bit baggily on the body. This one-piece strongly reminds me of an old-fashioned nightgown but, you know, for some reason that doesn't bother me... I must be getting way too used to the potato-sackiness of Japanese clothing. o_O The majority of the dress is a polyester-rayon blend that turned out to be very breathable: I felt nice and cool all day despite the humidity that is creeping up over Tokyo. And the price was a great steal - 2900JPY (a little under $30) which is a good price for ANY piece of Japanese clothing.
The boots I got last fall for really cheap (about $30). They're a great reddish-brown color and go all the way up to my knees ...They occasionally strike me with a Tokyo cowgirl feeling, haha. The hat I had to buy as soon as I tried it on because its shape is exactly the same as the hat my favorite character Shiki wears in the game Subarashiki Kono Sekai or The World Ends With You, as it is known in English. And the scrunchie... eek, I did not check the price before I went to the register because I kinda-sortof-actually went and paid $10 for a stupid hair tie (they usually run about $5~6 here). But I wore it on my wrist as an accessory, and it really added a nice touch to this simple but cute ensemble.
For the future, I'm considering adding an oversized fabric flower pin (yes, just like Sex and the City) which is a really big trend going around Tokyo right now.
In other news... yay for avoiding writing the last six pages of my ten-page classical Japanese poetry midterm paper and a two-page 作文 both DUE TOMORROW.
In other other news, there's a 飲み会 tomorrow, yay~ because I haven't really gone drinking for like two weeks now, what the heck.
So here is the first of what I hope to make a series (at least until I have to leave Tokyo, boo!) where I'll tell a little story about the outfit and, as much as I can, try to break down the price for you. For the meantime I'm calling it Hachi-Puri for lack of a better name, but if you can suggest a better one I will love you forever, especially if you can incorporate purikura and fashion and/or hachiko and/or shopping into the name ♥♥
The Inspiration
Today's outfit was strongly influenced by the Otsuka Ai song Planetarium. The PV has an absolutely gorgeous summer night theme, in which she wears a white one-piece (that's Japanese for dress, haha) and makes her crazy ぶりっ子 (burikko) faces at the camera. (Check out that link for a really excellent description of the Japanese burikko phenomena!) While burikko is actually a huge turn off for me, I absolutely love this song and video.
The Photos
The Breakdown
Shiki hat 2500JPY
Creamy white one-piece 2900JPY
Salmon pink scrunchie 1000JPY
Loop earrings 1600JPY
Imitation pearl necklace $10~20 (already owned)
Brown knee-length boots 3000JPY
-----------------------------------
11,000JPY total (about $100) plus necklace
My Thoughts
This one-piece randomly caught my eye while I was shopping and I tried it out on a whim, not expecting I would end up liking it this much. Japanese clothes in general are not fitted - maybe because Japanese girls aren't particularly curvy? So blouses and one-pieces tend to be cut in a BOXY shape (yes, I'm serious, they wear potato sacks here, guys) which allows tops to drape loosely and a bit baggily on the body. This one-piece strongly reminds me of an old-fashioned nightgown but, you know, for some reason that doesn't bother me... I must be getting way too used to the potato-sackiness of Japanese clothing. o_O The majority of the dress is a polyester-rayon blend that turned out to be very breathable: I felt nice and cool all day despite the humidity that is creeping up over Tokyo. And the price was a great steal - 2900JPY (a little under $30) which is a good price for ANY piece of Japanese clothing.
The boots I got last fall for really cheap (about $30). They're a great reddish-brown color and go all the way up to my knees ...They occasionally strike me with a Tokyo cowgirl feeling, haha. The hat I had to buy as soon as I tried it on because its shape is exactly the same as the hat my favorite character Shiki wears in the game Subarashiki Kono Sekai or The World Ends With You, as it is known in English. And the scrunchie... eek, I did not check the price before I went to the register because I kinda-sortof-actually went and paid $10 for a stupid hair tie (they usually run about $5~6 here). But I wore it on my wrist as an accessory, and it really added a nice touch to this simple but cute ensemble.
For the future, I'm considering adding an oversized fabric flower pin (yes, just like Sex and the City) which is a really big trend going around Tokyo right now.
In other news... yay for avoiding writing the last six pages of my ten-page classical Japanese poetry midterm paper and a two-page 作文 both DUE TOMORROW.
In other other news, there's a 飲み会 tomorrow, yay~ because I haven't really gone drinking for like two weeks now, what the heck.