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It's still ridicufrigginglously hot here in Nagoya. The high today is 92, or 33 celsius. I've seen it at 36 though. Ughhhh. And yet, the girls here still layer it up like crazy. I will never understand the Japanese body. I can always count on one friend in particular to ask me, "Aren't you cold!?!?!?" even when it's 80 degrees outside and I'm wearing shorts and a tank top. Another time, I was told during another 80-85 degree day in late May or so that the clothing I was wearing was "summer clothing" (by a Korean friend). That day, I was wearing an off-the-shoulder top with a black vest and shorts. Bitch. Have you been outside. Both of you. jfc.
Yesterday when I walked into my English-taught Japan Culture class I was happily surprised to find the thermometer saying it was a cool 28 degrees in the room, a large contrast to the 33 degree room I had just been in with no ventilation, so it matched (if not exceeded) outside temperatures. My teacher turned the air on last week when all I did was fan myself with my folder, and then it became super cold. XD I think his Westernness must be dealing with the same bullshit most all the other foreigners are. However yesterday, just when I was typing up a mail to Julia about how nice it was in the room (skipper), a girl walked by me, shivering, and whined to her friend about how cold it was. This girl was wearing a long-sleeved blouse and capri jeans that went just above her ankles. Bitch, have you BEEN outside? Are all these girls from Okinawa or something? My Okinawan friends all complain about the heat too (and they make fun of the girls who sacrifice comfort for fashion), so maybe I'm just not meant to understand.
That said, today I wore an extremely low-cut sleeveless top I bought at UNIQLO shortly after getting to Japan. This is something that I've always had to layer because showing your cleavage like that makes you stand out more than usual (=_=); But let me introduce you to my new savior:
This is a so-called "caminimizer" (camisole + minimizer) from Peach John, and it's supposed to make your boobs look 1-2 cups smaller, but mine look pretty much the same. The awesome part of this is the cleavage-covering sheet of lace going over the bra, which can easily be layered with ANY low-cut top you have to suddenly become acceptable for public wear in an unusually prude society. Suddenly, 20% of my closet is wearable without the need for layering, and I gotta say, being able to just wear this thin tank is a nice feeling when it's this hot out. :D The only bad thing is that some shirts of mine are cut in a way to make the "bra" part of it show so it looks like a wardrobe malfunction (let's face it, showing off some bra is acceptable for most people but this much is too much even for me), but I think if I was able to show more of the bra so it looks less like a bra it would work, if any of what I just said is making sense.
I have been itching to go shopping now. There's the Golds Infinity purse that I want, and just today I figured out how to create an account at LIZ LISA's online store, of which 50% of the items seem to always be on sale. (Took me at least 10 tries over the span of three months, but just today I realized my password needed to be ALL NUMBERS and no letters. Weirdos.) Now I've been going through the site, specifically the Chambre a Coucher sub-brand (room furnishings) and basically making my heart beat faster. I want my scholarship money NOW. I've already been budgeting it out and deciding what stores I'm going to and my spending limit at each one. Just gotta hold out until Friday and try not to impulse buy anything before then.
in the meantime, going to hyperventilate and do some online window shopping.
Yesterday when I walked into my English-taught Japan Culture class I was happily surprised to find the thermometer saying it was a cool 28 degrees in the room, a large contrast to the 33 degree room I had just been in with no ventilation, so it matched (if not exceeded) outside temperatures. My teacher turned the air on last week when all I did was fan myself with my folder, and then it became super cold. XD I think his Westernness must be dealing with the same bullshit most all the other foreigners are. However yesterday, just when I was typing up a mail to Julia about how nice it was in the room (skipper), a girl walked by me, shivering, and whined to her friend about how cold it was. This girl was wearing a long-sleeved blouse and capri jeans that went just above her ankles. Bitch, have you BEEN outside? Are all these girls from Okinawa or something? My Okinawan friends all complain about the heat too (and they make fun of the girls who sacrifice comfort for fashion), so maybe I'm just not meant to understand.
That said, today I wore an extremely low-cut sleeveless top I bought at UNIQLO shortly after getting to Japan. This is something that I've always had to layer because showing your cleavage like that makes you stand out more than usual (=_=); But let me introduce you to my new savior:
This is a so-called "caminimizer" (camisole + minimizer) from Peach John, and it's supposed to make your boobs look 1-2 cups smaller, but mine look pretty much the same. The awesome part of this is the cleavage-covering sheet of lace going over the bra, which can easily be layered with ANY low-cut top you have to suddenly become acceptable for public wear in an unusually prude society. Suddenly, 20% of my closet is wearable without the need for layering, and I gotta say, being able to just wear this thin tank is a nice feeling when it's this hot out. :D The only bad thing is that some shirts of mine are cut in a way to make the "bra" part of it show so it looks like a wardrobe malfunction (let's face it, showing off some bra is acceptable for most people but this much is too much even for me), but I think if I was able to show more of the bra so it looks less like a bra it would work, if any of what I just said is making sense.
I have been itching to go shopping now. There's the Golds Infinity purse that I want, and just today I figured out how to create an account at LIZ LISA's online store, of which 50% of the items seem to always be on sale. (Took me at least 10 tries over the span of three months, but just today I realized my password needed to be ALL NUMBERS and no letters. Weirdos.) Now I've been going through the site, specifically the Chambre a Coucher sub-brand (room furnishings) and basically making my heart beat faster. I want my scholarship money NOW. I've already been budgeting it out and deciding what stores I'm going to and my spending limit at each one. Just gotta hold out until Friday and try not to impulse buy anything before then.
in the meantime, going to hyperventilate and do some online window shopping.