tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714063.post5401970970377389149..comments2023-10-09T00:45:55.603+09:00Comments on Shisaku: Australia's Gift to the WorldMTChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04626942240117432624noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714063.post-68679514337449717962008-11-22T04:12:00.000+09:002008-11-22T04:12:00.000+09:00The make-up/hair is pretty intense (as are those g...The make-up/hair is pretty intense (as are those giant bows), but some of those dresses in the WSJ's slideshow are pretty cute. When reading the story, I was expecting the hoop-like skirts, bonnets, and frills of the lolita and goth-lolita fashion. It does read like a commerical for that store/brand.<BR/><BR/>There was only one housewife who seemed to be interviewed, so I wouldn't guess that her need to buy those dresses (including accepting food from their parents so she and her husband have more money for shoppping) would qualify her to be the main example of this "movement". I would be curious to ask if she had sunken deep into another fashion trend prior to eight months ago when she started on this one. Also, only other lifestyle reference was her part-time job- no pesky children to get in the way of the princess life.<BR/><BR/>As someone who is not in Japan at the moment, is Hime-gyaru really that big or does it just float alongside the other fashion trends fighting for some Sunday stroll spotlight?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714063.post-18414927840007408802008-11-22T02:02:00.000+09:002008-11-22T02:02:00.000+09:00Don't forget about the hip-hoppers at Nakano Sun P...Don't forget about the hip-hoppers at Nakano Sun Plaza! They represent the North side!Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09644123719190635308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714063.post-38453662348267111912008-11-21T22:15:00.000+09:002008-11-21T22:15:00.000+09:00But MTC,The fact remains that these men willingly ...But MTC,<BR/><BR/>The fact remains that these men willingly part with their cash to support these women. These men seek out these women and encourage these fantasies. The men are far from being victims.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714063.post-85379716682642536162008-11-21T17:17:00.000+09:002008-11-21T17:17:00.000+09:00Anonymous - The two specimens of womanhood--the ba...Anonymous - <BR/><BR/>The two specimens of womanhood--the bar hostess and the wife-princess--are not interchangeable. The bar hostess dresses in a manner so as to entice patrons into parting with the contents of their wallets. The wife-princess extracts the cash from those closest to her first, then purchases clothing and accessories in order to please herself.<BR/><BR/>As for the accusation of leering, I would prefer my incidents of looking in through the brightly lit windows of D-COLOR as having resulted in "staring on in fascinated horror."MTChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04626942240117432624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714063.post-44801386883989199362008-11-21T14:14:00.000+09:002008-11-21T14:14:00.000+09:00Is it possible you are missing the point of this a...Is it possible you are missing the point of this article?<BR/><BR/>It seems to be more about the men in Japan than about the women. These "princesses" are married or have boyfriends. What kind of men like women like this; what is missing in these women's lives that they need to dress as little girl princesses? <BR/><BR/>In the midst of a world economic crisis where Japan is smugly lecturing the West, the WSJ may wish to point out that these are the men who think they can tell the West how to run its economies. The schoolboys at the editorial desk must have found this most amusing.<BR/><BR/>And what are you doing leering into a beauty shop's windows?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714063.post-5970184742484301182008-11-21T11:18:00.000+09:002008-11-21T11:18:00.000+09:00I'm sure the WSJ is a top-class source for economi...I'm sure the WSJ is a top-class source for economic news. But for most anything I know anything about they've long been a rather sad joke. They're publishing empty puff pieces and credulously repeating complete bunk from cranks without bothering with any such frivolities as second sourcing or checking any claims with third parties.Jan Morenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06834641501438709866noreply@blogger.com