Halloween in Japan is always lots of fun and this year was no exception. I dressed as a Frida Kahlo inspired Mexican day of the dead skeleton which was lost on a lot of people. I walked past one group of Japanese guys on the street and they said 'ooh...Lady Gaga'. Ahh well. One can try!
haha, i love these photos!
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ReplyDeleteThat last picture put me over the top with admiration at the excellence of your costumes! In Tokyo it's so easy just to go to DonKi and pick up a readymade that would boggle anybody outside Japan, but doesn't hold a candle to what people do here when they make something from scratch with hyaku-en store bits and pieces. I write for a living, but I've been to Tokyo costume events filled with people whose costumes left me scrambling for words to describe them, they were so...out there. I finally figured out that where I come from, people usually become someone (or something) else when they put on a costume, so you can easily say, "There was a bearded ballerina at the party last night." But in Japan, they conjure up looks that can only be described as "There was a girl there dressed as Disturbing." (And HA, I love that Japanese guys on the street thought you were Lady Gaga. I wore a shirt from a somewhat yanki-ish brand called Vice Fairy with wings and a wand, and a passing Japanese couple asked if I was Tinkerbell.)
ReplyDeletemiss! your comment on my blog was so cute! I am so sorry I am such a slacko and haven't sent it yet. I am going to get right up to that post office before the 5pm bell today i assure you!
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Thanks Jonelle! It's always fun to try and go a little more D.I.Y. We were hitting the hyaku en stores religiously in the lead up to halloween. And haha, I totally know what you mean about someone dressing as 'disturbing'. Only in Japan! It's funny people thought you were tinkerbell!
ReplyDeleteThank you Ebony. Don't be silly. I am so excited to be getting a wee gift in the mail. Your post brightened my day very muchly! ♡♡