China ♥s Ayu?

So, this is one of the photos in Yahoo!'s photos of the Week. It's from Beijing(China)'s Fashion Week on March 21.


And here is a picture from Ayumi Hamasaki's "Jewel" PV from December. (Incidentally, this is currently one of the most expensive videos of all time.)


Close up on the eyes:


You see? Ayumi Hamasaki CONTROLS the world of fashion!! No joke!!!
Am I making too much out of this? Or did the designer get "Inspired" by Ayu?

(The eyelashes worn by her are an original...there is video evidence of her staff designing and constructing them.)

And....does this mean some sort of glitter gel eyeliner or white/super embellished/double layered eyelashes will become fashionable in 2 to 4 months?

AND are these framing white lashes maybe influencing the trend of white eyeliner becoming more popular, as exhibited by the models in the recent Anna Sui spring show:


Ok maybe that one's a leap. Or IS it??

Ps - If you want to look at any of those pics closer, just click on them and they'll grow bigger =)

Who Wore it Better?

Well, instead of my own ideas today, I'm gonna put up a link to another blog.

The English-language J-world gossip blog (with a sister site en espanol) had their own version of Who Wore it Better. It's fun fashiony goodness, so click this text and check it out.

Avex Girls Like Hats

It seems all the major divas are wearing tiny little black hats slanted to their right side... Seriously, what is up with that?

Namie Amuro wore one in her latest PV, "FUNKY TOWN"

I thought it was cute and jaunty...but something you'd pretty much have to be Namie to pull off.

Kumi Koda also wore one in her Million Best Artist performance of "Koi no Tsubomi/BUT."


Hers was huge ... But her dress was simple so it kind of worked. (To be honest I was more interested in her earphone, which is decked out with sparkles like a piece of jewelry. O_O;)

Ayumi Hamasaki also wore a tiny black hat for her recent "Memorial Address" performance on Mステ (Music Station).

I almost wonder if Ayu had no clue she was being trendy -- Because actually that hat, because of its netting, actually calls to mind her hat from her '03-'04 Arena Tour DVD (can't remember the exact name right now), which is where she performed her most notable performance of "Memorial Address."

So the hat was probably chosen only to fit the image of the song...but it fits the trend perfectly anyway. The Trend Gods smile on Ayu, that's for sure!

The one thing I want to know is... how will it effect those of us on the lowly levels? I honestly can't see average but trendy people wearing little black slanty hats to school or the office.

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Just in Navy Blue

Lately everything has turned navy. Navy with white accents. Everything at the mall seems to have a nautical vibe this spring, and so there's a lot of navy-and-white striped print pieces at various shops.

But the point of this navy-and-white trend is Contrast. It's like black-and-white, but less harsh. (Uh-oh, did I just call navy "the New Black"?)

Wearing a whole solid navy piece and accessorizing it with large white jewelry just looks clean, crisp, and chic. Keiko Kitagawa, model/actress/Sailor Scout, has kindly shared the above images (in her own blog) from behind the scenes of her JJ Photoshoot, and she looks adorable. The magazine even bases the entire cover on the color pairing.

I've seen a lot of necklaces similar to Keiko's. I think that the bead size is hard to get right though. This length of Keiko's really goes with the low round neck of the blouse. I've seen some where the beads are bigger and the necklace is shorter, but wouldn't that make you look like Wilma Flinstone?

I think big chunky white bracelets would go great with this style too.

Another person sporting this nautical navy fashion lately was... Domyouji Tsukasa (Matsumoto Jun) from Hana Yori Dango 2 ! Ha ha. Watching the last episode, I was always distracted by his navy sweater with white anchors on it. I kept thinking, "Why does it have anchors if it's at a ski lodge??" But then this weekend I saw the anchor pattern had popped up in a couple places at the mall, for both women and men. So he was just being fashion forward. XD Ah, Domyouji. I'm going to miss his crazy clothes! (among other things)

By the way, the title of this entry is in reference to the Rina Aiuchi song, "Navy Blue." It's a classic, I recommend it!

This one started in Japan for sure....

Hey, it's our one-day anniversary! Yay!\(^_^)/

Trend of the day: long, incredibly straight hair. Ayumi Hamasaki either started this trend or got in on it super fast back in December for her Jewel PV and performances.


It's a gorgeous look, although I'm pretty sure Ayu is sporting a wig. Wigs really bug me, but I'm starting to get over it. American stars will sing ballads in bikinis, but Japanese artists are more concerned with fitting the song. So many hair changes = wigs.

This style has been seen a lot on the runways lately, and was very popular at this year's Oscars in February. As you can see on Nicole Kidman-->

One way to get this effect is negative ionic hair straightening, which is actually a Japanese-born method. It makes your hair look perfectly blow-dried 24/7. This is a PERMANENT method though; it can last up to 2 years!

It's probably super expensive too... my hair is naturally straight with a slight wave at the bottom...I think I'll just use a good old flat brush and a hair dryer.

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I've wanted a j-pop focused fashion blog for a while. This is the random place I am deciding to do it. If no one ever reads it, eh, it's fun anyway. But if you do read it, leave a comment, 'k?

Well, it seems this blog starts with BoA.

Well, the credit can't really go to BoA since it's a photoshoot for Olympus, but doesn't she look amazing?

Anyway, leopard print is popping up everywhere. Leapord print with florals is also really big. I swear I saw some in the Marc Jacobs collection, but when I went back to nab a pic it wasn't there. Well, it was from one of the fashion weeks... whatever, lol. Now that I started this blog I'll actually bother saving fashion pics.



Leopard print with floral is kind of a crazy fashion trend. It's kind of Gwen Stefani. Except that would be leopard with plaid. Well, it's a fashion I won't be adding to my own closet. I could never pull that off. But J-Pop and a good friend have led me to love leopard print when I used to think it was tacky, so I definitely will pick up something like a l-print scarf this season ^_^

As you can see in the pic from the Dolce and Gobanna show on the right, leopard print is complimented really nicely by black (duh) and gold. I like the lipstick on the models too. BoA's pink lips are cute and go with her floralness, but I think for something mainly gold and black, lips should be red. Or at least redder than normal if you don't want Christina's Candyman red.

On a side note, Ayu did the leopard-floral thing a really long time ago in her Angel Song (Memorial Address) days.

That was 2001 I think? So there is such a thing as being too far ahead of your time. （笑）