Morning Pep
I usually see this hour (5:39a.m.) from the other side. So I thought I’d add a little perk to my morning brew by visiting the site for Japanese women’s fashion mag, PINKY.
Part of Shuiesha’s (one of Japan’s top cats in the publishing lark) stable of monthlies, PINKY is aimed at fashion conscious twenty-something gals. PINKY launched in 2004 as a sister magazine to the Japanese version of Seventeen, with several staff moving to help set up the newer title.
To my untrained eye, the magazine’s target readership is fresh, cute and girly-graduating-to-feminine, with aspirations of style and sophistication. Earlier this year one of PINKY’s free gift giveaways was a Betsey Johnson x Hello Kitty pouch.
(My two yen on Japanese magazines after the jump)
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Categories: All My Friends · Books · Japan
Tagged: Betsey Johnson, Clothes, Design, Fashion, Hello Kitty, Magazine, Miss Élysées, PINKY, Shueisha, Typography
Ooh, it’s a bit chilly today, Johnny. Better put another sweater on.
From the earliest age, English men are tricked into the idea that layers are but for warmth. Often the indoctrination comes in youth, at a time when they are prepared to piss in the face of the wind and damn the consequences.
They grow to scorn layers. How many are you wearing today? If you’re around London and the south of England, probably not many. The weather is glorious, as it has been for the past week. In such climes – indeed most climes – the modern young English gent sports a tried and tested T-shirt and jeans combo.
Nothing strange about that. It’s internationally approved male casual attire and there are many superb T-shirt designers out there.
Still, while the designs may be pretty, the fundamental outfit often looks extremely staid. Answers on a postcard…
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Categories: Fashion
Tagged: Clothes, Fashion, Mishima
