This picture was recently posted on the Mainichi Daily News webpage.
Now admittedly this photograph isn’t all that bad (or indeed very interesting), but for some reason I always feel awkward when I see gaijin in a kimono. Certainly a western gaijin anyway.
Maybe I’m old fashioned, or simply downright miserable, but for me a foreign face and a kimono are simply not the best combination. As outfits go, the kimono takes some beating, with its delicate beauty and ultra feminine style. But this somehow gets lost on a gaijin. Ending up looking more like a party costume than anything else. Which is a shame.
Alex says
Hmmm…Dude looks like a lady!
Laura says
Hmm, I could say the same for Japanese women who dress in Victorian frocks in parks, posing for pictures. Why can they do that, and westerners can’t wear a kimono?
me says
Yeah this is kind of funny, japanese people don’t realize that everytime they wear victorian clothes it looks like they’re going to a costume party…