Kobe- 23 July, 2009

85 degrees farenheit. Two dresses, a 3/4 sleeved top, and a flowy vest. 

And of course, an umbrella so she doesn't get too warm.

I'll miss Japan.

Hiroshima- 20 July, 2009

I hope you and your next boyfriend wear fabulously coordinating nautical outfits like these.

Harajuku, Tokyo- 19 July, 2009

Thoughts on white tights/black dress? You can't tell, but they're thigh-length socks. And 6/10 girls in Harajuku had these straw fedoras. Note the ubiquitous scrunchy- even Marc Jacobs had them. I think they were called "chou chous"

Asasuka, Tokyo- 18 July, 2009

Harajuku, Tokyo- 18 July, 2009

There were literally red velvet ropes for crowd control outside the Forever 21. Evidently, there was a sale. 

This girl was waiting. She told me I could take her picture, so I think this is her attempt at a Tyra face. Yours is better.

Scarf with shiny, shiny top (from Forever 21- you should try to pick it up, it's v. you) and shiny, shiny leggings, with D&G belt over little khaki shorts and hot pink clutch (that here, somehow looks orange...).

The Great Geisha Hunt: Kyoto- 16 July, 2009

Kyoto has a lot of places where women can go and be dressed up in kimono (the summer ones are called yukata), and sometimes even have their makeup and hair done like geisha. It's a big tourist thing, and not just for Westerners: Japanese ladies do it all the time. Plus, a lot of people like to wear kimono anyway-- Kyoto is a more traditional city with a lot of history, so it's not uncommon to see women wearing them.

So, you have to be able to tell who are the actual geisha, and who are just pretty girls playing dress up.

Not geisha.

Not geisha again (these women looked kinda uncomfy in theirs, so I figure they're rentals.)

AND THEN: We were on this street where a lot of geisha live and entertain, and all of a sudden see a bunch of people crowded around a taxi. I'm assuming they're all waiting to see a famous athlete or something. So, I ask this woman (Angie from Sydney who is wearing a WOLLONGONG polo!) what the fuss is. She said she didn't know, she just was curious.

And then....

REAL geisha. Who were treated like rockstars.

You is proud of big sister? Advantage of being tall in Japan #4.

Kyoto- 16 July, 2009

Fuzzy street shots from Gion Matsuri.

Vest and leggings under shorts, obviously. Though you would have a lot more color.

And the Ducky hat! In straw. With the flower. Perfect.