Fashioning Culture: Readdressing Clothing

i was in tokyo last summer and when i arrived

my friend's mom gave me this japanese traditional

clothes 'yukata'. she said it's originated from

bath clothes (after bath)... during summer in japan,

since its made with cotton (and its thin) people

wear em outside casually. one thing i noticed

was, in korea (or some other countries) they wear

their traditional clothes only on special occasion,

but in japan, its very common that people wear

yukata everywhere anytime... even in clubs,

there were girls dancin in these. it was cool

experience that i walked around the streets

in tokyo with my friend wearing these, spottin

other japanese girls wearing the same

(but different designs!)

ok that was my fashion moment

stacie