Tons of gals sitting around Centaagai doing their make-up like old times. This was at 10:30 when trains wind down so they quickly dispersed after this picture and only so many were gathered for 10 minutes. This is so not common on Centaagai, instead most use the “center street” to actually walk to another place. [...]
Tags: daily mitsu, gyaruo, moussy, one*spo
I’ve been wanting to talk about OraOra Kei for a while now. Actually my first post on the Doll mentions it, but I guess I need to dive deeper into it. OraOra-kei has kanji attached to it 悪羅悪羅系 the kanji has a nonsensical meaning of evil smooth. However it’s more the pronunciation that’s important since [...]
Tags: gyaruo, oraorakei, real gals
It’s not Christmass or even X-mas, it’s X-Madonna at 109! Christmas-time is a big shopping celebration at 109, but of course Christmas is a date night here. The #1 date night. That means party and date dresses pop up in 109 stores. I know people think it might be for New Years, but New Years [...]
Tags: heaven and earth, lip service, magazine scans, make-up, shopping
Gyaru Ressurgence and Mekas I have occasionally run into the Japanese English-language fashion blog Mekas when it was still going. I however didn’t see their takes on NEW gal until a few days ago. In their well-laid out article Gyaru Ressurgence, they point out key points in why 109 and its brands are still a [...]
Tags: gilfy, modern gal, tsubasa
First of all, I’d like to thank everyone who commented on the previous post. I hesitated on posting it because I worried how my statements would be taken, so I really thank the positive and constructive response everyone gave. <3 Yay Thanksgiving So those of you in the States are winding up to the family [...]
Tags: daily mitsu, oraorakei, saike, tokyo guide
