tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post113470271178410055..comments2024-03-18T05:15:30.666-04:00Comments on Foma*: Geisha Chicyellojkthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09592683505688819187noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-1134953921425421742005-12-18T19:58:00.000-05:002005-12-18T19:58:00.000-05:00teri,Sounds like you had a great time. I wish I ha...teri,<BR/><BR/>Sounds like you had a great time. I wish I had more time in Japan. We did walk through the Harajuku area where all these trendy clothes are. We did not see the "little girl" look but some girls were wearing old cub scout uniforms. Very bizarre.yellojkthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09592683505688819187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-1134895868597862112005-12-18T03:51:00.000-05:002005-12-18T03:51:00.000-05:00Yellowjacket, I went to Japan with my friend in 20...Yellowjacket, I went to Japan with my friend in 2002. The women in your photograph are not dressed as geisha they are simply wearing traditional garb. I believe they are far too plain to be geisha.<BR/><BR/>In the purposefully modern Tokyo, a far the more disturbing apparel trend was the "little girl" look, sported by grown women. I think Gwen Stephani has picked up on that on her current tour. She calls them Hijuku Girls -- Ug!<BR/><BR/>You may have seen a few yukatas about town as well, but I cannot tell from your photos because the detail isn't there on all of them. The wearing of kimono is making a come-back, in fact I have seen articles and sites (there's probably even a blog) about how to put one on. Yukata is a more casual form of kimono, usually made of cotton, not silk.<BR/><BR/>(I hope tie wearing comes back too. Kimonos and ties are made of the most beautiful fabric anyone could ever put on!!!)<BR/><BR/>I would point out that just because you are wearing a kimono does not mean you are a geisha. I visited Tokyo, Yokohama, Kyoto, and saw Mount Fuji from Hokkaido where we soaked in a traditional hot spring bath with about 20 other bathing beauties (no kimono or yukatas)..it was amazing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-1134778778412495462005-12-16T19:19:00.000-05:002005-12-16T19:19:00.000-05:00I watched a show on the Discovery channel about ge...I watched a show on the Discovery channel about geishas. They are very disciplned. Their teachers are strict. I couldn't help but be reminded of holy people the way their lives were strictly geisha, there was no room for anything else. I guess some people can only wish they could be like that, so they copy some of the dressware.Bonvallethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01034871908469123729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11920826.post-1134750528923084542005-12-16T11:28:00.000-05:002005-12-16T11:28:00.000-05:00Teenage girls (usually around the pre-teen age) in...Teenage girls (usually around the pre-teen age) in my area like to go out dressed like women from Jane Austen novels, complete with little parasol umbrellas. I went to a comedic play last Sunday and there were about 12 girls there dressed like that. There was also another groups of girls dressed like flappers. Both groups were in the 13-15 age group. It confused my friend Ashlee and me. I suppose this could be the American counterpart to the Japanese Geisha dressers.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00365049510703505483noreply@blogger.com