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The International Nail Expo 08 in Tokyo was held last November to showcase all the latest designs and styles in nail art. In Japan, designing nails with piercings, textured motifs, glitter, crystals, beads, and other stunning accessories is the latest and hottest fashion trend especially among the Shibuya ganguro set. The Japan Nailist Association was on hand to popularize nail art by organizing nail art seminars, festivals and contests for fashionable Japanese ladies
Jpop artist Koda Kumi was selected as one of Nail Queens (along with TV talento Becky and actress Ryoko Yonekura,fashion model Ann Watanabe and Jpop singer Daigo representing the men) at the Nail Queen Award Ceremony. According to Koda Kumi, her nail art is inspired by traditional kimonos from her hometown, Kyoto.
Want to get yourself something nice to keep you warm this winter? How about the new Nozomi Sasaki 佐々木希 photo book Visual Young Jump VSJ No# 81! Released last November, its got all the Nozomi photos you can ask for. It’s got gravure as well as fashion photos - just don’t let your Japanese girlfriend find a copy or else she’ll get jealous!
There’s something about Japanese schoolgirlfashions and subcultures that fascinate not just Japanese people but it seems everyone around the world. The simple high school sailor-suited uniform and its associated Japanese teen pop culture has even gone global inspiring new street fashion trends, Jpop bands, anime, gravure idol schoolgirl cosplay and even TV marketing to teenage girls. The videos say it all.
Pretty Mew Azama 安座間美優 (also known as Miyu Azama or Myuu Azama) hasn’t appeared on Japanese TV since starring in Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon (PGSM) but her fans get to see on a regular basis in Japanese fashion magazines.
As of late 2006, Mew graduated from Seventeen and became a regular model of Non-no, which is under the same company as Seventeen and targets a more older audience. She also previously modeled for Pinky, and now models for CanCam.
When gorgeous Japanese fashion model Yuri Ebihara (known in Japan as Ebi-chan) turned 29 last year, Japanese publisher Shogakukan “graduated” her from CanCam magazine to AneCan magazine.
AneCan is the “older sister” version of the original magazine launched last year with CanCam model Moe Oshikiri 押切もえ targeting Japanese women in the mid twenties to mid thirties and features more grown up adult fashions.
Shogakukan publicized a final CanCam photo shoot and a graduation party at Omotesando’s Saint Grace Cathedral in which lucky readers of the magazine were able to attend.
Looking for a Christmas present to give to your trendy, fashion conscious Japanese girlfriend who loves her pet dog? The folks at Tambedy Dog Wear have a line of kimono inspired clothes 艶やか晴れ着2008 to make your girlfriend say “kawaii” but will make you go colorblind. Kimonos for dogs, you guessed it, only in Japan.
Kimonos come in black, pink and purple and cost about 3,9o0 Yen and are available for small dogs.
Dogs in kimono’s videos
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Maybe you missed it but late last month on November 22, Japanese actor Masaru Nagai 永井大 was sporting a big grin on his face because he was surrounded by top Japanese fashion models from CanCam キャンキャン magazine on TV Asahi’s new monthly TV show TeleCan テレキャン.
The show is about fashion (suprise!) and gourmet food though lots of Japanese ladies and men will be watching it for the beautiful models. The show featured popular CanCam models Maki Nishiyama 西山茉希, Naoko Tokuzawa and Miyu Azama 安座間美優 (also known as Mew Azama or Myuu Azama) . However, fans of CanCam and AneCan models Yu Yamada山田優 , Moe Oshikiri 押切もえ and Yuri Ebihara 蛯原友里 will not be disappointed as they are scheduled to appear on the show too.
The second episode is scheduled to air in later this month.
(Japan Sugoi)