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wintersweet: England as a bastion of good taste and restrained elegance.

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Wow. There are some truly hideous dresses in there. Some things should just not be done to fabric.

What on Earth are they wearing, and how many do we think used tape?

Attack of the thrift-store bridesmaid's dresses... wow, that's CLASS.

Some of the dresses are hideous, and some of them could have worked, if only they'd fit the bodies wearing them.

All the pretty colours!~

It's like a 1979 high school prom.

What struck me is that the "Best Dressed Girl" didn't get a single photo besides the one where she's half-hidden behind a giant shopping bag.

Haha, it had to be shared.

I kind of detect some similarities to gyaru and hime looks in Japan, another island nation famed for its understated elegance.

Yikes.

rachelmanija and I found the funniest part of Worldcon to be the program book. They had an article in it designed to keep costumers and other outrageous and loud con types from parading around outside the convention facilities. It carefully explained that the Japanese prefer not to draw attention to themselves, behave in a restrained manner, and do not like being the center of attention.

Obviously the author of the article has not been down to Shinjuku on a Saturday night.

Rachel and I quoted that passage to each other all the time: in Shinjuku, in Shibuya, in Harajuku, and even in Kyoto when we saw a 40something man playing grabass with his girlfriend on the street.

Hahaha, yeah...

I have a really interesting article on dating and flirting in Japan in my memories. I find it an interesting view into the culture, but the author didn't quite get that "what happened in my circle of friends, who were pretty clearly of a certain socioeconomic status" did not necessarily equal "true of the whole nation and everyone in it."

Jesus H my eyes.

Dear lawdy! Couldn't they afford dresses that fitted!?

That's a lot of boobage.

Though I have to admit I'm happy to see so many larger-sized women showing off their bodies and not being trashed for it.

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