It's Pat!

With the blocks upon blocks of department stores, it's no surprise that high fashion is in full effect here in Tokyo. It feels like 1940s Chicago with men in suits and women in dresses and heels. The beautiful dresses and nearly impossible to wear shoes are a nice relief from the yoga pants and flip flogs from the sloppy ladies back home. During business hours, the streets are flooded with men in suits carrying briefcases. Students of all ages wear very formal uniforms to school; boys, oxford button-up shirts, slacks and a tie and the girls, plaid jumpers, blouse, and high socks (scholars are very disciplined and work on homework on the subway rather than wasting that down-time). However, there are some strange trends in fashion out here.

It's appears to be popular for the guys to look like ladies; probably because women's clothing fits there 5'4 110 pound frames. I'm not saying the men are wearing dresses, but their extremely tight jeans, questionable tops, makeup (no joke), and their hair leaves their gender in serious question - much like Pat from the Saturday Night Live skit. A majority of men in their 20s and 30s color and style their hair the same way. Not sure how to describe the color or style. Maybe a front to back mullet colored with some Karashi hot mustard sauce. The disturbing part is that these guys get the girls. Every one of them has a pretty girl under their arm. If you're into getting the hair, just take this photo into the barber; this is the standard 'do for the Japanese.

Nothing but good things to say about the women out here, minus their attraction to the lady-dudes. Their attire is very classy. Even in the middle of a storm, they are still in their dresses and constantly needing to hold them down during the major wind gusts. If they're in a hurry, no problem, they run in heels. No sacrificing fashion for a little comfort out here. Kudos ladies.