https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/japan-trip Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Mon, 20 Apr 2026 20:52:59 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/japan-trip#post-1991225 Fri, 11 Jan 2019 22:32:04 +0000 Anonymous 1991225@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That puffer is magic &amp; your use of Miss Marple as a style descriptor really made me smile. I am an Agatha Christie fan.<br /> I love seeing all your trips and hearing the street style reports. You both look happy and lovely in your pic. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/japan-trip#post-1991220 Fri, 11 Jan 2019 22:19:10 +0000 LoriFLA 1991220@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wonderful. &nbsp;Thank you for sharing your observations. &nbsp;Your pics are fab. Full midi skirts sound lovely. &nbsp;I'm currently reading A Tale For The Time Being and it has further piqued my interest further for Japan. &nbsp;I hope to visit one day. &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/japan-trip#post-1990923 Fri, 11 Jan 2019 10:42:59 +0000 Mainelady 1990923@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yours sounds like a wonderful trip and a great place to visit with your daughter. I enjoyed reading about the fashion you noticed.....an extra plus to people watching. I hope you will post a pic of your vacation inspired outfit! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/japan-trip#post-1990541 Thu, 10 Jan 2019 12:11:28 +0000 Bijou 1990541@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What a great report on Japanese style. I love your travel wardrobe and the new acquisitions look great. I can see you rocking this new look. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/japan-trip#post-1990287 Wed, 09 Jan 2019 20:26:15 +0000 Helena 1990287@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What an awesome experience! You and your daughter look alike; you share a similar smile and you both look fab! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/japan-trip#post-1990249 Wed, 09 Jan 2019 18:32:28 +0000 Gail 1990249@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Enjoyed reading this immensely as I lived in Tokyo in the early 90's. I lived in the Minato-Ku area of Tokyo and used to go to Shibuya for shopping. Ginza was fun too. I remember the Japanese as being very tidy in their dressing. Glad you had a nice time.&nbsp;</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/japan-trip#post-1990240 Wed, 09 Jan 2019 18:04:47 +0000 Anonymous 1990240@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>OMG.&nbsp; That puffer is to die for!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</p> <p>You and your daughter look happy, healthy and fabulous.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/japan-trip#post-1990237 Wed, 09 Jan 2019 17:59:58 +0000 Carla 1990237@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks for sharing. Your metallic puffer is awesome! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/japan-trip#post-1990223 Wed, 09 Jan 2019 17:32:00 +0000 nemosmom 1990223@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Beautiful photos and fantastic finds! Thank you for sharing them with us! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/japan-trip#post-1990175 Wed, 09 Jan 2019 16:00:39 +0000 Lieselotte Kander 1990175@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>These pictures are awesome. I love the people of Japan and their honestly. I never such hard-working elders anywhere in the world. Your pictures are also amazing.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/japan-trip#post-1990155 Wed, 09 Jan 2019 15:29:15 +0000 Angie 1990155@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Cute pics of you and your DD. Loving the touch of glitz in your outfits.&nbsp;</p> <p>I adore Japan. Tokyo and Yokohama are very different from Kyoto. I loved it all. Women are generally classic and neutral, and NO JEANS for sure. Lots of hosiery year round. Men are funkier than women - especially with their hair. Lots and lots of style on the street. Fun, fun, fun :)</p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/japan-trip#post-1990146 Wed, 09 Jan 2019 15:12:09 +0000 Diana 1990146@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I loved japan! I was there 5 years ago in December as well. Obviously it’s been a few years so fashions have probably changed, but my impression then was that Tokyo fashion was much more ladylike and reserved (lots of midi skirts with tights and low heeled pumps back then), whereas Osaka fashion was much more funky and casual (cool sneakers, more denim but still a lot of skirts, faux fur and puffers). Kind of like uptown vs downtown nyc, but with a Japanese flair. There was more color in Osaka but it was still pretty neutral. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/japan-trip#post-1990134 Wed, 09 Jan 2019 14:44:01 +0000 Anonymous 1990134@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great photos, lisa, and i love the leopard jacket with the striped scarf ....right up my alley. And now I want a longer black skirt, combat boots and a black coat...those Frye's look great. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/japan-trip#post-1990125 Wed, 09 Jan 2019 14:12:02 +0000 Anonymous 1990125@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Looks like a great trip with your daughter, and love the coats! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/japan-trip#post-1990112 Wed, 09 Jan 2019 13:39:34 +0000 Aquamarine 1990112@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>How fascinating! I love these kinds of posts! </p> <p>You and your daughter look lovely! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/japan-trip#post-1990111 Wed, 09 Jan 2019 13:35:34 +0000 Jaime 1990111@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thank you for the report! You and your daughter look wonderful. Looking forward to seeing the new pieces too! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/japan-trip#post-1990074 Wed, 09 Jan 2019 09:51:35 +0000 Cee 1990074@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That's pretty cool, Lila </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/japan-trip#post-1990067 Wed, 09 Jan 2019 09:36:41 +0000 rachylou 1990067@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That is very interesting about longer skirts in very neutral colours in winter. I’ve never been and no one has ever brought back a fashion report to me. That’s what I like about YLF! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/japan-trip#post-1990044 Wed, 09 Jan 2019 07:02:42 +0000 Jane 1990044@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>A lovely read! It sounds like it was a super trip. Your daughter is beautiful. It is a super snap of you both.</p> <p>The blue puffy is gorgeous, what a superb colour! </p> <p>We went to Japan a few years and so enjoyed it. We are thinking of going back later this year. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/japan-trip#post-1990042 Wed, 09 Jan 2019 05:26:42 +0000 Anonymous 1990042@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I second your reccomendation of Japan as a great place to visit. Our oldest son has made it his home for about 12 years now. There are discriminations and prejudices against any non-Japanese, but he loves the culture and speaks fluent Japanese. I have found the people very thoughtful and polite. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/japan-trip#post-1990040 Wed, 09 Jan 2019 05:24:57 +0000 karen13 1990040@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sounds like a great trip! I want to visit at this time of year - I was in Tokyo for a week in late June last summer and it was too hot and humid for me. We stayed in the Ginza and I was struck by how fashionable the crowd was, even in the hot weather. But that was compared to my casual gear oriented mountain town. I am dying to go back - we didn't even scratch the surface.</p> <p>&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/japan-trip#post-1990039 Wed, 09 Jan 2019 05:24:36 +0000 Suz 1990039@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>Lisa,</b> you look amazing and I love that photo of you with your daughter. She looks like you and you are both beautiful.&nbsp;</p> <p>I'd actually love to see the new skirt and boots with the fabulous metallic blue puffer!&nbsp;</p> <p>Thank you so much for this report. I have never been to Japan but would love to visit.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/japan-trip#post-1990034 Wed, 09 Jan 2019 05:08:04 +0000 UmmLila (Lisa) 1990034@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I went to Japan with my daughter for the new year. It was holiday season there, and we spent a lot of time just walking around both historic and new places in Tokyo, Kamakura, Kyoto and Nara. I loved Japan and highly recommend it as a vacation destination.</p> <p>When I travel I am always interested in what other women wear.</p> <p>Tokyo was less trendy than I had expected, except for Harajuku, which has a fashion life of its own that ranges from Lolita, Kawaii (cute) looks to what I could best describe as Miss Marple. (I purchased a cream wool cardigan that fit the trend well.)</p> <p>In Japan, I was definitely off-norm in style (see, e.g., metallic blue puffer in finds). My daughter is the queen of neutrals and non formfitting clothes and she was extremely pleased with a large fleece she purchased on the trip. (She also loves Japanese sweets, but that's another matter entirely.)</p> <p>While there were many tourists, most were Chinese or Korean and not Western. Because it was the end of the year, holiday season, there were many Japanese people out at the temples and historic sites we were visiting, which was a plus. I don't speak Japanese, other than about 10 words I learned on the trip, but I petted or admired a lot of nice Japanese dogs.</p> <p>My observations overall, for a winter where it was sunny most of the time, with temperatures typically high 30s to high 40s fahrenheit: most women were wearing skirts. Full midi skirts, mostly black, but also grey plaid or herringbone. Usually with heavy tights or even leggings underneath. Lace up black boots, or other black boots were prevalent. Hardly anyone wears form-fitting clothing, and skinny jeans were a rarity. In Tokyo, Doc Martens were definitely a thing. In fact, it was rare to see shoe colors other than black. There were a lot of black puffers, and otherwise long wool coats in black, grey, camel or pale pink. And that was pretty much it. Neutrals were quite prevalent, and I hardly ever saw any unusual patterns or bright colors. There were many people out in kimonos (women colorful, men not) -- both Japanese and tourists who rented them from shops.</p> <p>Upon returning home, I was inspired to order a camel coat (find is black), long black skirt and lace-up boots. (I deeply regret a black skirt I failed to purchase in Shibuya.) If I am successful in my Japanese adaptation, I shall post further.</p> </p>