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Wednesday, June 24, 2009 Hehe, just an interesting thought. Girls clad in tight, sailor-moon uniforms, paired with long white socks, black shoes, blond hair, styled in the "oh-so-kawaii" look, adorned with many hairclips in a multitude of colours. This is the common "kawaii" look, adopted by many teenagers, wanting to follow the J-wave by dressing up like a typical Tokyo girl or like one of their favourite anime characters. This trend is getting increasing common among the youngsters of today, especially tech-savvy teenagers who have access to the latest animes and mangas. There's also another group of teenagers who follow the Korean trends, inspired by the many Korean dramas that brainwashed many teen girls and aunties alike that the prince they're waiting for is working in a coffee-shop. Yes, those dramas indeed caused many young girls many boxes of tissue but it had also, conveniently, inspired a new fashion trend, religiously followed by many teenagers. All these led me to an interesting thought. Singaporeans have been following the Japanese and Koreans in all kinds of ways but does anybody follow Singaporeans? Imagine, a girl, wearing a tight "Heineken" shirt, matched with gaudy red NF shorts, with bangs covering half of the face. Commonly seen in Bugis or neighbourhood shopping centres, these girls commonly known as "Ah-lians" can be found almost anywhere around Singapore. They are usually matched by their "Ah-bengs" counterparts, badly styled hair, bright green skinnies etc. All these led me to wonder, does our Korean, Japanese friends follow our trends? Afterall, that IS our distinctive style, our "national uniform", our culture. However, why don't we ever spot any Japanese or Koreans "acting cool" by speaking Singlish and having our fashion sense? That's because it's not cool at all. Cheers! <3 5:39 AM;
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