When I came back to America I was always thinking “what the hell are they wearing?” and people (specifically my family) would comment on why I would dress so stylish when just going somewhere casual.

My response now is “It’s how we do it in Japan.”

I just come back from Tokyo.

Before I went I was advice my Japanese flatmate that I should dress smart in Tokyo.
I thought she didn’t know what she was talking until I got there. Mainly 80% of the guys, regardless their job will wear a blazer which ever style it is. So, YES you need to wear smart if you go to Tokyo. Forget about the London thing looking fab with your cool T-shirt. It just won’t work in Tokyo.

Thye guys had amgazing style particularly with jackets, which they all seem to fit amazingly well. Don’t go anywhere near that jaket sizes without checking first “pro ana” websites.

Men handbags are also remarkable.

To tell the truth there is one element of their outfit which they seem to not master which is shoes. In a place where everything goes, you can see people wearing drop mouth outfits but being killed by some no-go sneak leather shoes with square tip. Not my favorites or anyone here on the west.

Yes, Japanese people need to develop some shoe taste sensibility. Their shoes some times have ugly thick plastic soles and bad quality. They look cheap straight away.
Yes and of course you can find Italian or Spanish shoes in Tokyo, but they work out not for everyone pocket.

-Victoria A. W.

Back when I worked as a cashier in a grocery store, a friend of mine made me an earring made out of a penny. It had a grungy, used quality to it and he didn’t brush it up at all, it was just an average penny from my pocket, but it made a difference.

There was an instant change in the way people treated me compared to when I was just wearing a stud, people began paying more attention and talked to me more. Sure, I got some people who didn’t like it or thought it was weird, but many people actually gave me compliments. Half of the people who came through my check-stand at least noticed the earring if they didn’t comment on it.

That little piece of flare was the only thing different about my uniform, everyone else was wearing the exact same thing as me, but it was that earring alone that set me apart and brought me attention.