DON'T STOP THE RAIN!

Updates with pictures:

TokyoFashion.com

Most of my evenings have been spent on a website called Tokyo Fashion. This site updates regularly with photographs of the most original and bizarre fashion clothing shown in different areas of Japan. I’m fascinated with the street photos of Harajuku especially. I would spend hours analysing these outfits. It’s incredible that some people are able to devote themselves to customising themselves in such a way. Few are gorgeous, some are pretty rotten. It is inspiring though.

Papa Rain

Oh RAIN. The other night I downloaded (legally of course) all of his CDs: Rain’s World, Rainism, Back to the Basic...etc. Oh I do adore!! What a perfect man! His music is so gorgeous, especially Move On, Love Song and With U. I am truly in love!

Just remembered, so was Megan Fox. LOL. We have so much in common.

Why does he bother wearing clothes...I mean shirts.

Free Time
I still cannot get my head around all the free time I now have since my exams finished last Monday. It hasn’t properly kicked in that I actually will have nothing to do for four months and that I have finished high school education forever. It’s strange, I have so much on my To-Do list but it hasn’t been started yet. I thought I’d dive straight into it, I’m afraid I will become lazy and not do anything at all. On another note, I booked my accommodation for next year, and according to my loan, I will only be living on £2.50 a week. Dreadful!! I suppose I should be getting a job?

Weight

I’ve set myself an ultimate goal of losing 1 stone, 7lbs. I also worked out to obtain this goal by September I need to lose 1.5lbs in Slimming World per week. That’s not going to happen, but I shall try and shall report on my progress. (Because, you know, it’s such an interesting thing to blog about.)

Tumblr

Shhh, I know I’m not allowed to mention Tumblr, but I’m going to anyway. I do have a Tumblr page, linked here. It’s been incredibly addictive ever since I’ve finished studying. Please follow me if you use it too, and I will certainly follow you all back.

Park Bom: (yes I love celebrities)

Oh beautiful lady! Yes, I do believe my female K-Pop bias at the moment is Park Bom from 2NE1. Move over CL, you will have to share your place with this gorgeous girl! Seriously, don’t understand why I didn’t like Bom before: honestly I thought she was very boring compared to the other three. HOWEVER ever since I’ve seen her new music video ‘Don’t Cry’ I’ve fallen for her.

Y’know a while ago I posted about that romantic ‘sweet sharing’ scene in IRIS which I got mixed responses from? I had a similar emotional breakdown when I watched this M.V!! I don’t know what did it, perhaps the cool guy in it, I don’t know... (unable to explain what on earth I am talking about) Anyway, I think the point is, he dies..even though they were engaged..and their hug *cries* I love them. Shut up Claudia, go to bed.

What am I saying? I never need to sleep again.

Or remove nail polish for school on Monday mornings. Woohoo!

CRINGE!

Since the Best Fashion blog was a hoot to write, I am going to write another one. Except this one is going to be HILARIOUS, because it’s the WORST fashion in K-Pop. Properly. Not another James version.

This really goes without explanation, but I like doing introductions to my posts. (Even if no-one reads what I write) As I said before, Korea has a unique and interesting sense of style for their idols. Many would wear such things that we wouldn’t dare to, or even sell for that matter.

Of course, this is often taken too far. Stylists go a bit over the top and these poor men and women are forced to wear the most hideous things. I have researched this and attempted to gather the best of the worst. Enjoy.

KARA

I was arranging the photos there in the folder known as “Bad” on my desktop. The plan was to place them in not-so-bad to completely awful. This mission failed because it was just too difficult to put them in order. They are ALL bad.

Look at KARA here. MY WORD, why can I see bras, odd tight colours and WTF is wrong with the girl at the end’s body shape.

TVXQ- Keep Your Head Down Suits

This is what is left of the DBSK after they ‘dissolved.’ For all you clueless people, the 5 piece group broke up in 2008 after 3 of them filled a case against their management (SM Entertainment) for making them work too hard. (rightly so!) The other three created a new group called JYJ while Changmin and Yunho remained with SM. And as you can all see, the torture continues for these two BECAUSE OF THESE SUITS WHAT THE FLIP IT’S THE MOST HIDEOUS THING I’VE EVER SET MY EYES ON. (So far...)

Poor Yunho. o_O Keep Your Head Down Yunho! (LOL PUN)

G Dragon, Perm Boy.

Oh dear, I see so many things wrong with this outfit. Everything actually. He’s like an old English school boy that has moved on to enroll in Pimp Academy. Ahh, it’s so tacky. I actually want to cry.

2NE1 Lollipop

In my head, I think 2NE1 are the best dressed girls, but also the worst. You saw that their clothes were a bit iffy in the GOOD post, but now imagine them in the BAD post. See here how sickly colourful and mismatched they are. However I do think they can get away with this look more than other groups could.

Guy with Wings

Curses, I did not save his name on this file so I don’t know who it is. Bleugh. By my guess, he looks like a 2PM member or maybe BEAST. If you know please tell me because it’s bugging me now. OR is it G-Dragon????? Looks like him too! :S

Whoever it is, the point is this guy has fur attached to the lower part of his arm. And that looks silly.

Park Bom

Poor Girl. POOR POOR GIRL. Who’s idea was it to dress her like this? It is indecent!

G-Dragon ripped to shreds

You may have noticed a common occurrence of this guy here, and yes, there is more to come. G-Drag has had more fashion disasters than anyone, ever. If this denim wasn’t ugly enough, look at the arms of that. How did he even put it on? Did his hand not get caught in the strands...

DBSK

Oh cry forever. Cry cry cry cry cry. To share the tears with me, or to understand at least why I am crying, look at the photo I had uploaded in the Best Dressed post. Yup, same guys, same order they are standing in too. It’s so disturbing, but kinda funny. XD

G-Dragon.....again

I think we would be crying too if we had to sing on stage with a fringe and a hood like that. For some reason it reminds me of Gaga, gone completely wrong. And that’s saying something.

Yejun from F.Cuz

Honestly if I was him I would kill his stylist.

G-Dragon for the fourth time!

Big Bang (G-Dragon is the leader) and 2NE1 done a collaboration for the Lollipop music video. So I suppose the 2NE1 image and this does match. But c’mon, why put a boy in a pink boiler suit. With a shirt and tie. He looks like my dog.

G-Dragon in a kilt.

I think this outfit from the head to the waist is actually pretty good, but then after that....

T.O.P

Oh DEAREO. T.O.P has a hairband on. He is wearing it the way I would when I am getting ready in the mornings when I am applying foundation.

Thankfully he has a beautiful face..but his hair is like, white. -.- Yay, he is wearing glasses! Amen to that!

Okay let’s scan down. Jacket and shirt, yes it looks nice despite the strange headpiece.. and okay..what wat wot...WHAT KIND OF TROUSERS ARE THEY. He looks so uncomfortable.

I like his ring though.

Jaejoong

Haha you are all perverts. I think if he didn’t have a good body this would be just disgusting. Well more disgusting than what it actually is.

It’s sexy though, right?

I JOKE. (or do I?)

Are those gloves leather?

And for the winner of this lousy competition: CHOI SIWON!!!!

There isn’t even a point of explaining this, y’all can see how silly this looks!

LOLLING FOREVER.

I can imagine I will look back at this post and cringe that I would write such a thing!

However that was fun.

- Claudia out.

REVENGE!

Time get my revenge from one of my friends who have publicly disgraced my blog!

Let it begin.

Since I have completed the Best Fashion Blog Post, I found it necessary to create a Worst Fashion one too.

Kitchen Sink Drama

Oh dear, what’s going on here? Is he posing in a kitchen? Not a good start. I think this guy is called James, yeah, he’s definitely not Korean. (Even Koreans don’t look this bad) It appears to be that he is looking at something on the roof, perhaps his fashion taste flying away...And what’s that mush on the tray? It looks like sick.

Anyway, purple jumper- not bad indeed. I do like purple and it goes well with his ginger hair. The jeans look good too.

Crazy Purple Person

OH DEAR what has happened? Whoever styled this should be shot! Dyed grey hair is NOT a good look and the makeup is atrocious. He looks like a drag queen/prostitute gone wrong. Personally, I think the top looks lumpy but I do like the thumb hole in the top. From the waist down is just vile. Underwear as outerwear is not a good look.

Gaga Glasses?

EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS IS A NO. To simply COMPARE this eyewear to the almighty Gaga is insulting. These glasses do nothing to compliment his face and are nothing like anything Lady Gaga would wear. He is wearing the purple again...is this the only top he owns?

The Stalker Pose

This. Is. Terrifying. The checked shirt does not match the tee underneath. The necklace does not go with this outfit at all. He looks like a trampy boy going on a drinking binge that unfortunately was genetically fused to a purple ape or else has a rare genetic condition wherein he must where completely out of place things or else he will die.

To conclude...
CL is HOLDING a dress because she is promoting a fashion line, it is not the train of the dress she is wearing.

AND Did you just call T.O.P gangly and awkward? That’s too far James, too far. He will kill you. I will kill you.

I will let the rest of this slander of the ClaudBlog go. You complimented Minzy, Jaejoong and Ryeowook’s outfits so that pleases me.

However, for insulting my two favourites, you will pay.

FASHION REFRESHED!

Hello! Since I feel completely FASHION REFRESHED after my fabulous evening at Belfast Fashion Week a few weeks ago, I feel inspired to further talk about clothes on others.

Being me, I have scanned the internet and collected the prettiest outfit photographs as possible...as, you guessed it...K-Pop stars! WOOP.

I’ve mentioned this before ages ago, but Koreans dress ten times better than the commoners in the European music industry. It’s fascinating. They are much more advanced in everything, including music, fashion and technology and I love it because it’s a step ahead. They also look better because they are so skinny/starved.

So here goes the criticism.

2NE1 and the guy with bear trainers

You know I’m completely 2NE1 biased anyway and you all may scorn this, but parts of these outfits are gorgeous.

I am quite impartial to the other three girls outfits..why are the two middle ones matching? (Your tights are TOO SEE-THROUGH)

However what stands out here in this picture is CL’s GORGEOUS floor length black dress. Yes, I am obsessed with style but when I saw this picture my mouth dropped open! So sophisticated but the high boots give that attitude to an otherwise typical outfit. I also love the hair- so unusual but very cool!

I shall include another picture of her dress:

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I want to look like this at the formal. I won’t. But I sure would like to.

SM the Ballad

Korean idols are so tiny they can get away with wearing almost anything. Here these guys look like dolls with their perfect vintage look. As much as I love all these outfits, my favourite here would be Kyuhyun (far right) because he just looks so dapper. The green and grey is gorgeous, and the folded up jeans showing brogues are snazzy!

Wonder Girls

It’s often talked about what idols wear to airports. Airports in Asia are like unofficial catwalks and they are constantly photographed. Here are the Wonder Girls- known as the best dressed female airport travelers. This look is casual but as we all know it needs also to be comfortable when you are walking through and sitting on a plane for a long time. I don’t know the Wonder Girls but I like the girl in the background wearing the sunglasses. She looks cool and her hair is so pretty.

Donghae Photoshoot

Again with the neat outfits. This time with a patterned shirt, bow-tie and cardigan. I don’t know why bowties worn like this are not popular over here? This is quirky and kinda geeky but I like it.

T.O.P and pretty lady for ELLE magazine

Lol completely T.O.P bias person here. But honestly, I love this photo shoot although it doesn’t really show anything cute, unique or crazy. It’s pretty average.

However I think T.O.P looks pretty HOT here. No Claudia, that’s off topic, stop it. (But I do miss his black hair! It’s so sleek!)

DBSK

OH my goodness, I couldn’t decide what photo to pick for DBSK when I was researching this blog post. They always looked SO GOOD. Don’t know where to start here so I’ll do each one individually. (lol.)

Junsu (far left)- To be honest, I’ve never really liked this guy, and really his silly sequined jacket spoils this photograph. So much for being a best dressed post!

Yoochun- Ha I’m being such a hypocrite here, but I do not like BEIGE. Or his ginger hair.

Jaejoong- Okay, I think ANYTHING this guy wears looks good, it helps being the best looking guy in Asia and all, but yes, his style is swoon. His hair is perfect and the maroon cardigan looks casual with skinnys. Few boys can, but that scarf looks lovely on him. Kudos to him.

Changmin- More beige?? Honestly this doesn’t look bad. Takes a brave soul to wear it. I think it suits him though.

Yunho- YUM. Okay. Well the only thing I see is a jacket. And it’s not bad. I like the hair like that.

Jaejoong defo wins this one. The photo as a whole looks great because each colour on their outfits compliment each other.. but anaylising each separately was not as much fun. Boo. Fail.

Minho

It is Minho, isn’t it? Gosh this guy looks so so good. Usually I hate these checked shirts because they are so common but with the grey trousers and belt and the shirt sleeves rolled up makes it so much more chic. (I can use chic for a guy, can’t I?) And OH the bowtie, swoon. It’s so charming!

2NE1 Jackets

Is my style a bit wack or WHY do I like these jackets? Yes more 2NE1. I wish this photo was better quality because I would like to see the jacket in better detail. The shoulder pads are amazing and of course CL (red) has the best one.

Ryeo and Eunhyuk

Ahh so much brown! These guys are Ryeowook and Eunhyuk from Super Junior. You’ve no idea how much I love this, and I do not like brown colours. Right, I’ll start with Ryeowook. I LOVE his jacket. Is that a hood I see underneath? Fashionable but looks comfortable too. The jeans rolled up are beaut too. I like how they are tucked up and the stitching matches the boots.

Ok Eunhyuk next. Personally, I don’t think the jacket would suit anybody unless you were like a model or someone famous. It also looks like something my Mum would wear, but whatever. I like it. Although the wrapped bit looks like a dressing gown. And HAH I love the trousers. Hehe it looks although he’s just out of bed with his dressing gown over his pajama bottoms! Ryeowook wins this one 100%.

Little Taemin

SQUEAL. I love this photo shoot. It’s all the rage to look vintage and Taemin from SHINee totally owns it. I love the layers from shirt, orange waistcoat and jacket and how the tie overlaps both but is still tucked in. Ah more neutral colours too! It’s very plain but the bright orange makes it more vibrant and brings out his orangey tinge in his hair.

G-Dragon

Wow, I like his hat. Where did he get that idea from?

2NE1 on stage

Yay for more 2NE1. I shall point out what I like about this photograph.

Minzy’s jacket (ginger, left) WOW I love this. Again I need a clearer picture! >.< I love purple and she seriously suits this when her hair is bright orange. The pattern and style of the jacket is amazing. Honestly, I want this jacket so much. She looks so pretty.

Blah I know it’s bad but I get Dara and Bom mixed up all the time! Okay, next one. I hate her dress being worn like this because its far too short. The belt does not help. And her skin is too pale... and to further be mean, her legs look too heavy with those shoes covering her ankles. Sorry babe. The dress would look a lot nicer with leggings or skinny jeans. Or even different heels and wear her hair down. And there’s no jewelry. :( This makes me sad because she is so pretty.

Bom/Dara- OH MY WORD WHAT. You are destroying my good k-pop fashion post.

CL- I love this girl but her jacket appears to be made from my living room curtains. The gold design isn’t flattering and it looks a bit cheap. And what’s that on her neck? I think the boots would suit with something else, not that jacket.

SS501

There is nothing like a man in a suit. Boys, if your stuck for clothes, a waistcoat and shirt always goes far. SS501 shows you how it’s done.

(However, if I’m being fussy, NO jewelry unless it’s a classy watch. Yes, I’m talking to you boy who is wearing a necklace. That’s just odd.)

T.O.P

Ah why does he kill me everyday. My dad can call him a fag if he wants to but I still think T.O.P is the sexiest guy on the planet. Oh my word, them glittery cuffs on his jacket! And a QUIFF. And leather lapels on his jacket!!

Oh wait.. ring and an earring? I shall make an exception because it is T.O.P. *Swoon forever*

Yeah that’s it. So what have I learned in this fashion research?

❦ Only take some fashion tips from 2NE1.

❦ Look like CL.

❦ Vintage look: little jackets, ties, bowties and brogues are in!

❦ Look good at the airport, because the paps might attack!

❦ Bowties are definitely in. In Korea that is. NEVER in Northern Ireland. Because that would make you gay.

❦ Tuck in/roll up your jeans! Especially in the winter months.

❦ I love jackets.

❦ Boys in suits look good, always.

❦ T.O.P is still sexay.

I know y’all hate it when I blog crap but it will continue when I am available to. If you have any comments or complaints about this fashion post let me know!

I only blogged once last week (blogsphemy) and usually would aim to blog at least twice to three times. But I’m bogged down with work as well as designing and creating our year’s school Yearbook, so I will when I can!

- Claudia

I'M DESIGNER

Very chic- love the bag

Love it

Nice for a wedding

Think this clashes a bit but the picture turned out well

Another nice wedding one

I like this photo

Def in my top ten favourite outfits, this jumpsuit is gorgeous

At the end, they done a Swan Lake presentation looking at make-up and hair. This is one of them. She looks to be wearing an Alexander McQueen dress.

The back of her hair- looked very cool!

And to end this series of photos, here is the other one, she looked CLASS. She had wings.