Another weekend, another Vogue issue. As I try to decipher Japanese calligraphy in order to begin to navigate my way through the inside pages of Japan’s Vogue March 2011 Issue, I realize Voguevitis has officially taken hold of me, yet again. To fill you in, Voguevitis is the term I’ve coined to describe that mental state that comes over me occasionally whereby I lose the ability to stop looking at all things Vogue, even if they are incomprehensible to me, such as in the present case.
If I am to be honest with you, I think you can only truly begin to understand this if you are familiar with foreign Vogue issues, such as the
Vogue Nippon (Japan). A sensational issue, every time, Japan’s Vogue is not only on top of all the international trends, but also its own. The March 2011 issue is actually a great example of this. On the cover, you have Izabel Goulart - a Brazilian beauty that has walked the runways for fashion designers including but not limited to Chanel, Balenciaga, Michael Kors, and Oscar de la Renta, wearing a current design from
Dolce & Gabbana’s Spring 2011 collection; while on the inside you have pieces from this Spring’s collections from around the world mixed and matched to create that edgy colorful punk style seen on the streets of Japan – which BTW, is considered to be its own subculture.
And if you doubt you’ll ever see these looks on the streets, well think again. Just google “Japanese street fashion” or go to
Japanese Streets (a favorite site of mine) and you’ll find similar if not more over-the-top kind of stuff.
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