Hey, fifth-graders: Here are the new color schemes for autumn
ÒOne day last August, a couple of young fellows in Shibuya took to the street to pick up some female company. Two girls, standing close to 160 cm tall and adorned in the latest fashions, agreed to accompany the two for tea. As the male speaker relates, the cuter of the two bore a resemblance to pop vocalist Takako Uehara. While the four chatted, he gradually sensed something out of whack. Perhaps he felt the stirrings of a pronounced generation gap; or maybe it was the girlsÕ lack of pronounced bustlines. Finally, running out of conversation topics, he blurted, ÔI really like the color of the lipstick you're wearing.Õ ÔIt's Chanel No. 19,Õ the girl beamed. ÔMy mom bought it for me!Õ Now, as often as not, the purchaser of a French import is more likely to be a ÔpapaÕ (i.e., patron) than a Ômama.Õ Sensing something definitely amiss, he inquired, ÔUh, what year were you girls born?Õ ÔNineteen ninety,Õ came the reply. ÔYou mean you're... 11?!Õ he gasped incredulously. ÔPrimary school students?Õ ÔYeah,Õ she giggled, rouged lips pouting impishly, ÔAnd if you buy us some lipstick and eyeshadow, we'll play with you, too.ÕÓ"
—Japan Times. Japanese Lolita fetishesÑrorikonÑare getting younger, going from high school studentsÑkogyaruÑto junior high school girlsÑmagogyaruÑand now to kosume kids in elementary school.'
