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[abigailbrady]

woo, half of my japanese ghost costume has arrived

now i need to figure out what footwear should go with it

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[firinel.livejournal.com]

what's a japanese ghost costume look like?

as far as shoes, about about traditional getas?

[firinel.livejournal.com]

http://www.karankoron.com/geta_high_heel.html

something like those would be lovely.

[abigailb.livejournal.com]

everything I know about Japanese ghosts

[abigailb.livejournal.com]

you will note that japanese ghosts have no feet! hence they do not have footwear! should i chop my legs off?

[firinel.livejournal.com]

*laughs* that's a bit extreme. besides, have you been practicing your floating lately? (I think not ;)

Since Leicester has such a high asian population I'm sure you could find something appropiate. Maybe something like the getas that I linked to in white? The kimino should be long enough your feet can't be seen much anyways.

[abigailb.livejournal.com]

remember asian in the uk means "south asian". there is no east asian district in leicester, to my knowledge.

[firinel.livejournal.com]

oo, ah, damn. when do you need them for? I could get something in Philly and post it to you if there's enough time.

[abigailb.livejournal.com]

not worth bothering. i'll go with some slippers or sandals that i already have, or something.

[fox-in-snow.livejournal.com]

japanese ghost costume!?! that sounds fantastic (whatever it is)

[haloj.livejournal.com]

Well to be authentic you should wear zori on your feet as they are the formal footwere that goes with a kimono and obi.

[haloj.livejournal.com]

and I double checked to see if I spelt wear correctly and I missed it. DOH

[abigailb.livejournal.com]

I think I might go as a slightly westernised japanese ghost. :)

[zootalures.livejournal.com]

Well to be completely authentic she shoould have been binding her feet since bearth...

[arkady.livejournal.com]

Footbinding was Chinese, not Japanese.

[absinthecity.livejournal.com]

Hmmm? Is this a cosplay thing by any chance??

[abigailb.livejournal.com]

no - tis a party.

i shall explain

the theme of the party is things starting with Y.

i had originally suggested "ghosts" as the theme

Japanese ghosts are called Yurei

so I can go as a japanese ghost, and then fulfil both criteria!

sad, no?

Miow!

[feb-the-cat.livejournal.com]

A Ghosts party.. what a cool idea. Lots of people dressed in sheets. You wouldn't even need to worry about getting home as you'd have your bed with you. Bonus!

[zootalures.livejournal.com]

I'm going as yesterday's man.

[zootalures.livejournal.com]

I could go as the ghost of yesterday's man though

[abigailb.livejournal.com]

yay!

[absinthecity.livejournal.com]

No, that rocks. I hope you're going to post a pic of you wearing the costume...;)

[abigailb.livejournal.com]

it depends how terrible i look!