Metrosexual shoppers -- Big in Japan

[Taro Toporific]

The male shopper:
a novelty for Japan
International Herald Tribune, France - 28 Aug
... a growing number of Japanese men .prefer to spend money on themselves instead of tucking it away... a sign of the times in culturally conservative Japan, where shopping has generally been considered a women's activity - and it is providing a fresh opportunity for businesses like clothing retailers and cosmetics makers....
...The result is a new consumer segment for the likes of Shiseido, Japan's largest cosmetics maker, which this year started a product line designed for men. The company says sales of its Shiseido Men items, including facial lotion and cream, have been nearly double its expectations.

[vince]

What's the deal with the plastic baby??

I've seen kids carrying those.

Is it a self-protection thing?? (I couldn't shoot cause the dude had a baby in his/her arms)

[Taro Toporific]

What's the deal with the plastic baby??

I've seen kids carrying those.

Is it a self-protection thing?? (I couldn't shoot cause the dude had a baby in his/her arms)

Everybody needs a "prop." Mine's 1962 summer Stetson. :P

[Mulboyne]

That pic is from the movie Hush!

This funny, poignant comedy, in the gentle tradition of Shall We Dance? and The Wedding Banquet, traces the lives of two handsome boyfriends who become entangled with a young woman who proposes the idea of conceiving a child with them and creating a family. A hit at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival where it played in the Directors' Fortnight, the story gets more complicated as conservative family members try to break up the gay couple's relationship. Ultimately, the guys and the woman carrrying their child come to the realization that they will have to decide for themselves the true meaning of family.

The character in the pic is one of the gay couple. The film is too long by far although Reiko Kataoka is always on good form.