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More good press from the Wall Street Journal

The WSJ’s Amy Chozick has put out another nice Japan-centric piece with input and photos from CScout Japan president Sven Kilian. The first article can be found here. The focus this time is on the ubiquitous black over-the-knee socks that have been the rage as of late.

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Below is a photo we took at the Tokyo International Anime Fair that illustrates the point quite well. Quite well indeed.

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View the entire article online here (Unfortunately, it’s for WSJ subscribers only)

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  1. it has already got on trend in China…knee-high socks,mini-skirt and big hand-bags…a city girl model

    pretty dull…i guess men would rather without socks, less colorful, but real…

    Comment by cathy — April 5, 2007 #

  2. Are you kidding me?? Men, or at least this one, would MUCH rather have you wearing the socks!!! Women spend billions of dollars ayear to make themselves look younger but when it comes time to wear knee socks or over-the-knee socks they say, “Oh!! That’s way too juvenile!!”

    Doesn’t make much sense to me.

    Comment by Bob — September 19, 2007 #

  3. dude…she’s got a deathnote shirt on…kick ass

    Comment by Lauren Schremser — April 29, 2008 #

  4. [...] superschnell aufnehmen, sondern auch auf Schönste umsetzen; ein Beispiel: Schwarze Overknees. socks Gab es [...]

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