Unexplored Nuances in the Lives of Contemporary Japanese Women That Will Leave You In Awe!
Specky Becky? No Way!
Hold onto your frames because women’s eyeglasses are seen as style saboteurs in parts of Japan’s service industry! Restaurants, hotels, and beauty salons have taken a peculiar stance: glasses eclipse those sparkling eyes, play havoc with makeup, and throw the beauty balance off kilter.
The practice aims to project an ultra-feminine image, supposedly ramping up the company’s chic factor. But here’s the catch—men can rock their specs without any fuss. Imagine! This glasses gate has sparked quite the spectacle, with many women side-eyeing this myopic view on fashion, which is a world of optical oddities and a not-so-popular facet of Japanese workplace fashion!