Why I aspire to dress like a Tokyo City Boy

[@ginay4878]

I love the city boy style and find it totally accessible and comfortable. This was fun to watch and interesting. Agree the thrifting in Japan is spectacular. Btw I’m in my 50’s and have embraced this style. Thanks for sharing

[@teresachaotic.corner]

🥰 It's also very timeless and my fashion plan to age gracefully!

[@sharonkanes7739]

We need a full umbrella review. This is the right kind of laughter and informative info I needed today. Thank you Teresa!

[@teresachaotic.corner]

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[@victoryroad21]

Honestly Theresa the way you crucified the story has me in tears and so invested in it I personally need you to share it now

[@teresachaotic.corner]

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[@clairekurdelak2913]

I love the heavy weight of the vintage cotton t shirts! That’s quality, and it drapes differently. This is the first of your videos I’ve watched. It was fun! I learned some things too

[@teresachaotic.corner]

Vintage cotton shirts were definitely better made! Can we just live in a Japanese thrift store?🥰

[@Nerdzombiedisco]

As a Pacific Islander/Asian-American male whom has worn city boy since the late 80s/early 90s...I applaude you and the endurance of the aethetic. Cheers!

[@carolinehenryy]

I’m living in Tokyo and am a fan of POPEYE Magazine too! I recommend to find those magazines at any Convenient Stores or any bookstores (the old bookstores might not have it, but instead some old bookstores sells the old POPEYE magazines which is also a treasure to look for). Hope this can be helpful for your next time trip to Japan :)

[@teresachaotic.corner]

Thank you so much! I definitely plan to buy some next time I visit!

[@Princessm2025]

I seriously love your personality and I think you could make any topic so fun to listen to!

[@teresachaotic.corner]

awww thank you so much!💖

[@mcsc730]

You have walked into the light. :) The city boy silhouette is easy to acquire for those reading if you want to hop on it today! Take a OCBD, any color chinos and then get them from retailers who describe said garments as wide, relaxed, oversized. Layer your favorite graphic tee and voila. Footwear are always sneakers/runners. Topped off with a strap back hat/beanie. The city boy silhouette looks that way because ivy/prep garments were always relaxed, loose, wide, but when the 2010s came around with everything needing to be slim/skinny all the traditional cut clothes made it’s way overseas. That’s why it doesn’t look sloppy on the wearer. Traditional cut garments are proportioned according to size.

[@chibivesicle9612]

Oh the rabbit hole of Japanese American vintage stores! Back in 2018 I popped in one in Tokyo and was shocked to find a pristine Penn State sweatshirt that I could date back to the first two years of undergrad. I stood there in shock as I owned the t-shirt with the exact same print - I too am dying to know who they can find these high quality, made in the USA items which I would love to buy here in the States. As far as skinny jeans - you will remove my current ones from my cold dead hands -er or when the self-destruct naturally. Honestly, I can't be bothered to follow pants trends anymore. Instead, I will buy a pair when I need one and it should average out over time to capture all the possible pants until I die. I will say, I'm now intrigued about this story of pants purchasing. You can create extra unedited content for long drives (as I eye that 9 hour drive home for Thanksgiving).

[@teresachaotic.corner]

Seriously, the vintage T-shirt selection and where they came from is amazing. Like a gym shirt from the most obscure town in America. I can spend hours there! Ha! The pants purchasing story is very mundane. But I got to use some of Japanese words I learned on Duolingo.

[@eossoon]

You can find these items in American thrift stores, provided that you know when they stock the shelves and go early. The people who procure goods for their own vintage or thrift stores will go and pick out all the good stuff early on. I went to a thrift store in a major US city once and even on a non stock day there was this well dressed short east Asian man with a huge cart of stuff with a veritable mound of clothes just plucking stuff from all the aisles. He certainly looked Japanese, but it's not like I asked.

[@kylerwatson9410]

Love your style. I happened upon your KZbin and totally got the fits and the aesthetic.

[@teresachaotic.corner]

awww thank you!💖

[@SuperYogagirl]

Thanks!

[@teresachaotic.corner]

awww thank you so much! 🥰

[@susanma4899]

I've heard that if you buy a smartphone in Japan, you are not able to silently take photos with it. It's automatically set to audibly click whenever you snap a photo and you can't change that. The reason is to prevent chikan from secretly snapping photos on trains and in the subway. But of course our American phones can silently snap photos, so when I was in Japan I DID. I'd hold it up to my face and pretend that I was taking a selfie. I didn't do it a lot and of course I wouldn't post those people's photos online--If I did, I'd cover their faces.

[@lidiyafoxgloveauthor]

This video ALMOST made me want a pair of parachute pants. (I am not anti-minimalist as a lot of my favorite vintage dresses are just navy and black shirtwaist dresses and they're quite boring buuut...) I'm impressed that the Japanese can look SO comfy but so much more expensive than a lot of Americans. (Of course that might just be from clothes that are literally more expensive...) Then I laughed so hard about the boring story we'll never hear. Sometimes I fear I am also that friend. Even worse is when I think I might be telling you the story for the second time...😬 Side note about American vintage: I had a friend who sold thrifted stuff in the 00s and the Japanese bought a TON of her stuff. I've heard that is less true now, which begs the question, did they buy SO much that it's just circulating there forever??

[@teresachaotic.corner]

I bought a pair of parachute pants from Old Navy circa 2022. Just to try out at a cheap price. Thought I would be over it in 6 months. I'm still wearing them now! When I tell mind-numbingly boring stories now, I save it for people who have subjected me to their stories. Like "Let me interrupt this story about your dry wheat bread so I can tell you the story about medical billing codes and how I saved $5 off my bill, etc..." Stories can be used for torture too:) All I know is there is so much niche Americana in Japan. I even saw a guy with a mechanics shirt from some very obscure CA town. It's awesome.

[@AnasNoBuyYear2025]

lol like 3 mins into the video and I’m laughing at your very dramatic descriptions of your old clothing style. I felt attacked when you said the junior section at Macys 😶‍🌫️

[@teresachaotic.corner]

I have fond memories of the Macy's junior section 💖

[@ConnahJay]

I’m in Osaka right now and I literally took a photo of someone’s pants at the mall. The style here is great.

[@teresachaotic.corner]

Everyday in Japan is a walking inspiration!

[@rosegirlz88]

I donr get decision fatigue IF I'm helping someone else pick outfits. My sister LOVES shopping with me because I watch her face and base decision on that. But stuff for me ! 😊😊😊

[@susanma4899]

You are so right about the umbrellas! I was working in Japan for most of last year and had lived there for a long time before--and I will say that Japan has an unbelievable variety of umbrellas and parasols available for purchase. There's every different shape, color, finish, etc. Incidentally, Japan is an extremely safe country, but the one thing that is often stolen is umbrellas. I also used to have an incredible umbrella from China--red and black with twice as many ribs as a normal umbrella. I was living in Guangzhou at the time and there was a problem with guys on scooters riding past pedestrians and grabbing their purses--so I referred to my umbrella as my "weapon" and would hold it (closed) at a right angle from my body to prevent those guys from getting close to me :)

[@teresachaotic.corner]

I love how some of the places like museums have umbrella locks vs. in the U.S. where you have to put your umbrella in a bag and carry it around. 🤣 Yes, the umbrella is such useful protection against purse snatchers. I often use it to press stop light buttons around here.

[@SubtleProvisions]

A mix of gorpcore and city boy style is also an interesting approach to styling. If you're curious of what this looks like, a magazine that focus on this style this would be eye_C

[@stvnoahc7249]

Check out sillage, you’ll love it.

[@azabujuban-hito-dake]

I'm from Zurich, Switzerland and currently living in Tokyo. When I moved to Tokyo in 2016, I was blown away by how different the clothing style here and back home. Zurich people are certainly looks very outdated compares to the people of Tokyo!😂😂

[@nickcaputo4374]

Hi Teresa! I'm only halfway through your video but I was cracking up over your tangent. I was actually engrossed, which probably says something about me, or the type of audience you attract! I'll comment more after I watch the conclusion (if this comment shows up, which doesn't always happen) but I send you compliments for your unusual presentation and for being my favorite online waste of time!

[@teresachaotic.corner]

Always happen to entertain💖 🥰

[@Ganymede_V]

Think Noctis, but fem4L3 version for me : Tennis shoes or comfy boots, all black. XXL absolute plaid button down shirt. Equally XXL wide collared sweatshirt. Comfy but not baggy sweat pants, all muted colors - preference for dark blue though - No printed fabric ever and ABSOLUTELY NO BRAND ALLOWED ! I am not a free advertising walking billboard and I don't belong to anybody for me to wear their effing names. Clean, (I LOVE Genesis' Kérastase shampoo and conditioner) soft, lustrous, uncolored hair, a bit of makeup, absolutely no foundation, I love my rose gold jewelries, but not too much and that has been it for me since the mid 2000.

[@nickcaputo4374]

Teresa, I have to disagree with you about not learning anything from your essays. I've learned plenty about culture and fashion and think in the US we should also be carrying umbrellas all the time. If you can edjucate a guy who remembers when jeans were called dungarees, you must be doing something right! Keep bringing your insights to us, and rember the cardinal sin to me on most of the You Tube channels is beig boring....and that is NEVER the case with your videos!☺

[@teresachaotic.corner]

Thank you so much for watching 🥰 If I can make just one regular dude a little bit more fashionable, I call that a good day's work 🤣

[@susanma4899]

I recently watched a YT video where the person talked about "trends they wouldn't be participating in." I think that was it. And one thing, which imo is NOT a trend, was olive green. I was like, um--NO. That is my staple color. I could probably wear all olive green outfits for an entire week and never repeat an article of clothing--that's how many olive/army green clothes I have...

[@teresachaotic.corner]

Same! I have so many olive green items in my closet!

[@gewoonwegnoor]

your funny, this video made my morning!

[@teresachaotic.corner]

🥰 Awww thank you! 💖

[@CollyInSA]

Skinny jeans just kill my vibe right now. I still own them but I hardly ever reach for them anymore. My loose fitting straight leg pair is just way more comfy

[@teresachaotic.corner]

straight leg is where it's at👌 for me too!

[@veiledrecalcitrance4314]

Wow, I was just scrolling by and noticed your video and I realized, besides the overly baggy pants (which I refused to wear in the early 90’s and will refuse to wear today ‘regular baggy is fine’, the guy in the blue pants are the type I wear) apparently Japan has stolen a style I’ve been rocking for like 25-30 years (especially the olive green, love that color for clothes). Anyways, was just surprised to see a bunch of Japanese people with my wardrobe.

[@maimayme]

No ! I need the specifics of buying pants! I wanna know how many pleats, how long, how was the seam, does it have a belt loop, do ppl still wear belts, what was the length, how wide...ah

[@MarcoEnero]

After living in Japan for couple of years my wardrobe changed 😂

[@1990KatM]

I love men's fashion. Its so comfortable and cute.

[@jasonchipmanhowlett]

if anyone could pull off a pant story under a parasol, it would be you.

[@teresachaotic.corner]

I appreciate your confidence in my storytelling abilities. Pants story under a parasol is a vibe.

[@lunaru_v]

Thank you for not taking photos of people in without their consent in Tokyo. Many tourist does that and e found it uncomfortable because they are not asking ❤

[@teresachaotic.corner]

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[@pinkwhisper808]

yeeeeeeeeees!

[@DejahThoris00]

This video resonated so much with me, I had to subscribe. I feel like my fashion evolution has been quite similar. I went to Japan last Jan/Feb and absolutely loved the vintage thrift stores, especially Chicago and Jam. I will say it's a challenge to dress how I want now that I immigrated to cold ass Canada. Do you have a favorite way to gather popeyes or other Japanese fashion inspo? The magazines are a pain to buy overseas. P.s. I think others share the same sentiment that we could listen to your stories all day haha!

[@teresachaotic.corner]

A lot of people have uploaded scans of Popeyes on Pinterest!

[@terralia644]

Dodgers hats are probably because of Shohei Ohtani - First video of yours; I'm enjoying the indepth fashion report!

[@teresachaotic.corner]

thank you! 💖

[@gustavogamba134]

I think this is the first video of yours I watch and I throughly enjoyed it! I think the word you were looking for might have been "specificity".

[@teresachaotic.corner]

Thank you for watching! lol, mis-pronouncing things is my thing now. I don't do it on purpose, but I'll roll with it.

[@Ellecramfraiche]

Stuffing sausages into stockings 😂😂😂😂

[@teresachaotic.corner]

🤣

[@Blood0range]

i was cracking up the whole time lol. i love this style and love dressing with volume. i HAVE to wear bright colors tho. would totally listen to the pants buying story btw :)

[@teresachaotic.corner]

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[@SuperYogagirl]

I feel like you would be sitting at the cool people table.

[@teresachaotic.corner]

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[@hathor2]

please louder for the singapore women in the back. some of them YOUNGER than me, i'm pushing 50! some of these peplum wearing women cringe at me when they see me in my sambas and baggy pants and not so formal shirt at the office. like ffs, read the room... even the boss is wearing a mere collared - "polo" shirt.

[@MariaShelleyCraft]

Please I literally laughed out loud at the sudden surprise of hearing, "one day i wish to master oral."

[@poorni4742]

i really like this japanese city boy style butttttttttttttttt my pear shaped body doesn't go well with it :(

[@Mhel2023]

For my pear shape, NO pleats! They bubble everything out. I look for flat front pants with a relaxed or slightly oversized drape . No super oversized legs, as they will make my bottom heavy figure look even heavier. I make sure my t shirts hit at the hip. I can go oversized on my flannels, jackets and coats. I wear hoodies that have a hi/lo hemline.

[@jimjimgl3]

Japanese fashion taps you on the shoulder. American fashion slaps you in the face.

[@pennze]

So many SUS moments 😂

[@yehoshua77]

Much of the oversized silhouette seems to come from Japanese wearing a ton of American workwear that is too big for most Japanese people.

[@teresachaotic.corner]

I can see that. Especially for vintage shopping. Though I would say that a lot of the Japanese clothes you can buy there is looser fitting even in small sizes and I'm thinking it's a combination of cultural modesty and a preference for more relaxed cuts.

[@sofigag]

Looove all things Japanese❤ I wish I had been a Sanrio exec😂

[@teresachaotic.corner]

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[@KamoteCueBBB]

Her accent annoying af but she got fire fits.

[@teresachaotic.corner]

🤣 what accent?

[@KamoteCueBBB]

@ your American accent