Torin Boyd/Polaris, for The New York Times
Though street crime is relatively low in Japan, quirky camouflage designs like this vending-machine dress are being offered to an increasingly anxious public to hide from would-be assailants.
Posted on 10/20/2007 7:55:34 PM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
Torin Boyd/Polaris, for The New York Times Though street crime is relatively low in Japan, quirky camouflage designs like this vending-machine dress are being offered to an increasingly anxious public to hide from would-be assailants. |
October 20, 2007
Fearing Crime, Japanese Wear the Hiding Place
By MARTIN FACKLER
TOKYO, Oct. 19 — On a narrow Tokyo street, near a beef bowl restaurant and a pachinko parlor, Aya Tsukioka demonstrated new clothing designs that she hopes will ease Japan’s growing fears of crime.
Deftly, Ms. Tsukioka, a 29-year-old experimental fashion designer, lifted a flap on her skirt to reveal a large sheet of cloth printed in bright red with a soft drink logo partly visible. By holding the sheet open and stepping to the side of the road, she showed how a woman walking alone could elude pursuers — by disguising herself as a vending machine.
The wearer hides behind the sheet, printed with an actual-size photo of a vending machine. Ms. Tsukioka’s clothing is still in development, but she already has several versions, including one that unfolds from a kimono and a deluxe model with four sides for more complete camouflaging.
These elaborate defenses are coming at a time when crime rates are actually declining in Japan. But the Japanese, sensitive to the slightest signs of social fraying, say they feel growing anxiety about safety, fanned by sensationalist news media. Instead of pepper spray, though, they are devising a variety of novel solutions, some high-tech, others quirky, but all reflecting a peculiarly Japanese sensibility.
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You could have sex in that thing....could be a good “disguise” for hookers.
>>You could have sex in that thing....could be a good “disguise” for hookers.<<
We are not the only people to see that possibility - you should see the parodies and response videos.
Unfortunately she was being pursued by Group Captain Lionel Mandrake and Colonel Bat Guano looking for change to call the President.
Some days you are the dog. Some days you are the hydrant.
picture of...
And turns 'em into STONE!!
I’m not seeing this, I must be dreaming the dumbest thing ever, or is the NYT trying to fight off the Onion?
don’t laugh
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Won’t the muggers be alerted when the vending machine *walks* down the street?
Gun porn ping list?
Maxwell Smart: The old Coke vending machine disguise....Agent 13 hasn’t used that one for a while now :)
“What were you doing in the vending machine, Senator?”
“Not what it looked like! I just have a very wide stance.”
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