Buskers singing Bob Dylan’s songs…translated in japanese…which was, hum, interesting.

Really cool biker chicks…this girl waited patiently with her thumb up while I was taking shots of her.

And studs…Ah I love studs…Seriously, what would Rock’n roll be without a decent dose of studs? Like this shop filled with studded vintage clothes from floor to ceiling.

If you’d ever wonder where Sid Vicious’ beloved leather jacket was, no need to look further…

Rock’n roll for ever!

Halloween outfits? No, just teenagers in Cos-play (costume play) posing like vampires at noon on Jingu bridge. Don’t know what to wear to this Xmas family reunion? From neogothic lolitas to grungy manga characters, there’re heaps of subgenres to choose from. No doubt your mother in law will love it!

When in Rome do as the Romans do…But I have to be honest, no matter how hard I try, hats look great on others but they look stupid on me. And I look stupid in them too. We have definitely nothing in common.

For the sake of my integration into the Aussie culture, I even tried a decorated hair band with peacock feathers. I had dreams about 1920s’ glamour. The result? More like a dead pheasant stapled to a tiara. No, I’ve tried to no avail, it just didn’t work on me.

I think it’s right there that I started to hate those old fashioned racing dress standards – a road block on my way to freedom, and my hair in the wind! So I decided to go for it…Hair in the wind. Literally. Hair in the rain too…Properly speaking, unhappy greasy messy hair in the wind and the rain…

Next time, I promise, I’ll try Aussie cowboys’ hats.

I’ll try to belt out a few general characteristics that define why Australian girls are so pretty damn cool …

FRIENDSHIP
Aussie girls: 1 – French girls: 0
The typical Australian girl has a solid group of FEMALE mates. She understands only a sociopath would utter the words, “I prefer the company of men.” And that’s great, because men really suck, don’t they? On the other hand, French girls are real bitches. Not that we’re mean people (well, maybe we are…) who are trying to be rude (or maybe we are…), it’s just that our social structures are different.

While the Aussie girl aspires to have bunches of friends she can borrow clothes from, go shopping with and occasionally get smashed with, the French girl consider all other chicks as potential threads that will steal the males’ attention away. Although I am still trying to figure it out, my opininion is that this pervasive rivalry among French women is probably the result of France’s age-old cult of séduction and femmes fatales. There is no sisterhood in France (actually the word doesn’t even exist).

MEN
Aussie girls: 1 – French girls: 0
Seriously, who cares about men? Certainly not the aussies!

LOOK
Aussie girls: 1 – French girls: n/a
You believed French women were the most gorgeous, didn’t you? Well, girls in Australia, they might not have Zara nor H&M, but they have tons of really cool designers I had never heard of before. And they are totally crazy about fashion. No, but seriously, crazy about it! That being said, it’s not uncommon for them to wear a t-shirt with nothing underneath… Anyway, they have much better tans!

PHILOSOPHY
Aussie girls: 1 – French girls: 0
The Australian girl is an optimist. She believe that being happy with yourself and confortable in your own skin will make you far more beautiful. And as corny as it sounds, it’s true.