quote: "The girl from Ipanema" (Tom Jobim & Vinícius de Moraes),
slightly adapted to fit the Japanese standards of beauty
COMMENTS
NeusinhaGedoz said at 11:30 p.m. on May 24, 2009: Boa noite Eduardo Affonso. Ou melhor, bom dia. Aqui onde estou são 00h30min. Bela sacada essa sua de meninas/moças de Kyoto. Sua beleza exótica e sua indumentária colorida fazem delas mulheres suigeneris. Obrigado por compartilhar estas imagens conosco.
Andre. said at 12:19 a.m. on May 25, 2009: Wh..whor...who are they ? LOL Beautiful work, Edu :)
Andre. said at 12:26 a.m. on May 25, 2009: Awesome colors too
Charlespop said at 1:03 a.m. on May 25, 2009: Fantastic ! I love the contrast between the old and the new. Most of these ladies had to pay about $100 to dress up as a maiko and have their picture taken at a studio.
Wildthing said at 3:26 a.m. on May 25, 2009: Are these Maiko (dance girls) wannabe Geishas, or just ladies wanting to look the part? Nice shots, Eduardo.
Leftofcenter said at 7:02 a.m. on May 25, 2009: So much work goes into that "Geisha look", it's fascinating to me. Beautitul photos. And you caught a more modern pretty face too! very Edu.
Moabjeeper said at 8:20 a.m. on May 25, 2009: Excellent captures.
Fabio_DL said at 8:47 a.m. on May 25, 2009: Creativity and grace on steroids! Bravo, Eduardo!
Liliana said at 9:02 a.m. on May 25, 2009: Muy buen Tabblo, Eduardo... Parecen máscaras, de lejos, con una igualdad increíble. PERO... gracias a tu cámara, nos acercamos y... no hay tales máscaras, hay vidas y expresiones. Cada detalle, cada flor , cada gesto identifican sus individalidades. Colorido e informativo, interesante la adaptación de la "Garota". Es verdad, nada jóvenes. Y extraño, parecen mayores con estos atuendos, sin embargo, las japonesas siempre se ven mucho más jóvenes de lo que son.
Robya said at 9:54 a.m. on May 25, 2009: Beautiful!!!
Hhwind said at 9:56 a.m. on May 25, 2009: A fantastic tabblo the portraits of these elegant ladies superb
Rita.Mandarino said at 10:01 a.m. on May 25, 2009: lindinhas Edu. Pensei que se encontrassem mais essas japonesinhas vestidas assim...elas andam assim mesmo ou é igual as nossas baianas de Salvador ( só pra turista )?
Eduardo.affonso said at 10:20 a.m. on May 25, 2009: RITA: Gueisha no Japão é exatamente isso: uma espécie de baiana do acarajé - existe, mas deve ser protegida pelo Ibama de lá. Algumas dessas imagens não são de gueishas (ou geiko, ou maiko, que são variações hierárquicas), são apenas pessoas com roupas tradicionais (que a gente vê, de vez em quando, nas horas e lugares mais improváveis).
LILIANA: Tive essa mesma impressão, de serem seres impessoais - até me aproximar e ver que cada uma é única. Uma delas (a de sombrinha) até me pareceu ser homem, mas não quis investigar mais a fundo...
MIKE: Some of these seem to be real Geiko (or Maiko, maybe Charles can tell us the difference just by watching their clothes or hair style), others are just ordinary ladies wearing traditional clothes (these don't use the heavy make up).
CHARLES: Why didn't you tell me that when I was there? I could have earned some bucks!
ANDRE: Who are we??
NEUSINHA: Gostaria muito de poder ter conversado com algumas dessas mulheres (só conversei com as "modernas"...). Saber como se sentem nesses trajes tão lindos quanto anacrônicos, como caminham naquele ritmo tão antinatural, se não se sentem um personagem. Bem, talvez tudo isso seja fantasia nossa - e no fundo elas se sintam estranhas é usando jeans e camiseta.
Andre. said at 10:23 a.m. on May 25, 2009: Edu, we are the champions!
Eduardo.affonso said at 10:36 a.m. on May 25, 2009: ANDRE: I think we are the world, we are the children...
Ira said at 10:59 a.m. on May 25, 2009: The magic women. Very beautiful
Andre. said at 11:15 a.m. on May 25, 2009: Edu that is highly possible :)
Andre. said at 11:31 a.m. on May 25, 2009: Overall I think we're The Beautiful People. HD recommended if you have an access to this :
Chilla said at 11:39 a.m. on May 25, 2009: Wonderful portraits of these extraordinary ladies! A beautiful Tabblo!
Liliana said at 12:43 p.m. on May 25, 2009: Mejor no investigar más... a ver si pasa como en "The crying game"....
DocEna said at 3:36 p.m. on May 25, 2009: EDU. perfect symbiosis between layout colors and photos...an artistic approach weel executed...parabens...abraço enaldo
Eduardo.affonso said at 4:54 p.m. on May 25, 2009: ANDRE: Marilyn Manson? OMG... I prefer Ozzy Osbourne.
CELIA, IRA & ENALDO: I wish I could have asked these ladies to pose for me. As I had to steal the photos, most of them were out of focus, and didn't did justice to their unique beauty.
LILIANA: Pensei em "Madame Butterfly", não em "Traídos pelo Desejo" (como "The Crying Game" foi traduzido por aqui).
Chrisengles said at 7:09 p.m. on May 25, 2009: Love the woman in brown, standing in the street : )
Liliana said at 9:29 p.m. on May 25, 2009: "Mme. Butterfly" sería más apropiado, es cierto. "El juego de las lágrimas", un poco más respetuoso del original, in Spanish... Nunca olvidaré (y siempre uso de ejemplo) la aberración "Entre dois amores" para "Out of Africa" o "África mía" (nada genial, por otra parte...).
Snooway said at 10:28 p.m. on May 25, 2009: great captures, very colorful kimonos
Andre. said at 10:49 p.m. on May 25, 2009: Ozzy Rulezz...Too old though...
Demberg said at 12:11 a.m. on May 26, 2009: seu melhor tabblo até agora !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! fiquei apaixonado pela japonesa de cabelos ondulados ... vc a conhece ou foi alguem que estava na rua ???? as outras fotos estao o MAXIMO !!!!!!!!! PARABENSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
Chaitiamma said at 11:44 a.m. on May 26, 2009: Like the young girls in kimono !!!
Debdog said at 12:50 p.m. on May 26, 2009: beautiful culture and customs...love the contrast of old and new....the modern girl...is that her version of a peace sign ?or doe s it mean something else????
Loes said at 5:03 p.m. on May 26, 2009: Wonderful shots, beautiful coloured kimonos!
Mirella said at 11:49 a.m. on May 27, 2009: I like them....perhaps out of medern times, but certainly part of Japan history. Their costumes are gorgeous, their make-up incredible ! Grazie , Edu. It must have been a fantastic journey! Ciao
Ebucar said at 7:41 a.m. on Jun 4, 2009: Aha! Here they are! Eu sempre me perguntei como conseguiam se equilibrar andando de meias e sandálias de dedo (flip-flop). Bom... também me pergunto como as brasileiras conseguem se equilibrar em saltos gigantescos o dia todo...Esses quimonos são pesadíssimos e há todo um ritual para se colocar todo o aparato. Linda a japonesinha de cabelos loiros.
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