Comments on: Boon Bites the Bust http://meta.neojaponisme.com/2008/04/07/boon-bites-the-bust/ a meta-blog for Néojaponisme Wed, 16 Sep 2009 01:47:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Will http://meta.neojaponisme.com/2008/04/07/boon-bites-the-bust/comment-page-1/#comment-1299 Will Fri, 30 May 2008 13:08:58 +0000 http://meta.neojaponisme.com/2008/04/07/boon-bites-the-bust/#comment-1299 It is raining cats and dogs, It is raining cats and dogs,

]]> By: W. David MARX http://meta.neojaponisme.com/2008/04/07/boon-bites-the-bust/comment-page-1/#comment-827 W. David MARX Thu, 17 Apr 2008 02:28:21 +0000 http://meta.neojaponisme.com/2008/04/07/boon-bites-the-bust/#comment-827 Street snaps are people they have stopped on the street generally. Street snaps are people they have stopped on the street generally.

]]> By: Kim Jong-il Hater http://meta.neojaponisme.com/2008/04/07/boon-bites-the-bust/comment-page-1/#comment-826 Kim Jong-il Hater Thu, 17 Apr 2008 02:23:38 +0000 http://meta.neojaponisme.com/2008/04/07/boon-bites-the-bust/#comment-826 I actually flipped through one at my friend's house, and I was wondering. Do they stop people on the street to take pictures of their outfits? Or do they dress them up, put them on the street, then snap a shot? I actually flipped through one at my friend’s house, and I was wondering. Do they stop people on the street to take pictures of their outfits? Or do they dress them up, put them on the street, then snap a shot?

]]> By: Diego http://meta.neojaponisme.com/2008/04/07/boon-bites-the-bust/comment-page-1/#comment-693 Diego Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:18:10 +0000 http://meta.neojaponisme.com/2008/04/07/boon-bites-the-bust/#comment-693 You know, I actually used to 'read' Boon back when I was more obsessed with sneakers and streetwear and such (the scare quotes are because I don't actually know Japanese--I probably should have just said "look at"). Even without the advantage of knowing the language, it did always seem a bit silly. Though I was pretty surprised to see Boon's relaunched stab at Men's Nonno-ism on the newsstand last year--should have taken that as a sign that the end was coming, I guess. How often do these kinds of relaunches actually work in the Japanese fashion magazine industry? (I'm genuinely asking--I don't know.) You know, I actually used to ‘read’ Boon back when I was more obsessed with sneakers and streetwear and such (the scare quotes are because I don’t actually know Japanese–I probably should have just said “look at”). Even without the advantage of knowing the language, it did always seem a bit silly. Though I was pretty surprised to see Boon’s relaunched stab at Men’s Nonno-ism on the newsstand last year–should have taken that as a sign that the end was coming, I guess.

How often do these kinds of relaunches actually work in the Japanese fashion magazine industry? (I’m genuinely asking–I don’t know.)

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