Japan leader's flamboyant shirt inspires copies

Liberal_in_LA

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Wed May-26-10 02:38 PM
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Japan leader's flamboyant shirt inspires copies

Japan leader's flamboyant shirt inspires copies

TOKYO (AP) - Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama likes to wear flamboyant clothes. But his latest quirky shirt has gone further than any before - inspiring a copy that went on sale Wednesday for $500 apiece.

The replica is yellow on one arm, blue on the other, red in front and checkered all over. Hatoyama's original, worn at a recent barbecue, drew mention in the media as an example of odd taste.

Yet a shirt-by-order startup hopes the multicolored item will catch on, selling it online under the heading "Prime Minister of Japan & Fashion Hero."

"The Hatoyama Shirt" is not the prime minister's first eye-opening attire. Hatoyama's past fashion picks include a shirt speckled with hearts, Hawaiian-style shirts and colorfully striped ones.

The co-founders of Shanghai-based ShirtsMyWay.com think the shirt shows a free spirit, even courage, that is needed in global leadership.

http://www.komonews.com/news/offbeat/94891184.html

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HughMoran

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Wed May-26-10 02:39 PM
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1. shoot me now

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Liberal_in_LA

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Wed May-26-10 02:40 PM
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3. Obama couldn't pull off this look

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readmoreoften

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Wed May-26-10 02:39 PM
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2. I wish I had the $$ to buy for my guy. He'd love it. He has the Hatoyama style...

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gratuitous

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Wed May-26-10 02:40 PM
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4. I'd wear one

Don't think I'd pay five hundred bucks for it, though.

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Liberal_in_LA

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Wed May-26-10 02:40 PM
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5. good for you. $500 is too much.

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Xipe Totec

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Wed May-26-10 02:40 PM
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6. Copied from this guy

Edited on Wed May-26-10 02:41 PM by Xipe Totec

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Liberal_in_LA

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Wed May-26-10 02:40 PM
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7. lol

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CoffeeCat

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Wed May-26-10 02:42 PM
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8. I know a guy who wore that shirt...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VIMVlcmKxM

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krispos42

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Wed May-26-10 02:43 PM
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9. INTERPOL needs a Fashion Crimes division

And if somebody as fashion-clueless as ME is saying that... yikes!

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