The above is a promo photo of ultra-super-model Yuri Ebihara pushing her new line of stockings in an ANA flight attendant uniform. For the reasons behind the uniform etc, see the news item here. I've been in Japan long enough to not be fazed by any uniform a promo girl may wear.
What attracted my attention, aside from "born to be a model" Ebihara, is the name of this stocking line;
"F*ing BIZWALK"
Yup, that is the name that some f*ing idiot - make that a team of f*ing idiots consisting of people from All Nippon Airways, TBS and Fukuske - actually named this product. I'd like to add, also, that the asterisk is how it's actually written, not me censoring it.
This insanity even has a f*ing website (it seems that Fukuske Corp. came up with the oh, so clever, "f*ing" idea)
Anyway, fortunately or unfortunately, depending on how you look at it, good-girl Ebihara did not demonstrate the BIZWALK, or anything resembling what "F*ing" might be, so no one has any idea what the hell "F*ing BIZWALK" is, what it involves, or what role these otherwise ordinary looking panty-stockings will play.
Nonetheless, I will keep my eyes open for women doing the "F*ing BIZWALK" in their new stockings on the street. Whatever it is, I'm hoping it'll be an improvement on the "I-can't-walk-in-these-heels-but-insist-on-wearing-them-anyway" shuffle that some of the younger OLs never grew out of.
If the "F*ing BIZWALK" is really hot or something, I'm also considering starting a male reciprocal BIZWALK that I will call the "F*ing BIZCOC
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It even ryhmes, which I think is appropriate because I am sure that the F*ing BIZWALK involes some sort of rythmic motion I could write a catchy pop song to.
Even I'm not sure what type of salaryman/OL exchanges would come of all this monkeyBIZness, but suffice to say if my new BIZ revolution gets off the ground it will be a lot more interesting that this "necktie or no necktie" COOLBIZ/WARMBIZ excuse to keep office tempuratures bordering on unbearable.
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