Fall '08 Momusu costume review

Hello!

I think I'll start this tradition on my blog. Anytime there's a tour that Momusu is involved in, I'll try to give an express review on the costumes!

Last spring, the costumes were overall very good, and I loved them, but what happened here?

I'll start off with some of the better ones.

Back in Black- polka dots that is...

Yes, I'm saying these are some of the better ones. No, I'm not saying they're good.

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Ai's looked too good, but the rest looked like this, so I decided to post one on the bad side here. If you can't tell me at least three things I don't like about this, I'd be really surprised. Here they are anyway:

-The weird, bulky layers around her stomach area make her look fat or heavy around that area.

-The white is an ugly retro fabric.

-The accesories are just bad- tying lace around your arm is not good fashion.

Overall score: 3.5/5

Must... avert... eyes... from... tacky... fabric...

Good and Green

This is my favorite set for the entire show- of the costumes I've seen so far. They're cute, they fit and flatter all the girls, they cover them up, and they aren't just plain rediculous.

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These costumes are just too awesome for words. The only complaint I'd have is that the silver part is too shiny.

Overall score: 4.5/5

I love these!

When it starts getting bad

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If you look at the costume set of the Silver ones as a whole, they're all really skimpy and just badly designed. Ai's is probably the best looking, and that's saying a lot. After seeing all of these together particularly in how small they are, I started to wonder if the agency just had way too much left over fabric, but not enough to make anything that would cover them decently.

Overall score: 3.5/5

Knowing the wotas were having a ball looking at these made the score go up. Otherwise, there might be outrage.

As for the choir costume, I almost fainted when I saw these. They're just so... so ugly. Morning Musume isn't a choir and never will be, so why try to make them look like one? Also, I can tell you that choir robes are some of the least sexy things anyone ever wore. To make these even worse, the costume department went on a drunk rampage through a bucket of feathers again! What will we ever do with them?

Overall score: 1/5

C'mon, who wants to see Morning Musume in choir robes?

The Morning Clowns!

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"Oooo! I can do that!" Is the only thing I like about this picture. I mean, that costume is just hideous and wrong on all levels. Those boots are thigh highs, but they aren't tight, which is kinda the point of thigh highs. The skirt fabric is ugly and horrid overall. I just can't bring myself to look at it! The top is the saving grace of this set, as it looks really good, but then, it forces you to also notice the fluff still stuck on her head. Ouch...

Overall score: 1.5/5

At least the outfit is slightly flattering with a good top. But that's about where it stops.

Raincoats!

I'm sure if you watch one of the 2001 or 2002 concerts you'll notice that the costume people loved raincoats, but it seems that when the newer ones tried to reprise this already tacky trend, this happened:

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I have no words to describe this mess. You try.

Overall score: 0.5/5

At least they're wearing something!

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After seeing the costumes, I'm not too hopeful about the tour, but I've heard that the music aspect was good. Maybe there's some hope?

-Midori