Morning Musume's Spring 2009 fashion!

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I have too much energy today!

Since life would have me worshiping Linlin at the moment, the costume example photos will be mainly of her, but there will be some others thrown in. Actually, I wasn't able to find too many Linlin pictures, but I used the ones I found.

To start off, there's so many costumes for this concert, that Momusu has certantly stepped up their budget. That's not to say that they're good, but it's to say that they're spending more. I have no idea what songs these costumes are for, but I could hazard a guess on one or two.

I'll be doing the overall and BAC as usual for kicks.

 

Linlin's unique costume!

I actually know a number of girls who would love this outfit and wear it to school if it was more normal, so I can't criticize it too much. It may actually be really cute in browns and without that hideous flower stuck on her head!

I really like how they're at least attempting to dress Momusu more normally. While this style of dress may look like a tent, it actally is in style right now, so I have no complaints.

Overall: 4/5

BAC: 0.02 (For good measure on the color)

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Black & Silver zipper dresses

These actually aren't bad at all. I really like how they look like Morning Musume in the cut of the dresses, but that they seem to be going more innovative in the giant zippers. While these are really too shiny for me to fully appreciate, and I don't like how the zipper ends at the top instead of on the dress, I definately agree with the direction that these were going. If they zipped down and revealed a blace mini-dress underneath to accent the over-dress and distract from the shiny-ness, these might have been even better.

Overall: 4/5

BAC: 0.04 (Because of how the zipper ends and the uselessness of it's size)

 

 

 

 

 

The Marching Band-style uniforms

I'm really seeing Black and silver as a theme for this concert. Not that I mind it.

These costumes seem to remind me of Micheal Jackson on some perverse level...

These would only be good in the case that they're worn for SONGS. They seem to fit my image of what the costumes for that song would look like: darker, more mysterious colors, and marching band-esque.

If SONGS isn't at least in the set, there's no excuse for these.

Overall: 3/5

BAC: 0.03 (Really, why would you want to make anyone think of Micheal Jackson in anyway other than Jackson 5 or the Thriller dance?)

 

 

The OMGBBQWTF Outfits

I have no idea what drove anyone to create these...

They must have been really drunk. I feel like they just took a bunch of extra fake flowers from a kids show, along with some really retro fabric and glued them into a dress. Along with some random hats, buttons and belts.

Can you really call this a costume?

These are even worse than the fluff-covered nightmares form fall '07! Really, those at least looked sort-of thought-through, and not "a kids show barfed on me".

Look at it and watch your eyes burn. Or play I Spy.

Overall: 0/5

BAC: 0.3 (Or however drunk you can be without passing out or dying)

 

 

 

The "Mexican" costumes

Really, what were they thinking again?

If these didn't have the fake little hats, they might have been at least a little better.

Frankly though. I hate these.

Overall: 1.5/5

BAC: 0.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Take Off Is now dresses

I know what song these are for because of the poses she was in while the photos were taken. All of them are straight out of this dance.

By the way, did she sneak into Nono's closet and steal all of her bows, belts, and necklaces possible to?

This whole ensemble would have been perfect for her without either of the giant bows or the collar. The gloves also look really bad because they're way too big for her.

Make them classy, but don't try too hard at it!

Overall: 3/5

BAC: 0.15 (Or however drunk you'd need to be to break into the Sugiura residence and steal some stuff)

 

 

 

 

The Frilly Schoolgirl Dresses

I would've LOVED these if the skirts weren't so poofy. And covered in random crap.

These costumes look rather HUGE on the girls up top, and they'd look a lot bettrer if they were tighter, less foofy, and dare I say it... shorter.

The one thing that really bugs me about these is how many little adornments they put on the skirt. Really, all they needed was the one little one on top. Did the designers not go on a drunken fluff rampage, but a drunk adornment rampage?

Overall: 2.5/5

BAC: 0.1

 

 

 

 

The Sexy Cat Outfits

These could've been better without the fake tails.

These costumes look kinda like ones that american singers would wear: they look like snazzed-up and sexy sweat-suits with the lace-up boots. While the fabric's pattern and the excessive bows/frills are slightly off that track, it's certantly closer to american singers than most stuff they have worn in the past and continue to wear. I think Koharu's from this set looks closest, but I just had to post the picture of Reina for some reason.

Overall: 4/5

BAC: 0.06 (When accounting for the frills and bows)

 

 

 

 

 

The Sexy Princess Costumes

I LOVE THESE!

When I first saw them, I was really hated them. Of course, it was in all the cell phone photos, so I couldn't see all the details of them.

Once you see the length with the bows and the lace, they seem like sexy, mature costumes to wear. I really like this set. It seems to fit the current Momusu: It's still poofy, and pink to represent their idol image, but the more sexy and mature image of the whole thing put together is what makes these costumes work, and work well.

They also look like something more mainstream for J-pop. If there was one Momusu costume in recent memory that I could see Ayumi Hamasaki, Koda Kumi, or some other famous J-pop diva wear in a concert, these would be them: Sexy, mature, and cute, rolled into one!

Overall: 5/5

BAC: 0.06 (They'd need to be slightly drunk at least to consider putting Morning Musume in these because of how contrary they are to the rest of the set.)

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Avg Overall Score: 3/5

Overall, the designers must have had a beer party for this concert, did they ever!

-Midori