What Naomi Watanabe Is Buying Now: UGG boots, Pleated Skirts, and Earphones
glamour.comactivist. With so many accomplishments, it's obvious how Naomi Watanabe became Japan's on Instagram. For the unfamiliar, Watanabe got her first taste of stardom after being coined the “Japanese Beyonce” for her popular imitations of the Grammy award-winning artist.
Now, she's exploring her talent as Tracy Turnblad in new rendition of Hairspray and as host of the Spotify podcast “Naomi Takes America.” But perhaps Watanabe's biggest impact on shifting culture will be through her clothing line , loosely translated to “chubby” or “pudgy” in English. “I don't want customers of my brand to be limited by a stereotype that people who are fat should wear this type of clothes or that," Watanabe told about the line.
Through Punyus, Watanabe is doing her part to make space for all bodies in fashion–especially in Japan. As Watanabe tells Glamour, “I think Japan is starting to change rapidly.
Everyone is enjoying fashion more, feeling “the right” to enjoy whatever they feel. It’s moving in a very positive manner.”Here, Naomi Watanabe opens up about her favorite clothing trends, her biggest recent purchase, and more.[Ed note: Watanabe modeled for .] Of course UGG shoes themselves are cozy, but my UGG shoot was also a cozy, happy, and comfortable space where we could reflect our creativity and express our happiness.
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