GUEST BLOG BY MR. VALENTINO

Yes...here at ANP Quarterly we are presenting a blog world first (at least for us)...special GUEST BLOGGERS!!
This one is courtesy of Mr. Valentino...enjoy.

Just when you thought that that your shit was looking tight. When you’re rockin’ hard again in that cardigan and you think your shoes match the books you’ve read. Step out for a stroll in Tokyo and you’ll come up short, quick.
Japanese folks seem to have the fashion thing on lock. From the Shibuya girls to the salary men. Everyone puts themselves together one hundred percent. Certainly there is a tremendous amount of influence from the west like anywhere that gets MTV nowadays. The difference here is that they take our shit and do it better. Plain and simple. From Levis that look like they were manufactured in ’42 to Vans that remind you of your first pair. They do it proper. These fuckers are all about the details. Which brings me to the best detail of them all. The four to five inches of snow white flesh caught between stocking and skirt. It’s a fashion staple here for both young and old. One that says, “please pardon presence of milky white knee, girl sock only come so high”. This combined with a hand cupped over one’s giggling smile, makes you stop and wonder. Am I turning into a dirty old creep? Yes I am.
Sincerely Yours...from the land of the rising knee-high…
-Gents of Desire