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Have you ever seen a white man willingly dress up in a Kimono? Would you, for the chance at winning a ThinkPad T400s?
The folks in Lenovo’s Japan offices sure know how to have a good time, throwing a killer party at Toky’s Roppongi Hills tower (a 54-story megacomplex that has offices, apartments, shops, restaurants, cafes, movie theaters, a museum, hotel, major TV studio…well, you get the picture).
Even cooler was the contest to win a brand spanking new T400s. To even be eligible you had to dress up in a Summer Kimono, known as a Yukata, but to win you had to build a paper airplane and fly higher than anyone else.
I know where I’m going next New Years!
Source: [LenovoBlogs - Yamato Thinking]
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Yes, I have seen a white man willing to dress up in a Kimono – myself! Back when I studied at the University of Tokyo I donned a Kimono once, but I more often wore a Jimbei. It’s short pants and a kimono-like top made out of light woven cotton. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimbei) Quite comfortable – and it’s what all the guys wear to go see fireworks ;D
I personally think men (both Japanese and White) look better in Jimbeis than Kimonos. (However the Jimbei on the wikipedia page is not the best sample, I will admit).