And the following award goes to...

Friday night was a wonderful occasion held at the Keio Plaza Conference center and perhaps it well have been regarded as small if you would compare it to venues for the international fashion writers awards from such illustrious publications as Vogue, Elle, Cosmopolitan, Harpers Bazaar or even Nivana magazine. From such heights it is possible to look down upon the mean streets and some may well call us second tier publications but I like to consider such magazines as JJ, Pinky, Non-no, Fruits and Can-cam and forty other publications as real and in-touch magazines that talk street scene reality with fashion and style that every single reader can go out and try on for themselves. From such heights, I would consider us as ground level in a down-to-Earth manner and that my friends, is where the real fashion happens and where the real buying public live. But this was not your recognized fashion writer's awards night. This was the voice of the people and the public fun awards. This is just a fun occasion with dinner and the chance to meet colleagues and rivals and friends in a very relaxed atmosphere. It really is a informal and friendly chance to exchange gossip, laugh at the comedians while we eat and then applaud such awards as "funniest writer", "Fashion disaster spread", "meanest make up", "crazy columnist", "hair scare" and "Agony Aunt with bandages". You can tell by these very names just how fun it really is and although it is considered informal so many turn up in suits and evening dresses. It becomes hard to distinguish them from the waiting staff! (Laughs)

Mizuki from our office was up for an award and we went along to support her. The 'plus one' on her official invitation was filled by her dad who was a lovely and very funny man and really had us all laughing. I of course I took 'Miss fashion disaster' herself to show how un-serious (is that a real word?) I can be about it all and join in with the fun and spirit of the occasion.

As the evening continued and the awards became funnier, my name was suddenly announced within the category of "writer who should write less and model more". This of course had our table rolling in laughter and Hitomi then suggested that I should perhaps in future write with my lipstick which made them all uncontrollable. I blame the drink!
"And the winner is..." can you imagine my shock when they actually called my name!
So there you have it, as voted by all my wonderful readers I should stop writing and just stand and pose! (Laughs) -
(You can lose points for suggesting that I pose for horror movie magazines!)