ウォーム ビズ

it only seems like yesterday when I was blogging about cool biz - the new look for keeping down the A/C in summer and trying to help meet the kyoto protocol. I can't say I've seen that much evidence of it having been a success but then I've not been inside every office in japan. my company laughed at the suggestion and another guy I met proudly showed off his new cool biz styled shirt that he put on after he finished work! jeez.

anyway, summer might end and for when it does, the government has formally introduced the idea of warm biz for the autumn and winter. effectively layering up, koizumi is keen to keep up chat about being green. they had this guy on the news last night who was an editor for a mens fashion magazine - he looked like Pete Postlethwaite with stubble. in a suit with open shirt, the guy looked pretty stylish, but when he put on the woollen zip-up top and cravate he just looked like a jakey (tramp/bum).

I think there's two chances of this taking off.