Men’s garters
I was in Shinjuku, in central Tokyo, on Friday, May 5th, to meet a friend visiting from Canada. In the space of two hours, I saw two different Japanese men walking around in short pants wearing knee socks and men’s sock garters on their legs. It felt like accidentally seeing someone’s underwear, or something. Their unmentionables. I know what sock garters are, but I never saw that before. Is it a new style among young Japanese men - or, any men at all? Wait and see.