Korean fashion has been the flavor of the month. Previously, trendy Thai teens sported fake braces.
Prickly glue-on eyelashes popular among Korean divas also inspired the phony eyelashes sprinkled with glitters among Thai teens. And there’s cosmetic contact lens called “Big Eye” in Thailand that offers girls’ pikachu – sized fantasy eyes which suggest teeny cuteness. “Big Eye” contact lenses make the pupils look like large black saucers similar to Japanese anime comics like Pikachu, the big eyed animated character in Pokémon creatures from Japan Pokémon media franchise collection.
But with each new Korean fashion craze comes Thai government official warnings that the new craze may blind, disfigure or even life threatening. Some Thai authorities have also cast Korean fashion invasion to Thai market as overtly sexual, superficial and a threat to Thai culture. “Big Eye” contact lenses have been linked to eye infections, injuries and the risk of blindness.
Real or phony, teens will be teens and they will always be hip so it is always a good idea for parents to keep up with the trend and get familiar with the latest teen fashion trends.
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