Let's put my layering thing to perspective a bit. Layering is much more extreme from some of the American and European fashion shows. Leaving the closet or the house with just about EVERYTHING on at once. I thought the shrug sweater and leggings under skirts was an example of being overdressed. I even thought tucking boots into jeans was overdressing at one point. The definition of "fashionable" varies from culture to culture. Most of us others are more about the finest clothes worn in the finest ways. Japanese style is more like "throw some clothes together and see what happens." There aren't many Japanese femmes in fashion that I've seen to be any more impressive than any models from shows in the United Kingdom, France, Italy, or even the United States. Styles just seem to work... just 'cause in Japanese fashion. One of the risks taking in layering is that you tend to look overdressed. Wearing too much at one time. Most of us American and European types find a certain amount of harmony in layering clothes, but not really like the Japanese. Everything just strangely works.