back then.

How far back I wonder? Not old enough to seen those.

Also, Suzuya, does RJ even looks like she is using any pads? With that totally fl- *bombed*

laisy said:

How far back I wonder? Not old enough to seen those.

I'm not too confident with my translation, but I hope I get that part right.

laisy said:

How far back I wonder? Not old enough to seen those.

Also, Suzuya, does RJ even looks like she is using any pads? With that totally fl- *bombed*

Late 80s to early 90s. And no, am not that old, i read about suit with pads in SYD, forgot which chapter tho.

Seems like it's been from before the war, and then like all fashion, went out of date and "rediscovered".
Personally I only remember it from Lady Diana's era.

I think my mother still has one

What's so unusual about shoulder padding in suits? Seems pretty common atleast in finer, (particularly men's) clothing under the shoulder seam.

Edit: That being the barely noticable padding that just shapes the shoulder, not those ridiculously huge puffy pads from 80s women's clothing

I don't see why there aren't more jokes about this subject, considering that Yamato's use of the Type 91 Personal Air Defense System is canon.

Cassava said:

I'm not too confident with my translation, but I hope I get that part right.

In this case "バブル(の頃)" means the economic bubble in Japan.

Cliff_Edge said:

I don't see why there aren't more jokes about this subject, considering that Yamato's use of the Type 91 Personal Air Defense System is canon.

The zealots deny reality of their Hotel being not as filling as they thought her to be.

SumeragiAkeiko said:

The zealots deny reality of their Hotel being not as filling as they thought her to be.

To be honest, when I realised that Yamato's size is in fact smaller, I was quite pleased, because in my opinion, the size she's trying to hide underneath her pads fits her a lot more and just doesn't look ridiculous, unlike the way she looks with the pad.

i remember that shoulder pad when i was 10. it was used on formal occasion, i dont know what it is for though lol

liquidfreedom88 said:

i remember that shoulder pad when i was 10. it was used on formal occasion, i dont know what it is for though lol

Makes your Shoulders broad so you seem a little more intimidating.

Well, in the '80s, women's business fashion was trending to to 'Power Dressing', with the greater amount of women in white-collar work, many felt that they had to dress in a way that, essentially, minimised femininity and projected an image of power, viz. shoulder pads, hiding breasts, straight lines and whatnot. However, until the pantsuit became popular, it was usually paired with a conservative skirt; jewellery of all kinds was also in the look.

Shoulder pads in the current era (both for men and women), in 'standard' business suits anyway, are to complement the wearer's shoulder line, rather than replace it with a boxy look.

However, for a children's suit, it's more to give the suit shape, as children tend to have pretty 'weak' shoulders.

To be fair Yamato herself is rather well-endowed, just not humongous. Also, she's not exactly on the small side either.

I like how Yamato furiously denied it although Houshou was asking about an entirely different pad.

https://twitter.com/idonum/status/850365249521729537

Same comic, but with minor visual tweaks...