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Instagram queen Naomi Watanabe poses for avant-garde photoshoot, slays fans

A sizzling photoshoot even Lady Gaga would envy.

Comic talent and model Naomi Watanabe regularly thrills her 8.7 million Instagram followers with fashion and beauty sense, hilarious makeup tutorials, and even showcasing her own plus-size fashion label PUNYUS with items like the Sailor Moon collection last year.

And now a recent post on Naomi’s Instagram page showed a sneak peek of her appearing in the May issue of fashion magazine Soen.

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A post shared by とんだ林 蘭 (@tondabayashiran)

The image, which has almost half a million likes on Naomi’s page, features a theme of “unbalanced” elements, with Naomi posing on sky-high gold heels and wearing a red vinyl corset — bold design elements which are presented in front of a soft flower backdrop. Her blond hair is styled in 1940s victory rolls, and her slim curved eyebrows are reminiscent of silent film actress Clara Bow, who was active in the 1920s. Naomi herself seems especially taken with the brows, which are a departure from her usual very modern straight, thick brows.

As Naomi herself explains in the image comment, she collaborated with an artist who goes by the name Tondabayashi for the photoshoot… an artist who is actually one of her old junior high school classmates! The two collaborated for the eight page feature and double interview.

▼ Click the arrow on the side to see the woman we assume in Tondabayashi, as well as a closeup of Naomi’s makeup.

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A post shared by Naomi Watanabe (@watanabenaomi703)

Tondabayashi commented on the shot on their own Instagram page:

“I collaborated with my junior high school classmate, Naomi Watanabe, for the May issue of Soen, on sale 3/28. I directed three visual concepts for Naomi, with a theme of the “Unbalanced”. There’s also four pages of discussion. Since Naomi is active globally, I got to hear a lot of stories from her. I hope you will all check out the images and the essay. Thank you to the amazing staff, to Soen for setting up this opportunity, and to Naomi herself!”

Fans’ reactions to the shot lavished praise on their queen:

“I love these kinds of photos. They’re so stylish.”
“This is amazing. So much impact! Great idea.”
“She looks just like Betty Boop!”
“What a fantastic outlook! I’d love to see her like that in person.”

Naomi’s versatility has already been well demonstrated, but we can’t see what she gets up to next. Perhaps she can expand her PUNYUS range into sunglasses for plus-size women as well that she could rock in future photo sessions?

Source, featured Image: Instagram/watanabenaomi703
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