Japanese Street Fashion
While regarded by many as bold, weird and provocative, Japanese fashion has come a long way from being just about kimonos or school uniforms. Their flashy and revealing clothing were largely influenced by Japan of the great club scene underground. Toki and Osaka is where Japanese Street Fashion is at its best. In adopting a mix of current trends and traditional, as well as foreign brands and local young Japanese have created their own unique blend of fashion.
Japanese street fashion has a variety of trends and styles. Young people are more sophisticated in their modes of dress and makeup. Bright colors, patterns, eccentric, handmade clothing, a mixture of heavy jewelry and match with jeans and a tank top to wear traditional kimonos, their way of making statements about their cultural influences and lifestyle. Lolita, Kogal, Cosplay, Ganguro are some of the most sought after styles among young Japanese on the street.
Lolita is a style with many subcultures such as Punk Lolita, where the chains, pearls, lace and accessories bracelets are popular with the impressions of pink and peach. Gothic Lolita focuses on the emerging styles of the Victorian era, as dark colors, black makeup, nails and heavy tape.
Ganguro art of dressing is similar to the American people try to imitate the young tanned and blonde celebrities and models. See tanned bodies composed of light or dark, dyed or bleached hair, summer dresses and platforms. Their eyes and exaggerated clothes, has its business dramatically westernized.
The style is where young Japanese Kogal show their wealth through the different tastes in music and fashion. Parents often support girls who are rich in this style. Keep up with Japan increasingly mobile technologies. They are adorned with big boots, skirts placed very high, dramatic makeup and the latest U.S. brands fashion. Many see the growth of Gothic Lolita is a reaction to the will of materialism with Kogal emerging trend.
Costume play, cosplay is reduced to a tendency to dress as characters from manga, anime, fantasy movies and video games are encouraged. Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter and the Matrix series are Hollywood films, which increased the popularity of artists cosplay. Young Japanese-style cosplay clothes are often seen in various public gatherings, such as amusement parks, nightclubs dedicated to such dressers and many high-profile cosplay parties.
