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Japanese Fashion

Okay There are many types of Japanese fashion as you can see here on this blog..I've mentioned the majority but there are still more types out there and more being created.... Japan is very diverse and creative when it comes to coming up with new styles.... I wish some more of it would rub off here...
I hope you enjoyed the blog and all the colors!!! The video counterpart will be up shortly.

Cosplay/ コスプレ

Cosplay is short for costume play where basically you dress up as an anime character or manga character. It is very popular in Japan but it is also popular here in the U.S.  In comic book conventions people cosplay all the time. Or in games such as Dungeons and Dragons (D&D) cosplay is also used.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosplay

Decora/デコラ

Decora- The name is shortened based on the word Decoration. It is worn by mostly young children and teens. It is  a  very cute/playful style involving bright colors and excessive accessories and jewelry. Common associated accessories with Decora are Hello Kitty and Pokemon

http://www.mookychick.co.uk/style/decora.php

Other types of Lolita

• • Black/Kuroくろ Lolitas- Lolitas that wear Only black Clothing
• • Casual- A very simple style of lolita consisting of mainly a knee length black skirt... "(sometimes paired with a petticoat), a T-shirt with a screenprinted image or a cutsew from any of the wellknown brands, and simple make-up and hairstlyes. In addition, one might carry a teddy bear or cute bag." Popular brands Candy Violet
• • Country Lolitas- This style of Lolita has dresses mainly created with floral prints and are associated with straw hats and or baskets. Popular brands - Victorian Maiden, Emily Temple Cute ,Mary Magdelene
• • Erotic Lolitas-  A sexy type of Lolita that mostly wear leather, vinyl , corsets, knee high boots, and transparent petticoats. Common acessories arewhips, small devil wings and sometimes  horns.
• • French Maid Lolitas-"As the name suggests, these girls look like French house girls but with a lolita twist. Their clothes include black dresses and knee high socks paired with a white apron. They sometimes also wear a white blouse and have a tray or feather-duster and a maids headband as accessories."
• • Kodona/Ōji (王子^?) - ^"meaning "prince", is a Japanese fashion that is considered the male version of Lolita fashion. This style takes its influence from the clothing boys in the Victorian era wore.^[14] Though it is considered a "boy style", it is often worn by both genders. Ōji is inspired by what was worn by Victorian boys, and includes masculine blouses and shirts, knickerbockers and other styles of short trousers, knee high socks, top hats, and newsboy caps. The colors usually used are black, white, blue and burgundy, though there are feminine versions of the fashion with a broader palette. Make-up, when worn with the fashion, is usually light and minimal.Good examples would be some of the outfits sold through Baby, the Stars Shine Bright's line Alice and the Pirates."
  
• • Nun Lolita-"I believe this is another style started by Mana. The girls dress like nuns in long black and white clothing. They expose minimal skin and sometimes wear crosses."
• • Nurse Lolita- Lolitas that have lolita style in the form of nurse uniforms
• • New/cosplaying Lolitas- Lolitas that cosplay  or dress up as anime characters
  
• • Princess /姫Lolitas- Princess themed Lolitas based on the European aristocrat style
• • Qi Loli-"Qi Lolita is a similar style but uses Chinese clothing and accessories in place of Japanese. Usually this includes qipao and cheongsam-dresses modified to accommodate a petticoat. Accessories include platform-slippers for footwear and bun-covers as hair accessories"
• • Schoolgirl Lolita- Lolitas that dress in school girl uniform style
• • Waloli-"Wa Lolita is a style that is often recognised by the Kimono-esque look of the outfits, and is for those Lolitas who may love to get in-touch with the country that brought about Lolita fashion.
  Wa Lolita involves long 'sode' or, sleeves, and 'obi' or sashes that are taken from Kimono/yukata outfits, and fused with the bell-shaped skirt of lolita. Wa Lolita fabrics are often very extravagant like most Kimono fabrics, involving detailed flower prints, and cranes. Like all Lolita outfits and Kimono, Wa Lolita should not be made out of shiny fabrics such as those that Chinese qi-pao are made of.
  Although this style is quite different from usual Lolita styles, modesty is still a large part of this style, and your skirt should be a reasonable length for lolita. Sadly a lot of Wa Lolita outfits on the market today have very short skirts, causing many people to be turned-off by Wa Lolita.
  
  Traditional Japanese Kanzashi or flower hairclips may work lovely with this style in the place of a Lolita head-dress. Make-up can range from light and natural to Japanese geisha inspired. It's best not to do makeup very similarly to that of a geisha as it will most likely end up looking costumey, and end-up ruining your beautifully put together outfit."
  
  • White/ Shiro しろ Lolitas  - Lolitas that only wear white Clothing
  
• Guro Lolita -"Also called "Grotesque Lolita" or "Injured Lolita", Guro Lolita uses items like fake blood, eyepatches, and bandages to give the appearance of injury. The concept of Guro Lolita is mainly to take on the appearance of a broken doll. Guro Lolitas often have a gun or knife in their hands in photos to represent the grotesque"
• Sailor Lolita-"Lolita fashion that incorporates the look of a Sailor Seifuku. This can include sailor collars and ties, sailor hats, and stripes. Sailor Lolita is widely popular in Japanese anime, featured in many popular shows."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweet_Lolita#Sweet_Lolita

http://www.lolitafashion.org/wa_lolita.php

http://www.freewebs.com/brokendolly/styles.html#erotic

Punk Lolita? パンクロリ

Punk Lolita- パンクロリ  is the Lolita fashion with punk elements. Such as tattered clothing, ties, chains, plaids, shorts and safety pins. The most popular types of clothing worn are cutsews and skirts as well as jumpers and dresses. For shoes mostly boots, Mary Janes, or oxfords with platforms are worn. Popular labels are A+Lidel, Putumayo, h. NAOTO and Na+H.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweet_Lolita#Sweet_Lolita

Classic lolita

Classic Lolita- （クラシック）Is considered to be the more mature and sophisticated of most Lolita fashions. It mainly focuses on the styles of the Baroque, Regency and Rocaille periods. Color themes are in between those of gothic and Sweet Lolita, they are not as dark as Gothic but not as light and cute as Sweet. The use of small intricate patterns, low key colors and overall design give this style a classier tone and look. A-line and Empire waist skirts/dresses add to its classy design. Accessories are more practical and jewelry is more intricate. Makeup is done low key and emphasize natural coloring. A few popular brands of Classic Lolita are Juliette et Justine, Innocent World, Victorian Maiden and Mary Magdalenehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweet_Lolita#Sweet_Lolita

Sweet Lolita/あまﾛﾘ

Sweet Lolita-  (amaloli) あまﾛﾘ is greatly influenced by Rococo, Victorian and Edwardian styles. Its main focus is child fantasy themes such as fairies. It is one of the  childish and light hearted styles of Lolita. Color themes ranges from very light colors to pastels and bright/colorful prints. Hair is normally teased in two pigtails or bouncy curls. Accessories consist of bows, headdresses purses in the shapes of strawberries crowns hearts and stuffed animals.   Popular sweet Lolita brands are Baby, The Stars Shine Bright, Manifesteange Metamorphose temps de fille and Angelic Pretty. Emily Temple cute (sister brand of Shirley Temple, a Japanese boutique for little girls), Jane Marple, and MILK carry more casual clothing and can be found and purchased in department stores in Japan.

Kamikaze Girls a japanese movie was created based on a girl named Momoko, an ideal and prime example of sweet Lolita, she even tries to live the Rococo lifestyle.

http://www.bookmice.net/darkchilde/japan/lolita.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lolita_fashion
http://www.lolitafashion.org/sweet_lolita.php

Video/ Progression

So far my Video Compilation is coming along awesomely IT IS A HUGE amount of work though :( and with the gayest ever Windows movie maker which decides to freeze on a constant is making it worse. Progression is going well I will finish up blogging the most popular subculture styles of Japan and write a little bit on some of the other spin off versions in the rest of this week. Hopefully i can finish most of my video on the weekend... Everything will be posted as soon as it's finished.. WISH ME LUCK!!

Gothic Lolita/ゴスロリ

                                   

Gothic Lolita - Also known as gosurori, ゴスロリ(Gothi-loli) which it a combination of Gothic and Lolita fashion. The New Wave Movement of the 1980’s by the English created The Japanese Gothic style, but Japanese Gothic and Western Gothic although maybe be somewhat similar greatly differ. Gothic Lolita has a lot more darker clothing style and make-up then other types of Lolita. Unlike western Goth, Gothic Lolita make-up is not as heavy or dramatic more recent make-up styles emphasize light colors but still have heavy eye make-up. Clothing theme color ares mainly Black, Dark Blues and Purples often enough with white accents. Cross jewelry or other religious symbols are used as well like in Western Goth. Bags/ Purses in unusual shapes like bats, coffins, or crucifixes are also commonly used. Visual Kei helped introduce and greatly popularize the Style of Gothic Lolita. Japanese musician and Fashion designer Mana also had a powerful hand in premoting and popularizing the style. His brand Moi-meme-Moitie has become a very well known name and successful business in Gothic Lolita Fashion.

There a couple different types of Gothic Lolita mainly Elegant Gothic Lolita and Elegant Gothic Aristocrat.

                                           Elegant Gothic Lolita (EGL)

Elegant Gothic Aristocrat (EGA)

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http://ranshinkawaii.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/gothic-lolita.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lolita_fashion
http://www.lolitafashion.org/lolita_culture.php

Lolita Fashion ロリータ・ファッション History

     Lolitia Fashion / ロリータ・ファッション began in the 1980’s in Haraujuku Tokyo. When the Harajuku streets Omotesandoおもてさんど and Takashita-dori 　たけしたどりwere closed on Sundays youths would gather in Yoyogi　よーがい Park and listen to rock performances. Suddenly performers and the audience would dress in unusual and wild clothing which eventually became recognizable sub-cultures we now see in Japan today. The style it self is extremely influenced by Victorian clothing as well as those from Rococo. Lolita consists of mainly petticoats, headdresses, knee length skirts, Knee high socks, Mary Janes/high heel/platform shoes. Lolita clothing involves many different piece designs and good quality material thus making it cost a lot but many Lolita followers take it upon themselves to make their own clothes. Lolita’s are stereotyped to be perfect and  bake or knit but that isn’t always the case. Many just like to dress up and be fancy in Lolita attire.             

                    

Bōsōzoku 暴走族

Bōsōzoku 暴走族 literally meaning "violent running tribe"( 1950's-1990's) is a motorcyle gang  subculture.  It began when the automobile industry in Japan started to expand at a fast rate. The first  Bōsōzoku were originally known as kaminari-zoku 雷族 meaning the  "Lightning Tribes".  They were famous for violating  traffic laws by speeding, not wearing helmets,  and running red lights. They sped through towns and suburbs raising their flags and waving them , causing uproars and fights. The normal choice of weaponry used by these gangs were  wooden swords , metal pipes and baseball bats. Members  were usually under the legal age in Japan which is 20.
Motorcycles
Bōsōzoku were known for fixing up their bikes to be flashy. They combined the look of oversized Japanese road bikes with American choppers and British Cafe Racers. It would have "oversized visored fenders like those found on café racers, "sissy" bars and raised handle bars like those on a chopper" (Wikipedia). Strong and Loud paint jobs on the fenders or gas tanks with motifs likes flames or the kamikaze style "rising sun designs" were of the norm. The bikes would always have the stickers and /or flags of the specific gang logo on them. Difference of what area the gang was in were also portrayed on their bikes like the Ibaraki bōsōzoku had very bright colorful and flashy bikes.
Typical Style
 Typical  bōsōzoku style is constantly portrayed everywhere in mangas, anime, and films. Normally a  bōsōzoku member will wear a jumpsuit of some sort like those worn by a laborer ( a mechanic type one) or by a tokkō-fuku 特攻服 ( Special Attack Uniform)a "military issued overcoat with kanji slogans usually worn open with no shirt underneath showing off their bandaged torsos and baggy matching pants tucked inside tall boots" (Wikipedia). Often a tasuki ( a sash tied in an X form around the torso) was wrapped around them a look inspired by Japanese World War II fighters. A few other common item they wore were wrap around sun glasses, hachimaki head bands with battle slogans and a pompadour hairstyle which is closely related to a greasy rocker look or the look of a Yazuka thug and Punch perms (パンチパーマ, panchi pāma which is a tightly permed male hair style . Surgical masks were also worn it is a possibility it was to conceal their identities. Females dressed very similar  just more femininely and with long died hair  high heeled boots and a lot of make up.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C5%8Ds%C5%8Dzokuhttp://www.blogger.com/goog_1258950641840
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:JapaneseBosozoku.jpg

Update on project

I am recovering more and more info on the this project. I just started on my video and finished the  kogyaru segments and now I am beginning the Ganguro segment. I found a lot of pictures and some videos clips Thanks to good ol' Youtube I give them full credit. I will soon be posting up more styles ^-^

Visual kei ヴィジュアル系/ Oshare おしゃれ

 

Visual kei ヴィジュアル系 

literally means visual system. This is a fad that pertains mainly to Japanese musicians including striking hardcore makeup, unusual hairstyles and elaborate costumes that blended femininity and masculinity. Visual Kei mainly refers to the genre or sub genere of J-rock 's own unique sound but  is basically Japanese rock. It could be compared to glam rock, punk and metal.  Visual Kei participated in a lot of the other subcultures created afterward. It began in the mid 1980's although hints of its begining could be seen in the early 70's. Bands such as X Japan, D'erlanger, Buck-Tick, and Color greatly promoted Visual Kei. X Japan created a slogan stating "PSYCHEDELIC VIOLENCE CRIME OF VISUAL SHOCK" which led to the name of Visual Kei. The subculture began to de-popularize in 1999-2000. Recently it has made a come back. This style has attracted a lot of underground bands as well as some mainstream artists. Some more recent Visual Kei bands areL'Arc~en~Ciel,Moi dix Mois, the GazettE, Alice Nine, D'espairs Ray

Oshare Kei is a spin off of Visual Kei. Both styles are very similar but Oshare Kei is  alot brighter  and more colorful. It is very closely related to Decora as well but not as dramatic. Oshare Kei followers do not wear as much or as heavy makeup as their predecessor, and music style is more upbeat punk. Exaples of Oshare Kei bands are An cafe, ALiBiand Eimy.


There are many other sub generes of Visual kei such as Angura kei, Ero guro, Nagoya kei,  Kote kei, Koteosa kei but the types mentioned above are the most popular and common.




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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual_Kei
http://www.visualkei.com/
http://bestuff.com/category/oshare-kei-band

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Ganguro ガングロ

Ganguro ガングロ which when literally translated means "black face" is another popular subculture in Japan. It gained popularity mainly between the late 1990's to early 2000's. Young females into this culture are known to have dark deeply tanned skin, bleached hair, both white and black eyeliner and big false eyelashes. They tend to wear platform shoes mostly sandals and boots and brightly colored clothing. Some other traits are" cell phones covered with purikura stickers tie-dyed sarongs, mini-skirts, hibiscus flower hairpins, and lots of bracelets, rings and necklaces." Strong followers of the style are more pronounced with extremely bleached hair and white lipstick and bright colorful makeup as well as clothing. The style originates in Shibuya like Kogals(another subculture) and is one of the several "gal" subcultures. It is unsure how this fashion statement came to about, but few spectators believe it was due to the admiration Japanese girls had of famous black woman such as Janet Jackson or Naomi Cambell. Although Ganguro may mean "Black Face" it is not to be seen as racist as many may presume.
 Recently the Ganguro style has even reached over to the male population although it is not as popular amongst them.
The Japanese magazine Egg targets Ganguro/ Kogal girls giving tips on makeup, clothes and hair as well as sexual activities

A popular Japanese manga Peach Girl is based off the Ganguro look. In the story the main character MoMo is not the dirty or bad girl people believe her to be. Her tan and hair color, she claims, are natural.  
  Yamanba 

Closely related to the Ganguro style is the Yamanba style( when literally translated means mountain witch/hag)  which is almost the same just with just darker skin colorings, more white make up and more colorful clothing and hair. It is the Ganguro look to the extreme

http://www.japaneselifestyle.com.au/fashion/ganguro.html
http://fc01.deviantart.com/fs25/f/2008/166/d/f/Ganguro_Fashion_Collage_by_chibii_kiwi_cone.jpg
http://www.dvdtown.com/images/displayimage.php?id=6903
http://74.125.47.132/search?q=cache:dCCZmf7WNToJ:fashion.3yen.com/category/yamanba/+Yamanba&cd=12&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&client=firefox-a
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y201/princessofthedead2/Gyaru%20Graphics/MANBA.jpg 

Kogal/ コギャル

Kogal/ コギャル kogyaru

Is a subculture in Japan. One of several girl type subcultures. It was formed around the mid 1990's and is still seen in Japan with a few new changes to the way of dress. Consisting of mostly young girls and young woman from urban cities. They are typically like an amercian sterotype of a Californian Valley girl. They tend to have blonde to light brown hair, a lot of make up, tanned skin and wear mini skirts, platform boots, with designer bags,jewlery etc. If they are in school girl uniforms they're skirts are normally pinned up high with baggy knee high socks. Kogals are not to be confused with another sub culture called Ganguro although they seem very similiar. The social life of a Kogal revolves around materialistic items and having the newest and best and most expensive item on the market. They are mostly seen in the Shibuya district of Tokyo and occasionaly spotted in beaches during the summer. It is rare to find them hanging around in any high end department stores. If Kogals do not have a rich family to help support their lifestyle  some do minor  pornography to help pay for their expenses. Others even turn to compensated dating which is basically a mild form of prostitution. Many Europeans or Americans mistake Kogals for prostitutes even though not all are, a good amount are not. How the term Kogal came to be is unsure but people think it is from "Japanese word for "high school", kōkō (高校), although others claim that it comes from ko (子), the Japanese word for "girl" or "child". The "gal" originates from English."

http://www.japaneselifestyle.com.au/fashion/kogal.html
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JAPANESE Fashion

Okay well earlier I said that their are many different categories of Japanese fashion and it even depends on what city/part of Japan you live in. Tokyo especially in Harujuku , Ginza, Odaiba, Shinjuku and Shibuya. is where you find the more colorful types of styles in comparison to a more rural part of Japan. Now to get into the different styles of Japanese fashion including a small historical background. 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_street_fashion

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Japanese Fashion

Everyone knows a little bout Japan whether it be video games or anime and the same goes for their fashion. Amercians have known the Japnese to be eccentric with therir fashion raging from slightly unusual to just Ridiculous. But did you know each fashion has their own specific name and people who follow it? Some of the different types are Gothis Lolita, Ganguro, Sweet Lolita, Anime types, and just regular Trendy. Each style has a history behind it, Which later in this blog i shall begin to go into depth with pictures and even a video showing all the different types.