Fashion Around the World: Japanese Street Fashion

Fashion Around the World: Japanese Street Fashion

I've seen people get pretty creative with fashion here in the United States, but I have never seen creativity and style like the street fashion in Japan. Most people don't realize that there are numerous different styles that are very popular on the streets in Japan. In this article, I'll explain a few.

Lolita:
 This is one of the the largest fashion trends in Japan. Lolita is what is seen to bring the "cute" to Japanese fashion. Within this category, there are 5 sub categories.

Goth Lolita: heavy influence from Eastern and Victorian goth style. Dark colors, corsets, bats, spiders,blouses or shirts with lace, trim knee length socks with boots, bonnets, brooches and parasols.

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Sweet Lolita: childlike, baby animals, fairy tale themes, with innocent attire. Baby dolls and Hello Kitty, pastel colors as well as muted colors like black, red and blue. Large bows, cute purses and elegant parasols with stuffed animals.

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Punk Lolita: experimental style mixing punk with Lolita but keeping the "Lolita silhouette"

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Classic Lolita: Traditional, mature, businesslike . Light colors like blue, green and red.

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Kodona: The male version of Lolita influenced by Victorian male clothing. Masculine blouses, knee socks, top hats.

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Gyaru:

originated in the 1970s and focuses heavily on  a girly-girl style. Fake nails, wigs, fake lashes. It is heavily inspired by Western fashion. Contrary to stereotypes, not all Gyaru girls have blonde hair and fake tans.

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Ganguro:
Became popular in the 1990s with Japanese girls and peaked in the 2000s. Ganguro falls into the larger subculture of Gyaru. Bright colored outfits, mini skirts, the-dye sarongs, bleached hair, deep fake tan, fake eyelashes, black and white eyeliner, jewelry and platform shoes.

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Kogal:
The trend is based on the school girl look with shorter skirts, loose socks, and dyed hair. This style was most popular in the 1990s.

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Shironuri:
This literally means "painted in white". People who dress in the Shironuri style wear all white makeup.  The traditional Japanese Kimonos are common as well as goth Lolita.

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Mori Girl:
Mori, which mean forest, uses soft, loosely fitting garments likes dresses and cardigans. It places an emphasis on natural fabrics with a light and neutral color scheme. Sometimes you will see florals and flat shoes or boots.

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Information from a great article on Wikipedia. ( I usually don't count Wikipedia as a reliable source, however I did my best to double check the facts and they were correct from what I could tell.)
 Check out their references at the bottom of the page for more information!
Here's the link!