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Kogal
In Culture of Japan, Japanese culture, refers to the members of the Gyaru subculture who are still in high school and who incorporate their School uniforms in Japan, school uniforms into their dress style. These high school girls are characterized by the typical bleached hair, make-up, shortened skirts, and wearing of loose socks. The word ''kogal'' is anglicized from , a contraction of ("high school gal"). Aside from the miniskirt or microskirt, and the loose socks, kogals favor platform boots, makeup, and Burberry check scarves, and accessories considered ''kawaii'' or cute on bags and phones. They may also dye their hair brown and get artificial suntans. They have a distinctive slang peppered with wasei-eigo, English words. They are often, but not necessarily, enrolled students. Centers of kogal culture include the Harajuku and Shibuya, Tokyo, Shibuya districts of Tokyo, in particular Shibuya's 109 (department store), 109 Building. Pop music, Pop singer Namie Amuro promote ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gyaru
(, ) is a Japanese street fashion, Japanese fashion subculture for young women, often associated with gaudy fashion styles and dyed hair. The term is a Japanese transliteration of the English slang word . In Japan, it is used to refer to young women who are cheerful, sociable, and adopt trendy fashions, serving as a stereotype of culture as well as fashion. The fashion subculture was considered to be nonconformist and rebelling against Japanese social and aesthetic standards during a time when women were expected to be housewives and fit Asian beauty standards of pale skin and dark hair. Early in its rise, subculture was considered racy, and associated with juvenile delinquency and frivolousness among teenage girls. The term is also associated with dance culture and Clubbing (subculture), clubbing. Its popularity peaked in the 1990s and early 2000s. A popular subculture specific to the Heisei era (1989–2019) is "kogal () culture" or "kogal fashion,” and has been commer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loose Socks
Slouch socks, slouchy socks, loose socks or fall down socks are a type of sock featuring a heavy non-elastic upper that may be pushed down into heavy folds around the ankles or pulled up to the knee. In Japan, the loose sock style has been popular with high-school girls. In the US, slouch socks have trended in and out of fashion since the 1980s. Description Slouch socks are a type of sock featuring a heavy non-elastic upper that may be pushed down into heavy folds around the ankles or pulled up to the knee. Slouch socks tend to have a foot that is made of very thin fabric to encourage the layering of the socks. Slouch socks come in two primary varieties. " Flat-knit" slouch socks have no elastic and have a "two-by-two" knitting pattern. The "flat-knit" term comes from the fact that the ribbing of the socks has a squared-off appearance. " Rib-knit" slouch socks are so-named because of their rounded ribbing. History Japan are a style of baggy sock worn by Japanese high s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miniskirt
A miniskirt (or mini-skirt, mini skirt, or mini) is a skirt with its hemline well above the knees, generally at mid-thigh level, normally no longer than below the buttocks; and a dress with such a hemline is called a minidress or a miniskirt dress. A micro-miniskirt or microskirt is a miniskirt with its hemline at the upper thigh, at or just below crotch or underwear level. Short skirts existed for a long time before they made it into mainstream fashion, though they were generally not called "mini" until they became a fashion trend in the 1960s. Instances of clothing resembling miniskirts have been identified by archaeologists and historians as far back as –1370 BC. In the early 20th century, the dancer Josephine Baker's banana skirt that she wore for her mid-1920s performances in the Folies Bergère was subsequently likened to a miniskirt. Extremely short skirts became a staple of 20th-century science fiction, particularly in 1940s pulp artwork, such as that by Earle K. B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Namie Amuro
Namie Amuro ( ; ; born September 20, 1977) is a retired Japanese singer. She rose to prominence as a Japanese idol, teen idol, and transitioned into a leading Pop music, pop artist due to her versatility across music styles and visual presentation. Due to her career reinventions and longevity, she is known as an Pop icon, icon across Japan and Asia. She has been referred to as the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Queen of Japanese Pop", and her influence domestically has drawn equivalent comparisons to artists such as Janet Jackson and Madonna in Western pop culture. Born in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, Okinawa, Amuro debuted as the Lead vocalist, lead singer of the idol group Super Monkey's in 1992 when she was 14 years old. Despite early sales disappointments, Amuro's rising popularity helped to score a major hit with the 1995 Eurobeat single "Try Me (Watashi o Shinjite)". Signing to Avex Trax for her solo career, Amuro catapulted to fame with a string of number one singles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
School Uniforms In Japan
The majority of Japan's junior high and high schools require students to wear Japanese school uniforms. Female Japanese school uniforms are noted for their sailor aesthetics, a characteristic adopted in the early 20th century to imitate the popular Sailor dress trend occurring in Western nations. The aesthetic also arose from a desire to imitate military style dress, particularally in the design choices for male uniforms. These school uniforms were introduced in Japan in the late 19th century, replacing the traditional kimono. Today, school uniforms are common in many Japanese public and private schools. The Japanese word for the sailor style of uniform is . History The usage of School uniforms in Japan began in the mid-19th century. Previously, students wore standard everyday clothes to school: kimono for female students, with for male students. During the Meiji period, students began to wear uniforms modelled after Western dress. Late 19th century: The Hakama era In the 188 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Consumerism
Consumerism is a socio-cultural and economic phenomenon that is typical of industrialized societies. It is characterized by the continuous acquisition of goods and services in ever-increasing quantities. In contemporary consumer society, the purchase and the consumption of products have evolved beyond the mere satisfaction of basic human needs, Stearns, Peter (2006). ''Consumerism in World History''. 2nd ed. Routledge. p. vii–viii. transforming into an activity that is not only economic but also cultural, social, and even identity-forming. It emerged in Western Europe and the United States during the Industrial Revolution and became widespread around the 20th century. In economics, consumerism refers to policies that emphasize consumption. It is the consideration that the free choice of consumers should strongly inform the choice by manufacturers of what is produced and how, and therefore influence the economic organization of a society. Consumerism has been criticized b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Materialism
Materialism is a form of monism, philosophical monism according to which matter is the fundamental Substance theory, substance in nature, and all things, including mind, mental states and consciousness, are results of material interactions. According to philosophical materialism, mind and consciousness are caused by physical processes, such as the neurochemistry of the human brain and nervous system, without which they cannot exist. Materialism directly contrasts with monistic idealism, according to which consciousness is the fundamental substance of nature. Materialism is closely related to physicalism—the view that all that exists is ultimately physical. Philosophical physicalism has evolved from materialism with the theories of the physical sciences to incorporate forms of physicality in addition to ordinary matter (e.g. spacetime, energy, physical energies and forces, and exotic matter). Thus, some prefer the term ''physicalism'' to ''materialism'', while others use them as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parasite Single
A is a single person who lives with their parents beyond their late 20s or early 30s to enjoy a more carefree and comfortable life. In Japanese culture, the term is especially used when negatively describing young unmarried women. Etymology The expression ''parasaito shinguru'' was first used by Masahiro Yamada of Tokyo Gakugei University in his book , published in October 1999. Yamada subsequently coined the related term ''parasite couple'' to refer to married children living with the parents of one partner. Social impact One possible side-effect of the parasite single phenomenon is the increase of the average age of the first marriage (though this is also attributable to other factors, such as career prospects and education). While in 1970, Japanese women married on average at age 24 and men at age 27, by 2002, this had increased to 27.4 years for women and 29 years for men. This has also resulted in women having children later in life, and fewer children overall due to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Egg (magazine)
''Egg'' was a style magazine for ''gyaru'' fashion, distributed in Japan. It featured photos of '' ganguro'' girls and synopses of their tastes and popular trends. The magazine also usually had photos of the newest fashions, where to buy them, latest hairstyles, cell phones, and make up tips. It also had candid photos of ''ganguro'' girls on the streets of Japan, similar to ''Fruits'' magazine. ''Egg'' had its own models which starred in every magazine. Due to the decline of Gyaru popularity, the magazine shut down with the last issue on 31 May 2014. ''Egg'' made its return as an online magazine in March 2018. Since then, there have been published 10 physical issues. Special editions Along with the main monthly issues, ''Egg'' also released special magazine issues. One was a seasonal beauty magazine called "egg's Beauty" which used to be released each year, but later was typically released twice a year in spring and autumn & winter editions. Other special releases included "Manba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Happie Nuts
''Happie Nuts'' is a gal fashion magazine published monthly in Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea ... by Inforest Publishing. Targeted at women in their late teens and early 20s, ''Happie Nuts'' was highly oriented toward the style of ''oneh-gal'' ("o-neh-san gal", lit. "older-sister gal") and dark-skin."Happie Nuts" , ''Women's Fashion Magazine Guide'' Based in Tokyo, it was in circulation between 1997 and 2016, and 2020 to present. History ''Happie Nuts'' was first published as ''Happie'' in October 1997. In late 2004, ''Happie'' changed its name to ''Happie Nuts''. The change happe ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
