KONICHIWA! WELCOME TO THE HARAJUKU GUIDE WITH AI-CHAN! <!--3 So so many people dont understand Harajuku style so lets go! Harajuku is a shopping district in Japan and there are many clothing stores. Some FABULOUS person decided to buy a bunch of clothes from each store to make something like THIS! v not Gwen crap >(
Its usually pink based lots of hairclips, layered unmatching socks that are still the same color as the rest of the outfit and lot of bracelets longer necklaces and instead of usual mini skirts the skirts are longer. Its also called Decora. NOW 2 TALK ABOUT SOME OTHER STYLES OF HARAJUKU! GANGURO!!!
Ganguro is like original harajuku above but this is more for college girls and older women. Ganguro is tan skined and white makeup with blonde hair. The harajuku original above is for more high school and middle school girls and is def less slutty. Ganguro outfits look a lot like a cross between hip hoppers girlfriends and the original above moving on! Gyaru is a branch off this that is more natural and takes more of american style and hip hop girls. The difference between ganguro and Gyaru is very obvious. Gyaru-oh is the male equvialent to Gyaru. LOLITA!
Lolita is the typical baby girl style not a lot of color and this can be any age. anything you find on an english doll would be found on here. You can also add some original harajuku to this style by using lolita peticots and lace. like any lolita there is gothic lolita which is the same only black and males usually wear higher platform shoes and ties and hats. There are lots of different kinds of lolita like sweet, classic, sailor, guro and so on. VISUAL KEI!!!
Visual kei is a style mostly for guys and is seen a lot in bands. It can best be compared to David Bowie in Labyrinth </3 hair is spiked up and bangs are brought down in front. Usually like Sasuke Uchiha. Its mostly gothy/punk looking and you can give it a zest of gothic lolita but besides that it doesnt go well with other harajuku. The outfits involve usually tight dark clothing and lots of chains and if you dont look like a vampire when your done you got it all wrong! Adding color with it would just look weird. No not all guys in Japan who dress like this are gay but most men who add bright colors are most likely gay. Girls can dress like this too but its very unusual and you would look more like a guy. They dont make a whole lot of girl outfits. TRADITIONAL!
Traditional is just like it means adding traditional clothing to your style. This can work with any form of harajuku you just have to find the right color and the right matching images and complment them with hand fans or umbrellas. With ganguro you can a yellow or orange short kimono with white designs. With decora you can wear red or pink short kimonos or tops and bottoms with red or pink designs. White designs stand out. With lolita is easy to find a kimono styled dress. In lolita its called Waloli or Qi lolita. With Visual Kei you need a darker and longer kimono much like the picture above or something with a longer back and shorter front so you can show off your big boots XD look at bottom but besides that you can add just about any goth accessorie you want. You dont want to go with a lot of male kimonos on this except with visual kei. heart KOGAL! When middle and high school girls have to go to school and cant wear these fashions they use Kogal which is with longer socks and legwarmers that go slightly over the shoes and shorter skiirts. Through you will get in trouble in school its usually preppy mean girls who think they are better than everyone do this. SUKEBAN Are styles for taller, stronger girls with bigger personalities. They are more accostiated with delinquent girls. They either have really long hair or boy cuts. When they choose their uniform they pick the long skirts and they roll up their sleeves or have a gang symbol. Now a days its more of the style but if you ever come across a real Sukeban girl your in trouble. Bōsōzoku is the male older equal from the 1950s. These can compare to greasers and greaser gals back in the 50s. COSPLAY! The nerds of Japan known as otakus dress like this. And this isnt just at conventions there are people who cosplay everyday! Everyone knows what cosplaying is. Its when you dress up as a anime or video game character. And you cant really just get into this and you cant really cross this with any other style unless the character you dress up as has this style. And you cant just cosplay as any character you want you got to know a lot about them and the anime they come from or you will be rat out! There is otaku and newbie and you dont want to be a newbie! Otaku's get challenged they cosplay as things not really well known in other countries you wouldnt see a Inuyasha, Naruto, or Bleach cosplayer on the streets everyday you will see some pretty hardcore cosplays. Most otakus get cosplays PERFECTLY! Skin color and even eyes! Contacts and most otaku girls are getting this eye surgery we have to make eyes look like anime characters.
iAiChan · Sun May 23, 2010 @ 10:40pm · 0 Comments |