Japanese street fashion is a subculture that involves altering common clothing with custom components and deconstructing them. Gothic Lolita is a popular type, influenced by anime characters, while Gangura is a glitterati style with platform heels and specific makeup. It has made an impact on the global fashion scene since the late 1990s.
Japanese street fashion is a fashion genre that encompasses various alternative fashion subcultures. It typically involves taking a common article of clothing, such as a shirt, and altering it by adding custom components, such as metal studs or leather trim. Often these fashions are heavily deconstructed as well, sometimes by being ripped or shredded. Japanese street fashion leans towards fashions that are in the gothic and steam punk genre, and is mainly embraced by teenagers. It started as a fashion subculture in the late 1990s, and by 2008, Japanese street fashion had made an impact on the global fashion scene.
One of the earliest and most common types of Japanese street fashion is called “Gothic Lolita” or “Gothic Lolly.” It is believed to be influenced by anime characters such as Sailor Moon, and generally consists of dresses that emulate the short, ruffled dresses worn by girls during the 1950s. The dresses often include dark touches of gothic, such as dark fabrics. and white lace trim. Dresses are often worn with ripped stockings, pinafore aprons, and tulle-filled crinolines or petticoats. Gothic Lolita later evolved into full skirts with crinolines, commonly worn with striped tops and tights.
Deconstruction is also a big component of Japanese street fashion. Deconstructing a fashion usually means one of two things: ripping or tearing the fashion in some way, or taking different components of the fashion and putting them together in an unusual way. A deconstructed fashion could include a pair of ripped and torn jeans worn with a top made from several pieces of different sweaters sewn together. Another type of deconstruction would include pants with one leg of normal length, and the other leg cut to be the length of a pair of shorts. The possible ways to deconstruct a particular fashion are as limitless as the imagination of the individual wearer or designer.
Gangura is a type of “glitterati” Japanese street fashion that usually consists of platform heels or boots, often in gold or silver, worn with very short miniskirts. It is also characterized by a very specific makeup. Girls who wear gangura type clothing usually wear very pale makeup on their faces and very dark lipstick and eyeshadow. Extremely long doll-like false eyelashes are also part of the overall look. It is believed to be heavily influenced by early 1980s punk rockers.
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