How is certain fashion in Japan viewed by the people who live there? For example the Hirojuku and Lolita style of clothing? What is the age range of the people in Japan who dress in these clothes? I’m 20 and I find the Sweet Lolita clothing to be adorable, I don’t have any clothes like it though.
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I don’t know but I wish that Americans would be more adventurous with fashion like they are. Men’s clothes have been the same for almost 20 years now and I’m tired of only being allowed to buy Khakis, “Tapout” shirts, and board shorts with Corona bottles on them.
Not really viewed as anythng. I mean, inside they might thnk I would never wear that, but that’s probably where it stops. In the States u’d be gawked at n everythng. Like anythng tho, it also mite depend on where u r. Where some thngs mite b ok in ex. New York or LA may not be in Walla Walla W.A. Where somethngs mite b ok in Tokyo mite not b in Aomori.
The gothloli girls tend to be in high school and university. It is not so usual to see them freely roaming in the city, though once in a while you will see a few of them walking through Shinjuku station or such. They tend to dress up once they reach their destinations.
That said, I headed across town last night via subway and train wearing a bright pink wig and carrying hula hoops. Aside from a few mostly restrained stares and one drunk pointing girl, there was no problem. Nobody except your own personal group of friends really cares what you wear here.
I ussually see transvestites that are 40 year old men dressing like anime characters around the buzzy places
My friend in Kyoto is a Lolita Fashion lover and she is 24. She mostly only dresses up at home though and sometimes to events and fashion shoots as she does some modeling but she changes when she arrives. It’s not something she wears walking around town. In fact I almost never see it even in Osaka but occasionally on weekends in certain parts of Osaka they tend to gather. Also in Tokyo. This is a very small group though.
Most Japanese are very conscious of fashion in general and really dress seasonally and look for name brand goods.
Most Japanese are polite and won’t say anything when they see someone dressed out of place but will probably talk about it later or discreetly snap a picture or two. For foreigners they tend to expect less as far as fashion sense a kind of snobbery they expect all foreigners wear a backpack over their shoulder and unseasonable clothes like shorts and T-Shirts in Autumn so if as a foreigner you dressed as a lolita fashion you would get tons more looks and stares.
I completely agree with Nami.
I also ADORE the Sweet Lolita-style (fav. brands being BTSSB and Angelic Pretty), but most commonly in the U.S. all you’d get is stares etc.. like “what are they wearing?”, except in the big cities you can get a pass. Just like Nami said, people might look or stare, but not think so much into it. Also, it depends where you are. In the countryside, you’ll always stick out wearing the style, regardless of it being the U.S. or Japan.
Also, you should note, Lolita styles are more for special occasions, not everyday wear. And yes, the age range is late teens, early to mid twenties. So, you’re the perfect age to wear the fashions if you want! ^^
i don’t want to kill your dreams but anime and harajuku styles are becoming more popular outside japan than inside japan, you may find girls from 16 to 22 years old dressed like that, but that fashion is not as popular as many people think.
Though that is for media like magazines, TV, inter-net,
some of Japanese don’t put of Lolita fashion.
that is a part of youngers.
but certainly there are girls or women with putting on such fashion style.
If you go to new fashion town like Harajuku on Sunday or Saturday,
you can meet many scene that put on Lolita fashion.
the main target age is mainly 10′s.
but there are 20′s women. maybe the limitation is about 27-9 years old.
now Japan is cold winter season.
recent fashion vogue…
some of women put on boots . about over 80% for women.
style that put the bottom of pants inner the boots is main stream in Japan now.
that style can be said on men fashion.
many girl and women colored their hair.
Japanese is black hair racialicaly.
but many women dare to colored light color as brown, camel etc.
because she want to give tender and vivid atmosphere to around person.
the hair accesary that called Kusyukusyu(くしゅくしゅ） is vogue between women.
vivid and charming design like rain drops, flowers is popular.
men put on down jacket mainly.
about 80% men put on them this season.
but the design is various.
now the type with food is main stream.
between women, girls, they put on down jacket,
but she like military fashion, too.
there are many women with putting on military jacket, court this season.
pants is jeans is main vogue in Japan.
the tendency have been same any age.
as the new vogue, there is colorful design called Crash design.
reference URL
amatuor fashion photo site
you can find general Japanse fashion vogue fully.
as you know when see such photos,
there are not perfect Lolita fashion girls,
but they use Lolita fashion as the partial fashion like inner shirt or pant and so on.
such usage will be fashion vogue for Japanese girls.
It’s actually spelled harajuku
Sorry…im going on a correcting people rampage today or something ^___^
Japan is a nation of “styles” and “cuteness”. Not everyone but many. Harajuku dress is just one example. No one cares. In Tokyo (Harajuku is in Tokyo), no one ever notices anything. Really. I met a martial arts sensei at a train station once. He’ s huge and rode a bike with no chain and carried 2 balloons. Folks acted like he wasn’t there. Go figure.
Harajuku is a young area. Everyone’s in their 20s, except for the tourists leering.