Japan clashes the ‘street style’

Kimono is the traditional and national dress of Japan. It is worn in a wrapped style with a belt containing 4 parts- Obiage, Obi, Obijime,Obidome. It is normally made with polyester or any silk imitated fabric. Many beautiful floral designs in the kimono , makes it look more adorable and gorgeous. It’s a very pure and graceful fashion style.🎐

But the most interesting styles are very distinct from the traditional attire. So I wanted to write about this in my blog.

THE KAWAII GIRL ^_^

Kawaii is a Japanese artistic style that demonstrates the cute and pastel childlike looks using prints and colours. Kawaii can be a variation of various Japanese words like ” the ability to be loved”, etc. It’s a very simple and colourful street look to be worn. A Kawaii style is normally created by styling a t-shirt of different vibrant colours with any over-sized jackets or skirts. Wearing a Kawaii style is full of fun. And many girls all around Japan enjoys wearing this trend. It shows that they are still enjoying their childhood memories.

Even I like the Kawaii look the most among other styles. Kawaii makeup is also very different from those of Harajuku ,Gothic,etc………

This style is inspired by the late 90s street style. All mixed with patterns and bold colours and matching accessories give it a complete dashing look. The street theme mainly focuses on edgy and bold accessories so that the look itself can describe everything. We can see these type of street styles very often if we keep an eye on the streets of Japan.

So if you wanna try this trend then follow the basic japanese modern styles and bang the streets of your place.(｡•̀ᴗ-)✧

HARAJUKU

So this is the most common style that I guess everyone have heard once in a lifetime. It’s HARAJUKU. It’s basically the well-mixed Japanese sub styles i.e, Sweet lolita, Gothic Lolita,Cosplay, Punk rock , etc. Harajuku is a trend which is full of fantasies and stories. And I know that you all might think that it is very similar to halloween makeover…but it’s quite different and interesting. Anyone can try on the Harajuku style in terms of creating a story and giving it a feel (θ‿θ).

How can anyone follow the Harajuku? Let me answer this for you all 😉

By putting layers of dresses
Adding colourful and vibrant decors to the outfit
Accessorizing with various statement jewelry pieces
Doing a heavy and dashing makeup
Mix different patterns with different colours
Go wild with the hairstyles
Dress whatever looks good

Some more suggestions might not be written here but I will put the links at the end of this blog, so that you guys can follow.

There are many and many sub-styles of Harajuku as previously mentioned….. But I will be deliberating you all the major ones🍁:

Starting from Lolita💗-

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Lolita fashion is a very major sub of the Japanese culture. It is inspired by the Victorian clothing and styles from the Rococo period. Lolita mainly focuses on a certain character and it’s story. For me lolita style is so much of fun that it can be perfect for a colourful shoot. It can be categorised in the following parts: ‘Gothic’, ‘Sweet’, ‘Classic’.

If you haven’t watched any horror or fantasy or mystery based movies or series,then I think it might be a little bit hard to understand the concept of Gothic Lolita. Gothic is a word used to define something old, mysterious and barbaric or rude basically in literature. And an inspired style/look of it describes it more refinely. In other words Gothic Lolita is a mix of mysterious or eerie fashion styles from medieval times which is full of drama.

Next comes the classic lolita style ✨

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Classic Lolita is a more mature look than the other looks. It is based on a vintage and elegant theme with the mixture of dark and light shades. It defines a clean and innocent look. I guess it’s very relatable to royal looks as the designs and embellishments are very neat and charming.

The last one🎐

It’s definitely the cutest and sweetest look among all. Sweet lolita is a style of lolita that contains many similar features of Lolita. It is a more child-like look that includes bows, ribbons, ruffles, belts,etc. And to be honest it’s the most popular lolita style in Japan. Some motifs of this style are-
Ribbons, cherries, children story books , fantasy elements, etc. The basic silhouettes can be bell skirts, dresses or ruffle sleeves. It is combined with various light ,vibrant pastel colours as per to create a innocent look .

So this is all for today💙…..And let me know in the comment section below👇👇 about the alterations to be done in the upcoming blogs and I hope that you guys will be supporting me like this till my time ahead.☄️

Links for the styles mentioned: