What does Japanese fashion look like to foreigners?

Fashion trends and trends change every year, but Japan has its own fashion culture.

Just as the same Asians, such as China and South Korea, may feel a little uncomfortable with the fashion of tourists who come to Japan, the Japanese fashion seen by foreigners also gives them an impression peculiar to Japan. There is.

Here, we will introduce the types of fashion that Japanese women especially like, trends in overseas fashion, and overseas reactions to Japanese fashion.

There are a wide variety of fashions that Japanese people like

There are a wide variety of fashions that Japanese people, especially Japanese women, like, and the main fashions that have developed independently in Japan are as follows.

Conservative Fashion

It is a fashion name derived from the English word conservative (conservative). The characteristic of the conservative style is fashion that emphasizes feminine neatness and cleanliness without being influenced by fashion.

As an image, the clothes of a female announcer and the so-called "office casual" style are conservative.

Suit fashion

Not limited to women, "recruit suits" are characteristic of Japanese fashion. From the colors and patterns, how to stop the buttons on the shirt, to small items such as shoes and bags, the rules for shaping and dressing are set like uniforms.

The colors of recruitment suits are generally black, navy blue, gray, etc., but in Europe and the United States, black suits are often regarded as "high-quality" to be worn at ceremonial occasions. It can be said that the group of Japanese people who find jobs in black suits is very Japanese.

Gal Fashion

Gal fashion is a fashion style that became a big boom in the early Heisei period. The tanned skin was colored with blonde hair, and the whitish bright lips featured a vivid and highly exposed casual fashion.

Gal fashion has been inherited even in the Reiwa era, but it is divided into various types such as casual and beautiful, and it is conscious of whitening without burning the skin.

Gothic Lolita Fashion

"Gothic Lolita" fashion, which stands for Gothic & Lolita, is a style unique to Japan that combines British Gothic fashion with "Lolita fashion" that incorporates plenty of frills and lace that Bisque dolls wear.

Incorporating items such as frills and lace from Lolita and monotones and crosses from Gothic, it is attracting attention as a "cool Japanese-style fashion" overseas.

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Fashion trends in major countries abroad

Next, let's take a look at the fashion trends that women overseas prefer.

American fashion trends

There are several directions for American women's fashion, such as conservative and casual, but all fashions tend to be more mature than Japan, and the emphasis is on sexyness and coolness rather than cuteness.

The style he aims for is a glamorous figure with sharpness, and while the makeup is solid and dark with colorful colors, it seems that there are many simple people such as T-shirts and denim except at parties and events.

British fashion trends

Class consciousness still remains in the UK, and language and fashion vary from region to region. While radical styles such as punk fashion are preferred, traditional fashions such as the royal family are also popular.

I get the impression that many people value their individual commitments rather than following brands and the latest trends.

Korean fashion trends

Korean fashion is similar to Japan, but there are many young Japanese women who yearn for fashion represented by K-POP artists, and Korean cosmetics and Korean brand clothing are gaining popularity in Japan as well.

In particular, many Japanese women who yearn for fashion, represented by K-POP artists, are in the younger generation, and Korean cosmetics and Korean brand clothing are gaining popularity in Japan as well.

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What is the reaction of foreigners to Japanese fashion?

How do foreigners feel about Japanese fashion?

Not enough sexy? !!

In Japan, where words such as "innocent," "young," and "girlish" are compliments to women, fashion tends to look young. Perhaps because the skin is less exposed, it seems that people from overseas often think that it is not sexy enough.

That's Japanese, right? Japanese-made English for fashion that cannot be understood overseas

Please note that many fashion terms used in Japan, such as "sweat shirt" for jerseys, "hoodie" for hoodies, and "statement T-shirt" for logo T-shirts, are not understood overseas. ..

Is "Kawaii" a common language in the world? !! The cuteness of Japan can appeal to the world

Japanese fashion tends to have the image of being "young", but one way is to appeal "cuteness" well without thinking negatively about the impression that it is "not sexy" or "cannot communicate overseas". is. The cute fashion of Japanese women is also the focus of attention so that "Kawaii" can be understood overseas as it is.

Summary

Just as food and language vary from country to country, so do fashion preferences. Don't worry about "because you are Japanese" or "because you are overseas", please go abroad and actively incorporate what you think is "nice" and enjoy free fashion.

This article is a partial re-edit of the article published in Nihongo Biyori by KARUTA.
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