DESCRIBE YOUTHS FASHION TRENDS IN JAPAN

• 0900825a

  29 Jan 11, 14:08

   

  

  . FASHION IN JAPAN?

  •Asia’s main targeted trends

  •An innovative youth culture yet inspiration

  FASHION TRENDS IN JAPAN? 
  FROM COURT DRESS TO DESIGNER BRANDS 
  1.Japanese Dress In Former Times
  
  

  • wrapped themselves in lengths of cloths that hung on the shoulder
  • Formal Dress

  2.From Japanese to Western Dress

  • Japanese clothing with a mix of western style

  3.Japan’s Often-Changing Modern Fashion

  

  • 1940s-American Style(eg. narrow-waisted long skirts flaring out at the bottom & wide belts)
  • 1950s-Red shoes, men -t-shirts, aloha shirts & sunglasses, women- colourfully patterned short pants
  • 1960s-miniskirt,ivy style
  • 1970s-basically the female equivalent of the traditional American Ivy League fashion for men;”surfer fashion”
  • 1980s-designer & character brand(brands of clothing with insignia or identified specific fashion designers’ design concept) ,bodikon(Body conscious
  style & shibukaji (shibuya casual),concepts of ‘plain’ & ‘sober’
  • 1990s-”Bubble economy”-elements of orientalism or romanticism (eg loose socks, darkly tanned skins)
  • 2000s-Brand boom;”Tokyo Girls Collection”(targeting youths)

  
  4.The Future Of Traditional Japanese Dress
  

  • kimono commonly worn by the elders
  • Worn for formal functions among the young (eg.wedding) 
    

  LATEST FASHION!!!
  ”Wa” 
  
  

  •Used Japanese motifs & Traditional techniques –Newfound Attention

  •Modern products

  •Appeal to a contemporary sensibility while incorporating traditional elements—
  Japanese materials, decorations or fabrication techniques.

  •Range far & wide

  •Dresses & Shawls featuring indigo dyeing(Kyo yuzen)

  •Kimono-inspired wrap cardigans

  •Stickers — decorating cell phones featuring maki ,Japanese art(Nara period 710-794)

  •Prints motifs — sho-chiku-bai( pine. bamboo & Japanese apricot—auspicious)/tsuru-kame(crane & tortoise –longevity)

  Berry-Tinted Winter Fruity colours dominate Season’s Fashions 

  •Colours--Berry Purple

  •Emerge as colour of choice for knit tops, blouses,

  •Began prominence in Harajuku & Shibuya

  • Season’s top trendsetter

  
  
  Animal Prints
  Fauna-inspired fashion 
  

  •Latest undercurrent in Japan

  •Were once considered the exclusive domain of somewhat flamboyant middle-aged women in 1990s

  •In 2000,Hamasaki Ayumi(singer/fashion trailblazer) – wore leopard printing clothing & designed leopard print for mobile phone

  • Caught the young women’s attention

  Cute & Punk

  

   

  •Not a full-fledged,

  •Head-to-toe hardcore punk but an eclectic mix of cute & punk with pretty miniskirts & dresses coordinated with riders jackets ,engineer boots, skull motif accessories , stud belts & other hardcore punk items.

  • Black hair

  •Black colour– trendy shade in make up(eye shadow & eyeliner) for a cool “dark” effect

  •Juxtaposition of hardcore-punk style clothing with frills and ribbons

  •Preconceive notions, mixing styles as they(youths) see fit

  •Like anime-inspired cosplay (costume play)

  •Now attracting to overseas
  
  Vest

  

  •Unisex fashion Trend

  •Standard items in youth’s wardrobe

  •Spring to Summer--Combination of frilly or lacey dress(toning down feminine look & provide attractive accent)

  •Create a boyish or sporty 
  
  
  Winning Combinasion
  
  

  •Combinasionà French word:”combination”(refers to single garment)

  •Combining tops with pants

  •General trend to emphasize less feminine

  •Casual style

  •Functionalityàorigins of overalls as work clothes

  
  
  
  “Salon boys”
  Fashionable hairdresser inspire their own style

  

  •Encompassed many distinct styles

  •Ranging from designer’s brands to gyaru-o(tshirt with ripped jeans)

  •Trendsetters

  Trends in the Summer and Spring 2011 Collections

  

  New Styles in Men's Leg Wear
  

  Accessorize for Accent

  

  STREET STYLE

  

  Reference:
  http://web-japan.org/trends/09_fashion/fas110120.html

  http://web-japan.org/trends/index.html

  http://web-japan.org

  
  
  Any comments about youths fashion trends in japan? 
  
  
  

   

• FireIce

  29 Jan 11, 15:32

  banging of 10 colours at the same time.

  the more mismatch, the better.

• BanguIzai

  29 Jan 11, 18:03

  nice nice