Ejovi Nuwere

Compared to all the other countries I’ve visited Japanese women have the best sense of fashion. But I’ve been suprised with how complex womens fashion in Japan can be. Just out of curiousity I’ve been asking women what they call their style of fashion. The main purpose was to identify in a word, the type of style I liked in a woman.

Here are some of the styles, I’m not sure how to classify them all:

One-kei - Gorgeous(?)
One-keji - Gorgeous casual
Gyaru - Daddy’s little Princess, Delicate(?), Young
Onegyaru - Princess, casual, mature
Street - Sort of artistic, young, hip

And of course there is a huge industry around selling to these niche communities. I know I’m missing some of the old styles like kogyaru, but those are out. What’s in?

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