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Bankara students in 1949, wearing hakama and uniform caps. The majority of Japan's junior high and high schools require students to wear uniforms. The Japanese school uniform is not only a symbol of youth but also plays an important role in the country's culture, as they are felt to help instill a sense of discipline and community among youth.
And recently, the kanji for 'dirty' in Japanese (汚), which also has the same reading, is often used by gyaru and gyaruo in a light hearted way, poking fun at themselves because of the reputation that their subculture has gained within society due to their dark skin, hairstyles and often gritty, rough style of clothing that they wear.
Gyaru being photographed in Ikebukuro in 2009. Gyaru (sometimes known as Ganguro, actually a subcategory of gyaru), is a type of Japanese street fashion that originated in the 1970s. Gyaru focuses on girly-glam style, dwelling on man-made beauty, such as wigs, fake lashes, and fake nails. Gyaru is also heavily inspired by Western fashion.
B-Gyaru [18] [19] is a sub-style of Gyaru that draws inspiration from the baggy street style popularized by hip-hop artists. [20] The letter B in the name is derived from the terms B-Girl and B-Boy, which are commonly used for members of the hip-hop community. [21]
Royale High (originally called Fairies and Mermaids Winx High School) [86] is a massively multiplayer online game developed by Callmehbob. [59] The game is set in a magical universe and deals with a fantasy school where players dress-up as royalty or supernatural creatures. [ 86 ]
The word kogal is a contraction of kōkōsei gyaru (高校生ギャル, "high school gal"). [6] It originated as a code used by disco bouncers to distinguish adults from minors. [6] The term is not used by the girls it refers to. They call themselves gyaru (ギャル), [7] a Japanese pronunciation of the English word "gal". [6]
Ganguro (ガングロ) is an alternative fashion trend among young Japanese women which peaked in popularity around the year 2000 and evolved from gyaru.. The Shibuya and Ikebukuro districts of Tokyo were the centres of ganguro fashion; it was started by rebellious youth who contradicted the traditional Japanese concept of beauty; pale skin, dark hair and neutral makeup tones.
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