Be Green Challenge
Week 4
As the
final week of the “Be Green” challenge comes to an end, I can only confess the
truth. I was not able to complete the challenge this week because two of my
clubs had White Elephant, and I had to buy a gift under $10. However, I am glad
that the presents I bought brought smiles to the people who opened my gift.
This week
we read about Japanese street fashion, or Japanese fashion in general, which I am
very interested in. Having never been to Japan, I do not know how much of the
teen population in Japan has influenced the fashion in Japan. However, I do
know that Japanese fashion has been spreading not only throughout Japan but
also throughout the U.S. Most of the Japanese fashion in the U.S. come from
Japanese websites that advertise and/or selling clothes from Japan that are in
style. These fashion styles are made by Japanese high school girls who have
been “extremely influential in controlling fashion trends” (Kawamura). These
girls set the fashion trend because all they want to do is to stand out and be
noticed. It is interesting to see that these wanting-to-be-fashionable girls
have influenced the character designs of some anime series. I have seen some
anime series that have characters who either cosplay as a Gothic Lolita or are designed
to be a Gothic Lolita.
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| Gokou Ruri (Kuroneko) from Oreimo |
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| Victorique de Blois from Gosick |
As you can
see, these anime characters have been influenced by the fashion of Japan, which is something that I did not expect. This goes
to show that people in America are not the only ones that are influenced by
Japanese fashions; Japan itself becomes influenced and entranced by its own
fashion. I have learned that Japanese street fashion is a very powerful thing.
Sources:
Kawamura, Yuniya. “Japanese Teens as Producers of Street Fashion.” Class reader.
http://www.animecharactersdatabase.com/character.php?id=22766
http://www.animecharactersdatabase.com/character.php?id=23262
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