I
came across gyaru style by accident. I had started listening to Koda
Kumi and Utada Hikaru and I gradually fell in love with Japanese
culture. So, with the whole world before me behind a screen, I started to know more about Japan.
I had always been interested in fashion but with a
perspective that I think most people don't have: I believe fashion is
a way of expressing yourself ; like when you wear a band t-shirt,
you're trying to make a statement about how much you like that band.
At that level. Reflecting a piece of the inside, into the outside.
But everyone I know sees fashion as: either some trend you must
follow or be lame, or some trend you must not follow, because that
shows banality and lack of personality.
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| Now THIS is some original thing no one's ever worn before! {Don't get me wrong, I like the Ramones, and I like punk-rock. This is just an example of what those very-original not-trend-follower people wear} |
Anyways, I don't know when
or how, I saw gyaru (from the English word "gal") for the first time. And I loved it. Not
(only) because I like aesthetics, in general – I will explain
myself better later, maybe in another post- but because of the
concept of Japanese fashion itself. Maybe it's only my
interpretation, but I think most Japanese styles started as a way of
rebelliousness, showing individuality and an alternative to boring
trends, in search of creating something different.
