Japanese Fashion

JAPAN FASHION NOW

Find two images of Japanese fashion and discuss them - describe, analyze, discuss why the image/fashion interests you.

I like the Japanese fashion trend of layering. I feel like the trend stems from modesty, however I think it has a certain charm and cuteness to it. It allows women to wear skirts and dresses even in cooler/winter weather, which is really cute and not typically seen in America. Someone wearing long sleeves under a dress would get strange looks here, but in Japan and representations in media, the trend seems to show up time after time. Something like wearing a t-shirt and jeans under a sundress seems awkward, but ends up working very nicely as an everyday look for almost any Japanese women. The trend doesn't seem to abide by any kind of tropes or subcultures, but instead seems to be common street fashion. This trend extends even to very loose fitting clothing, varying the lengths and concealing the shape of the body in a kind of fashionable tent. This can even be done with two dresses, leaving on unbuttoned on top of one worn normally. This layering technique can be used in all sorts of fashions, from dresses, to flowing clothes, to outdoor wear; it adds a certain flair and chicness to a basic fashion trend as well as adds functionality when accounting for colder weather. While these two images of layering only show a small window of the possibilities, there are actually many many different ways to layer using clothing other than dresses, shirts, and pants together.