Japanese clothing Japanese clothing A Bathing Ape (often called simply Bape) is a Japanese clothing company that specializes in urban streetwear. It originated out of the Harajuku area of Shibuya in Tokyo and is one of the very first Japanese streetwear brands to start in the early 1990s. Bape's logo and themes are all derived from the original Planet of the Apes movies. Bape is known for its shrewd marketing, particularly the use of very limited production runs in order to stoke demand for its product. A Bathing Ape also produces limited-edition hip hop-themed vinyl figures. ...more on Wikipedia about "A Bathing Ape"
Cloud 7 is an electric clothing company created by underground filmmaker and Egyptian beat junkie, The Blue Panther and international illustration wizard, Satoshi Matsuzawa of Tokyo, Japan. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cloud 7"
The fundoshi (褌) is a traditional Japanese male loincloth. It is made from a strip of cotton cloth 14 inches wide and about 92 to 96 inches long. The cloth is twisted to create a thong effect at the back. Fundoshi are often worn with hanten (a short cotton jacket with straight sleeves) during summer festivals by men who carry mikoshi (portable shrines) in parades. ...more on Wikipedia about "Fundoshi"
The gakuran(学ラン) is the uniform for middle school and high school boys in Japan. It is usually worn at an all-boys school, and the color is normally black but some schools have navy and dark blue color as well. ...more on Wikipedia about "Gakuran"
Ganguro, (顔黒) literally "face-black", is a fashion trend among Japanese girls which peaked in popularity from the late 1990s to the early 2000s, an outgrowth of chapatsu hair dyeing. The Shibuya and Ikebukuro districts of Tokyo are the center of ganguro fashion. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ganguro"
Geta (下駄) are Japanese wooden footwear resembling clogs. They are a kind of sandal which is held on the foot using a fabric thong. ...more on Wikipedia about "Geta (footwear)"
Gothic Lolita or "GothLoli" (ゴスロリ, gosurori; sometimes alternatively "Loli-Goth") is a youth fashion among Japanese teenagers and young women. It emphasizes Victorian-style girl's clothing and often aims to imitate the look of Victorian porcelain dolls. Gothloli's name and origin is a combination of lolita fashion—appearing deliberately cute to the point of looking childish—and certain styles found within gothic fashion. The style started as a youth subculture sometime around 1997- 98 and became a well-established genre available in various boutiques and some major department stores by around 2001. Some observers consider it a reaction to the "Kogal" aesthetic. ...more on Wikipedia about "Gothic Lolita" Connect with www.shortopedia.com.
A hachimaki (鉢巻) is a stylised headband, usually made of red or white cloth, worn as a symbol of perseverance or effort, originating in Japan. These are worn on many occasions, for example, by women giving birth, students in cram school, office workers, expert tradesmen taking pride in their work, and even rioters. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hachimaki"
Hakama (袴) are a type of traditional Japanese clothing. Hakama cover the lower body and resemble a wide, pleated skirt. Hakama were originally worn only by men, but today they are worn (albeit slightly differently) by both men and women. Hakama are tied at the waist and fall approximately to the ankles. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hakama"
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The Japanese junior and senior high school uniform traditionally consists of a military style uniform ( gakuran) for boys and a sailor dress ( sailor fuku) for girls. The Japanese pronounce this as sērā fuku. However, it is important to note that the Japanese word for uniform in general is "seifuku" (制服). These uniforms are based on Meiji era formal military dress, themselves modelled on European-style naval uniforms. While this style of uniform is still in use, many schools have moved into more western pattern parochial school uniform styles in order to make a departure from the decidedly military appearance of the traditional uniform. These uniforms consist of a white dress shirt, necktie, blazer with school crest and dress trousers (often not of the same color as the blazer) for boys and a white blouse, necktie, blazer with school crest and tartan skirt for girls. ...more on Wikipedia about "Japanese school uniform"
Jinbê (甚兵衛, 甚平, sometimes written "jinbei") is a kind of traditional Japanese loungewear and sleepwear. Most jinbei sets consist of a wrap-around shirt top of various designs and matching shorts. ...more on Wikipedia about "Jinbei"
(Junihitoe) The jūnihitoe ( jp: kanji 十二単, hiragana じゅうにひとえ) is an extremely elegant and highly complex kimono that was only worn by court-ladies in Japan. Literally translated it means "twelve-layered-robe". ...more on Wikipedia about "Junihitoe"
Kanzashi are hair ornaments used in traditional Japanese hairstyles. Kanzashi first appeared when women abandoned the tradional taregami hairstyle where the hair was kept straight and long, and adopted coiffured nihongami hairstyles. Kanzashi came into wide use during the Edo period when artisans began to produce more finely crafted products. Some believe they may also have been used for defence in an emergency. ...more on Wikipedia about "Kanzashi"
Kimono ( Japanese: 着物, literally "something worn", i.e., "clothes") are the traditional garments of Japan. Originally the word kimono was used for all types of clothing, but it came to refer specifically to the full-length garment that is still worn by women, men, and children. ...more on Wikipedia about "Kimono"
Lolita fashion is a style of dress orginated in Japan. Although " Lolita" is a reference to Vladimir Nabokov's famous novel, and Lolita is often worn by teens, most followers of the style do not consider it overtly sexual. Adherents present themselves as Victorian children or baby dolls and prefer to look "cute" rather than "sexy". Many Lolitas claim that the term 'lolita' doesn't necessarily have anything to do with sex at all. ...more on Wikipedia about "Lolita fashion"
Loose socks ( Japanese: ルーズソックス, rūzu sokkusu) are a type of sock that is popular among young Japanese girls. ...more on Wikipedia about "Loose socks"
In sumo, a mawashi is the belt that the rikishi (or sumo wrestler) wears during training or in competition. Upper ranked professional wrestlers wear a kesho-mawashi (see below) as part of the ring entry ceremony or dohyo-iri. ...more on Wikipedia about "Mawashi"
Obi (帯, おび) is a Japanese word referring to several different types of sashes worn with kimono and keikogi by both men and women. ...more on Wikipedia about "Obi (sash)"
The sailor outfit or sailor fuku is a common Japanese school uniform (セーラー服 sērā-fuku) worn by middle school and high school students. It was introduced as a school uniform in 1921 by the principal of Fukuoka Jo Gakuin University (福岡女学院), Elizabeth Lee. It was modelled after the uniform used by the British Royal Navy at the time, which she herself had experienced as an exchange student in the United Kingdom. ...more on Wikipedia about "Sailor fuku"
Tabi (足袋) are traditional Japanese socks. Ankle high and with a separation between the big toe and other toes, they are worn by both men and women with zori, geta, and other traditional thonged footwear. Tabi are also a must with traditional clothing— kimono and other wafuku. The most common colour is white, and white tabi are worn in formal situations such as at tea ceremonies, when men will sometimes wear blue-black or jet-black tabi as well. Patterned and coloured tabi are also available and are worn most often by women. ...more on Wikipedia about "Tabi"
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Waraji ( Japanese: 草鞋) are sandals made from straw rope that in the past were the standard footwear of the common people. Now they are mostly worn by traditional Buddhist monks. ...more on Wikipedia about "Waraji"
Yukata ( Japanese: 浴衣) is a Japanese summer garment. People wearing yukata are a common site at fireworks displays, bon-odori festivals, and other summer events. The yukata is a casual form of kimono that is also frequently worn after bathing at traditional Japanese inns. Though their use is not limited to after-bath wear, yukata literally means bath(ing) clothes. ...more on Wikipedia about "Yukata"
Zori ( ja: 草履 zōri) are thonged Japanese sandals made of straw (usually rice straw) or other plant fibers, lacquered wood, or—increasingly—synthetic materials. The traditional forms of this Japanese footwear are not seen that often anymore since they are worn with other traditional clothing, but modern forms are fairly common, especially in summer. Zori are quite similar to flip-flops, and most fashion historians agree that flip-flops first appeared in the United States sometime around World War II as rubber imitations of the wooden thong-sandals long worn in Japan. ...more on Wikipedia about "Zori"
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