lately ive been having dreams about house parties, birthdays and mansions, breaking into people’s empty apartments and dancing in our socks…
also been biting my lip in the same place over and over again…maybe my teeth are moving around? not paying attention while im eating??
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anyway…forever favorites JEFF were here in richmond this past weekend on tour with Shonen Knife! hurrah!
they played my new favorite richmond venue the Plaza Bowl, duck pins! ten dollar pitchers! lazer lights! fried snacks!
its a good time.

here is the boys’ss tour blog
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through various means of facebook perusing/stalking/snooping, i discovered an illustration by an artist new to me…Justin Wallis.
the above image is currently my desktop background, and Justin is currently my imaginary boyfriend.
did you guys notice the ganguro up in the top left corner?

anyway, Justin, or MILKBBI is a cutie who makes marker illustrations with sticker embellishments. he often works with multiples and always with good fashion sense.
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more art stuff: just saw Kimsooja on art 21, and i keep thinking about her piece “Respirar – Una Mujer Espejo / To Breathe – A Mirror Woman”…Kimsooja worked within the Palacio de Cristal of Madrid to create a space of sanctuary. the artist laid mirror on the floor and translucent diffraction film on the windows and a recording of her own breathing played throughout the building.
here is her artists statement …
and here is an animation of the space with sound…
pretty awe-some. i need diffraction film for my windows…
incidentally, meditative is one of my favorite words to say, when you say it me-DIT-ta-tive

Vampire Girl vs Frankenstein Girl

Viernes noche 09/10, no podía empezar mejor la noche con nuestra deseada y esperada Midnight Xtreme! La sala hasta los topes, y tras un montón de presentaciones, saludos y aplausos a la organización, invitados (crew de Samurai Princess) e incluso saludo de Yoshihiro Nishimura, dió comienzo La maLatón con saboL oLientaL!

Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl (2009) es obra de los realizadores: Naoyuki Tomomatsu y el ilustre y ya conocido por todos nosotros Yoshihiro Nishimura (destacamos Tokyo Gore Police, entre muchos proyectos suyos a nivel de realización como de FX, The Machine Girl). Kyûketsu Shôjo tai Shôjo Furanken, así es su título en japonés es guionizado por Tomomatsu y la actriz, Shungiku Uchida, presentándonos un divertido, alocado y sangriento splatter que nos deleitó a todos.

VG vs FG (a partir de ahora, utilizaré esta abreviatura para referirme al título de la peli) no podía empezar de la mejor forma posible. Metiendo caña! Nos presenta a Vampire Girl repartiendo amor a unas chicas muy malas, una especie de antesala de lo que nos deparará el resto de la película.

Vampire Girl by Yukie Kawamura

Tras esta previa toma de contacto, la trama nos traslada a un instituto japonés, y más concretamente, en el Día de los Enamorados. Es tradición que las chicas hagan regalos a sus enamorados, pero por culpa de un profesor amargado y reprimido, todos los regalos son confiscados, todos excepto uno. Monami (Yukie Kawamura) le entregará su regalo a Mizushima (Takumi Saitoh), su enamorado. Cuál es su sorpresa cuando abre su pequeñito regalo, y se encuentra con un simple bombón… Pero no es un bombón cualquiera, no... Es un bombón que contiene sangre de la Vampire Girl, nuestra co-protagonista, Monami.

Pero algo se interpone entre el amor de Monami y Mizushima, y es… Keiko Furano (Elly Otoguro), la hija mimada, caprichosa y consentida del Sr. Kenji Furano (Kanji Tsuda), subdirector del centro y profesor chiflado, que dedica sus tiempos libres a la investigación médica, con la cachonda de su enfermera.
No obstante, ahora que Mizushima prueba el bombón, un fuerte vínculo les unirá para siempre, la sangre.

El resto del instituto sigue la línea mental (o peor) del resto de personajes, es decir, rozando lo absurdo y lo alucinógeno. Destacando, el club de suicidas, que celebran un certamen de corte de muñecas… impresionante la de sangre que vemos! Y las Ganguro girls! Sin lugar a dudas, uno de los mejores elementos del film, totalmente pasadas de vueltas, y que hacen soltar las carcajadas de todo el público cuando hacen acto de presencia.

Las ganguro girls son chicas japonesas que quieren parecer negras, por este motivo, pintan su piel, se peinan a lo estilo afro, de agrandan los labios, etc, etc… Pero en VG vf FG se llevan a su extremo y exageración, y se les ponen huesos en la nariz, bocas dilatadas con elementos redondos, lanzas y escudos masai, narices achatadas… Todo ello hacen que lo grotesco y bizarro despierte nuestro interés, y nos proporcione unos divertidos y buenos momentos.

Frankenstein Girl by Elly Otoguro

Volviendo a la trama principal, Keiko acabará descubriendo el secreto de Monami, pero esto será su propia perdición al intentar enfrentarse a algo superior a ella misma. Pero lejos de ser su fin, su padre Kenji, la convertirá en la Frankenstein Girl al saber que la sangre de Monami es la clave.

¿Podrá el amor vencer sobre la sed de venganza? ¿Monami podrá llevar a cabo la promesa que un día le hizo a su madre? ¿Descubrirá Mizushima algún secreto más de Monami? ¿El profesor Furano verá triunfar su máxima creación?
Todas estas preguntas tienen respuesta a lo largo de la peli…

Cabe mencionar, la aparición estelar de Takashi Shimizu, como profesor de chino, y para los que no estéis muy puesto en el cine japo os diré que este hombre es el realizador de la conocida, Ju-On o Maldición (The Grudge)… menudo personaje, friki, friki pero con cariño!

Malas mutiladas!!

La película está muy bien, aunque evidentemente, no será del gusto de todo el mundo, unos opinarán que tiene demasiados toques de humor-bizarro, otros que demasiada sangre, otros que la historia tiene fallos o que es una mierda, etc, etc. Yo el único aspecto negativo del film que encuentro, que en la parte final se suceden un par de macro-batallas, que para mi gusto, se alargan demasiado. Pero es en estas batallas donde más se nota el toque de Nishimura, aunque con una batalla final, hubiese sido más que suficiente.

Esperemos que sus realizadores opten por hacer más versus de clásicos personajes de terror como hombres lobo, momias u otros seres de nuestro terror universal para continuar deleitándonos con sus bizarradas e idas de olla. Una sangrienta gozada!

I have mixed feelings about the whole Kogal/Ganguro/Yamamba/Gyaru trend. I don’t really like hip-hop, but hip-hop mixed with hot asian girls is a bit more interesting. These scans are from the Gyaru bible: Egg magazine, via this site.

Shiho Fujita (志穂 藤田) / Sifow

Young entrepreneur Shiho Fujita (Jpop singer), known for her trademark “Shibuya gal” look, has caught media attention by starting up a rice farmAgriculture Gal. And her latest visit to her paddies in the village of Ogata, Akita Prefecture, to check out the crop has her back in the spotlight.

Nogyaru

Fujita’s rice farming project is dubbed Nogyaru [ノギャル]— a combination of “nogyo” ([農業] “agriculture”) and “gyaru“([ギャル] “girls”)
Entrepreneur checks on ‘Shibuya gal’ rice farm, Japan Times, Aug. 20, 2009

Shibuya rice

Fujita, clad in specially designed Edwin overalls, has encouraged women, including the fashion conscious, to give farming a try in a project called ”Agriculture Gal.’
‘Gal’ farmers work in rice paddy, Kyodo News, Oct. 11, 2009

Shiho Fujita distribute “Shibuya rice” in front of Shibuya Station in Tokyo. Fujita has led the rice-farming project in Akita Prefecture this year to give young people a chance to try rural life and work in the rice-growing industry.

Shibuya rice, Japan Today, Oct. 14, 2009

Nogyaru Project Website : Shibuyamai

See Also : Rice Self-Sufficiency is a Matter of National Security, Paddy Fields as a matter of National Aesthetics, The Japanese Ministry of Agriculture is in charge of Power Suits, Paddy Field Art 2 ~ The Masters of Inakadate

Now here is an opportunity to create my own website that profiles youth culture.  I would document how contemporary media such as facebook and youtube have allowed for the globalisation of different cultures. I would also include my own created graphics such as animation, character design and also my own photography. Today’s blog will be short but memorable. I have attached a picture of two non-westerners from America trying to be a Ganguro. Here is the evident spread of the culture. I have also attached humours links of the spread of the culture.

GANGURO IN THE WEST

The girl is of European background and she is teaching people how to look like a Ganguro. I am pretty sure even the Ganguro watch this video for inspiration on their next make up design. What I found was sort of a merge between what we would call an ‘Emo’ in Australia and a Ganguro in Japan. Here is the link

< http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1ShaKmW4aM&feature=related>

UK teens obsessed with Japanese trend (MUST SEE)!!

Here is another must see video, of how Ganguro style is taking over the Uk. If I had my own magazine, WEST imitation of the Ganguro would always be in the front cover.

< http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/video_and_audio/8132818.stm> and http://www.selftanningqueen.com/?p=980

The Formation and History of Ganguro

Ganguro literally means “black-faced” (Miller 2006, pg.30) as I mentioned on my earlier blog. “Ganguro falls into the larger subculture of gyaru (from English “gal”), a slang term used for various groups of young women, usually referring to overly childish or rebellious girls” ( Grey 2009). The culture supposedly peaked in popularity during the late 1990s to the early 2000s (Japanese Lifestyle 2009). It is easy to spot a Ganguro girl in Japan because of their dark tanned faces, covered with stickers, glitters, white eye shadow, false eyelashes, bleached hair, provocative and colorful clothing and high heeled shoes.

Ganguro Gal” look are cell phones covered with purikura stickers, tie-dyed sarongs, mini-skirts, hibiscus flower hairpins, and lots of bracelets, rings and necklaces.

For example:

Here are important information that I dug up from different websites that agree and disagree about the formation of the Ganguro.

1. “Ganguro, with their screw-you makeup, are not trying to look black, American, or like anything ever seen before” ( Miller 2006, pg.30).
2. Ganguro go against the grain of the usual Japanese standard of female beauty, which calls for skin as light as possible, so-called bihaku, (??, literally ‘beautiful whiteness’). The roots of the trend are said to be in the mid-1960s, starting with commercials/advertisements in which actresses emulated the California “beach bunny” look.
3. Ganguro have also been linked to an emulation of African American celebrities and were described as such by the Editor of Fruits magazine. The term itself, “Black face”, seems to allude to that.
4. Hip hop impact on Japanese youth culture with special reference to the ganguro.
5. Ganguro as a new fashion style reflects the global influence of hip hop culture and affects Japanese youth ideology.
6. Ganguro is more than a new fashion style among Japanese teenage girls; it is an explicit expression of self- identity of those who attempt to depart from traditional Japanese cultural values and social standards.
7. Ganguro as a subculture is in conflict with  mainstream Japanese culture, and although this subculture may not spread to the whole Japanese younger generation, it has socio-cultural and ideological significance in Japanese society.

References

1.Miller R 2006,Beauty up: exploring contemporary Japanese body aesthetics, University of California Press, California.

2. Xuexin L, 2005 ‘Ganguro’Wikipedia, viewed on 5 September 2009 < http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganguro>

3. Viewed on 5 September 2009 http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/ganguro/

Someone today asked me, why are you so interested in the Ganguro culture? and I paused for a bit and answered. “ Because sometimes I wish I could be as free as them!”. Sometimes I just want to rebel. When I turned 18, four years ago, I taught that my parents could give me the freedom that I deserved. But I guess my expectations were only fueled by watching movies like ‘A walk to remember’, and all the other Filipino movies I watched; that showed me that when you stand up to your parents they will learn  to accept that at that age  a person is mature and independent. But being a Filipina girl and the eldest girl in the family, the eldest daughter, the elders grandchild, I was not entitled to that freedom. This is how my fascination with the Ganguro girls began. Through contemporary media vehichle such as the internet and blogs, i found out about Ganguros!

The Ganguro girls were not only a product television show such as Baywatch and African American music videos, they are to me a product of rebellion, a way to escape the strict and high expectations of being a Japanese girl. Personally, it is to break away from the strict and outdated expectations of many Asian culture and parents.

In a book written by  Paul R. Spickard titled ‘Mixed blood: intermarriage and ethnic identity in twentieth-century America’ he informs the reader of why ‘white skin’ was seen as an imperative characteristic of a high-class Japanese girl.

He stated “the Japanese from very early times liked white skin, which they associated with spiritual refinement and upper class status, and disliked black skin, which they saw as a sign of primitiveness. (Spikard 1991 pg.43)

“ A woman out to have “ a small and well-shaped face, white skin, gentle manner, an innocent, charming and attentive character” (Spikard 1991 pg.43)

Here is a similar comment that a blogger made from the website ‘Ming the Mechanic:Ganguro Girls The NewsLog of Flemming Funch’ on

11 Apr 2006 @ 21:41 by Jessa @71.1.179.184 : Ganguro

“I read an article in a book years ago that said that Ganguro girls paint their faces black or use really dark shades of tanning lotion to challenge the traditional Japanese culture of girls having skin white face.Actually, I read an article about these girls in the Anime Insider magazine. It said that one of the goals for Ganguro (or Manba, or whatever) is to not only capture the California beach girl look, but to also rebel against the ideal Japanese beauty (moonlight-pale skin, long, ebony-black hair, etc.). “

Like the Japanese culture, my parents to this day are very strict on me, jsut because I am a girl. My parents too didn’t like me being outside and getting my skin dark. I was encouraged by parents to use whitening lotion and whitening soap.  I feel a strong connection to the Ganguro girls, because I believe that I too am living as a prisoner of my culture. But you would never catch me dressing up and wearing my make up like them!

References

1. Spickard, P.R. 1991 ‘Mixed blood: intermarriage and ethnic identity in twentieth-century America’ University of Wisconsin Press, America.
2. 2003, ‘Ming the Mechanic: Ganguro Girls’, The NewsLog of Flemming Funch,Ming, viewed 29 September 2009, <http://ming.tv/flemming2.php/__show_article/_a000010-000633.htm>

This blog is dedicated to the sub culture ‘Ganguro’ of Japan. Ganguro translates as “black faced”.

AREA OF INTEREST: The impacts of limited information on Graphic Designers and Magazine Journalist, this is why I have chosen to do the Ganguro culture as a prime example of the challenges for people to find adequate amount of information on the subject on the internet. However, it does create opportunities for people like me who aspire to be a Graphic Designer to have the ability to create an intersting and new approach to getting information about the Ganguros.

The aim of this blog is to investigate the following:

1. The impact of contemporary media such as ‘Egg’ magazine of Japan, Facebook and Youtube.
2. How contemporary media has brought the culture to the West.
3. The challenges of insufficient information regarding the Ganguro’s for people who are interested in the group.
4. History and Formation of the Ganguro

Brett @ Royal/T was telling me how lady gaga literally “becomes” hello kitty…. HAHA. Never really been all that interested in lady gaga or hello kitty for that matter but the combination of the two is rather intriguing….  some photos from the Sanrio site of her shoot with Markus & Indrani…  I suppose she will show up to one or more of the kitty events at Royal/T.  Hello Kitty is older than me! yay! hahahhah

this outfit is “SICK”. umbrella head!!!!

er…. ganguro!!! HAHAHHA

lolita…

I have to say, the fashion sense of the Japanese never fails to impress me. For a society that is generally considered conservative, it can have some of the most outrages fashions that the western world has yet to see. One of these such fashion trends is known as Ganguro (translations to “Black Faced Girls”). This style popular with young females and even though it reached it peek in 2000, it can still be found in places such as Shibuya and Ikebukuro districts of Tokyo which is considered the center of Gangouro and other popular Japanese Fashion.

Ganguro fashion is comprised of a deep tanned skin with hair varying from bleach blond to orange and other bright colors. It also includes wearing of white eyeshadow and lipstick applied thickly with black eyeliner to accent the eyes. Some Ganguro sub-styles also include ‘cutesy” stickers on cheeks and around the eyes. As for clothes, anything brightly colored will work and is usually complemented by leis, fake flowers, ie-dyed sarongs, and a great deal of necklaces, bracelets and rings.

Yamanba and Manba
There is also a sub-category of the Ganguro fashion known as Yamanba and Manba. These are extreme versions of Ganguro fashion which featured darker tans, brightly colored contacts, face jewels and until 2004, a great deal of stickers was also worn. Manba which died out with the face-stickers came back in 2008 with a vengeance along with Yamanba becoming much more outrageous and synthetic with more brightly colored hair. Yamanba and Manba are also not to be confused with each other. While Yamanba has the white shadow above the eyes only, Manba has it both above and below it.

Don’t think that Yamanba and Manba style are just for woman. There is also a Male’s version of this style called Center Guy which get’s its name from Shibuya’s Center Street which is where this fashion can be easily found.

Ganguro In The West
Many Western young woman have tried to copy the Ganguro style. However, due to the lack of up-to-date information available in English as well as the difference in Western and Eastern Eye Shapes, Ganguro makeup style can turn out looking awkward and strange. Because it is mostly worn at Anime Conventions, it can sometimes also be considered a bad cosplay attempted if not done properly. Ganguro style should not be mistaken for Cosplay. They are two completely different styles.

Additional Images
Here are some additional images which so the crazy style of Ganguro. Remember to stay tune for other Japanese Fashion Press posts!

Yamamba, Ganguro e Kogal.

Três estilos que vão fazer você pensar “What Fuck?”

xD

Oioioioioi!

Como vão meus fuckers lovers? *-*

Oh eu vou muito bem vioo..\o/

Mais um sábado lindo, aqui com sua postadora linda (/modéstia a parte LOL

Hoje nada de tutorial e tudo de estilo uhulll

Mas é um estilo meio cabuloso G_G

Eu quando tava vendo ele pensei: “oww god, como alguém faz isso? O.O”

Porém estilo é estilo.

E o estilo, ou melhor, os estilos de hoje moçada são: Yamamba, Ganguro e Kogal.

Se você pensou: “WHAT HELL?”

Enton somos dois =$

Enfim. Por mais estranho ou escandaloso que seja estes estilos são usados sim entre as gateenhas e o gateenhos no Japão. (ToT)

Na foto acima, a menina “é” Yamamba.

As Yamambas surgiram das Ganguro, pois esta ultima foi quem deu origem a esse estilo tão…bronzeado!  LOL

Contudo existem uma diferenças entre as Ganguro e as Yamambas.

O estilo das ganguro é basicamente cabelos loiros, pele bem bronzeada, delineador preto e branco, cílios falsos, unhas postiças, sapatos de plataforma e roupas muito coloridas. Elas também têm uma preferência por um certo estilo musical que é um dance conhecido como Para-Para – aquelas dancinhas com coreografias ritmadas e tals. A palavra Ganguro quer dizer “cara-preta”…acho que dá pra entender pq eles são chamadas assim G_G

Como já havia dito, as Yamambas “derivaram” das ganguros e tals.

Por incrível que pareça essas meninas se bronzeiam muuuuuito mais @_@

Imaginem japonesas bem morenas mesmo, quase negras >.<

Pois é elas levam a sério esse negócio de pegar uma corzinha.

Se bem que se elas viessem pro Brasil num ia ter problema nenhum neh, ainda mais se fosse no Rio …>_<…

Além de ficarem morenonas, elas descolorem absurdamente os cabelos até eles ficarem absurdamente loiros ou brancos (x_x)

Elas estragam aqueles cabelos lindos, descolorando para depois tingirem com cores cítricas como alaranjado, verde, uma amarelo maracujá (‘ x ‘) e etc.

Elas usam também muitas flores de plástico, no cabelo, como broche, em colares, a maquiagem eh beeem pesada, com sobras branca, batom branco, quando não colocam várias sombras coloridas mesmo com o branco. As roupas sempre são power coloridas, às vezes com neons e/ou plumas.

A tradução da palavra Yamamba significas nada mais que “Bruxa da Montanha” (>o<)

Nome perfeito neah? combina com as gatotas  =X

Ainda temos as Kogal, que são as menos radicais e ateh mais fofinhas x3.

Kogal, ou Gals quer dizer “estudante de colegial”.

Bom ai nem fica difícil saber como é o estilo delas neah?

Elas são conhecidas por usarem minissaia, salto plataforma, maquiagens bem coloridas (mas sem exagerar igual as Yamambas).

Cabelos geralmente loiros ou castanhos e bronzeadas também, só que bem menos que as morenas acima (y)

Mesmo assim ficam bem destacadas, porque não é comum uma japa morena neh minha gente?

Essas meninas Kogal, quando não desfilam exibindo to o seu “colegianismo” estão gastando horrores, para estarem sempre dentro da moda, compram celulares high-tech, roupas da moda, lenços Burberry, bolsas Louis Vuitton.

Por isso elas são chamadas também de garotas fashion victims.

Chega de tanto sol neah?

Os estilos são legais até mas só entre elas x3

Muitas pessoas devem gostar

Aqui no Brasil não seria muito dificil, pois tomar um solzinho e ficar morena e com as brasileiras mesmo ^-^

Mesmo assim o este estilo é very extrapolado, porém interessante e hiper exótico!

Valew galare por mais esse sábado gotoso!

Encontro vcs sábado que vem /(^-^)/

Bjundas!

Até mais!

Jeg pratet til en Japaner utenfor Shibuya i dag, for å spørre om veien. Og han ble så overrasket at han brøt ut med: “Ueeeh! Gaijin-san!” Som da betyr  frøken/miss utlending XD Haha. Det var utrolig morro. Visste ikke at man kunne si det en gang. Om dette hadde vært i Norge ville vel dette virket rasistisk?

I dag har vi kommet oss til Tokyo! Det var egentlig trist å dra fra Kyoto. Blir lenge til jeg ser Kenta igjen. Men vi kan prate masse på skype. Kentasenseeeeei!^^ Jeg føler jeg har lært så mye av å prate med han.

Frokosten på hostellet ^^

Vi reise med Shinkansen i dag og var smarte nok til å bestille seter denne gangen. Det var litt mer komfortabelt enn forrige gang vi tok shinkansen og satt randomly rundt omkring.

Etter mye om og men, og med hjelp fra et japansk kjærestepar fant vi frem til K’s House Hostell her i Tokyo. Men før det, har vi drasset koffertene våre opp og ned minst 40 trapper. Var helt utslitt og gjennomsvett da vi kom frem til hostellet. Det er ikke lett å være 160, ingen muskler og skulle bære på en 25 kg’s koffert. Yay!

Vi dro til Shibuya 109 og shoppet. Kjøpte meg en del høstklær som skal holde meg litt varm mot vinteren! Men egentlig trenger jeg sommer klær også fordi det er så varmt. Men jeg tror heller jeg må droppe det. Vinter/høst klær er litt viktigere, og det er ikke som om jeg har så masse penger at jeg kan shoppe som en gal! D:

Vakre? NEI! Fra venstre: mann, mann, mann og til slutt dame.

Fint hår!

Det var forresten 3 japanske menn på 40 år som prøvde å få oss med ut på byen å drikke. De skulle absolutt hjelpe oss, så skulle de få oss til å være sammen med dem, gi dem facebooken vår, e-mail osv. Det var skikkelig ubehagelig. Det var liksom så vanskelig å bare gå fra dem også. De spurte oss konstant om spørsmål osv. Og da vi sa vi hadde kjæreste foreslo de at de kunne være de japanske kjærestene våre. Herregud altså… Vi kom oss heldigvis vekk fra dem etterhvert da  -_-

Since you viewers seemed to like my two posts about different lolita styles , I decided to write about the other Harajuku styles among lolita.  Our first one is :

Harajuku

Harajuku can look fun , bright , and kawaii if you can pull it off. To achieve the look , you should wear different layers of  bright , and a little bit of dark clothing.  ( Though some people think that you just throw layers and layers of clothes on . Which is totally a D’ONT . )

Ganguro and Yamamba

Ganguros and Yamambas have dark tans , wear bright eye catching clothes , Doll contacts , and are usually seen shopping in the Harajuku District.

Decora

Decora is just like what it sounds! Decoras decorates themselves anything that is cute and adorable! Decora also takes some elements from harajuku , like the layering , though it is more focused on cute and childish elements.

Cosplay

Even though coplay isn’t  really a  style , Alot of teens cosplay as their favourite  J-rockers on the Harajuku Bridge.

Harajuku Punk and Visual-Kei

Even though harajuku punk and visual-kei are somewhat different , I decided to put them togheter because they are both hard looks to pull off, ( especially visual-kei ) and they are both part of the harajuku styles.

I hope you enjoyed this little post! Oh, and one more thing:

HOW CUTE IS THIS!?!!!

~Levi♥

Ada yang ingin tampil seperti ganguro atau versi yang lebih parahnya lagi Yabamba?
Kalau berminat silahkan ikuti cara ini ya!
1. Pertama-tama warnai rambut dulu. Seperti pirang, putih, warna emas, silver, atau abu-abu (Semua warna sekaligus juga boleh). Oh’ya, juga bisa ditambah efek highlight atau pink (kalau gak suka pake wrna lain aja) hair extension. Kalau yang gak berani mengecat rambut, pake wig aja ; beres kan!
2. Pakai dark fake tan di seluruh tubuh dan gunakan juga bedak yang berwarna gelap, fondation juga bisa menambah muka keliatan lebih gelap.
3. Gunakan bedak yang kelap-kelip tapi jagan terlalu banyak
4. Tambahkan eye shadow yang warna putih dimata (buat seperti kelihatan kayak panda) harus!
5. Gunakan eye liner warna hitam dengan tebal. (bisa pakai tinta hitam, kalau mau)
6. Pakai contact lens yang berwarna cerah (kebanyakan pakai warna biru)
7. Bisa juga gunakan maskara warna putih atau hitam
8. Gunakan very light pink lipstik atu bisa juga warna putih
9. Lalu, sapukan garis tipis bedak warna putih di tengah hidung, harus!
10. Dapatkan Glamour Nail atau bisa juga coba nil art
11. Dibawah mata bisa ditempelkan stiker heart
12. Gunakn perhiasan kalung, gelang dan anting. Coba pilih yang girlie atau barang” yang cute
13. Gunakan baju-baju yang warnanya mencolok
14. Gunakan celana pendek atau rok yang mini” dan gunakan juga sepatu boots
15. Bila ada yang mau ditambahkan, tambhkan aja biar kelihatan menarik perhatian

Bagi yang malas membaca tahapan-tahapannya bis jug cukup dengan menonton video ini

tulisan ini cuman iseng doank

This video is a very funny video of someone legitimately trying to give a tutorial on the Japanese fashion style of Ganguro. For those of you who don’t know what Ganguro is, it is a style characterized by almost cave-man like features with deeply tanned skin, raggedy hair and tons of make-up that makes the wearer look like a clown.

Senza entrare troppo nell’argomento “Japanese fashion” perchè potrei non finire più, volevo farvi vedere un video che riassume i look più estremi che potete trovare in Giappone.
Tra questi ci sono anche i Visual K, che se vi ricordate avevo menzionato parlando di uno dei miei colleghi di lavoro.
Intanto guardate questo, se vi interessa poi vediamo di approfondire.

I was researching dred locks for the book I’m working on and I came across some hairdressers trying to mimic Gyaru girls. “What is a Gyaru girl?” I aksed myself, and decided to delve into this strange world–instead of working on my book for the time being. OH PROCRASTINATION. Gyaru means “gal.” These girls are also known as “ganguro” which means very dark–you’ll see…

These japanese girls go tanning regularly and dye their hair brown or blonde. They wear a lot of pink and dress like cute princesses. We all have to do something to escape our mundane lives! Why not do it with clothes, right?

On to the more extreme fashions of adolescent Japan–

More gyaru girls–these girls wear very bright colors and flowers-everywhere! Mostly hawaiian leis and hibiscus flowers. Platform shoes make them taller They paint their faces dark brown and paint their lips and eyes white. Blue contacts and bleached blonde hair complete the ensemble. As a way of rebelling against society’s idea of ideal beauty, these japanese girls traded their dainty sailor school uniforms for these outrageous looks. Their inspirations, according to some, are California girls, with their tanned skin and blonde hair.

It gets better!!

Yamanba!!–Inspired by Yama-uba or “mountain hag.”

Same idea as the rest of the gyaru girls only much darker and they paint their faces like pandas.

Read on…

Gyaru Girl Magazine “Egg”

Click “Dolly Eyes” to read about the contact lenses that lighten their eyes and make them look bigger and more “doll-like!”

One thing I love about the Gyaru girls is their nails! I would love to get my nails done like this for my wedding or something!!

Gwen Stefani adopted some of the Japanese style on her trip to Japan. Her Harajuku girls have brought Gwen a fair share of followers and criticism. Harajuku is a general name for the area around Harajuku station in Japan. Street fashions abound here! No wonder Gwen liked it there!

Gwen's Harajuku girls

Harajuku picture from: The Cambridge East-Asian Cultural Society

Here is a great video about Gyaru Fashion from Kawaii TV. Kawaii means “cute” in Japanese.

                   In Europe, it is known that Paris is the fashion capital. But lets move away from the designer clothing, expensive jewelry and glamorous lifestyle and fly over to Tokyo, Japan. This place is home of the most fashionable teens you’ll ever see. Tokyo, is the fashion capital of asia. But you already know that right.  Shibuya, also know as Shibuya 109, is known as one of the fashion centers of Japan, particularly for young people, and as a major nightlife area.  Japanese girls are known to have the most unique fashion sense, for me that is. From the colorful hair, out of this world clothes, pretty face, doll like eyes and funky accesories, nothing can ever compare to the way they present themselves in the world. From the tanned-faced teens to the school girl wearing girls, its always something different wherever you look. The thing is, dressing up as anime characters or wearing boots and shorts in the winter time, is socially acceptible. Even having blue, red, or to whatever color they wanted to dye their hair is also acceptable. People dont care nor even try to critisize these so called trendsetting teens. The fashion epidemic can infect you, whether you’re a girl or a boy, young or old.

One of the most talked about, life size doll, that girls are dying  to look like is Ms Tsubasa Masukawa….well actually its Mrs. Yes she is married and yes she has a baby. But take one good look at her pretty face and barbie like figure and you’ll be asking yourself…..how do i become like her? Not simple…I guess you can say shes born that way. Well… consider the make up and hair styling she has to go throught everyday. But then again, with or without make-up, she’s stunning.

Dr. Liu, professor of Japanese, Spelman College Atlanta on a cultural phenom you should know. From the Introduction:

This paper explores the hip hop impact on Japanese youth culture with special reference to the ganguro[1] phenomenon among Japanese teenage girls. Ganguro has been identified as a new fashion style[2] imitating certain hip hop outward physical features, such as blackened faces and necks with shimmering makeup, blond or white hair, boots with solid platform soles, and bright colored tight miniskirts.

Three assumptions underlie the current study: (1) Ganguro as a new fashion style reflects the global influence of hip hop culture and affects Japanese youth ideology. (2) Ganguro is more than a new fashion style among Japanese teenage girls; it is an explicit expression of self- identity of those who attempt to depart from traditional Japanese cultural values and social standards. (3) Ganguro as a subculture is in conflict with  mainstream Japanese culture, and although this subculture may not spread to the whole Japanese younger generation, it has socio-cultural and ideological significance in Japanese society.