Japanese Street Fashion: Kogal
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Rising in popularity around the same time that Britney Spears’ schoolgirl-ish “Hit Me Baby One More Time” incited a mass movement of tweens to uniform stores around the world, the kogal trend is defined predominantly by the sporting of short uniform skirts, baggy socks, dyed locks and an anglo-fied touch of a Burberry scarf.
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Visual Kei
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Typically confined to musicians in Japan, visual kei is renown for its inherent, Bowie-esque androgyny, flamboyant costumes and ornate hair and makeup.
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