Mami
Kimura

Fashion in Japan

Now, I would to tell you about Japanese teenage girls. They are known as trend setters in Japan.

My topic may be categorized into two sections which are fashion and belongings. I am going to talking about loose socks, mini skirt and hair colouring in terms of fashion.

Loose socks, which are about 50cm long and thick, are very popular for Japanese teenage girls. Nowadays, they think loose socks really suit mini skirts. Actually, they have no choice on school uniform so they want to show their personality by wearing loose socks and mini skirt in that they both could show the girls' individuality.

They change their hair colour not only to show their personality but also to be nice. Black hair seems very heavy so they make their hair colour lighter to be stylish.

I will move on to belongings which includes celler phone , diary and goods with characters. I think, almost Japanese teenager have celler phone today. A Japanese celler phone is much thinner and lighter than Canadian ones. If they have spare time, they try to call somebody to talk with. Nowadays, the celler phone's functions have improved. It is very fin to use one, even though there's nothing special to talk about. Japanese teenagers have their own diary which has many print club pictures. They keep their friends' pictures. Exchanging these pictures help them to make each other friendlier. Also, they like to decorate their diary by themselves. The diary might have a lot of print club pictures and secrets. Japanese girls like goods character such as Hello Kitty. Goods with character are very cute but cheap so it's easy to buy and collect them.

Japanese girls seems very similar each other because they have same merchandises. They are worry to be alone so they have same things as each other to recognize that they are members of the group.

If you go to Japan, especially Tokyo, you can see many fashionable Japanese teenagers. The trends change quickly. If you visit Japan, see the fashion first!

December 1999