こんにちは! Oi! Hello! Let's talk about Gyaru, because it's been on my mind a lot lately! I have loved J-fashion of many kinds for the last seventeen years. Some of my favorites include Mori / Hama / Yama Kei (Forest / Beach / Mountain Fashion respectively), Elegant Gothic Lolita, Fairy Kei, Spank! and now... Gyaru! When I first came across Gyaru many years ago, the only style I found embraced being tan... Something that I definitely am not and I actually love my pale skin, it's one of my favorite features. 😄 So I kind of skipped Gyaru completely, not knowing there were other styles until I found the wonderful blog Hello Lizzie Bee! (I totally typed Jello Lizzie Bee at first, which needs to become a special Lizzie Bee dessert. 😋)
Lizzie was sharing her latest blog post on a Twitter blog sharing thread, I clicked over because I love fashion and fell into the wonderful world of Gyaru. What is Gyaru?
Here's a very detailed post from Lizzie, but in my own words (from what I've learned so far) it's a Japanese fashion and lifestyle that is about embracing your wild and sexy side. Definitely different from the other styles I love and something that I find soooo refreshing because I love sexy fashion and I rarely come across others who do. Especially in the blogging community!
I used to feel so out of place, because the bloggers I followed years ago preferred retro fashion from the 40s and 50s and while the dresses and such were very pretty, they covered too much and weren't in my kinds of cuts.
Gyaru has MANY substyles, but my favorites are agejo, onee, rokku and himekaji. Let me show you some of my favorite outfits from each so you can get an idea of what I'm looking for for my new dream wardrobe!
1. Agejo, definitely my favorite Gyaru substyle! Agejo is often worn by hostesses in Japan, to give you an idea that it's sexy while also being classy. Here are a few of my favorite Agejo outfits!
