harajuku+fashion

"Harajuku Fashion is a sub set of Tokyo Fashion." pg.1 "If it's Harajuku's youth culture you want to see, don't even bother unless it's the weekend and preferably a Sunday. " pg. 2 "Harajuku Girls is a term to describe women and teenaged girls in Harajuku (Tokyo, Japan) who wear a style of clothing that originated in the street culture of major cities in Japan, i.e. Tokyo and Osaka." pg. 3 "The "Harajuku style," named for the Harajuku district of Tokyo, combines a wide range of diverse influences, and is also known as "Fruits Fashion" by followers of Fruits Magazine." pg. 3 " The terms "Harajuku Girls" and "Fruits" are not used by the Japanese to describe themselves." pg. 3 "Kogals (コギャル kogyaru, lit. "small/child girl") are a subculture of girls and young women in urban Japan, one of several types of so-called gals" pg. 2 "Ganguro (ガングロ), literally "black-face", is a Japanese fashion trend among many Japanese girls which peaked in popularity from the late 1990s to the early 2000s, an outgrowth of chapatsu hair dyeing" pg. 3 "It emphasizes Victorian-style girl's clothing and often aims to imitate the look of Victorian porcelain dolls. " pg. 5 (gothic lolita) "Cosplay (コスプレ, kosupure) is the Japanese word for dressing up like a Japanese character." pg.6