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TOKYOTRENDTRADITION 2012/07/17 Uniforms By Manami T. Looking back on the history of school uniforms in Japanese education, the standard style for female students was "hakama," a type of <strong>tradition</strong>al Japanese long skirt. This particular style spread across the country around the beginning of the 20th century, and quickly became a symbol of female Japanese students. Originally, the female school hakama used to be colored purple, but this was later changed to "ebichairo," or brownish- crimson, as purple in Japan was considered a noble color. However, the hakama style of clothing happened to be too expensive for young women who were interested in competing with each other in fashion and their appearance. Also, when it came to washing, the girls had hard time. For these reasons, female school clothing gradually shifted to Western-style outfits. Sailor-style uniform Summer Winter One of the first uniform styles that came into Japan was the sailor-style uniform. It was originally introduced in Fukuoka about 90 years ago. At the time, all the girls wore Japanese-style clothes, which were restricting their mobility. So, this style of uniform that allowed girls to move easily became popular across the country, and turned into a major fashion style in Japan. Its standard was dark blue cloth, a dark red necktie, three stripes of dark red on the collar and the cuffs, and a white anchor mark above the chest. Now, some essences of this standard still remain in school uniform. In addition to that, as it was in the past, there are seasonal variations for summer and winter: sleeve length and fabric were adjusted accordingly. Blazer-style uniform After the sailor-style uniforms were imported into Japan, the blazer and checked skirt were taken into the school system. The term blazer occasionally is synonymous with boating jacket or sports jacket. That is why blazers are often made with naval-style metal buttons, reflecting their historic boating club association. Japanese school added emblems of
TOKYOTRENDTRADITION their unique designs on the chest, so it would be clear what school the students go. Recently, to match boys’ and girls’ uniform, many schools are changing their school uniform to blazer-style. worn with a skirt. The school uniform for girls used to be regarded as a symbol of an education with strict regulations. But today, wearing a uniform might be privilege only for high school girls. For teenage girls in Japan these days, a school uniform is not something evoking a spirit of discipline but something that symbolizes their <strong>trend</strong>s and fashion. In Japan, even students who don't attend schools that require students to wear uniforms are keen on wearing them as fashion. Sweet and girly Today, almost all Japanese junior high school and senior high school have a uniform. Focusing on girls' uniforms, they vary greatly between different areas and schooling systems, but typically consist of a dress or a blouse This style focuses on how to be girly like a doll. Mainly, the cardigans are pastel colors such as pink, light green and light yellow. The white cardigan is popular too among those girls. The shoes are usually black or brown loafers. But because they want to make themselves look girly, instead of basic black loafers, brown loafers are preferred. For this style, it is important to give an impression of pureness and cuteness to others. Most of the time, the girls wear standard check ribbons a bit loose. The skirts are above their knees, but not too short. Often they curl their hair airy and use head accessories that have fashionable motif using line stones or colorful beads. Cool beauty The cool beauty is a style, which is for the girls who want to look more mature than sweet girly style. It takes in the basic colors such as navy, brown and beige to their fashion. The image of this is a composed senior student who is relied by the younger students. They wear tie instead of ribbons. Their skirts are short that go way over knees are almost the same lengths as cardigans. Also, manicure is an important part of their fashion. The popular hairstyle is long brown hair that is permed strongly. For accessories,
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