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Japanese female beauty practices and ideals are a cultural set of standards in relevance to human physical appearance and aesthetics. Distinctive features of Japanese aesthetics have the following qualities: simplicity, elegance, suggestion, and symbolism. [ 1 ]
Japanese aesthetics comprise a set of ancient ideals that include wabi (transient and stark beauty), sabi (the beauty of natural patina and aging), and yūgen (profound grace and subtlety). [1] These ideals, and others, underpin much of Japanese cultural and aesthetic norms on what is considered tasteful or beautiful.
Kawaii culture is an off-shoot of Japanese girls’ culture, which flourished with the creation of girl secondary schools after 1899. This postponement of marriage and children allowed for the rise of a girl youth culture in shōjo magazines and shōjo manga directed at girls in the pre-war period [ 5 ] .
See also: Japanese art, Japanese culture, Zen, Japanese values. Pages in category "Japanese aesthetics" The following 34 pages are in this category, out of 34 total.
Ganguro (ガングロ) is an alternative fashion trend among young Japanese women which peaked in popularity around the year 2000 and evolved from gyaru.. The Shibuya and Ikebukuro districts of Tokyo were the centres of ganguro fashion; it was started by rebellious youth who contradicted the traditional Japanese concept of beauty; pale skin, dark hair and neutral makeup tones.
From 1992 to 1993, just after the Japanese bubble burst, high school girls with short skirts and loose socks, and wearing uniforms, appeared, which began to attract attention from the mass media. During the same time period, Namie Amuro of Super Monkey's, had influenced many young girls with her style. Those who imitated the way she dressed ...
During this time Japan went through an economic depression, [36] leading to an increase in alternative youth and fashion cultures such as gyaru, otaku, visual kei, and Lolita, [34] as well as visual-kei-inspired clothing such as Mori, Fairy Kei, and Decora. [37] The Lolita style spread quickly from the Kansai region and finally reached Tokyo.
Though not known as the hime cut at the time, the name "hime cut" seems to have been retroactively applied in association with princesses of the Heian aristocracy, due to their depiction in media with the hairstyle. A 1970s idol, Megumi Asaoka, is known in Japan for popularizing the hime cut, which became her trademark. [5] [6]