Japanese Schoolgirl Inferno: Tokyo Teen Fashion Subculture Handbook
By Izumi Evers, Patrick Macias and Kazumi Nonaka
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Izumi Evers
Patrick Macias and Izumi Evers have written and produced several books on Japanese pop culture. They split their time between San Francisco and Tokyo.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Japanese schoolgirl fashions and subcultures have sprung up, burned out, mutated, and evolved into a pop culture phenomenon gone global from Gwen Stefani's "Harajuku Girls" to Gothic Lolita-fueled manga and the deadly schoolgirl in Kill Bill, it's no wonder that international fashion designers look to the streets of Tokyo for fresh inspiration. This playful and thoroughly researched handbook examines the key styles and subcultures past and present: sailor-suited gangsters, Pippi Longstockings risen from the dead, girls in blackface, teens sporting giant hamster costumes, and more. Each fashion profile is packed with photos and illustrations, history, ideal boyfriends, and must-have items. Also included are a gatefold evolutionary fashion chart, resources, and makeup tips. At last, an in-depth guide to what the girls are wearing and why on earth they're wearing it. About the AuthorPatrick Macias and Izumi Evers have written and produced several books on Japanese pop culture. They split their time between San Francisco and Tokyo. Kazumi Nonaka is an artist and rock 'n' roll guitarist whose illustrations have been featured in Japanese magazines and TV shows. She lives in Tokyo.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5novel yang kayak gini, buatin dong yang bahasa indonesia nya!
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Japanese Schoolgirl Inferno - Izumi Evers
Bad Gals
Mean Streets (Late 1960s to Late 1970s)
Tokyo, 1972
A pack of tough-looking teenagers sits smoking cigarettes in a huddle near a Japan Railways train station. Everything about them, including their style of speech, is tough as nails. Hands clutch barely concealed weapons, including razors and steel chains, should a fight break out. And it’s only a matter of time until one does. Their collective body language bristles with a threat of imminent violence. Local yakuza gangsters protecting their turf? Neighborhood bad boys daring straight, polite Japanese society to knock the chip off their shoulders? Well, almost. It’s a group of schoolgirls known as the Sukeban, Japan’s very first all-girl gangs.
The name comes from the Japanese words for female
(suke) and boss
(ban). Although they enjoyed only a brief vogue in the early 1970s, the Sukeban made for a truly unforgettable social disease: shoplifting, pickpocketing, and rivaling the very worst of the menfolk for misbehavior and outrageous acts of violence.
Why weren’t they all rounded up and thrown into the slammer? Says bad-teen historian Nobuaki Higa, In Japan, outlaw society is right out in the open. Yakuza gangsters can even have their own office buildings. Even though you might be antisocial, that doesn’t mean you are unacceptable, especially if you are young. The cops know it’s just a matter of time before bad girls will grow up and walk away from the lifestyle. Being in a gang is something you can graduate from.
Today, classic Sukeban fashion, typified by a long, flowing skirt and immense Afro-like hair, is considered woefully out of style. But the Sukeban’s way of life—a revolutionary mix of to-the-death sisterhood, ironclad rules, and an underworld-style flair for organization—continues to influence Japanese schoolgirls whenever they gather in packs.
One major aspect of Sukeban style can be seen to this day. Indeed, it is a major contribution to the universally accepted image of the Japanese bad girl. The Sukeban religiously wore their school uniforms, of the Sailor Fuku variety (the classic sailor suit the Japanese school system forces female students to wear), no matter what manner of naughty behavior they engaged in. The tradition has stuck with generations of girls since, from the Kogals of the 1990s right up until today’s Shibuya District Gals (although the skirts have since gotten a whole lot