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Cosplay
Cosplay (コスプレ, kosupure), a contraction (or portmanteau) of the English words "costume" and "play", is a Japanese subculture centered on dressing as…
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Ganguro
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…
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Gothic Lolita
Gothic Lolita or "GothLoli" (ゴスロリ, gosurori; sometimes alternatively "Loli-Goth") is a youth fashion among Japanese teenagers and young women. It…
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Kogal
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. They are…
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Kimono History
Traditional clothing of the Edo period, (1600-1868), included the kimono and obi as we know them today. The obi did not, however, become a prominent part…
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Uchikake - The wedding kimono
For a young women having a traditional Japanese wedding , they wear the most gorgeous Kimono called Uchikake . Most people rent this kimono, however the…
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Kimono Fashion Shame
Australia's fashion industry is prostituting Japanese culture and tradition for profit. The fashion industry's misrepresentation of traditional Japanese…
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Oriental Artifacts - Kimono Store Melbourne
Oriental Artifacts is happy to announce the opening of their 1st shop in Toorak Village Melbourne: From Japan comes our biggest range of artifacts. We…
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Hadajuban - KIMONO ENCYCLOPAEDIA
Hadajuban - Undergarment for kimono ‘Hadajuban’ is the first undergarment worn in the kimono attire. It is so named as it is worn next to the skin. Note…
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Japanese Kimono Competition
HOW TO WIN A YUKATA COMPETITION To win a Yukata Competition you need to fulfil the basic criteria of the judges. The Japan Club of Victoria's Yukata…
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Is the Kimono fashion or history?
If you consider the white wedding dress a fashion item, and our fashion industry certainly does. Then you would have to consider the kimono a fashion item…
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Shichi-Go-San
Traditional clothing of the Edo period, (1600-1868), included the kimono and obi as we know them today. The obi did not, however, become a prominent part…