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Ganguro appeared in Japan in 1997, the prominent feature of this new look is dark skin, white make-up, blonde or light hair and flashy colourful clothes. Among all of these features, dark skin was something really new, a taboo, that those girls shattered. To explain that, I must say first that in Japan people are really 'obsessed' with pale skin, ever since ancient time women with pale-white skin were the symbol of beauty, pureness, and go(o)dness. While, on the other hand, people with dark skin were treated badly, and were most low-class. 

From the contact with other streetstyles ganguro assimilates some important traits: a passion for tanning from the surfers and a dance-music fascination for African American culture. The commercial and mediatic spread of of these preferences is exemplified primarily by the singer Namie Amuro, imitated by a lot of fans, but ganguro is a much more exaggerated style compared to Amuro.

The ganguro look is a combination of childishness and sex appeal, a summary of the figure of the lolita, passive, sweet, asexual and of the figure of a sexually aggressive woman, the 80s bodikon: primary or pastel colors, kawaii accessories, characters like Hello Kitty and bows combine with tight and body revealing clothes and generous exhibition of the body. The style is divided, regardless of age, in:

Ganguro most likely dress up with a summer style all over the year, with colorful printed clothes (often with flowers) and lots of accessories.  Many magazines in Japan provide a make-up tutorial and I find one for you too!

Does all of this ring a bell or two? Maybe you remember the manga 'Gals', the very bible of everything Gyaru and different. If you didn't, you should check it out! 

Source: http://conigliodellamoda.blogspot.it/

This is very classical, in fact everybody who loves Japan must know it: 'Kawaii,ne' (the very simple way). This one below, is read differently but I'm certain you know it, right? :)

As you know there are countless of different styles in Japan, here are some but I won't explain in detail today.

 

Ganguro.

 And this is her with her husband, a famous model too, Naoki Umeda. They have a child together too.

You can find her on twitter too (though she only write in japanese) where she promotes her projects, she's still working hard as usual! Our gyaru princess :)