Japanese corsets

Say welcome to upcoming corsets! 

Japanese girls wear corsets everyday - it's a new fashion trend in this country Wearing corsets on the street to achieve the fairy tale look - take a deep breath and tell sincerely what do you think about this popular trend?

Corset's origins come from Europe, but it is widely accepted in Japan and worn by Japanese girls like a some kind of a tool for promoting their own styles.

The first corset was created in Europe in the Middle Ages with the help of the Crusades. At that time corsets had a protective function, it looked like a military armor, and corsets were worn by both - men and women. Since 1900, corsets have normally accompanied the silhouette. Corsets are no longer required details and you can see that women wear it on wedding or for some special occasions. But in Japan situation is very different.

Nowadays we can see that Japanesse street fashion knocks on European's door, it found its way to get through and Japanese corsets are also welcomed to our climate. I am sure that all of you have noticed this upcoming high street fashion trend but you are not sure how it is called. In this text you have a chance to learn more about it. Japanese began with the adoption of Western fashion culture in the mid-19th century. During time young Japanese created an unique and more recognizable street style. Factors that mostly influenced this style are Japanese music, traditions, cartoons and toys. Here you can find five most preferred Japanese street styles:

 - Dolly kei style: inspired by the Middle Ages and fairy tales, especially it is inspired by Grimm's fairy tales.

 - Fairy kei style: sweet look with a hint of '80s And it is inspired by toys such as My Little Pony, Popples and the like.

 - Kogal style: fashion style that shows the depth of the pocket of the girl who dresses in this way, through that style girls want to show a unique fashion tastes and details, as well as music that they listen and their social life.

- Visual kei style: it's a combination of striking and unusual hairstyles, makeup and wardrobe; style invented by musicians in '90.-ies .

 - Ganguro style: a combination of blond hair, pastel clothes and artificial eyelashes.

The most popular style is Lolita style. It is one of the most famous styles of Japanese street fashion, which contains a huge number of different styles from different areas but with a common accent - sweet. From traditional Lolita - sweet/business/adult through childlike Lolita - inspired by Hello Kitty and other popular dolls and toys to the punk and gothic Lolita - experimental and inspired by Victorian age and many others. Lolita combinations are full of irresistible sweetness, attractiveness, beauty and sexuality.

Lolita fashion has become popular overnight, spreading its influence to other countries in the Asian regions: China, Korea and Taiwan, because in these countries women have similar figure and body shape. Japanese women are lower than European and American women.

According to this unique fashion style Japanese models are almost surreal. Girls look like a porcelain doll with irresistible eyes, snow-white skin and rosy cheeks, fantastic slopes and perfectly harmonious figures. One question for you dear Ladies at the end - Would you wear it? I probably would.