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Ah I always thought that Gyaru and Gal were the same fashion style slightly lost in translation, but now I see that they were actually different styles!
by franciscop 9y ago
Ah I always thought that Gyaru and Gal were the same fashion style slightly lost in translation, but now I see that they were actually different styles!
- ldjb 9y ago"Gyaru" is simply how "gal" is pronounced in Japanese, so it's an inconsistency in translation. However, kogyaru and ganguro are different styles. Gyaru is effectively a superset of the two, as well as some other styles. Néojaponisme has an interesting look back at the history of gyaru and the different styles (though unfortunately the pictures are rather few, and I have no idea where Part Four is): http://neojaponisme.com/2012/02/28/the-history-of-the-gyaru-part-one/ http://neojaponisme.com/2012/02/28/the-history-of-the-gyaru-...
- franciscop 9y agoThat (and inner links) is an awesome peak into Japanese culture, thank you