Child’s Play? Exploring the Significance of Kawaii for Decora and Fairy-Kei Fashion Practitioners in Harajuku through a Case-Focused Analysis

Child’s Play? Exploring the Significance of Kawaii for Decora and Fairy-Kei Fashion Practitioners in Harajuku through a Case-Focused Analysis

Literature that explores alternative kawaii (‘cute’; ‘adorable’) fashion associated with Harajuku, Japan, argues that it is an infantile practice in which practitioners seek to reject adult thoughts, feelings and responsibility through childish mannerisms and dress. These understandings of kawaii fa...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Megan Catherine Rose
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Japan Foundation, Sydney 2020-08-01
Series:New Voices in Japanese Studies
Subjects:
affect
alternative communities
contemporary
fashion
gender
girl culture
girls
harajuku
kawaii
japan
tokyo
shōjo
subculture
women
youth
youth culture
Online Access:https://newvoices.org.au/volume-12/childs-play-exploring-the-significance-of-kawaii-for-decora-and-fairy-kei-fashion-practitioners-in-harajuku-through-a-case-focused-analysis/

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https://newvoices.org.au/volume-12/childs-play-exploring-the-significance-of-kawaii-for-decora-and-fairy-kei-fashion-practitioners-in-harajuku-through-a-case-focused-analysis/

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