I’m sure a lot of you know this already but as I am going to be talking about gakurans a lot, I think I should start by defining the term. Gakurans are those boys’ school uniforms you often see in anime that aren’t a blazer and tie. Those high-neck black overshirts or coats with shiny…
I am astounded I haven’t written this list before. Maybe I have but I looked through my blog and I couldn’t find it. So it really is grand time I put one together. It’s certainly not an uncommon experience for anime fans to admire the varied and occasionally ornate school uniforms that feature in some…
I think one of the first things every new Otaku discovers is the seifuku or Japanese schoolgirl sailor uniforms. Heck, I think some people may become Otaku because they discovered the seifuku. There are some less savoury and fetishized aspects of it but generally speaking, I find sailor uniforms absolutely adorable. So for today’s post,…
Titles: Runway de Waratte, Smile Down the Runway Genre: Drama, slice of life, school, fashion Episodes: 12 Studio: Ezo’la Chiyuki is going to be a fashion model. And not just any fashion model. She’s going to be a top fashion model and she’s going to walk the runway during Paris Fashion week. After all, this…
I’ve been down a bit of a rabbit hole of watching videos analyzing fashion in movies. It’s one of the very few things I prefer in live-action. The way costumes can be used as part of the cinematic language, character development and narrative evolution. I’m not just talking about the big showy period pieces either….