Have a taste for color and insanely bright, SUPER Kawaii accessories?
Here is your thread.
heart heart heart DECORA!!! heart heart heart
Bright colors and prints. Layers upon layers of mismatched clothing. Plastic bracelets and accessories. Bellybutton shoes, candy-print fabric angel wings, and neon hair.The magazine ‘FRUiTS’ by Shoichi Aoki documents many different Japanese street fashions that have come and gone since 1996, but my personal favorite by far is Decora.
Often called ‘Decora-chan’, these girls roamed the streets of the Harajuku and Shibuya districts in Tokyo during the mid- to late-90s. As most Asian street fashion does, Decora includes not only brand name clothing (some favorites are Vivienne Westwood and Takuya Angel), but also resale items. The style is said to originate from the Japanese pop idol Tomoe Shinohara, who hosted television shows and sang hit songs in fluffy petticoats and knee-high colored boots.
Decora’ stands for ‘decorated’ in Japanese. Once you see a Decora-chan, it quickly becomes apparent why; these girls are covered head-to-toe with tacky, rainbow-colored jewelry and colorful clothes. Another important aspect of the fashion is the ‘musical’ quality of the accessories as they walk. Super cute.
