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Japanese schoolgirl skirts getting longer +
Japanese schoolgirl’s skirts are actually getting longer. That’s what the teen magazine Cawaii has determined. It seems that Tokyo schoolgirl’s skirts are actually on average 10cm longer than 5 years ago.
Many Shibuya teens are moving towards a more “wholesome” image. Shirts are beginning to not be unbuttoned, and makeup is looking more natural. The new look is being called “Celebrity high school girl” due girls wanting to appear more elegant and refined.
Don’t expect to see any knee-caps in Kobe Japan. Over half of the schoolgirls there are wearing even lower skirts than Tokyo. On average skirts are 20cm longer than 5 years ago.
Sano Katsuhiko, uniform research director for Tombo, says
The ideal length for skirts is just a few centimeters above the knees. Tokyo is still too short, and Kobe is too long.
What trend will be after “Celebrity High School Girl”? Only time will tell.
Via Yomiuri.
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July 3rd, 2008 at 11:05 am
Can’t they just give the poor girls pants like the guys?
July 3rd, 2008 at 12:41 pm
@jko: actually that’s a trend also. Check out: http://xorsyst.com/japan/the-end-of-japanese-schoolgirl-skirts/
August 10th, 2008 at 10:39 am
I think the traditional skirts look really cool. They’re a bit like the kilts we wear in my school (in Ireland). OK you get cold when winter first starts, but you get used to it after a few weeks.
November 10th, 2008 at 7:00 am
A lot of the skirts are way below the knee in Kobe, but the girls often pull them right up, so they look shorter. So the lengths vary incredibly actually. It’s quite funny when you realise that short skirts are really just long skirts pulled up to the armpits!
February 19th, 2009 at 7:51 am
@jko are you out your mind, I hate the clothing the wear here in the west, alot of girls look like blokes now, it’s a damn disgrace, girls should just wear female clothing.. Go skirts..
August 11th, 2009 at 12:26 pm
Kiryu-zero@ Whoa Whoa~! you can’t blame the ladies if they like the same clothes guy’s do. with the city and alot of stupid guys that are around skirts and dresses become embarrassing sometimes. But that cold weather there Brrr~ I can imagine, that’s really hard to get used to. *Im a girl* But that doesn’t mean to patronize the lot of us if we dont feel like dressing up 24/7! Lol Chill everyone clothing is clothing, nothing more to cover our bodies and keep’ em warm. But that isn’t to say dressing up here and there will hurt.
November 21st, 2009 at 2:03 pm
I think the traditional skirts look really cool!
December 4th, 2009 at 4:15 pm
Hm… If japanese schoolgirl skirts are getting longer… tats boring!
December 23rd, 2009 at 7:02 am
it’s not boring, i think it’s good cos some girls dont feel comfortable wearing short skirts cos men will look down at their legs and it’s not right.
It’s good to wear trousers sometimes.
December 23rd, 2009 at 7:02 am
it’s not boring, i think it’s good cos some girls dont feel comfortable wearing short skirts cos men will look down at their legs and it’s not right.
January 10th, 2010 at 1:47 pm
Ladies Need To Act Like Ladies. If a female must dress like a man then she should do that in the privacy of her own home and not go out in public.
March 2nd, 2010 at 7:44 am
this is good, i like japan girls,they arelovely.
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