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The Kimono__: In this day and age, a Japanese woman probably owns only one kimono. A furosode kimono which is usually worn for the coming of age ceremony on the woman's 19th birthday. For these Japanese weddings, the complete bridal kimono and kimono apparel is most likely to be rented. The kimono now is rarely worn as every day clothing anymore. Once in a blue moon, if you go to a small rural town in Japan or one of the small islands like Okinawa, there's a chance you will see the traditional every day kimono worn by elders. http://www.japanesekimono.com/kimono.htm  Book- Japan the culture by Bobbie Kalman Crabtree publishing company Toronto ny 1989 Page 24- Kimonos are ancient silk robes that are floor length.They have no zippers or buttons 

Book Source: __The Dance of the Crane__ A grand festival to celebrate long life that dates back to the 800's, originally honoring a shinto god of good health. Dancers dress up as cranes.

__Mini-Skirts:__ Around places such as Shibuya and Harajuku in Tokyo, a growing number of young women in their teens and twenties have been wearing mini skirts and shorts. Though about half of all women normally wear pants in freezing winter, this year it seems that around fifty percent of women in these areas are wearing skirts, with a further thirty percent wearing shorts and just twenty percent wearing regular pants. Skirts and shorts are the most popular lower body clothing hands-down. []

__Anime Eyes:__ A Japanese trend inspired by anime, which are the popular Japanese comics, are wide contact lenses, also known as anime eyes. Most females do this because Japanese men like this a lot and think it's cute and beautiful on the female. These contacts are made to make the females' faces look smaller and their eyes look bigger and stick out. These certain contacts can go from 30 to 50 dollars a pair. People can make their eyes as big as they want because these contacts go with the individual's persrcption. http://www.styleguru.org/entry/weird-japanese-fads-anime-inspired-extra-wide-contact-lenses/



__Vests:__ Vests are a growing popularity among fashionistas of both males and females. These garments first appeared in street fashions a couple of years ago, when trendsetters found them in vintage clothes shops and began using the vests to create their own unique looks. Since then, they have become a standard item in the wardrobes of the younger generations in Japan. http://web-japan.org/trends/08_fashion/fas081010.html

__Wa Clothing:__ Wa clothing are fashion items that have Japanese designs and traditional techniques are enjoying recent popular attention. Wa -style items are modern products that attract to a contemporary sensibility while including traditional elements, such as Japanese materials, designs, or fabrication techniques. Wa touches are finding their way into different fashion products, from pants and shirts to footwear and jewelry. http://web-japan.org/trends/08_fashion/fas090306.html

__Knee-High Socks__ Knee-high socks are popular in America, and that may be where the modern Japanese got the style from, but they are very popular in Japan, too! In most pictures of a Japanese teenager, they are either wearing solid colored or brightly colored or patterned knee-highs.  __Gothic Lolita__ Gothic Lolita, also known as GothLoli is a very popular style among young japanese women and japanese teenage girls. It takes the dress styles from Victorian-syle dresses. There are many versions of Lolita fashion such as SweetLolita and Cute Lolita. Classic Lolita's style is more mature and light-colored. Sweet Lolita is more childish and is pastel-colored and has lots of lace and ribbons and bows.



__**Japanese headbands**__ Headbands or hachimaki, represent and are worn because is shows a person is about to face a big mental, physical, or spiritual challenge. Japanese wear them for special occasions and during exam preparations. It also symbolizes great endurance. http://web.ebscohost.com/src/detail?vid=1&hid=107&sid=d3d8fd55-5d1d-4f67-8a75-af7caeb3e9fa%40sessionmgr103&bdata=JnNpdGU9c3JjLWxpdmU%3d#toc

group of Japanese researchers led by the Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International (ATR) has developed the world's first procedure for recreating images processed by the human eye based on analysis of blood flow inside the brain Cherry-blossom-patterned jeans. (C)Kyoto Denim Enlarge photo Jeans with a Japanese Twist Kyoto Denim is a brand that offers domestically designed and manufactured jeans for women. Its lineup includes jeans with cherry-blossom patterns and jeans that have been dyed by Kyo yuzen, one of Japan's foremost dyeing techniques, which dates back to the seventeenth century. The brand has created a buzz not only in Japan but also overseas, and in August 2008 it was invited to exhibit at Margin London, a fashion trade exhibition held in London.

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