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Japanese ladies asked which fashions they secretly fancy trying yield up a telling list of contemporary and not so contemporary Japanese fashions, most of which will be instantly recognisable – in the event they are not some helpful illustrations are included.
The ranking:
1. Age-jou dress and high-rise hairstyle [these extravagant fashions are associated exclusively with cabaret club girls]
2. A dress fit for a princess like Marie Antoinette
3. Romantic Taisho or retro Showa period Japanese attire [early to mid twentieth century Japanese attire with western influences]
4. Oiran [oiran were high class Japanese courtesans, along the lines of geisha but with a greater emphasis on sex]
5. Maid
6. Goth Loli
7. Mori gal ["forest girl" - a style defined simply by it looking as if the wearer belongs in a forest setting]
8. Lolita
9. Anime cosplay
10. Bunny girl
Once again an almost universal hatred for otaku is hard to reconcile with a secret desire to cosplay many Japanese women seemingly hold.
References:
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