A society is composed of people who share a common culture. This culture is composed of a set of common beliefs, conventions and ideological values and acts as the binding force within the society. To be accepted by society one must conform and follow the set culture. A culture is shared by people within a large defined territory and encompasses various subcultures within it. A subculture typically holds values and beliefs at variance with that of the parent culture. One such subculture within the framework of the Japanese or more precisely the Harajuku culture would be the “Decora” subculture.
Decora fashion, originated in Harajuku in the late 1990’s and gained recognition when acclaimed Japanese photographer, Shoichi Aoki, documented the Tokyo street fashion in his magazine FRUiTS and STREET. Harajuku is rife with some of the most eccentric fashion trends in the world …show more content…
Decora fashion is fun-fashion and the followers perhaps, dress the way they do, to not be a part of their societies rigid social order and break free from it. For them Decora is a lifestyle, its what makes life more fun and livable for …show more content…
Take Kurebayashi for example who has more than half a million followers on social media. She is one of the most famous Decora girls and has been dressing in this fashion for the last 6-7 years. According to her, Decora is not a mask that they use to hide behind, but a medium of self-expression. Just because they decorate every inch of their body does not mean that they are trying to hide, but just the contrary. It’s their way of having fun and being themselves in a society governed by cultural
Decora fashion, originated in Harajuku in the late 1990’s and gained recognition when acclaimed Japanese photographer, Shoichi Aoki, documented the Tokyo street fashion in his magazine FRUiTS and STREET. Harajuku is rife with some of the most eccentric fashion trends in the world …show more content…
Decora fashion is fun-fashion and the followers perhaps, dress the way they do, to not be a part of their societies rigid social order and break free from it. For them Decora is a lifestyle, its what makes life more fun and livable for …show more content…
Take Kurebayashi for example who has more than half a million followers on social media. She is one of the most famous Decora girls and has been dressing in this fashion for the last 6-7 years. According to her, Decora is not a mask that they use to hide behind, but a medium of self-expression. Just because they decorate every inch of their body does not mean that they are trying to hide, but just the contrary. It’s their way of having fun and being themselves in a society governed by cultural