I didn't have this one in my list but it popped up in my mind earlier after I finished my last post - YAY BONUS!
I think - I hope - this one will be quite short.
The question of all question...
If gyaru is not just mindset, if gyaru is not just a lifestyle, but gyaru is not a "fashion" either...what is it exactly?
How does it look like?
To me gyaru is not a fashion per sé, because it adapts to new trends and isn't bound to rules.
It changes over time and it gains new priorities even.
To me gyaru is more a culture, however it is a visual culture...
I honestly get annoyed now when I see stuff like..
Gyaru have blonde hair - EXCEPT some, they have dark.
Gyaru have a tan - EXCEPT some, those who are shiro.
Gyaru wear heavy makeup - EXCEPT some who wear more natural ones.
Gyaru have artificial nails - EXCEPT some who didn't.
and this whole spiral of but you don't NEED, you don't NEED, you don't...
Yes, gyaru isn't bound to rules, technically you can have pink hair and be shiro gal and whatever.
However, most of the time when they mention these exceptions, they are just exactly that: EXCEPTIONS.
Gals with dark hair, got the look so nailed down, they are still recognizable. The gals in around 2010s had such an instinctive fashion, they were shiro gyaru, it was an "official" thing during that time. The makeup techniques changed over the years and yes, some are more natural of course if you put manba right next to himekaji.
There is one simple rule, the only one when it comes to appearance of a gal: You have to be recognized as one.
If you remove everything the style usually stands for...you are not gyaru, simple.
Imagine basic girls being like..
"I am gothic in my heart.
Gothic is mind.
black is my favourite color <33 (I just didn't wear any on this picture)."
You see how ridiculous it looks, right?
The best way to look gyaru is by participating in their trends and join in the fun.
In 2025 that means: get a tan, bleach and dye your hair, do the makeup, wear the nails..
simple.
You might be able to experiment with your own personal style and give it an individual touch
Look up your favourite gyaru models and get inspired by them.
xoxo rinmero
I think what a lot of people forget is that there really never were rules. Some of the "rules" you see are made by the circles that were very serious. It really was just influence and some things just stuck. And eventually a lot of that changed as we graduated from oldschool to manba/ganguro to amekaji/hime and other styles. It's all evolution. It was the rest of us outside of Japan that said okay this is what they did, this is the rule. The OG gals never called themselves gal really. It's just what they were. Doing everything the opposite of what was "accepted", enjoying life and giving their all.
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