Sunday, September 5, 2010

Dressing Kids A-La Japanese Style


Japanese fashion is huge everywhere in the world. This is probably because of the prominence of Japanese culture, spilling out even outside the land of the rising sun. It's not surprising that Japanese fashion has influenced kid's clothing here. What is surprising is how appropriate the Japanese style is for children of all ages and sexes.
So how can you dress up your kid's Japanese style? Simple: use kid's clothing pieces that mirror the country's fashion sense and use Japanese fashion practices as applicable to kid's clothing.
One of the common practices in the country is layering. Many people actually think that Japan is big on showing skin (perhaps due to the movies and cartoons they've seen from Japan). But this is simply untrue-Japanese culture, in general, cultivates timid, prim and proper, and extremely formal people. Naturally, this is a concept you'd want to use for kid's clothing.
For instance, get kid's clothing pieces such as jackets or vests and scarf to complement a Japanese-influence shirt (basically, any shirt with bold prints). This is appropriate as a kid's clothing ensemble during fall, when the weather is cold enough to merit layered clothing but warm enough not to warrant a thick coat.
Layering can also be used for girl's kid's clothing, although parents should try to keep it down a notch when it comes to accessories. Japanese girls can big on accessories. But if you're trying to layer, especially for kid's clothing for girls, you want emphasize specific Japanese or Japanese-inspired pieces rather than bury it amongst numerous layers of clothing.

A good example: for girl's kid's clothing, dress your kid in an oversized sleeveless plain top underneath a sleeveless dress to create a simple layering effect that's both cute and elegant. Top it off with a hat and a simple necklace.
Another surprising trend: Japanese style has a lot of formless clothes. A number of the dresses for Japanese girls today are oversized-barring the creative prints, they can look like sleeping dresses. This is a look that wouldn't be a hit for teenage girls. For toddlers and pre-teens, however, this Japanese trend is perfect for kid's clothing, especially if you're veering away from the overly sexualized fashion choices available today.
Floral prints are also big in Japanese fashion. This, of course, is great for girl's kid's clothing. Dresses with prominent floral prints are girly enough for girls of all ages. And since floral prints are universal, you do not run the risk of dressing up your kid too differently. Floral dresses are perfect if you're going for something simple and not too busy (layering can produce that "too much going on" effect). Lolita- and Victorian-inspired dresses are nice too, as they work quite nicely as cute girl's kid's clothing.
The key to achieving the perfect Japanese style kid's clothing is choice.
The current trends in Japanese street fashion today actually mirror some of the styles that are current and chic in America. For instance, Japanese boys also use fitted jeans, a piece of clothing that's trendy here. With kid's clothing, you can afford to be a little off from the current trends in Japanese style. Be a little creative with the prints you use and the footwear you buy. You can also compensate by using bold accessories. Use big bows as hair accessories for girls, for example.

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