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In this paper, I attempt to verify the way that America's influence has been embodied in japanese fashion through an overview of japan's fashion history. To be more precise. I have attempted to organize and verify this by dividing the period from the end of World War II until the present into four periods: 1. post-WWII until the 1950s ; 2. the 1960s-1970s ; 3. the 1980s ; 4. the 1990s-2000s. The research results have revealed the following: japan, which had been transitioning towards western ways of dressing, experienced a high-level of economic growth in the period after WWII. This stimulated the development of the ready-to-wear industry and brought a materially-rich country into existence. Later, in the 1980s, through the work of japanese designers who were presenting creations that transcended established notions of western dress, a paradox emerged whereby a mode surpassing the canon of mode became the cutting edge. Then, street fashion started to receive attention as a new source for fashion. and its influence has been felt since the 1990s. Through such a process, we have arrived at a new epoch in fashion that deviates from the fashion system, and where a clear-cut differentiation between "American-style fashion" and "Japanese-style fashion" is difficult to perceive. |
