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What I love about this piece of history is how symbollic their clothing was. Long skirts to protest sexualization, but diy crop tops to show their own agency. A restrictive uniform, but modified to show individuality. I wish I could understand what they wrote on their clothes!
Btw these images are from media because it’s hard to find real footage of these girls but there are a number of articles online with real stories about them https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/mgmzxv/how-vicious-schoolgirl-gangs-sparked-media-frenzy-japan-sukeban
I found this book with more info that is SUPER campy and speaks more about the Sukeban girls from a pop culture POV in case u wanna learn more: https://books.google.com/books/about/Japanese_Schoolgirl_Inferno.html?id=UXPP0rNm-I4C
Info on what they wrote on their uniforms in case u were wondering! https://twitter.com/spd4649/status/1259324484151984128?s=21 https://twitter.com/spd4649/status/1259324484151984128
I didn’t think I’d need to add my bibliography for a twitter thread but just so you don’t think I’m making stuff up, here’s some of my sources for the fashion portion of this thread
Btw this Perspex article is excelent and goes into detail on the zeitgeist from when these gangs originated. A good read! https://www.per-spex.com/articles/fashion-history/2019/2/16/sukeban-the-forgotten-story-of-japans-girl-gangs
