Sailor fuku

Sailor fuku (セーラー服, sērā-fuku , sometimes shortened in seifuku ) is a Japanese Terme indicating the uniform of sailor who is one of the uniform the S, undoubtedly emblématique, usually carried by the schoolgirls and high-school girls Japan eases. Introduced as such by the Principal one of the University Fukuoka OJ Gakuin (福岡女学院, Academy for women of Fukuoka), Elizabeth Lee, in 1921, it was conceived on the model of the uniform of the time of the Royal Navy, which it carried itself when it made its studies in Great Britain.

Characteristics

Just like the male uniform, the Gakuran , the sailor fuku has many similarities with many military uniforms of sailors. It consists of a Blouse having a Sailor's collar (襟, eri ) and a pleated Jupe.

It presents estival and winter seasonal variations with adjustments length of handles and choice of the fabric. A Ruban is tied by a loop on the blouse, on the front. The ribbon can be seen substituted by a Cravate, a Bola tie or a rivet washer (a node). The most frequent colors are the navy blue, the white, the gray and the black.

Shoe S, Sock S and accessories forms sometimes part of the uniform. The socks are generally navy blue or white, while the shoes are typically Mocassin S (or more precisely of the penny loafers , which has a broader heel) black or maroon.

Although not forming part of the official uniform, the Loose socks often go hand in hand with the sailor fuku .

Cultural importance

The sailor fuku is a nostalgic element for all the former students, associated with a more or less carefree youth. The imitations of sailor fuku make a popular costume for dressed up Halloween and other events. They can be bought directly in the department stores or shops specialized in the disguises through all Japan.

This uniform is sometimes regarded as a symbol of conformism by certain young people, who modify it to show their individualism. Among the possible modifications, to lengthen or shorten the skirt (for example, by folding up some the top several times inside), to roll up its handles, to withdraw the ribbon, to hide the badge under its collar… During last decades of the XXe century and first of XXIe, the Bōsōzoku and Yankee Japanese (Japanese adopting an American control) adopted sailor fuku with the very conspicuous colors.

The school uniforms are the object of a fort fetishism. sailor fuku of second hand and other accessories school can be negotiated in trade named undergrounds Burusera , although legal modifications made these practices delicate.

The sailor fuku and the accessories play a big role in the culture Otaku and in the definition of the Japanese sexual gun, role highlighted by the abundance of Anime , Manga or Dōjinshi putting in scene characters in uniform. For example:

All the characters of famous animates Sailor Moon carry the sailor fuku when they are in super heroins,
Sailor fuku O nugasanaide is a popular song of the group Onyanko Club, published in the middle of the Années 1980,
the televised series and the associated film, Subekan deka puts in scene delinquent teenagers,
Kagome Higurashi of Inu-Yasha is almost always illustrated in sailor fuku .

Nowadays, one notes a progressive replacement of this behavior by units Blazer and shirt with long sleeves, or Pull without handles with collar out of V and long sleeve shirt, always with a pleated skirt.

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