Cultural significance Japanese school uniform

kogal culture: japanese schoolgirls wearing short skirts , loose socks

various schools known particular uniforms. uniforms can have nostalgic characteristic former students, , associated relatively carefree youth. uniforms modified students means of exhibiting individualism, including lengthening or shortening skirt, removing ribbon, hiding patches or badges under collar, etc. in past decades, brightly coloured variants of sailor outfits adopted japanese yankii , bōsōzoku biker gangs.

because school uniforms popular fetish item, second-hand sailor outfits , other items of school wear brokered through underground establishments known burusera, although changes japanese law have made such practices difficult. pop group onyanko club had provocative song called don t strip off sailor suit! .