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ANISHA SACHDEVA | KD-7

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FASHION SUBCULTURE

Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alterit every six months.

COSPLAY SUBCULTURE

COSPLAY FASHION

Cosplay , short for "costume roleplay",is a subculture in which participants

don costumes and accessories to represent a specific character or idea. Characters

are often drawn from popular fiction in Japan. Favorite sources

include mangA, anime,tokusatsu, comic books, graphic novels, video

games, hentai and fantasy movies. Role play includes portrayals of J-pop and J-

rock stars, Taiwanese puppet characters, science fiction characters, characters

from musical stories, classic novels, and entertainment software. Any entity from


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the real orvirtual world that lends itself to dramatic interpretation may be taken up

as a subject. Inanimate objects are given anthropomorphic forms and it is not

unusual to see genders switched, with women playing male roles and vice versa.

Cosplayers often interact to create a subculture centered around role play. A

broader use of the term cosplay applies it to any costumed role play in venues

apart from the stage, regardless of the cultural context.

ORIGIN OF COSPLAY

Cosplayers typically come from the ranks of otaku--that is, fans of Japanese comic

books, known as manga. They gather at public events such as comic-book and

video game trade shows, as well as at dedicated cosplay parties at nightclubs or

amusement parks. In Japan teenagers gather with like-minded friends in places likeTokyo's Harajuku district to engage in cosplay. Since 1998 Tokyo's Akihabara

district has contained a large number of cosplay cafs, catering to devoted anime

and cosplay fans. The waitresses at such cafs dress as game or anime characters;

maid costumes are particularly popular. In areas outside of Japan, cosplay is

primarily done at manga and anime conventions.

HOW DOES COSPLAYING DIFFER FROM HALLOWEEN DRESSING?

Cosplay differs from Halloween and Mardi Gras costume wear not only in existing

independent of any particular holiday, but in its goal. The object of cosplay is

interpretation: one attempts to become one's character much as a stage actor

inhabits a role. Costumes are expected to adhere meticulously to the attire known

to be worn by the character represented. Even more generic costumes get an

elaborately artistic treatment. Cosplayers may purchase or create costumes

through fan labor. Cosplayers often educate themselves in crafting specialities such

as sculpture, face paint, fiberglasswork, fashion design and the like in the effort to

render the look and texture of a costume accurately.[5]

Once in costume, cosplayers adopt the affect, mannerisms and body language of

the characters they portray. Cosplayers often gather to view the costumes of

others, show off their own creations, take pictures, share tips, and participate in

contests.


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ARGENTINEAN FLOGGERS SUBCULTURE

FLOGGER FASHION

Flogger is a teenager fashion originated in Argentina at the end of 2004, which is

closely related to Fotolog, a photoblog web site.Emerged from the glam fashion,

and merged with elements of several other styles, it has become very popular

among young people, to almost become a craze. The style is principally composed

of tight trousers on males and females alike, broad V-neck T-shirts, fluorescent

colors, canvas sneakers or skate shoes, blonde or black hair, long fringe brushed to


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one side of the face or over one eye, straight hair and horn-rimmed glasses. It is

common to call "floggers" to any adolescent followers of this style.

FLOGGER MUSIC AND DANCE STYLES

This fashion has also developed a particular way of dancing electro house and

techno music, called Electro - although this term already had the same meaning it

has in English in reference to the electronic music in general. The moves, related to

the French tecktonik , Belgian jump style and the Australian shuffle, consist of

rapidly spreading one leg, hitting the floor with the heel, and drawing the other leg

backwards, and then quickly changing the position of the legs.

ORIGIN OF ARGENTINEAN FLOGGERS

Flogging is a teenage subculture that has emerged in Argentina in the last two

years, centered around photo blogging. They dress a lot like their American, food

court-wandering counterparts Think M.I.A. and Santogold, but with a more emo

taste in music: tight, candy-colored pants, hoodies, big sunglasses, asymmetrical

haircuts, and various bruises.

Floggers take photos of themselves and friends and post them on photo blogs.

Fotolog.com claims to have more than 5.5 million users in Argentina, which is one

of the two biggest markets for the site; Chile is the other. Users comment on one

another's photos; the more comments, the more famous the flogger. Some have

reached levels of nano-celebrity in their social circles - like Augustina Vivero, "la

flogger mas famosa del pais." Her fotolog site is among the most viewed Internet

sites in Argentina, logging 36 million visits over the past year, based on figures

tallied by fotolog.

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Cumbios popularity grew out of her organized weekly gatherings of her online

friends. First it was a couple dozen, then hundreds, and then thousands! That core

group starting dictating how to dress, what music to listen to, how to act, etc for

the rest of the group. Keeping up with the look was as easy as checking out the

pictures on fotolog. The kids were tagged with the name Flogger (from fotolog)

and the rest is history. Cumbio has written a book, appeared countless times on

TV, is a spokesperson for Nike (Floggers adopted a lot of the US streetwear

culture), and has defended gay rights (she is unapologetic gay). Oh yeah, shes

only 17. Pretty incredible.

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FLOGGER STYLEPS- A CAMERA IS A MUST

INDIE SUBCULTURE


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indie

INDIE FASHION

A main characteristic of modern indie clothing trends is uniqueness and

individuality. Clothing items include band T-shirts, vintage clothes, striped tops,

blazers, waistcoats, ties, cardigans, skinny jeans and Converse shoes.

Indie kids often reject brand names and like to make fun of people that shop at big

retail chain stores for spending so much money... even though "indie" stores like

Urban Outfitters is pretty expensive too.

Indie fashion has become more popular with stores like TopShop, Miss Selfridge

and especially H&M stock becoming big.

INDIE MUSIC

Bands such as Pixies and Sonic Youth, who hadn't had much mainstream success

up to that point, found themselves adored by new fans, assembling a strong indie

following. New York City, especially Wililamsburg, Brooklyn, also became a big

scene for indie rock, with bands such as We Are Scientists, The Walkmen, Yeah

Yeah Yeahs, Interpol, The Killers, They Might Be Giants and The Strokes.

The indie culture not only accepts music of the times but also accepts classic music

from the U.S., especially from the 1960s. Bands like Jefferson Airplane, The

Zombies, Jethro Tull, The Velvet Underground, Janis Joplin, and Jimi Hendrix are

considered popular classic indie bands and artists.


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Britain's indie music scene can be traced back to the early 1960s with rock and roll

bands like The Who, The Kinks, and The Clash made a large imprint on indie

culture. Their views were seen as rebellions and spoke out for the nation. These

bands greatly influenced many of the indie bands of the 1980s and 1990s.

INDIE FILMS

Like the indie music scene, independent films are an art form produced without the

funding, thus adjustment, from a major movie studio, which allows fans to discover

purer qualities within the movies.

Indie movies often include "unknowns" and are made with little money. Sundance,

Cannes, and other film festivals feature such flicks. Major indie films include "The

Science of Sleep," "Volver," "Babel," and "Fast Food Nation."

ORIGIN OF INDIE

Since its emergence some time in the 1980s, increasing numbers of youths have

been drawn to the beliefs and trends of indie culture. Like many subcultures before

it, the indie culture has become part of mainstream youth culture, in some ways

earning the conformist status that it initially rejected.

In the 2000s, the indie culture has had crossovers with other subcultures, including

hippie, emo, grungers, mods, and recently even metalheads. However, many indie

followers are offended that such links are made between the indie subculture and

some of those listed above, including emo because of their differing philosophies

and emo's links to mainstream culture.

The indie culture in recent years has adopted many traits of the hippie culture and

that of the 1960s counterculture.


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