Japanese Secondary School Uniform: Early 21st Century Styles


Figure 1.--Here we see the traditional secondary school uniform still being worn in 2005. Some schools are experimenting with non-military styles, but these traditional styles are still the most common.

The standard Japanese secondary school uniform in the 20th century was a Prussian military cadet outfit for the boys and sailor dresses for the girls. We have noted a variety of more casual uniform styles emerging at Japanese secondary schools appearing in the 21st century. The newer styles of uniforms appearing in many websites are stylish casual clothing rather than the formal miltary styles that were worn at most schools during the 20th century. Many do not have the appearance of a uniform, other than the fact that the students all wear the same style. We are unsure how widely these new styles are being adopted. Clothing stores usually show the most modern uniform offerings. Most schools still appear to have have the more traditional uniforms. We do note that blazer and tie outfits seem to replacing the boy's military cadet collar jacket, although this appears to be still the most common style.






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Created: 12:40 AM 8/12/2005
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