I’m going to copy and paste this. This is from another user on manga go. gyaru is basically an japanese version of that culture claiming。the dramatic makeup you can make comparisons to drag makeup and see a lot of similarities。the nails are obviously from black culture。the tanned skin is from the popularization of tanning products，so on and so forth。gyaru wasnt a rebellion against the standard，it was just a new trend。also idk why you refuse to think that gyaru was inspired by american culture when it literally was / is。its just one google search plus there have been plenty of fashion trends popularized by upcoming shows（like how gyaru was）- kiss my ass ( this was the persons username
I’m going to copy and paste this. This is from another user on manga go.
gyaru is basically an japanese version of that culture claiming。the dramatic makeup you can make comparisons to drag makeup and see a lot of similarities。the nails are obviously from black culture。the tanned skin is from the popularization of tanning products，so on and so forth。gyaru wasnt a rebellion against the standard，it was just a new trend。also idk why you refuse to think that gyaru was inspired by american culture when it literally was / is。its just one google search plus there have been plenty of fashion trends popularized by upcoming shows（like how gyaru was）- kiss my ass ( this was the persons username