Gyaru Circles

Gal Circles

Around 2001, the Gyaru-sa, or Gal Circle, started to appear. Gyaru would form girls-only clubs online and meetup for parties, drinking nights, parapara events, and shopping outings. The most popular of these is a group known as Angeleek, an Ive-sa (Event Circle) that coordinates events for other gyaru to attend.They are still running today, and are extremely famous in gyaru culture. Angeleek can be credited for keeping the Manba look alive and well.

Seasonal Styles

Gyaru trends are constantly changing and updating, so many styles come in and out of popularity only for a few months or weeks at a time. Some popular seasonal styles have been
Military Gyaru, featuring camoflage and army-inspired clothing; Rasuta, Jamaican-inspired prints, tie-dye, and dreadlocks; Nautical, an ocean-inspired look featuring navy stripes, anchors, and yacht wear. Even Yamanba have the occasional seasonal style. One such style was known as Romanba, or "Romantic Manba". ^ pictured These girls followed their manba extremes of super-dark and white panda make, but included pinks and glitter, and would wear frilly, feminine clothing and carry super-girly accessories like parasols or lace handbags.

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