Olive Girls
Readers of Olive Magazine are referred to as “Olive Girls”. Olive Girls could be broken down into three main style tribes. The first style tribe was a 'Girly' style tribe characterized by ribbons and frills, floral prints and other feminine motifs. The overall look had a fairy-tale like feel, included characters like alice in wonderland, and popular brands were Isao Kaneko’s Pink House, Wonderful World, MILK, AO and other similar brands. [1]
The second style was more of a tomyboy style, which was popularized by idols like kyoko koizumi and checkers. These girls would try to emulate London or Paris street style and there was a sort of anarchy to their style choices. [1]
Lastly, were girls who focused on small items and accessories, like character accessories and can badges, and kitchy things. They would collect and wear items they thought were cute in a very missmatched sort of way. This style would later give rise to some of the styles associated with Harajuku (like Decora).[1]
The Japanese Wikipedia Page for Olive describes the Olive Girl Aesthetic as people who like these things:[2]
- Hats (knit hat, beret , etc.)
- Old clothes
- French cinema
- Cafes
- Afternoon tea
- Picture books
- Northern Europen miscellaneous goods
- Herbal tea , aroma , flowers
- Audrey Hepburn
- Handmade candy
- Organic Food
- Light makeup, natural makeup
- Cheap Chic
- Colored pencils , crayons
- Glass of DURALEX (Deyurarekkusu Co., Ltd.) “Picardy”
- Neo Acoustic
- Shibuya
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 古賀, 令子 (2009). The Cute Empire. Japan: 青土社. pp. 57–61. ISBN 4791764862.
- ↑ "Olive (Magazine)". Wikipedia Japan.
