Schoolgirls Trade Their Skirts

May 26th, 2008 at 2:43 pm (Miscellaneous)

Proliferation of slacks hints at the demise of schoolgirl skirts - Mainichi Shimbun

Slacks are slowly becoming part of schoolgirl uniforms throughout the country, with a Sapporo junior high school’s decision earlier this year to make them compulsory threatening to end the hegemony of the hem.

Slacks replaced skirts as girls’ compulsory garb at the Sapporo Municipal Minamigaoka Junior High School from spring this year, although pupils will be able to wear skirts for about three months over the summer period.
Will this be a sign of some sort of the pending demise of the schoolgirl look? :P

5 Comments

  1. Michael said,

    May 26, 2008 at 4:01 pm

    Slacks?

    I like epicene clothing a lot more. :D

  2. meganeshounen said,

    May 26, 2008 at 4:53 pm

    Guess it’s for anti-pantyshot purposes.. though, I think girls wear something else underneath nowadays?

  3. Ronin AnimeLover said,

    May 26, 2008 at 9:19 pm

    meganeshounen said:

    Guess it’s for anti-pantyshot purposes..
    I was thinking about the same thing. Plus, they would be uncomfortable during the winter months (yes they do have winter in Japan).

    Michael said:
    Slacks?

    I like epicene clothing a lot more.
    Epicene? You speak of gender equality in clothing? Then again, you may have a point; as well as for the fact mentioned by megane. :/

  4. Michael said,

    May 28, 2008 at 10:31 pm

    No, not really, but I mean, jeans would do better for both of the sexes rather than slacks.

  5. Ronin AnimeLover said,

    May 28, 2008 at 11:22 pm

    Michael said

    No, not really, but I mean, jeans would do better for both of the sexes rather than slacks.
    Ah, I see what you mean. Jeans provide better range of movement and comfort, if that’s what you’re trying to say. (^_^)

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