Otaku cultures are important defining
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Maid costume today
One of the most popular outfits of Japanese Cosplay is the maid costume known as "maid fuku (fuku=clothes)". Cosplay, or rather, costume playing, dressing up in a variety of costumes in public or private, is a very popular pastime for many young people in Japan. There are [...]
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an essential symbol of the costumes...
Maid costume and apron dress
Originally, maid costume is a common term used to refer to the maid clothes or the dresses that was made in imitation of such clothes, worn by servants and housekeepers in Britain at the end of the 19th century. Today, this type of dress is commonly called as [...][
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Most popular outfits mainly used at
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Popular maid style in Japan
The combination of the apron and the traditional French maid costume is the most popular and common style of the Japanese maid outfits. Generally, Japanese maid costume is a above-the-knee, black or navy blue colored, not such clingy, sophisticated one-piece [...]
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Long maid costume
Long dress looks like one of the most classical outfits of servants and housekeepers at the end of the 19th century in Western countries. Having very austere and somewhat business-like outfit, this type of costume is in high demand among the Otaku and Cosplay [...][
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Common style
Shorty maid costume
Being many styles of costumes in Japanese Cosplay cafes, the altered style of the classical French maid costumes with shorty skirts seem to be much embraced by young Otaku people in Japan. This style bases on the servant uniforms of the 19th France, but many Kawaii [...]
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Mini maid costume
This type of maid costume with very short above-the-knee skirt attracts men's eyes naturally. So maid girls often wear knickers or petticoats in their short enough mini-skirts to display them.[...][
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Moe kawaii style
Lolita maid costume
Japanese maids occasionally wear the lolita costume without apron dress in attempt to look "Moe". They also behave in a "cute" and "Moe" manner. But many young Otaku people come in [...]
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Modern French maid costume
French maid refers to a strongly modified style of servants dress that evolved from typical maids black and white afternoon uniforms of the 19th century. But it is now mostly associated with [...]
Other styles
Waloli and Cosplay maid costumes
In japan, not a few girls enjoy kimono dress fashion called "Waloli". Waloli(=Japanese Lolita) is the combination of traditional Japanese clothing and Lolita fashion. It usually consists of kimono [...]
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maids
Maid socks, tights, petticoat, and knickers
There are variety of maid costume accessories in Japan. Among all, both socks and petticoat are indispensable items for all of Japanese maids. Because they provide Japanese [...][
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"Welcome home, Master"
Made cafe in Japan
Maid cafes have quickly become a staple of Japanese otaku culture. Compared with service at normal cafes, the service at the cafes involves the creation of a rather different atmosphere. The staff treat the customers [...]
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