Japanese Male School Uniform Gets Gender-Bending Treatment
![Japanese Male School Uniform Gets Gender-Bending Treatment](https://nextshark.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/gakuran.jpg?width=1536&auto_optimize=medium&quality=85&blur=80)
![Japanese Male School Uniform Gets Gender-Bending Treatment](https://nextshark.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/gakuran.jpg?width=1536&auto_optimize=medium&quality=85)
![Carl Samson](https://nextshark.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/CARLSAMSON_NEXTSHARK.jpg?width=128&auto_optimize=medium&quality=85)
By Carl Samson
Ladies — or anyone, really — may soon wear a modified version of the gakuran, the straight-collared jacket worn by boys in Japanese schools.
![](https://nextshark.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/1-15.jpg?width=1536&auto_optimize=medium&quality=85)
The gender-bending garment is created by retailer Village Vanguard, which currently runs a crowdfunding campaign so that it could sell the item across its stores.
![](https://nextshark.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/2-17.jpg?width=1536&auto_optimize=medium&quality=85)
According to SoraNews24, the garment, called Seishun Gakuran One-Piece, is being pitched to women who have always wanted to wear a gakuran but never had the opportunity.
![](https://nextshark.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/JapaneseJr.HighBoys.jpg?width=1536&auto_optimize=medium&quality=85)
Like in the traditional gakuran, the garment follows a conservative cut that covers most of the upper body.
![](https://nextshark.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/4-12.jpg?width=1536&auto_optimize=medium&quality=85)
However, it’s long enough that ladies can choose to forget the skirt and be just as fine, except maybe on trains.
Village Vanguard hopes to make 500,000 yen ($4,500) in its campaign. So far, the retailer has collected 80,000 yen ($710).
![](https://nextshark.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/3-16.jpg?width=1536&auto_optimize=medium&quality=85)
For more details and if you’d like to make the Seishun Gakuran One-Piece a reality, visit the crowdfunding page here.
Share this Article
Share this Article