styles atlas

What is worn where, right now

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Style is itself a geographic thing. Jirai kei grew almost nowhere but Japan, old money is led by the West, and only Y2K overlaps everywhere. Here is that map.

スタイル別・国/地域別の浸透度
StyleJPJapanCountryKRSouth KoreaCountryCNChinaCountryTWTaiwanRegionUSUnited StatesCountryGBUnited KingdomCountryFRFranceCountryTHThailandCountry
Visual keilate 1980s – nowRarely seenRisingRarely seenRisingRisingRarely seen
Harajukuearly 1990s – nowRarely seenRarely seenRisingRisingRisingRisingRarely seen
Ura-Haraearly 1990s–mid 2000s (revived late 2010s)Rarely seenRarely seenRarely seenRisingRisingRisingRarely seen
Y2Klate 1990s–mid 2000s (revived early 2020s)DominantDominantRisingDominant
Korean stylemid 2000s – nowDominantDominantDominantDominantRisingRarely seenRarely seen
Cheongsunmid 2000s – nowRisingRisingRarely seenRarely seenRarely seenRarely seen
Ryosangataearly 2010s – nowRisingRisingRarely seenRarely seenRarely seenRarely seen
Jirai keimid 2010s – nowDominantRisingRisingRisingRarely seenRarely seenRarely seen
Girl crushmid 2010s – nowRisingDominantRarely seenRarely seenRarely seenRarely seenRising
Newtromid 2010s – nowRisingRisingRisingRarely seenRarely seenRarely seenRarely seen
Clean fitearly 2020s – nowRisingRisingRarely seenRarely seenDominantRarely seen
Old moneyearly 2020s – nowRarely seenRisingDominantRarely seenDominantDominantRarely seen
JP · Country

Japan

Styles carry precise names here, each with its own brands and retail floors. Jirai kei and ryosangata grew nowhere else.

KR · Country

South Korea

An aesthetic of subtraction, carried by silhouette and tone. No foreign trend weighs more on Japanese teens and twenty-somethings.

CN · Country

China

Heavily shaped by Korean style, with old money and Y2K running at the same time. Its social-media trend cycle is the fastest anywhere.

TW · Region

Taiwan

Japanese and Korean trends arrive almost simultaneously. Sweet-leaning styles find a wide audience.

US · Country

United States

The Y2K revival and quiet luxury run in parallel. Wealth expressed without logos has settled in as a norm.

GB · Country

United Kingdom

Street and heritage mix here. Its reading of old money sits closest to the original.

FR · Country

France

Minimalism stripped of excess. It argues through cut and cloth rather than volume.

TH · Country

Thailand

Strongly shaped by K-pop and Y2K; styles with many colours are readily accepted.