Meanings
- uncountableA type of street fashion originating in Japan.
The magazine then covered various forms of geek culture including J-fashion, J-music, cosplay, games and western media.
2018 February 16, Ian Wolf, “MyM Magazine publishes its last print edition”, in Anime UK News, archived from the original on 20 Oct 20182 more examples
The foreign minister further suggested that American cartoons are no match for Japanese music and animation: "With all due respect to Mickey and Donald, whether you look at J-pop, J-anime, or J-fashion, the competitiveness of any of these is much more than you might imagine."
2006 May 12, Tarō Asō, quotee, “Manga Diplomacy”, in The Wall Street Journal, New York, N.Y.: Dow Jones & Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 20 Aug 2023In Japan, Tokyo's Harajuku district is one of the main hubs for J-fashion, with lots of brand shops catering to the wildest of styles and an area where style movements tend to start.
2026 October 25, Cynthia Kaczala, “What is J-fashion?”, in The Interrobang, archived from the original on 12 Nov 2025
Origin
From J- (“Japanese”) + fashion. Compare J-pop.
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