Tokyo’s “Magical Girl” Fashion Trend
Every year, a new microtrend floods our feeds— blokette, angelcore, balletcore and whatever “-core” . Blink, and it’s gone. Meanwhile, in Japan, globally recognized fashion subcultures like gyaru, lolita and jirai-kei are more long-standing community-based microgenres. Somewhat of a crossover between these fashion paradigms—at least, that’s how I see it—Magical Girl is 2025’s latest aesthetic…