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K-Fashion:少女組合教你如何打造韓國校園風!

Boy and girl groups wearing uniforms as stage outfits has been a continuous trend, from Girl’s Generation’s ‘Marine Look’ to F(x)’s ‘School Look.’ Uniforms give space for fantasies in favor of fans that they have been a popular choice among most idol groups.

從少女時代的「海員風」至F(x)的「校園風」,偶像組合穿著制服作為舞台衣服已經成為了一個潮流趨勢。制服給予粉絲幻想空間,因此不同的偶像組合亦一直追隨這個熱潮。

However, 2015 has been an exceptional year of uniforms. Never has been a year with several idol groups overlapping debut and comeback periods with the same uniform concepts. A Korean girl group, G-Friend debuted with the song “Glass Bead” earlier this year. G-Friend members performed in gym shorts and simple school uniforms of blue and white, bringing out the young, vibrant energy from them.

2015年更是「校園風」最盛行的一年,因為以前從未試過一年間會有幾隊偶像組合不約而同地以校服作為專輯封面或come back(回歸樂壇)時的服飾。其中女子團體G-Friend今年年初以一曲《Glass Bead》登場,而她們演出時就穿上運動短褲和藍白色的學校運動衫,這樣的打扮帶出了她們年輕和充滿活力的感覺。

G-Friend – Glass Bead

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Photo via sourcemusic

The school look continued with Lovelyz in March with their comeback song “Candy Jelly Love,” and on with Berrygood, and Red Velvet. Sunny Hill’s comeback song “Child in Time” is about a girl who wants to go back to her school days and of wearing uniforms and being all-innocent.

而三月Lovelyz亦繼續以「校園風」配合新歌《Candy Jelly》作come back,接著就繼續由Berrygood和Red Velvet接棒。Sunny Hill亦以講述女生想回到校園生活、繼續穿著校服和過著天真簡單日子的《Child in Time》為come back之作。

Photo via Wollim Entertainment

Photo via Wollim Entertainment

Berrygood Photo via osen

Berrygood
Photo via osen

Sunny Hill Photo via Loen Ent

Sunny Hill
Photo via Loen Ent

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上衣:MISS SELFRIDGE White embellished collar shirt, HK$320, available at ZALORA
裙子:DO DO FASHION Skater skirt in tartan, HK$556, available at CHOISES
襪子:LOVODA Knee high charcoal gray socks, HK$96, available at ETSY
鞋子:JEFFREY CAMPBELL Tristan boot, HK$1435, available at NASTYGAL

Why are so many Korean girl groups wearing uniforms on stage? There are several factors for this. One, the average age of girl groups is getting lower over the years. They debut at a young age as 16 and are mostly under aged. So that explains why they would choose school uniforms over any other outfit, as wearing them would show their freshness.

為何韓國女子組合會這麼喜歡於表演台上穿著校服呢?主要原因有幾個。第一,女子組合的平均年齡越來越小,她們在16歲甚至更小的年紀就出道。因此就可以解釋到為何她們喜歡以校服登場,這樣就可以帶出她們的年輕感。

T-ARA Photo via naver-sports.khan.co.kr

T-ARA
Photo via naver-sports.khan.co.kr

Critiques also say that it is safe for girl groups to debut with a more naïve look and stray away from provocative outfits because they can’t go back to that concept once they show a sexy image. Others say that the audience is tired of seeing too much skin and sexy concepts out of the girls. So when girl groups looked for a way to show a pure image, uniform was the perfect fit. Whatever the real reason may be, there is no doubt that the 2015 keyword for both fashion and K-pop industry will be uniforms.

有不少評論亦表示她們穿著校服給人一種較幼稚的感覺是安全的做法,因為當她們和「性感」形像扯上關係時,就很難再回到這個學生的概念上。亦有人說是因為觀眾已經看膩了女子組合性感的形象,所以就令清純的學生造型更受歡迎。不論是甚麼原因,無可否認的是2015年時裝和K-pop熱潮必定非「校園風」莫屬。

Hani Photo via dispatch

Hani
Photo via dispatch

The good news for us is that we can find ourselves liking our uniforms or trying the school look. Years back, the trend was having your skirt long below the knee level. Now it is the opposite. Girls like having their skirts short, way above the knee. With matching sneakers, a tennis skirt, and a white shirt or blouse you can look preppy. The point of the school look is simplicity and innocence (for some, nostalgia?) so tone everything down. You can give more touch to it with cute ankle socks or knee socks. If you are looking into a sexier version of the school look, I’d say Lee Hyori rocked the red check skirt, but a white shirt will do to steal the guys’ hearts away.

對我們而言,好消息就是我們多了一個更好的原因去愛上自己的校服或嘗試「校園風」的打扮。從前的潮流是裙子長過膝蓋,而現在的潮流則變成短裙。一對波鞋、百摺裙和襯衫就能打造「校園風」,重點是要簡單和看起來有一種純真的感覺。你亦可以利用短襪或及膝襪作造型細節。如果你想營造一個較性感的校園風格,那你就可以參考李孝利以紅色格仔裙及白恤衫的造型,必定能令你擄走人心。

李孝利 Photo via sportsseoul.com

李孝利
Photo via sportsseoul.com

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上衣:FACTORIE Sporty v-neck Tshirt dress, HK$189, available at ZALORA
裙子:CATWALK88 Tartan Jax Skirt, HK$239, available at ZALORA
襪子:LOVODA Ankle lace socks, HK$125, available at ETSY
襪子:ALICE+OLIVIA Opaque thigh highs, HK$163, available at NASTYGAL
鞋子:CONVERSE All star high-top sneaker-white leather, HK$543, available at NASTYGAL

Now, are you ready to go back to your school days? Because I am!

準備好回到校園嗎?我已經開始了!

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TEXT: SOYEON OH
CHINESE TRANSLATION: LITTLEBUNNY
DESIGN: CYAN F/ HOKK FABRICA