FRUIT

h-m-s-xual, gay.
you’re such a fruit.
a gay guy. he’s not exactly gay, but just womanly enough to be gay.
“he’s not a sissy! he’s a fruit!”
a magazine established in 1997 in j-pan by j-panese photographer shoichi aoki. also a photobook.

it showcases the trend of wild street fashions in harajuku district of tokyo.

many westerners call fruits a fashion (“being fruits-y”, or just “fruits”), but it is only a magazine with many types of styles. decora is often mistaken for this “style”, as it has a large showcase in the book “fruits”.

these styles include lolita, decora, gyaru/ganguro, second-hand fashion/bohemian, garage style, british punk, and many more.
fruits magazine is more popular in america than in j-pan.
init-tially, a j-panese magazine showcasing tokyo street fashion that later evolved into a fashion genre all it’s own. often mistaken for kandee kid ravers, fruits are identified by bright colors in hair and clothes, flamboyant to subtle makeup, cutesy inclinations that mimic cartoon or anime characters, and intricate, mismatched clothes that somehow form a coherence in the lack of one. colorful legwarmers, platform shoes, temporary tattoos of cherries, cat ears, bright wigs, and beaded jewelry are all common in the fruits style. there are more female fruits than male, however, there are plenty of male fruits around in tokyo male fruits are often less photographed and thus less known than the females; this is mostly due to the fact that the female fruits appear more flamboyant and interesting than the males. as opposed to most tokyo street fashions, fruits mostly acc-mulate their style from themselves and homemade items rather than buying them already made at the stores. this is mostly due to the great emphasis on self-expression through complete randomness. fruits don’t necessarily have guidelines to follow like other tokyo street fashions. instead, the fruits style is simple to identify when seen amongst other fashions because it is so unique.

other related fashions: decora, kandee kid, glitter goth, cyber goth, and glam.
tourist #1: look at that fruits awesome cat ears!

tourist #2: i think he’s decora.

tourist #1: why do you think that?

tourist #1: just look at his inflatable guitar, he is definitely decora.
style of j-panese attire with bright warm colors. clothes like to be girly, with strawberries and cherries. an excess amount of detail in each outfit. usually with short skirts and tank tops, not needing to match.
fruits magazine
a strange weirdo
yo that girl vijura and her polar-bear friend are such fruits.
acronym:

fear of revitalization, urban-infill, and towers (fruit)

a name given to those who stand in the way of new development because they are afraid of it.
the city needs to supply more affordable housing but all of the fruits keep protesting and delaying the process.

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