Visual Kei
ヴィジュアル系 / 1980s– / Style / Subculture Style
Visual Kei is a Japanese rock and metal visual culture in which hair, makeup, costume, stage and photography construct a band persona as strongly as the music, crossing glam, gothic, punk, Kabuki and historic dress.
Large gravity-defying hair built from sharp sections / Theatrical pale makeup, strong eyes and fine brows / Leather or lace mixed with jewelry, military and historic dress / Long silhouettes crossing gender markers
Dictionary entry
- Best used for
- Designing costume, hair, makeup and photography as one band identity · Making changes in a performer's appearance carry a story across eras and fan culture
- Type
- Choose one lineage of sharp serif, blackletter or drawn lettering and align it with the costume quotation.
- Composition
- Make face and hair the upper focus, extending a long silhouette through shoulder, sleeve and hem.
- Material
- Layer black leather, lace, metal and velvet, carrying one accent through makeup and hair.
- Caution
- Black clothes and heavy makeup are not enough. Bind music, persona, costume and image change into one expression.
- Further study
- Visual Kei bands / Glam and gothic lineages / Stage image and fan culture
Related entries
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