I have used many websites for information so I didnt write it ! So yah dont think Im taking credit for/wrote. Also I hope these are correct/help me if wrong.
Types!!!
http://japanlinked.com/Japanese-Culture/Gyaru-Gal-Styles.html
Amura
A girl who chooses to follow the look of Namie Amuro...who is rumored to have started the kogal fashion trend with her tan skin and light brown hair and pre-disposition to wear tiny skirts and high boots.B-Gyaru
Despite popular belief B-Gyaru aren't trying to look like Black women, they are copying R&B artists who are predominately African American. The style is distinguishable only by a very dark tan (whereas Yamanba/Ganguro/Gonguro are mostly tan make-up or bronzer, the B-Gyaru tan is 100% permanent with upkeep of course) and the hairstyles which are mostly micro-braids, cornrows, and almost always extensions.Banba / Bamba
The style is much more raaku (rock) than the previous gal styles. The style is characterized by fishnet and bright colors but most importantly high stiletto boots and as much streetwalker apparel as a gal is allowed outside of Las Vegas. Not to be confused with Manba, though the hair styles are very similar. A Banba can be classified by pale or dark skin depending on preference. The teased bee-hive-esque do seem to be a favorite (think Elvira) as well as the bright colors.
Baika / Bozosoku
Biker style is characterized by lots of black/bright colors, and leather, chains, and plaid. The style is usually isolated to Banba/Bambas, but there are exceptions. The style is surprisingly feminine and nods to the Vivienne Westwood-punk-bondage styles of the 70's/80's in the U.K. Light white panda make-up is applied to the corners as well as some black liner for contour. The hair is usually similar to banba style but can also be cornrows/braids/or faux-hawks. A popular follower of Baika style is Hiromi Endo who epitomizes it with her fierce expression and up until recently jet black hair...which is uncharacteristic for a GAL to remain raven-headed.Cocogyaru
Any of the above or remaining GAL styles, but the GAL loves Cocolulu and often drapes herself in lots of labels such as cocolulu logo jeans and a cocolulu monogram bag.
Moderately tanned gyaru. One of the first styles to emerge when "Kogal" began tanning more heavily and took the initiative to take contouring make-up (the white on the bridge of the nose and through the eyes) to a new level. They tend to wear GAL brands as well as whatever the new trend is. The hairstyles usually lean more towards soft waves or stick straight hair with plenty of volume or spiral curled ends. Fake nails are a must or at least some hint of a manicure. Footwear is seasonal, but I can tell you go-go boots and tube top skirts are out.Ganjiro / Shiro Gyaru
This style pertains to any GAL who chooses not to tan but follows all of the other gal trends. They even go above and beyond the call of duty to remain "bihaku"(beautifully white) and apply sun-block. Some ganjiro choose a light bronze skintone but never tan religiously. It's not the tan that makes you GAL it's the attitude and way of carrying yourself...as well as the fashions you tend to wear. Ganjiro can still be any of the previous fashions other than Gonguro and Ganguro, some even slick on orange make-up and pretend to be Yamanba for a day...many Yamanba are very pale under all the make-up.Gonguro / Ganguro
This style like Ganguro is taken up a notch. This style requires a super dark tan, super white contouring make-up, and white lipstick. Sometimes bleached white or silver streaked hair is also common.Himegyaru
Meaning Princess GAL it is a style characterized by pink make-up and long eyelashes as well as either tan or very light skin. Huge hair in a bouffant/beehive is practically the uniform. Himegyaru wear Liz Lisa typically because the brand sums up the style. Lots of fur and rich materials as well as lace and velvet are common. High heels are always a must, as well as a good structured handbag preferably white, black, or pink. Animal prints as well as rhinestones, roses, orchids, and other flowers. Pearl and cameo inlays and beadwork on nails is a big trend. Hair is teased up on top and curled tightly in spirals on the bottom. Hair color is always caramel, black, or dark brown. Rarely is hair dyed white and never unnatural colors. Casual Himegyaru can be confused with Oneegyaru.Kogyaru / Kogal
A high school girl who chooses to hinder her skin tone and hair color to go against standards set by her school to dictate what she wears or doesn't wear, kogal are set apart from others because of their need to stay "Kawaii" (Cute) ?and one step ahead of fashion trends.Mago-garu
A girl not yet in high school but in junior high who follows GAL fashion.Manba / Mamba
The updated version of Yamamba, is for the most part exactly the same only the make-up is much more powdery and blended better, and often the clothing is Alba Rosa, Cocolulu, and fairly non-beach related clothing. However, 4 inch strappy sandals and Capri pants are all too common.Oneegyaru
A GAL who is typically in her early to mid twenties that has reformed her previously wild GAL style into a sophisticated, and understated form of Ganguro. Many oneegyaru still tan and dye their hair light brown or blonde but choose to wear labels like Louis Vuitton, YSL, and Chanel.Rasuta
Rasta style is big in Japan so of course it is big in GAL style also, characterized by Jamaican flags, red-green-yellow, Bob Marley, and lots of straw handbags or hemp clothing. Not to be confused with B-Gyaru but can be sort of a spin-off also.Romanba /Romamba
A style that is too often called "Lolita Gal" but is rather Ro, as in romantic, and Manba who wear lots of pink and lots of lace. Romanba wear lots of Marie-chan and lots of pearls and flowers. Though similar to the idea of the Lolita Style. It is far from it. Typical brands are Pinky Girls and Liz Lisa. The skin tone is always very dark and the make-up is the same as Yamanba.Sentaa / Sentaa Guy
Sentaa or Sentaa Guys as for lack of a better term male Manbas...They wear the same Alba Rosa pants and have the same long lion manes teased up 4 inches. They wear the same make-up and even dress in tons of pink. One common difference is the amount of jewelry accosted by a Sentaa-Kun...usually tons of beaded "raver" bracelets or Madonna-esque jelly bracelets cling to their super tan arms. Flip flops are a must...flat ones.Yanki
The yanki style is typically combat or stiletto boots, loose pants, and a long jacket often a military one. This style can often can be confused with miruteri (milatary style) which was big during the fall of 05'.Yamanba / Yamamba
The early form of Manba, characterized by over the top make-up and stickers of popular Disney characters or cartoons as well as jewels or stick-on earrings. The clothing style is heavy "I just got back from Hawaii" complete with lei's on wrists, necks, ankles and even in hair. Thick Ganguro style "panda" make-up, and usually orange, hot pink, teal blue, blue or bleached white hair. The usual hairstyle is long with many multi-colored extensions with the common long on bottom short on top hairstyle that is all too frequent in Japan.Wow and there you go you learn something new, now what does a different site say.
http://galininthewest.blogspot.com/2009/09/updated-list-of-gal-styles-2009.html
The list:
Shiroi/Ganjiro
Gyaru kei/Ganguro
Manba
Rokku
Banba
Hime
Hime Kaji
Yanki/Amekaji
Bibinba
Kogal
Gyaru-o
Sentaa
Saike (Psyche)
Bohemian
Haady
B-Gal
Onee gal
Agejo
Tsuyome
Serebu
Now I know other lists include Romanba and a few other bits but they tend to be one off styles or less common and I'm really going for the main ones here but if you want to know what they are then other lists will tell you.
Shiroi/Ganjiro.This style is basically gals that don't tan but still wear a gyaru style. From my experience here has been slight controversy in the west about it because gals in western countries tend to be pale anyway and some have said that unless you go for the tan, you just look like you're going for western fashion. However, Gyaru fashion is still distinct enough in it's own right in my opinion so I think if you want to be a pale gal then go for it. You can't be manba or banba and be shiroi though because of the distinctive make.
Gyaru Kei/Ganguro
Gyaru is the modern form of fashion that most gals wear today. It was born from ganguro but I've read that some gals still call it ganguro since this is really the modern version of it. Good places to get style tips are from the fashion magazines created for this style and it's subsets. These magazines include Egg, Ranzuki, Jelly, Happi NUTS and so on. You can download the scans and take inspiration but remember that gyaru is a street fashion so don't be afraid to mix it up and put your own twist on it.
Manba
This is an extreme gal style and probably the most recognisable and distinct. Manba tend to have the darkest tans and use very dark foundation and a white panstick or concealer as the basis for their look. These are the gals with 'panda' faces and eahc gal does her make in her own unique way but all manba have a white nose stripe and white on their eyes. Some take the white down to their cheeks and others don't. It's really a matter of choice. You can also use bright neon eyeshadows if you want as an accent on top of the white. They also use eyeliner to heavily contour their eyes. Their fashion stule tends to be bright primary and neon colours. A popular Manba brand is Alba Rosa. This style was born from Yamamba which died out around 2002/03 if I remeber correctly. There is a more extreme style of Manba emerging now called Tsuyome Manba but it's not to be confused with the Tsuyome style of Banba which is a much lighter and relaxed style.
Rokku
This is a sub style of gyaru kei that has recently become very popular in 09. It's basically a rocker type style that's a bit more edgy than guaru and incorporates band tshirts, stylish leather jackets and studded belts or ankle boots. This is one of my favourite styles personally and good if you like alternative or tomboyish styles anyway.
BanbaThis is really the lighter version of Manba. The nose stripe and white make up is a lot more sublte and less blocky. Tans tend to be a bit lighter too although that's not always the case. From what I've seen they don't tend to wear as bright colours either as manba but is still quite distinct. It's brighter than regular gyaru I'd day but not as wild as Manba although I've seen one or two pictures of Banba gals wearing the same things is Manba gals so it probably can be done. The hair is also not usually as wild or as bright as Manba gals.
HimeHime is the only properly dedicated pale faced gal style where gals try to stay pale and not tan. This is the princess style which characterized by floral prints, fur coats, cute high heeled shoes and big bouffant, curly hair. Tiaras and bows are a common theme in Hime and the style itself is very sophistacated. Pink and white tend to be the main colours for this style with hair being a milk tea colour but black can be used as an accent colour. Magazines like Vanilla girl and HimeStyle are good inspiration and brands like Tralala, Jesus Diamante and La Parfait are extremely popular
Hime-kaji
This is the casual hime style. Hair is usually not as big but is still in an updo and curly. It's still very sophisticated but hime-kaji girls do wear smart trousers and skirts too and not just dresses. high heels are still a must though as is the princess theme but this style is probably more practical for everyday.
Yanki/AmekajiAnother sub style of gyaru-kei. This is kind of an american/military style. Stilleto boots, cargo pants and other things like that tend to be popular and in my experience this style always makes an appearence during the winter season. Miruteri (millitary) style is very similar to this but they tend to be one piece outfites like khaki coloured cotton dresses instead.
Bibinba
There aren't too many resources on this style but it seems to be a a B-gal and banba cross over. From the very few pictures I've seen, the style tends to go with banba/Tsuyome make up and a more R'n'B style of dress but keeping things bright and short hehe. It's kind of a sporty style really.
Kogal
This is probably one of the oldest surviving styles but it's changed a lot. Originally it was bright clothes and clumpy boots and very 90's lol but now it's more of a school girl style with slouchy socks and cardigans, short black or navy pleated skirts and blouses. It's a cool persons school uniform pretty much. A tan and everyday make up is a staple but nails tend to be less crazy than other styles from what I've seen.
Gyaru-oThis is the male version of gyaru-kei. Casual yet stylish. Dark colours, check prints and teased hair seem to be the staples for this fashion along with a smart pair of boots or winklepickers. Egg magazine do another one for men called Men's Egg.
Sentaa Guy
This is the male version of Manba. The hair and clothes are wild and some of them wear the the block white make up but not so much these days from what I've seen in recent pictures. Sentaa Guy's still have a bit of the hawaiian theme going on too but no where near like they used to.
Saike
Saike seems to be a kind of hippy raver kind of style. Tie die and bright prints seem to be the theme for this style. I've never come across this style much though so feel free to help me out on this one.
Bohemian
Fairly self explainitary really. Most of us know what the boho style is. Kinda hippy but with quite neautral and earthy colours. Long skirts and crochet style tops are the way forward in the style and it's fairly relaxed.
Haady
This style was invented a few years ago by Egg magazine and it's basically an 80's style of thing. Bright colours and slogans, baseball caps and hi-tops feature a lot in this style and brands like Cocolulu are quite popular. It's more of a lesser style these days but seems ot be quite popular come spring and summer amoungst younger gals.
B-Gal
B-gals or B-gyaru basically rock the R'n'B and hip hip style but with a gyaru feel too it. Magazines like Woofin girl are great to read for this style.
Onee Gyaru
This is for all you older gals who are getting into your late teens and early 20's. It's a bit more sophisticated and understated than Gyaru-kei and is considered a bit more grown up. From my experience Onee gyaru tend to go for more high end brands too and blacks and golds seem to be staple colours along with a classy stilleto shoe or boot.
Agejo
I've heard a few arguments that this isn't really gyaru but I think it is since the Agejo is similar to Gal styles anyway. To me Agejo is kind of like a cross between gyaru and hime-kaji. Big doll like eyes and curled are the staples in this fashion. This is another fairly recent fashion that was born from Ageha magazine and is starting to gain a strong following.
Tsuyome
This is the light version on Banba. Clothing style is the same but the make up is a lot lighter although it's a bit of a blurred line as to when Tsuyome actually turns into Banba. There's not really any rules when it comes to this make up and it's fun to do if you want something a bit different from Gyaru-kei but don't quite have the stones to do Banba or Manba. Not to be confused with Tsuyome Manba.
And there you have it! So far these ones interest me: Hime-kaji, Yanki/Amekaji, rokku, Baika / Bozosoku and of course Gyaru Kei/Ganguro and Himegyaru.
Some styles for my edgy side and my sweet cute side.
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