Regarding the title of this post, by trad I mean "traditional" (trad makes the title shorter haha XD). So I wanted to show how you could achieve a traditional gyaru look, a d.i.a and Aina/Yumachi look. Not a sweet, rock, mode, agejo etc etc look.
To give you an idea of what style I'm talking about see these pictures below:
![](http://lh6.ggpht.com/_j_kNyac1mWI/TMYRGEmvztI/AAAAAAAAHuI/77WRNkwuKws/s800/diastaff1.jpg)
![](http://lh3.ggpht.com/_j_kNyac1mWI/TMYRGCacubI/AAAAAAAAHuM/IpxNZD-nMpk/s800/diastaff2.jpg)
![](http://lh6.ggpht.com/_j_kNyac1mWI/TMYRGfEaw7I/AAAAAAAAHuQ/VHnPnEkn1-s/s400/diastaff3.jpg)
via Cosmic Love
![](http://lh6.ggpht.com/_j_kNyac1mWI/TMYRGQZS4dI/AAAAAAAAHuU/TtwzG-aHI-c/s800/diastaff4.jpg)
via Kanako_ageha no Blog
I was inspired to do this post today after I went to one of the local shopping malls and was lured into Wet Seal by the cute Halloween costumes they had in the window. Wet Seal is a teen/20s shop with mostly party and casual type clothes. Lots of cheap taste and polyester materials, not a place I shop.
But today I spotted alot of items I thought could be worked into a gyaru wardrobe. This is just my opinion, I am no expert at gyaru, I just think the items I'm posting fit the traditional gyaru style. I hope you find some inspiring items XD
Tops:
![](http://lh3.ggpht.com/_j_kNyac1mWI/TMYRGj3uYdI/AAAAAAAAHuY/Nm4BL4Hfn-g/s400/wetsealgal1.jpg)
![](http://lh6.ggpht.com/_j_kNyac1mWI/TMYRMTw-CoI/AAAAAAAAHuc/SMCAmeTP-rs/s400/wetsealgal3.jpg)
![](http://lh4.ggpht.com/_j_kNyac1mWI/TMYRMoOTBWI/AAAAAAAAHug/iTUIkDd0Vi8/s400/wetsealgal4.jpg)
![](http://lh3.ggpht.com/_j_kNyac1mWI/TMYRMpFiK3I/AAAAAAAAHuk/YlTvBOAR8kg/s400/wetsealgal5.jpg)
Outerwear:
![](http://lh3.ggpht.com/_j_kNyac1mWI/TMYRUzg9WyI/AAAAAAAAHu8/Hc8OlWJdMBE/s400/wetsealgal11.jpg)
![](http://lh4.ggpht.com/_j_kNyac1mWI/TMYRVN1huZI/AAAAAAAAHvA/5SYVBxFoGFg/s800/wetsealgal12.jpg)
Dresses:
![](http://lh6.ggpht.com/_j_kNyac1mWI/TMYRZ5_IUgI/AAAAAAAAHvE/Ue6Jqj3rO_A/s800/wetsealgal13.jpg)
![](http://lh4.ggpht.com/_j_kNyac1mWI/TMYRaP3FBXI/AAAAAAAAHvI/6XrrSU2MSN4/s800/wetsealgal14.jpg)
Bottoms:
![](http://lh3.ggpht.com/_j_kNyac1mWI/TMYRM0wp1eI/AAAAAAAAHuo/A9i4aqfxaxU/s800/wetsealgal6.jpg)
The plaid skirt is similar to the first shop staff picture, don't care for the ribbon tho.
![](http://lh4.ggpht.com/_j_kNyac1mWI/TMYRMxgaY_I/AAAAAAAAHus/TC9dQZGefGY/s800/wetsealgal7.jpg)
![](http://lh6.ggpht.com/_j_kNyac1mWI/TMYRUvGl3XI/AAAAAAAAHuw/3DDfHHbkCIs/s800/wetsealgal8.jpg)
Shoes:
![](http://lh6.ggpht.com/_j_kNyac1mWI/TMYRUxLMh5I/AAAAAAAAHu0/vOFAKk17ftQ/s800/wetsealgal9.jpg)
![](http://lh5.ggpht.com/_j_kNyac1mWI/TMYRU8JbNlI/AAAAAAAAHu4/iQZbkkpQXp8/s800/wetsealgal10.jpg)
See! I think it's quite possible to achieve a gyaru look without spending money on Japanese brands. You just have to explore new stores and hunt for specific items. And all these items are low-cost, the most expensive item in this post was the boots at 39.50$