Analysis of Pink Color in Kawaii Fashion

Peeraya Sripian, Keiko Miyatake, Tipporn Laohakangvalvit, Michiko Ohkura

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Abstract

Pink is considered a critical color in Kawaii fashion and is associated with the perception of Kawaii-ness. This study investigates the use of pink shades in different Japanese Kawaii fashion styles, including Harajuku-type Kawaii, Lolita, Classic Retro Doll, Orthodox Pretty Cute, and Street Kawaii. In this work, we investigated how the four pink colors were used in five Kawaii fashion styles by measuring the distance of each pink color from the dominant colors in the corresponding style images. This method has never been employed for the fashion analysis. The results suggest that strong pink could be a universal color for product or fashion design. Outliers in Lolita fashion were attributed to the usage of dark colors, while the current Street style trend in Japan favors a sophisticated look with subtle accent colors. The analysis of the image based on distance from all four pinks shows that Harajuku-type Kawaii fashion is distinct from other Kawaii styles, confirming previous findings.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationCulture and Computing - 11th International Conference, C and C 2023, Held as Part of the 25th HCI International Conference, HCII 2023, Proceedings
EditorsMatthias Rauterberg
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages580-591
Number of pages12
ISBN (Print)9783031347313
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2023
Event11th International Conference on Culture and Computing, C and C 2023, held as part of the 25th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2023 - Copenhagen, Denmark
Duration: 2023 Jul 232023 Jul 28

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume14035 LNCS
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference11th International Conference on Culture and Computing, C and C 2023, held as part of the 25th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCII 2023
Country/TerritoryDenmark
CityCopenhagen
Period23/7/2323/7/28

Keywords

  • Fashion
  • Harajuku Kawaii
  • Kawaii
  • Pink color

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Theoretical Computer Science
  • General Computer Science

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