Nanchatte Seifuku

Nanchatte Seifuku (なんちゃって制服) is a Japanese fashion that represents the romanticized school life of female students as portrayed by popular media. The name translates to pretend school uniform, referring to how the fashion of the aesthetic is based upon wearing outfits that appear to be a school uniform.

As an aesthetic, Nanchatte Seifuku heavily focuses on academic visuals and motifs but not so much about the learned subject matter, as the goal is to experience comfort and joy from themes and visuals similar to modest private school life as opposed to high-end boarding school aesthetics like Preppy or the American school based High School Dream. Main themes of the aesthetic include friendship, personal growth, learning, and more.

Visuals[]

School bags
Snacks and packed lunch
Wooden open top desks
School books
Number 2 pencils
Club class rooms
School courtyards
School projects

Fashion[]

This aesthetic is based off of being comforted by the seeing of traditional school life. The main fashion is based on wearing pretend versions of school uniforms. It's related to Kogal as both aesthetics feature Japanese school uniforms, but the main difference is that Nanchatte Seifuku tends to be more modest and conservative, encouraging knee-length skirts, covered shoulders, and long socks/stockings. Also, Kogal outfits can include modifications of a real school uniform, while Nanchatte Seifuku has to be pretend (otherwise it's just seifuku).

A common type of uniform is the sailor-suit based serafuku (セーラーふく, sailor uniform) worn by mainly middle schoolers, but other types of uniforms can also be worn.

School uniforms
Pleated tennis skirts
Stockings
Thigh/knee/ankle high socks
Tights
Headbands
Hair bow
Loose socks
Khaki slacks
Dress shoes
Mascot logos
Lace socks
Button up shirts
Scrunchies

Activities[]

Activities under the Schoolgirl aesthetic would be things attainable by and typical for teenagers in these types of school environments. This can include: