In Japanese culture, Kogal (コギャル, kogyaru) refers to the members of the Gyaru subculture who are still in high school and who incorporate their school uniforms into their dress style.[1] These high school girls are characterized by the typical bleached hair, make-up, shortened skirts, and wearing of loose socks.[2][3] The word kogal is anglicized from kogyaru, a contraction of kōkōsei gyaru ("high school gal").


Kogal girls, identified by shortened Japanese school uniform skirts. The two leftmost girls are also wearing loose socks.