The maid outfit comes in many different variations, but to be quite honest, the style really did stem from French maids in the Edwardian era (1901-19). The maids would work as servants in English homes and dressed rather conservatively, in black dresses with long sleeves and skirt. Overtop they would wear an apron, which one … Continue reading
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September 2, 2011, Author: ,
Clothing Makes a Maid
Categories: History, Host Key, Maid Mika, Maid Mimiko, Maid Nami, Maid RinLast time we covered the humble origins of the maid cafe, including Akihabara’s first cafe, Cure. But the story doesn’t stop there! With Cure’s success, other cafes began springing up here and there, but it was @home that really began to define what maid cafes would become. Where Cure was calm and reserved, @home tapped … Continue reading
A pretty popular dish in Japan is called ‘omuraisu’ – although we’d be better off pronouncing it ‘om-rice’. It’s an omelet – sometimes made a little sweeter than we tend to have our eggs cooked here in the states – filled with rice and other delicious stuffs. Since the top of the omelet is pretty … Continue reading
The maid cafe, ultimately, has its basis in fandom. It was the Japanese otaku who realized the appeal of arriving home to be greeted by a cute girl in a traditional French maid’s uniform. The cute girl would smile, welcome him with sweet words, and tend to him throughout the evening. From there it was … Continue reading
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