. ▁ ▁The ▁gang uro ▁tr end ▁started ▁in ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 9 0 s ▁and ▁reached ▁its ▁peak ▁by ▁the ▁latter ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁de cade ; ▁it ▁pur port edly ▁became ▁almost ▁ob sole te ▁by ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁when ▁a ▁bi h aku ▁cra ze ▁emer ged ▁among ▁young ▁women ▁who ▁wanted ▁to ▁im itate ▁the ▁look ▁of ▁their ▁favour ite ▁popular ▁sing ers , ▁specifically ▁Ay umi ▁Ham as aki ▁ ▁who ▁deb uted ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁The ▁gang uro ▁tr end ▁f aded ▁out ▁afterwards , ▁although ▁its ▁influence ▁can ▁be ▁observed ▁in ▁y aman ba ▁and ▁man ba ▁styles . ▁ ▁Character istics ▁▁ ▁Gang uro ▁appeared ▁as ▁a ▁new ▁fashion ▁style ▁in ▁Japan ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁and ▁was ▁pre val ent ▁mostly ▁among ▁young ▁women . ▁In ▁gang uro ▁fashion , ▁a ▁deep ▁tan ▁is ▁combined ▁with ▁hair ▁dy ed ▁in ▁sh ades ▁of ▁orange ▁to ▁bl onde , ▁or ▁a ▁silver ▁grey ▁known ▁as ▁" high ▁ble ached ". ▁Black ▁in k ▁is ▁used ▁as ▁eye - lin er ▁and ▁white ▁conce aler ▁is ▁used ▁as ▁lip st ick ▁and ▁eyes h adow . ▁False ▁e y el ash es , ▁pl astic ▁fa cial ▁g ems , ▁and ▁p ear l ▁pow der ▁are ▁often ▁added ▁to ▁this . ▁Platform ▁sho es ▁and ▁bright ly ▁col oured ▁out f its ▁complete ▁the ▁gang uro ▁look . ▁Also ▁typical ▁of ▁gang uro ▁fashion ▁are