Studio Ghibli Fashion: 3 More Outfit Ideas

Welcome back to another week of style inspired by the incomparably beautiful films of Studio Ghibli. Last week, I covered my top three favorite films from the studio’s repertoire, and this week I’ll be covering three more of my favorites! 

Make sure you go check out Part 1 if you missed it, but here’s a brief recap: Studio Ghibli (sometimes referred to as the “Disney of Japan”) has been making incredible feature-length animes since 1986, and is famous for films with stunning animation, compelling plots, and complex, realistic characters (especially their strong female protagonists!). 

Let’s jump into the next three Studio Ghibli films that I think can also be used for style inspiration: Spirited Away, The Secret World of Arrietty, and Princess Mononoke.

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Spirited Away

Spirited Away, released in 2001, may not have been Studio Ghibli’s first film, but it has definitely been its most successful. (So much so that it has its own post on CF already!) The film became the highest grossing film in Japanese history when it was released, is often ranked as one of the best animated films in history, and won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature at the 75th Academy Awards. 

The story follows a young girl named Chihiro who is accidentally trapped in the spirit world while traveling with her parents to their new home. Chihiro must use her own resourcefulness to both escape from the spirit world and free her parents, who have been turned into pigs. 

Screenwriter and director Hiyao Miyazaki has stated that he wrote the movie because he didn’t feel that young girls had a relatable female hero their own age that they could look up to. Interestingly, Spirited Away (in typical Hayao Miyazaki fashion) was created without a script.