The origin of the maid dresses is actually kinda neat iirc! Japan is obsessed by medieval western nobility so they ended up opening nobility-themed cafés with maids and butlers (but mostly maids) which became insanely popular. So much so that many artistic medias including animes started integrating maids and butlers (but mostly maids) inside their stories.
Basically, it’s kinda like us with ninjas and samurais afaik.
For the bunny ears? Maybe a fetish thing idk. Probably related to the japanese culture of adoring anything cute. Bunny = small animal => cute => popular. Dunno why. Maybe I’m wrong tho.
EDIT: Not medival. I’m misremembering history (see below)
Lmaoo it’s all good, It makes sense from the Japanese perspective that they might not be as versed in western history eras. We’re not so versed in their history. I only really know that their “medieval” period was called “the warring states era” because of Inuyasha.
Everything else is right though! They do love the Victorian era and some people like the fashion and lifestyles pictured in that era (I.e men in pressed suits, women in intricate dress, getting tea poured from a fine teapot by a black and white clad Maid or butler)
The origin of the maid dresses is actually kinda neat iirc! Japan is obsessed by medieval western nobility so they ended up opening nobility-themed cafés with maids and butlers (but mostly maids) which became insanely popular. So much so that many artistic medias including animes started integrating maids and butlers (but mostly maids) inside their stories.
Basically, it’s kinda like us with ninjas and samurais afaik.
For the bunny ears? Maybe a fetish thing idk. Probably related to the japanese culture of adoring anything cute. Bunny = small animal => cute => popular. Dunno why. Maybe I’m wrong tho.
EDIT: Not medival. I’m misremembering history (see below)
Well, medieval maids didn’t look that way. This is more Victorian.
TIL the Victorian era wasn’t during the Middle Ages… I feel like an idiot lol. Thanks for correcting me, I’ll edit my reply :)
Lmaoo it’s all good, It makes sense from the Japanese perspective that they might not be as versed in western history eras. We’re not so versed in their history. I only really know that their “medieval” period was called “the warring states era” because of Inuyasha. Everything else is right though! They do love the Victorian era and some people like the fashion and lifestyles pictured in that era (I.e men in pressed suits, women in intricate dress, getting tea poured from a fine teapot by a black and white clad Maid or butler)