Sankeng (slang)
thumb|JK uniform fashion, Hanfu and Lolita fashion shops in Guangzhou
The sankeng ()  is a Chinese subculture fashion slang for three types of garments that JK uniforms, Hanfu and Lolita. Chinese consumers described these three types of clothes as "traps" due to their addictive nature for China's Gen Z consumers. Women within the subculture are called "Sankeng Girl" () or "Three Broken Sisters" ().

 Description 
The sankeng clothing have higher prices and faster trends moving, requiring a certain amount of energy and financial resources for research, so these types of clothing are called "traps". The primary audience of the "sankeng" is the ACGN fans aged 12 to 35. In a survey in 2021, 21.7% of respondents stated that they are attracted to relevant cultures, making their passion more adhesive.

The sankeng physical stores present a dispersed and slow development situation. An article in The Paper thought the operational logic of Hanfu, JK Uniform, and Lolita clothing is not the same, which increases the difficulty of operating sankeng stores.

 Terminology 
The sankeng girls are divided into "single trap", "double traps", and "three traps" based on their preference for these types of clothes, and consumers who don't know any types of clothing from sankeng are called as "earthman". Besides, every clothing in sankeng has its own terminology, such as the term "dog short", "honor student" and "furyō" is used to describe the length of JK uniform skirts, and "jsk" (jumper skirt) and "op" (one piece) respectively refer to sleeveless and sleeveless Lolita dresses.

 Influence 
In 2020s, the sankeng fashion is one of the most popular street fashions in China. According to an analysis report by Guotai Junan Securities, the size of the sankeng clothing market has exceeded 20 billion yuan in 2020. The institution predicts that by 2025, the size of the sankeng market is expected to reach 126.6 billion yuan. LeadLeo Research Institute predicted the total market size of the "sankeng" industry is expected to reach 103.5 billion yuan by 2025.

 References 

Category:Subcultures
Category:Hanfu
Category:Lolita fashion
Category:Japanese clothing
Category:School uniform
Category:21st-century fashion
Category:History of Asian clothing
Category:Chinese fashion
Category:2010s fads and trends
Category:2020s fads and trends