Some fashion trends simply have no explanation. Witness kegadoru, Japanese for "injured idol."

Japan’s famous Harajuku, is famous for the extreme and weird fashions and cultures it is home to. From Yamambas to Gothic Doll Girls, If you are wandering around this wild section of Japan, you are likely to get an eye full.

With the recent trends you may even see an increased number of girls that appear injured. Heads wrapped in bandages and eyes covered in patches, these girls have not been on the losing end of a fight, but rather the youth of Kegadoru, translated “injured idols” and a fetish for scantily clad women to dress up in bandages.

“Many of the men who come to Akihabara often compliment us on how good our bandages look, or how cute they are. For girls hanging out in Akihabara, bandages and eye patches have become a must-have fashion item.”

Attention seeking to the next level it seems a shame that these girls feel like bandages andfake injuries are the only way to a man’s heart... (deride more)

The way to a man's heart is also through an eating disorder and looking like the undead. Maybe they just binge and purge on brains. In some circles, this is called malingering, and I'm sure many of y'all know at least one pathological form, Munchausen Syndrome, a type of factitious disorder.

Mental disease. You wear it well.