ハイカラ

Etymology
Shortened from, from ,  referring to the high collars of Japanese men imitating the Western fashion of the late 19th century.

Adjective

 * 1)  trendy and Western
 * 2)  fashionable, stylish
 * 3)  modern, new
 * 4)  Westernized
 * 5) of a style characteristic of the Western influence in the Meiji and Taishō periods

Usage notes
Originally coined as a derisive term for Japanese people who imitated Western trends and fashions, the word then gained positive connotations of stylishness and modernity by those who saw Westernization as the way forward for Japanese society. In modern Japanese the term is somewhat dated and evokes an earlier time when everything Western was still exotic and progressive.