I agree that they do bear a slight resemblance to... clowns.
I have always been fascinated with fashion and expressig oneself through clothes, though - doens't matter if it's visual kei or manba-girls, I'm always impressed like hell.
I look at the different styles as artworks, where you show your inside by letting the clothes you wear function as...um.. *where was I?* *man, my english sucks, can't find the words...*
ANYWAYS: people who express themselves through different clothes-styles are realy really cool and I admire anyone who dares to be different and provocative. (Even if I don't find all the different styles pretty...)