Month: April 2010

We photographed this cool Japanese guy and cute Japanese girl on Meiji Street in Harajuku. The girl is wearing a denim jacket over a patterned dress, black stockings, and high top sneakers. Accessories include her cute glasses, a necklace with

Cocolulu is a Japanese brand that's synonymous with the "gyaru" fashion culture.  Unlike other brands that cater to this scene, Cocolulu (sometimes known as Cocolulu by CO&LU) has changed its brand concept very little over the years.  Since its launch

Candy Stripper is a popular Japanese clothing brand based in the Harajuku area of Tokyo.  They make a variety of clothes for women in their teens and twenties, including shirts, caps, hats, tights, coats, sweatshirts, knits, one pieces, t-shirts and

Anap is a popular Japanese fashion brand that specializes in clothing for young women.  The brand's name is sometimes associated with "Shibuya" and "gyaru" style, and it is a popular brand at Shibuya 109, but that's not all it offers. 

We photographed this cute 20-year-old Japanese girl at the 6%DOKIDOKI x Popples event a few weeks ago in Shibuya. She's wearing a cropped HellcatPunks motorcycle jacket over a knit Barbie dress, cute stockings, and pink boots. She's also carrying a

We see a lot of interesting things on the streets of Harajuku, but rarely do we see anyone with white face makeup wearing real candy as a fashion accessory. Actually, "rarely" is an understatement. We've never seen it. Until now....

There's an interesting article in today's WWD about the spending habits of Japanese teenagers. The piece brings up several interesting points, most of them implying negative trends for the Japanese fashion industry. (Unless, that is, you happen to be a

We photographed this stylish Japanese girl near the Ciaopanic shop in Harajuku (that's their billboard behind her in the first photo). She's wearing a straw boater (kankanbo) hat from Casselini, a knit scarf, a jacket that ties in the front,

This stylish 19-year-old Japanese girl with with purple and black hair was photographed in Harajuku. She's wearing a cardigan from a vintage/resale shop over a hooded Monomania shirt, a purple mini-skirt from a vintage/resale shop, striped tights from Nadia, and

We photographed these three friendly Japanese girls on the famous shopping street Takeshita Dori in Harajuku. The girl on the right is dressed in the Fairy-kei style with pastel colors, lace, colored hair, and lots of accessories and plush toys