Month: June 2010

We ran into this cool Japanese girl while walking on Cat Street in Harajuku. The first thing that caught our attention was her colored hair and butterfly hair pieces. Besides her cool hairstyle, she also had some large ear piercings

This 18-year-old blonde Japanese girl dressed in the Dolly-kei style is named Shiho and we photographed her in Harajuku. She’s wearing a long white lace dress from a Shibuya select store named Rosy Baroque over a white chiffon blouse and

We spotted these two fashionable guys - and their fashionable female friend - while walking on Cat Street in Harajuku. It's not the first time we've seen these striking guys around Harajuku, either (check out photos of them posted last

We photographed this 24-year-old grad student named Hariu in Harajuku. She’s wearing a long graphic t-shirt from H&M over acid bleached jeans from Jeanisis. Her black hoodie is from Lowry’s Farm. Hariu's cute buckled shoes are from The Emporium and

This cool Japanese couple is Masayoshi (left), a 20-year-old student and DJ, and Mami (right), a 19-year-old freelancer. Masayoshi is wearing a black graphic t-shirt and silver satin jacket from a resale shop. His black pants are the dropped crotch

We met this cute 19-year-old college student with long auburn hair in Harajuku. She’s wearing a bright pink cardigan from Anap and a black top from H&M. Her black and white graphic skirt is from Forever21. She’s also wearing bright

This cute Japanese girl is wearing a style that might be called Dolly or Mori. Her name is Saki Hiraiwa and she's a designer that we photographed in Harajuku. Saki's lace-collared blouse and layered skirt are from Thank-You Mart. We’ve

We photographed this trendy Japanese girl named Maisa in Harajuku. She’s wearing a black cotton pleated dress from H&M over black leggings. Her black jacket has metallic studs on the shoulders and has been decorated with 3 playing cards. Maisa’s

Dolly-kei fashion took over Shibuya on Friday night as everyone's favorite Dolly-kei boutique - Grimoire Tokyo - held their Second Anniversary party at Cafe x Lounge MICROCOSMOS. Amazingly dressed and coiffed dollies - girls, and guys - came out in

Sad news from Tokyo for lovers of cute, quirky Japanese fashion: the Harajuku-based fashion brand Banana Fish, famous for its kawaii character-based clothing designs, suddenly and unexpectedly shut its doors last week. The entire operation - including all physical stores