Month: September 2010

This friendly Japanese girl is Chami, a 19-year-old college student. Her blue cotton sundress with lace trim at the hem is from Fi.n.t. She’s carrying a Milk totebag decorated with pictures of stuffed bears. Black knee socks and flat shoes

This friendly girl is another %6DokiDoki fan that we recently met in Harajuku. Channatsu is an 18-year-old high school student. Her white jumper with a ruffle at the hem and cartoon graphic design is from Peace Now, as is her

The hottest Tokyo summer in over 100 years is almost over, and that means one thing - it's time for Fall 2010 fashion trends! There are a number of Japanese fashion trends that we're monitoring for this fall. Even now,

19-year-old Eri is wearing her red hair in two twisted buns known as odango. Her shorts and cartoon t-shirt are from RNA, which is her favorite brand. Her pink nylon bag from H&M is decorated with small toys. She’s also

Another of Harajuku's iconic youth fashion brands has shuttered. Earlier this year, we reported on the sudden closure of Bananafish. Now comes the news of the fall of the Japanese fashion brand Sexy Dynamite London. Affectionally called "SekuDai" by its

We are sorry to share the sad news that the influential Tokyo-based British fashion designer Christopher Nemeth died on September 22, 2010. Christopher Nemeth is a designer who has been an inspiration to the creators of this website, and also

This is a cute 20-year-old student named Takahashi who we snapped in Harajuku. Her white ethnic dress with red embroidery and her crochet headband are from Titicaca. Her shoes are Converse canvas hightops and her cross body bag is from

Here are two cute students, both 16 years old, who are fans of %6DokiDoki. The girl on the right with bobbed hair is wearing a pink dress with ruffled sleeves from Ne-net. Her yellow patterned leggings are from 6%DokiDoki. She’s

Here are two 19-year-old students that we photographed in Harajuku. The blonde girl on the left is Moe. She’s wearing a blue knit shirt from Uni-qlo with a crinkle print skirt from the Santa Monica resale shop. She’s also wearing

Designed by Asami Kusugami, Snidel is one of the fastest growing Japanese street fashion brands today. Snidel opened its first store on Cat Street in Harajuku on April 2005. It has since opened stores in Shibuya, Shinjuku, Nagoya, Yokohama, and