Month: February 2011

Wa is a student who has put together an outfit from used and resale clothing stores, which her favorite place to shop. We first noticed her old-school Puma pink and turquoise jacket, but what next caught our eye was her

February and March are big months for music fans in Japan - not because there are huge concerts going on, but because the Japanese summer music festivals begin making lineup announcements. The famous Summer Sonic (Tokyo and Osaka) music festival

NEW ERA TOKYO - the first New Era shop in Japan - opened for business this weekend. The 1,100-square-foot store located in Harajuku - the heart of Japan's street fashion scene - is the newest of New Era's eight flagships

We photographed these stylish students in Harajuku. The 18-year-old guy on the left with purple highlights in his hair is wearing a red shirt and a purple satin jacket from Phenomenon and H&M. His abstract-print shorts are from a resale

Beauty & Youth opened its pop-up shop for Swedish brand Acne, and shoppers have until the third of March to get their hands on items from Acne's diverse lineup. Merchandise include accessories, hats, and even rare items – all available

This is Kasumi Psycho, who is a staff member at the popular Harajuku boutique Nadia. Kasumi ’s wearing mostly black, including a black wool jacket, a graphic black t-shirt and a short black denim skirt. She’s also wearing a belt

Underneath the long bangs is Ashi, an 18-year-old student. Ashi is wearing a long red and black graphic sweatshirt from Supreme and distressed skinny jeans from Cheap Monday. The blue felt hat is from Vivienne Westwood, as are the black

Nakagawa is a 21-year-old student. She’s put together an edgy outfit consisting of a fuzzy yarn coat worn over a dotted top and embroidered shorts. All of these pieces came from UTA, the Shimokitazawa resale shop. Her large leather purse

We photographed this cute and friendly Japanese girl near Shibuya 109. To keep warm in Tokyo's cool evening weather, she's wearing a furry leopard print coat - an item which has been pretty popular in Shibuya this winter. Bringing this

The Hep Star has landed at La Foret Harajuku! It may sound like a cool vacation destination in a science fiction movie, but the Hep Star is actually a super-hip Japanese "real clothes" fashion brand. To celebrate their LaForet debut,