Month: March 2011

As just about everyone on the planet knows by now, a major earthquake - officially known as the "Great Sendai Earthquake of 2011" - struck Japan on Friday, March 11th. The earthquake was quickly followed by a tsunami, which slammed

We photographed these cute Japanese girls in Harajuku. All three are wearing white tights and stylish footwear. The girl in the middle, with blonde hair and a red hair bow, is 16-year-old Pekorinu. She’s wearing a white crochet shawl from

The Marui One department store in Shinjuku is usually the haunt of Gothic Lolita girls and teenagers seeking glam-punk-rock style. But on this day (Saturday, February 26, 2011), the building is under siege by hordes of rabid anime fans, most

This is Vani, the well-known 6%DokiDoki shop girl who took part in last year's Harajuku Kawaii Experience. Her blue hair and bold makeup make her very easy to spot when we run into her - quite often these days -

We photographed this tall stylish Japanese girl on the street in Tokyo, not far from the famous Shibuya 109 department store. She's wearing a cool camel-colored outfit consisting of a cape collar furry-cuffed camel coat and knee-high camel boots. She's

Ugko, who’s 17, is an employee of JK2. She’s wearing a black knit top from Nick Needles that features inset plastic fins down the sleeve. Her long white jumper dress (she’s wearing the orange straps down around her hips) is

The 2011 Spring/Summer edition of Tokyo Girls Collection took place on Saturday, March 5th at Yoyogi National Stadium in Harajuku. Over 20,000 young stylish Japanese women stormed the venue for a chance to check out the latest fashion trends, see

These girls that we met in Harajuku have a style that we think of as “neo-punk.” On the left is Kinako, a 16-year-old junior high school student. Her outfit, which includes a short black leather jacket, a graphic t-shirt, a

Harajuku was even more crowded than usual this weekend as girls from all over Japan converged for Tokyo Girls Collection, 2011 Spring/Summer. Over 25,000 Japanese fashionistas were expected to be in attendance at this edition of TGC's day-long twice-a-year extravaganza.

Sato is an 18-year-old high school student. We like the skeleton details on her black tights. She’s wearing a striped top under a white t-shirt with a royal blue hoodie from Uniqlo. Her denim cut-off shorts are from a resale