Month: May 2011

This cute girl is Minori. Her distressed denim jacket and negligee-style dress are from Chicago (the Tokyo store, not the U.S. city) and Wego. She's also wearing rose-printed stockings and lacy ankle socks. She didn't tell us much about her

There are certain people who can cheer you up just by existing. Tavuchi - the head of Koenji's iconic 1980s-inspired shop and fashion brand SPANK! - is one of those people. She's always cute, always smiley, and just way too

I was racing down Takeshita Street in Harajuku faster than a speeding bullet (but not as powerful as a locomotive) when something suddenly stopped me in my tracks. One of the many stores on the main drag was awash in

FAKE Tokyo is home to two of Japan's most cutting edge fashion boutiques (Candy Shibuya & Sister) and a gallery space (Gallery Fake) which holds underground fashion shows as well as fashion-related art exhibitions. It's hard for us to believe

Kenji is a 19-year-old student that we met in Harajuku. His layered outfit includes a crochet shawl that was a gift from his mother, an off-white sweater, a long white tunic and a long tie-dyed skirt. His white leather shoes

This cool guy with large white sunglasses is a 19-year-old student named Yutaro who we met out on the street in Harajuku. His black plush jacket is from a used/resale shop. He's also wearing a knit scarf with long fringe

This cute girl with long red and pink hair is Kana, a 17-year-old high school student that we photographed in Harajuku. Her outfit includes a gauze dress with embroidery at the neckline from Axes Femme and a short leather jacket

This friendly guy and girl are Noguchi (the guy on the left), a 20-year-old student, and Hiroike (the girl on the right), a 19-year-old Bunka fashion college student. Noguchi is wearing a pin-striped Vivienne Westwood suit. The blazer features red

Meet Natsuki, a 15-year-old Japanese girl who met out on the street in Harajuku. Her red-white-and-blue theme outfit was purchased almost entirely from popular Tokyo resale shops. Natsuki's wearing a vintage Superman t-shirt, along with an American flag coat that

We met Akai in Shibuya and thought she was hitting some of the most current fashion marks. Her shiny black coat is from Emoda; underneath is a striped dress from Kawi Jamele (her favorite designer). Akai is also wearing boldly