Month: June 2011

This is Kakegawa, a 22-year-old Japanese guy we met on the street in Harajuku. Kakegawa's look is inspired by 1970s and early-1980s hardcore punk. Kakegawa's outfit features several pieces from the Japanese fashion brand BlackMeans. BlackMeans are known for their

This 15-year-old Japanese high school student - with a super-hip-right-now double bun hairstyle - is named Ozawa. We met her on the street in Harajuku. Ozawa is wearing an outfit that includes a denim jacket (with the tag "Bobson Kachh")

Here is a fashionable Japanese couple we met in Harajuku. On the left is Kenji; on the right, Yumika. Both of them are over 30 years old. Kenji is wearing a hat and glasses, as well as a shirt vest,

Here's a stylish Japanese girl named...Cabbage! That's what she told us, at least. Cabbage is 21 years old and she works at a fashion shop/brand called Qosmos. Cabbage's outfit includes a black (velvet?) top, a dotted skirt with a corset

Japanese hair is renowned the world over for being lustrous, silky, and really desirable. Just look at all those people lining up for "Japanese Hair Straightening" treatments at the beauty salon! But sometimes, especially in Tokyo neighborhoods under occupation by

This stylish Japanese girl with an awesome bob hairstyle works at the Harajuku vintage shop Bubbles. Her nickname is Guppy! Guppy is wearing a hat that she bought used, along with a knit argyle cardigan from Needles, a top from

Here's another couple whose style of attire is unique to the streets of Harajuku. The guy on the left with multiple ear and face piercings is 22-year-old Keisuke, who describes himself as a "salary man." He's wearing an asymmetrical black

This is Daisuke, a 24-year-old Japanese guy that we met on the street in Harajuku. Daisuke is wearing a knit cap, vintage striped overalls over, a disturbed-smiley-face shirt from designer Mihara Yasuhiro, and Timberland boots. His accessories include a large

This stylish Japanese girl with a short blonde hairstyle is Mayumi. She works at the popular Harajuku resale shop Kinsella. Mayumi's outfit includes a colorful dress from designer Bernhard Willhelm over a Mickey Mouse t-shirt from UT (Uniqlo's graphic t-shirt