Month: June 2011

This guy with a sporty look is 23-year-old Takato. His buckled and zippered mustard-colored leather pants are from Banal Chic Bizarre, which is also where he got his white jacket with blue, red and green accents. His black boots with

Here are two stylish Japanese 18-year-old girls, photographed on the streets of Harajuku. Both girls are fans of resale/vintage fashion, and we definitely sense some Dolly Kei influence here, as you can see in the pictures. On the left is

This is Maririn, a friendly 16-year-old Japanese student who we met in Harajuku. The purples and pastels of her look are a color palette we commonly see worn by Harajuku's fairy kei girls. Maririn outfit features a layered school uniform-inspired

This eye-catching couple is associated with the Veveropparuuu fashion brand. On the left with spiked hair and a face mask is 29-year-old company director and designer Kazuki Kotake. He's wearing a remade patchwork top from runurunu that really is a

This stylish Japanese girl with awesome red hair is Ari, the owner of the beloved-by-Dolly-Kei-girls Tokyo resale shop The Virgin Mary. We photographed her at night at a fashion event in Roppongi. Ari's look mixes lots of different layers and

Here's a cute Japanese girl we met near the intersection of Takeshita Dori and Meiji Dori in Harajuku. She told us that her name was "M" (not a common name in Japan). When we first saw M, her two tone

These two Japanese girls that we photographed in Harajuku have hit the mark when it comes to this season's trend for 1970s retro fashion. The girl on the right with short auburn hair is Kei, a 21-year-old receptionist. She's wearing

Here's a long-haired Japanese girl that we met near Shibuya 109, Tokyo's most famous gyaru shopping mall. Her outfit is simple but cute - a tiered gingham dress under a light off-white jacket, and ankle boots. Her straw bag by

This super-cute girl is Miiba, a 19-year-old company employee. She's wearing her long hair in double odango buns. Her outfit consists of a short striped dress with a dropped-waist gathered skirt under a Candy Stripper t-shirt. Her Max Star Converse-like

We ran into these two friendly Japanese girls (and one friendly Gremlin) walking down the street in Harajuku. On the left is the exceptionally-colorful Matsuko, 17-years old. On the right is 19-year-old Ayuki. Ayuki is wearing a simple-but-cute outfit consisting