Month: July 2011

This is 19-year-old Maina. She's a college student who we photographed on the street in Harajuku. Maina is wearing an outfit that's put together mostly of items from resale shops - including her cropped souvenir jacket (sukajan) and the floral

This is Tommy from ultra-hip Shibuya used and resale boutique Boy Tokyo. We ran into him on the street in Harajuku. Tommy's military-inspired outfit features a sleeveless button-up top from Gilet (with an Air Force patch), vintage camouflage pants and

Here is another pair of Harajuku girls dressed with Dolly style. The blonde girl on the right is Mishio. She's wearing a vintage cotton Gunne Sax dress that features lace and crochet trim and a lace-up front. Her chic metal-handled

Harajuku's famous "Sensational Kawaii" fashion brand and shop 6%DOKIDOKI shared two big announcements with us this week. Not only will 6%DOKIDOKI be releasing their first ever Be@rbrick figure, but they will also be opening a special limited time popup shop

This girl with fuchsia highlights in her hair and a knit cap is Harco, a 30-year-old web designer. Her fun casual style includes a couple of cotton tops and a short cotton jacket from Hepstar worn with faded cutoff denim

We met this couple in Harajuku and had to get some pictures of their casual style. On the right with a black head band is Takahiro, a 19-year-old student. He's wearing a white Givenchy shirt with red cuffed shorts from

It's Kyary Pamyu Pamyu time! As most of you already know, Japanese fashion blogger, model, high school student, funny face maker, and all around Harajuku Superstar Kyary Pamyu Pamyu released her debut single "PONPONPON" last week. The song, backed by

Summer has arrived in Japan and the heat is on! Most of us are content to cool off by hitting the beach or the water park in whatever feels comfortable. But casual swimsuits just won't do for Japan's lovely hime-kei,

Here's a trendy couple that we photographed in Harajuku. The cute girl on the left with large glasses and long auburn hair is 25-year-old Yuka, a housewife. She's wearing an eye-catching graphic knit shirt from H&M with bright pink leggings

This is Hikari, a Japanese specialty school student with green-tipped hair who we met in Harajuku. Hikari didn't give us much brand info, but she's wearing a black & white outfit that consists of a black top with the word