Month: July 2011

Grimoire, one of Tokyo's most well-known vintage clothing boutiques and the heart of the Japanese Dolly Kei community, celebrated its third anniversary earlier this month. In addition to the Shibuya shop's birthday, the Grimoire crew was also celebrating the successful

This cute girl in a retro wide-brimmed hat is 21-year-old Hiromi. Her outfit includes a cotton voile blouse with ruffle details from Rose FanFan and a pieced floral skirt from Liz Lisa. She's also wearing over-the-knee socks and tan leather

Next month, Japanese toy company Medicom celebrates its 15th anniversary with a big exhibition at Parco Shibuya. To get people hyped on the upcoming show, Parco and Medicom have collaborated on the creation of what they call a "Bearbrick Garden"

Every year, the students of Tokyo's Musashino Fashion College curate a temporary popup boutique in Harajuku. The popup shop is part of the school's incubation system with a goal of building the skills of young fashion designers. Thus, the shop

Here are two stylish beauty college students that we photographed in Harajuku. The cute girl on the left with an auburn bob is 19-year-old Ruri. She's wearing a denim vest from a Tokyo shop named Santa Monica, a cotton calico

Here's a stylish 21-year-old Japanese student with short lavender-colored hair who we met in Harajuku. Her outfit consists of a Superman top from MiiA tucked into polka dot pants from the Japanese brand L.D.S. (Love Drug Store) and bright blue

This cute girl with striking two-tone hair is Kana, a 20-year-old college student. She's wearing a Marilyn Monroe t-shirt with a short flirty polka dot skirt from Cantwo (which she told us is her favorite fashion venue). Accessories include a

Sad news from Harajuku: Dicokick - the quirky accessories shop located on Cat Street - will close its doors on Sunday, July 24th. When the Dicokick boutique first opened in April 2009, we were so impressed by the brand's unique

We met Nahoko, a 20-year-old Japanese student, on the street in Harajuku. Her voluminous dreadlocks - a hairstyle we see quite often in Harajuku, but more often on men than women - caught out attention right away. Nahoko's outfit features

Eri, who's 22, is wearing one of the most colorful outfits we've seen in Harajuku this season, featuring a multicolor top from Thank-You Mart and equally colorful pants. Her facial decorations include a pearl stud below her lower lip, a