Month: January 2012

Harajuku is world-famous both for its creative street fashion and its abundance of awesome places to shop. Those two things came together this weekend under the banner of the LaForet Harajuku "Grand Bazar"! Besides Fukubukuro, Grand Bazar (held twice a

While out shooting photos for a feature on LaForet Grand Bazar this weekend, we randomly ran into one of our favorite Japanese street snap models - Hirari! Besides appearing in various magazines (including Kera) and starring in our recent "Happy

This cool Harajuku guy with a wide-brimmed red hat is Yamashita, a 23-year-old student. He's wearing a trench coat from Comme des Garcons Homme and loose print pants from Tricot Comme des Garcons. Accessories include a woven stole around his

The Winter 2011-2012 Harajuku Kawaii fashion and music event - held recently in Tokyo - featured fashion shows from several famous brands, Japanese magazine models, and even Kyary Pamyu Pamyu. Our first Harajuku Kawaii photo report presented full coverage of

When we met 24-year-old Akira in Harajuku we noticed his sneakers, which are Air Jordan remakes. He's also wearing a cool black jacket from ACV x 4jigen over a graphic t-shirt and black pants with a fringed surface treatment from

Here's someone very familiar to fans of Harajuku fashion - it's Una (pronounced "Yuna")! Una has been one of the most well known "faces of Harajuku" for the last few years. She previously worked with Spinns (and her face was

2gumoto is a 21-year-old beautician who's put together a cool look from a variety of prints. He's wearing a track jacket from Disney over a Stussy t-shirt. His pants and beret, which are printed with dollar bills, are from Life's

"Harajuku Kawaii" is not just a phrase describing the lifestyle of denizens in Tokyo's most fashionable neighborhood. It's also the name of an event packed with fashion, music and fun taking place in Tokyo several times a year. Harajuku Kawaii

Here are two stylish Japanese girls we met in Harajuku. One is beautician and the other owns a secondhand shop called Spell. Tomomi, the 23-year-old beautician, is on left. She's wearing an outfit from Spell that includes a cable knit

On Sunday January 22, 2012, the 8th Harajuku Fashion Walk will be held in Tokyo. Last week, a group of HFW participants got together in Harajuku to hang out and visit some of the shops that have been kind enough