Month: March 2012

Global Japanese retailer Uniqlo has opened a huge flagship store in Tokyo's Ginza district. Designed by Wonderwall's Masamichi Katayama, famous for his innovative work with BAPE and chic Parisian boutique Colette, the Ginza flagship, which has twelve floors and takes

Here are two stylish 17-year-old students that we photographed in Harajuku. The girl on the right with braids and a derby hat is Ito. She's wearing a black sweater jacket with blue trim from Spinns, a white blouse and an

In early March, several Japanese subcultures joined forces in the Aoyama area of Tokyo for a fashion show and talk event focusing on lolita, gothic, punk, and kawaii Harajuku styles. The event - titled "Will Fashion Change the World?!" -

Here's a 17-year-old Japanese student named You. Her awesome pink braids are the first thing that caught our attention when we spotted her near Cat Street in Harajuku. You is wearing a bright red Mickey Mouse souvenir jacket from the

This cute blonde is Senanan, a 20-year-old who works at ITAZURA Tokyo. She's wearing a leather jacket with plush Dalmatian-print shorts from One Spo and shredded pink stockings with retro leg warmers. Her sneakers are from Reebok. Accessories include a

Here's a friendly vintage (or cult party kei) inspired girl we met on Cat Street between Harajuku and Shibuya. Her cute braids with bows and makeup are what first caught our attention. She's wearing a shearling coat over a long

Here's a tattoo artist we met in Harajuku who told us that his name is Bang Kwanji. Needless to say, his personal body art is what brought our attention to his look. Bang is wearing a hoodie with tragic news

Tokyo Girls Collection is the biggest - and by far the most famous - of all of the growing number of events in Japan that combine hip fashion shows with concerts from popular musical groups. We've been covering Tokyo Girls

This is Violet, a 17-year-old student that we photographed in Harajuku. She's wearing a kitten-themed embroidered jacket from Pink Dragon, a plaid sweater from Business as Usual and retro 80s baggy print pants from Kinji. Her black backpack is from

Here is one of our all-time favorite Harajuku-ites, and someone whose personal sense of style evolves so fast that it's hard for us to keep up: it's the one-and-only Hirari Ikeda! When he ran into Hirari in Harajuku, she told