Brands: Shibuya 109

There's an interesting article in today's WWD about the spending habits of Japanese teenagers. The piece brings up several interesting points, most of them implying negative trends for the Japanese fashion industry. (Unless, that is, you happen to be a

This 25-year-old Japanese girl with streaked hair was photographed in Harajuku. She told us that she is a furita (freeter), which means sort of a freelance part-time worker. She's wearing a mods coat (military jacket) from Rodeo Crowns, a top

The days following New Year's Day are huge shopping days in Japan. One of the biggest reasons for the shopping frenzy are the fukubukuro (Happy Bag, Lucky Bag, Mystery Bag, etc.) that many stores offer to kick off the New

These two 21-year-old Japanese girls carrying Ober Tashe shopping bags were photographed on the street near Shibuya 109. The girl on the left is wearing a beanie, a leather jacket, a Free's Shop x Suzy's Zoo t-shirt that says "Boof

The end of the year holidays - which, in Japan, mostly means New Years and Christmas - are quickly approaching. Now that we're into December, Christmas decorations and lights are quickly appearing all over Tokyo. The local government of each