Brands: vintage

This cutely-dressed girl is Hitsuji, a 20-year-old college student. She's wearing a striped knit top from Hug with a lace-embellished polka dot skirt from Popo. She's also wearing a black fringed shawl, cable knit mittens, white stockings and lace-trimmed socks.

There are certain people who can cheer you up just by existing. Tavuchi - the head of Koenji's iconic 1980s-inspired shop and fashion brand SPANK! - is one of those people. She's always cute, always smiley, and just way too

This cute Japanese girl with blonde braids and a fur hat is Osanai, a 21-year-old who works at a shop called Kaorinomori. She's wearing a short plush jacket from fur fur, a vintage printed voile skirt from a resale shop

This is Yuma, who we've photographed in the past in Harajuku. Yuma is a 16-year-old high school student with a distinctive hairstyle and bright blue contacts. Her tops, from 6%DokiDoki and Milk, include a vintage brown jacket over a pink

This eclectic guy and girl are Naoaki Tobe and Hitomi Nomura, the Grimoire store owner and manager (we've profiled Grimoire in an earlier post). Twenty-four-year-old Hotimi, seen on the right with magenta hair, is a former Cutie model. Her outfit

Here is another stylish couple that we met in Harajuku. On the left is Katie, a 19-year-old college student. She’s wearing a pink lingerie robe from Little Trip to Heaven over an ivory lace dress from Tarock. Her accessories from

This cute girl with a clock-face purse and heart-shaped sunglasses is Takeshima, an 18-year-old high school student. Her bright outfit includes a color-blocked leather jacket from Galaxxxy, a pink miniskirt, black stockings and mid-calf black boots. Takeshima’s accessories include a

This super-stylish guy with blonde hair and a black cap is Choi, an 18-year-old student from Seoul, South Korea, who is studying in Japan. His outfit from Candy Shibuya includes a vintage jacket over vertically-striped pants (or leggings). His blue

Sato is an 18-year-old high school student. We like the skeleton details on her black tights. She’s wearing a striped top under a white t-shirt with a royal blue hoodie from Uniqlo. Her denim cut-off shorts are from a resale

This cute girl with red hair in pigtails is 16-year-old Yuka. She’s wearing a long gingham dress from Kinji resale and an embroidered black satin Cool Dragon jacket. Her accessories include plaid hair bows, earphones and a spiked necklace. Yuka's