Japanese Fashion Brand Tender Person “#90” Collection

Japanese Fashion Brand Tender Person “#90” Collection

Posted on July 24, 2015 in

Tender Person is a Japanese fashion brand founded by Bunka Fashion College student Yuto Yashige. The brand's concept is "The pursuit of simplicity, with beauty and sensitivity". We first met Yuto several years ago on the streets of Harajuku. As

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Milk & Milkboy “My Angel Fly With Me” 2015 A/W Fashion Show in Harajuku

Milk & Milkboy “My Angel Fly With Me” 2015 A/W Fashion Show in Harajuku

Posted on July 17, 2015 in

Milk is a Harajuku legend. The Japanese brand - founded all the way back in 1970 - is one of the original Harajuku street fashion brands, and also one of the creators of what would eventually become the worldwide lolita

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HEIHEI “I Am Not A Doll” 2015-16 A/W Collection Video

HEIHEI “I Am Not A Doll” 2015-16 A/W Collection Video

Posted on May 19, 2015 in

Shohei Kato is a young Japanese fashion designer who we first met on the streets of Harajuku. Last year, we produced a short documentary about the debut of his fashion brand HEIHEI. HEIHEI's next collection, 2015-16 A/W's "I Am Not

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Milklim Harajuku – Pastel Fairy / Fancy Japanese Fashion Boutique

Milklim Harajuku – Pastel Fairy / Fancy Japanese Fashion Boutique

Posted on May 11, 2015 in

Milklim is a Japanese fashion brand known for super-kawaii fairy/fancy fashion in all shades pastel. Founded in Nagoya, the brand recently moved their flagship shop to the capitol of kawaii - Harajuku! The new Milklim Harajuku boutique is located on

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Buccal Cone “Virtual Busters” Collection 2015-16 A/W

Buccal Cone “Virtual Busters” Collection 2015-16 A/W

Posted on April 18, 2015 in

Buccal Cone is a young Japanese fashion brand whose first official collection garnered a lot of attention within the Tokyo street fashion scene. The brand's 2014 debut collection "Neo Extremists" featured kanji prints on black and white sheer coordinates. We

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Coming of Age Day in Japan 2015 – 150+ Kimono Pictures

Coming of Age Day in Japan 2015 – 150+ Kimono Pictures

Posted on January 14, 2015 in

Seijin no Hi (known as "Coming of Age Day" in English) is a Japanese holiday held every year on the second month of January to celebrate the transition from childhood into adulthood. The official age of majority in Japan is

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HEIHEI – Behind The Scenes w/ Japanese Fashion Designer Shohei Kato

HEIHEI – Behind The Scenes w/ Japanese Fashion Designer Shohei Kato

Posted on December 20, 2014 in

Japanese fashion designer Shohei Kato first caught our eye several years ago while a student at Tokyo's famous Bunka Fashion College. When not studying fashion at school, Kato spent much of his time exploring the streets of nearby Harajuku. Kato

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Bunkaya Zakkaten Closing Landmark Harajuku Shop After 40 Years

Bunkaya Zakkaten Closing Landmark Harajuku Shop After 40 Years

Posted on December 5, 2014 in

Bunkaya Zakkaten - one of Harajuku most unique and longest running boutiques - has announced that it will be closing its doors for good on January 15, 2015. Bunkaya Zakkaten has been Harajuku's go-to place for quirky, kitschy and bizarre

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Sebastian Masuda To Debut Kawaii Time Capsule During Art Basel Miami

Sebastian Masuda To Debut Kawaii Time Capsule During Art Basel Miami

Posted on December 1, 2014 in

Sebastian Masuda - the founder of kawaii Harajuku boutique 6%DOKIDOKI, Kyary's art director, and a visual artist - will debut his new project "Time After Time Capsule" at Wynwood Project during Art Basel in Miami Beach, Florida on December 6,

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Japanese Brand Avantgarde Closing Flagship Harajuku Boutique

Japanese Brand Avantgarde Closing Flagship Harajuku Boutique

Posted on November 18, 2014 in

When Japanese legwear brand Avantgarde opened their underground Harajuku boutique in the fall of 2011, no one could have predicted how big of an influence it would have on the neighborhood - and on the wider Japanese street fashion scene.

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