
Cutie Fashion Magazine April 2009
In our continuing effort to share photos of the free gifts (furoku) that Japanese fashion magazines give away, we present the April 2009 issue of Cutie magazine. The free gift that came with this issue of Cutie is a pen

Bald Japanese Models Run Wild in Harajuku
While walking in Harajuku and Shibuya over the weekend, we stumbled across something very strange. A large group of bald Japanese models walking around together in short dresses with a camera crew. Needless to say, these girls were causing mayhem

Comme des Garcons x Vogue Nippon Shop Coming
Last year, we reported on the limited time that opened in the Aoyama area of Tokyo selling super limited and expensive collaboration items between the two brands. Well, that shop is long since closed, but Rei Kawakubo is not giving

Milk Tote Bag in Zipper Fashion Magazine Feb 2009
Another Japanese fashion magazine and furoku update today. This time, it's the February 2009 issue of Zipper magazine and the freebie is a colorful tote bag by the famous Japanese lolita brand Milk. Milk was one of the original Harajuku

Steady Fashion Magazine x Hello Kitty
Just another quick update with info on, and pictures of, a Japanese fashion magazine. This time, the info is on the new issue of Steady magazine. The February 2009 issue of Steady Magazine has all of the usual features on

Cher Eco Bag + Mook 2008-2009
Picked up a copy of the Japanese fashion brand Cher's 2008-2009 Autumn / Winter Collection mook catalog at a book store recently. The Cher mook comes with an exclusive petit Cher eco bag. Last year there was a Cher eco

Topshop Kate Moss Japanese Clutch
In our ongoing series of Japanese fashion magazine furoku (free items given away with magazines), we present an exclusive Kate Moss x Topshop Japan vinyl clutch bag. The free Topshop Japanese bag comes with the Autumn / Winter 2008 Topshop

Free X-Girl Tote Bag in Japanese MOOK
The X-Girl 2008-2009 Fall and Winter Collection magazine / MOOK is out now in Japan. I picked up a copy in Tower Records in Shibuya last week. As has become the trend with many Japanese magazines and fashion brand catalogs,

Yuri Ebihara Graduation Ceremony
The word "graduate" has a different meaning in Japan than it does in the Western world. When a member of JPop band gets big enough to go solo, or gets booted out of the band for being too old, that
Diva’s Dream Festa in Tokyo 2008
On Halloween night 2008, at Yoyogi National Stadium in the Harajuku area of Tokyo, Japanese fashion magazine ViVi will be celebrating their 25th anniversary with a huge party. The party is called Diva’s Dream Festa and it will feature appearances