Tag: pastel

Harajuku is known worldwide for its eclectic street fashion scene. There are hundreds of fashion genres, subgenres, & subcultures that have bloomed on these famous streets. One of the Harajuku styles that has reached "iconic' status is fairy kei. Fairy

Minami is a 16 year old student we spotted in Harajuku in a lilac outfit, with matching contact lenses. Minami is wearing a LDS (Love Drug Store) long hoodie that reads "toxic cupcake" with an oversized cross necklace on top.

Here's a cutely-dressed 19-year-old Japanese girl named Erika who we snapped on the street in Harajuku. Erika is wearing a simple-yet-cute fairy-kei-friendly outfit that features a pastel dress (with hearts and bows) from Harajuku's Nile Perch, tiered pink ruffle socks,

Here's a fun Harajuku girl wearing an outfit that mixes elements of super sweet kawaii fashion with punk spikes and horror eyeballs. Her pink streaked hair (with a part in the back showing color peeking out under a layer of

Here's a fun girl with amazing gravity-defying braids who we met in front of LaForet Harajuku. Her braids reminded us of the famous Swedish character Pippi Longstocking, although they could be inspired by a more recent kawaii "character", Kyary Pamyu

Here's a colorfully dressed girl we snapped in front of LaForet Harajuku. Her beautiful purple-streaked bob hairstyle caught our attention right away. She's wearing a long knit sweater striped in pastel colors, a pink and white sheer top, white lace

Takeru has gained worldwide fame as the singer for the popular Japanese rock band SuG. However, his creative ambition goes beyond singing and songwriting. He is also the driving force behind the Japanese fashion brand Million $ Orchestra (pronounced "Million

Sad news from Harajuku for lovers of fairy kei, pastel backpacks, cute character t-shirts, and colorful tulle skirts: Japanese fashion brand ManiaQ has closed their beloved Takeshita Dori shop. According to their website, the brand has been in Harajuku for

Here's an 18-year-old Japanese student named Hikari who we met in Harajuku. A couple of the elements of her look - the pastel color pallet and the 1980s references - are commonly seen in fairy kei fashion. Hikari's outfit features

Here's 17-year-old Erina, a Japanese high school student who we met on the street in Harajuku. Her pastel fairy kei-inspired outfit caught our attention right away. Erina is wearing a baby blue star-and-bows adorned top from Harajuku's Nile Perch, a