Tag: traditional Japanese clothing

To say that Ichika stood out of the crowd walking down the street in Harajuku would be a little bit of an understatement. When we approached her and spoke to her, we found out that her personal style is "Kandi

Here's someone who many of you will recognize right away - it's Maro! Maro is 20 years old and he is both the drummer for the Japanese rock band Broken Doll, and one of the designers for the Japanese fashion

Here's Mayu, a fun Japanese girl who works at the hip Harajuku kimono shop Tokyo135°. The pretty kimono that Mayu is wearing, along with her obi, geta sandals, and all of her accessories are from - not surprisingly - Tokyo135°.

Here are two colorfully dressed Japanese girls we met near Jingu Bashi in Harajuku. Their detailed outfits and bold hairstyles instantly caught our attention. Even though we were rushing toward Shibuya to take Coming of Age Day kimono pictures, we

We met this darkly-styled Japanese guy and girl on the street in Harajuku. Their gothic-vs-traditional looks caught our eye. On the left is Kenta Ashi, a graphic designer. He's wearing a long jacket from Luv Maison over a white top

Takato and Maho are both 18 years old and both students. Even in the anything-goes world of Harajuku street fashion, they really stand out with their own traditional Japanese inspired style. When we spotted them on the street, the large

A few weeks ago, I filed a hard-hitting report for Tokyo Fashion about a new wave of flashy and eye-catching summer yukata robes designed especially for gyaruo: dandified males who habitually stalk female prey in the streets of Shibuya, Tokyo.

The second Monday of January each year marks the Japanese holiday Seijin no Hi, known as "Coming of Age Day" in English. On this day, Japanese people who have turned 20 years old within the last year celebrate their graduation

Today - Monday, January 11, 2010 - is Coming of Age Day (Seijin no Hi) in Tokyo. That means that walking in Harajuku you're likely to see quite a few 20-year-old Japanese girls dressed up in furisode Kimono on their