Tag: yukata

The summer 2012 Harajuku Fashion Walk took place last week in Tokyo. We've already shared our full report from the event - complete with 150 HFW pictures and video. Now it's time to give you a closer look at the

Meet 21-year-old Japanese college student Satoko. Her gothic-meets-traditional look caught our attention when we spotted her on the street in Harajuku. Satoko's outfit features a yukata from Japanese fashion giant Uniqlo, a handmade strawberry-print obi, and gothic platform shoes. Her

This is a 23-year-old Japanese girl that we met on the street in Harajuku. She's wearing a yukata with a retro print featuring graphics of Tokyo Tower, musical notes, televisions, and other objects. Along with the yukata, her outfit features

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.

Summer festival (AKA natsu matsuri) season is just around the corner in Japan, which means lots of fireworks, bon-odori dancing, and drinking in the streets. The heat is already on retailers to supply the appropriate clothing for these time-honored traditions.

We often run into Iccho near Omotesando Dori in Harajuku. He's a Japanese fashion blogger, so we see him out on the street snapping photos and talking to fashionable people in the same areas where we are shooting. On this