May 2012
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Shibuya 109 Festival 2012
The Shibuya 109 Girls Festival 2012 held earlier on May 12th was a total fashion extravaganza! Besides a runway show, attendees were treated to appearances by popular gal models, fashion personalities as well as music performances by Kana Nishino and Korean girl group After School. The runway stage was split into two parts: the first half, “free stage”, included young and up and...
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The History of the Gyaru - Part Two →
Marxy has just released part 2 of his excellent “History of the Gyaru” series. As usual, he does a fantastic job of going beyond the clothes and capturing the backdrop of Tokyo in the 90s, from changing social trends to economic indicators and even the rise of the pager. Mandatory reading for anyone into Japanese fashion.
So how would a new kogyaru recruit figure out how to properly...
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Brand Focus: GROWZE
GROWZE is new womenswear abel founded by Yukiko and Misaki Kubo, the same Osaka couple behind popular off-brand gal clothing retailer GALSTAR. The brand concept goes something like this:
Women with resilient determination, women who are not afraid to step up to any challenges in life… They are the inspiration to our designers. Basic monotone pattern is enhanced with the carefully selected...
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April 2012
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Anonymous asked: Where can i buy this jacket?!
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Anonymous asked: I totally appreciate the ''style-arena''(I'll just call it like that because all the pictures are from style-arena) part of harajuku, because the shape and techniques are really interesting and unique. On the other hand, I feel like the crazier and ''agressive'' side of Harajuku is being judged on Harajuju and I don't feel comfortable with it. It...
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What is "Harajuku fashion"?
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I’m scrolling through harajuju forum and looks and I don’t really feel any harajuku vibe in it…I mean, i’m more on the DIY part of Harajuku, recycling, handmade, vintage .. I think that those people are the ones who are setting the trends and they are those who created recognition for Harajuku in the 90s. When i’m reading the forum topics...
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Men's Non-no, Eyescream, and Warp Magazine
Fantastic write-up about three popular Japanese menswear magazines.
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Men’s Non-no, Eyescream, and Warp are all publications with focused communities, ideals, and a large readership. Each are focused on what brands they represent, the people they cover and interview, and models they utilize. They all in many ways question gender constructions of masculinity and femininity and as a...
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Fake Circle Lenses
cadney:
jilky:
Please read my blog entry for circle lenses! It’s really important and I think you guys should all know. Most of you guys have been purchasing FAKE circle lenses. That’s why some people have been getting eye infections. Here’s a sneak preview of what I mean. http://jilky.blogspot.com/2012/04/does-ppe-have-authentic-lenses.html
A blog entry that seeks to expose the fact that...