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Brand Focus: Ank Rouge

Ank Rouge is a new mid-range gyaru brand that debuted back in June of this year. Besides some magazine press, it also enjoyed some runway exposure at the beginning of August thanks to the Pop Matsuri, an event put together by Popteen and Popsister magazines. The face—and presumably— the brain behind the brand is popular Popteen model Rie Matsuoka, more affectionately known as Okarie. From what I...

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Trend Watching: Over The Knee Socks

Over the knee socks—OTK’s for short—are nothing new, but seem to be showing up with a vengeance again this fall. brad-t’s previous post about Zara’s new fall collection featured an example or two, so here are some more from various Japanese magazines, plus a couple product picks from yours truly. From the September issue of SCawaii, traditional black nylon OTK’s add a...

Aug 27th

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Tornado Mart: A Brand Divided?

Note: This article was previously published but deleted due to a Tumblr error. Samuel over at Tokyo Telephone makes some interesting points about Tornado Mart’s brand image; summarily, that it is split between a more toned down, preppy/dressy look and the rock-glam image that I’ve come to adore. As I have said before Tornado Mart clearly has a bit of a split personality....

Aug 27th

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Tornado Mart — Embossed Snake-Print Pig Leather...

harajuju: Tornado Mart — Embossed Snake-Print Pig Leather Riders Jacket — ¥68,250 Update on this: It will be available in a grey colour at limited shops (which is too bad, because it’s way cooler): It will also be available in a trench version for the bargain price of ¥102,900. I like the Riders version more. Here’s a close-up of the leather: I’ll be keeping my eye...

Aug 21st

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Thought and Chronicle →

Japanese blog by a girl named Nanako where she frequently posts what she’s wearing for the day; it’s generally pretty stellar. I’m sure the translation of the blog’s name has been butchered, so anyone who knows what it actually is called, feel free to tell me so.

Aug 21st

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