Osaka has been under the spell of a sweltering heat wave for the past week. Officially, temperatures are around 35 to 39 degrees centigrade (95 to 102 Fahrenheit), but with black asphalt under your feet and concrete all around, real temperatures are a lot higher than that.You wouldn’t say that from looking at the fashion seen on the streets, though. No shorts and tank-tops on Osaka’s streets. People dress as carefully as always.Especially popular this Summer is leggings (spats) in combination with dresses or skirts (see photo)....
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
The beginning of Harajuku Street Style
Harajuku street style had roots way back in the 50's through the introduction of American cultural influences which moulded the origin of a fashionable rebellious youth trend setters called 'the Harajuku tribe'.Through the next two decades a variety of tribes (zoku) appeared, disappeared and re-emerged, styles came and went, but it's fair to say that nothing really radical ever stood out and made history.The early 80's were more significant, a new kind of intellectual gothic wave of music and fashion took over Harajuku., 'Shojo...
Monday, September 17, 2007
Huging Harajuku

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3 harajuku

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Thursday, September 13, 2007
Tokyo Harajuku

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Sister Harajuku

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Harajuku posing at its best

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Harajuku Hair Colours

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