Skirt – N/A – JPY 5,000

Blouse – SABUROKU – JPY 3,000 | T-Shirt – N/A – JPY 1,000 | Dress (partly hidden under blouse) – N/A – JPY 4,000

Hair – LIM CODE – JPY 12,000

Doll Head – Barbie – N/A

Buttons – N/A – N/A

Apron – (self) – JPY 3,000

Bag – (self) – JPY 1,000 | Socks – N/A – JPY 2,000 | Sandals – N/A – JPY 6,000

Phone – Willcome – (present) | Phone – DoCoMo – JPY 12,000
About the PhotographerInspired by the stunningly creative street fashion that exploded on the streets of Tokyo and Osaka in the late 1990’s, photo-journalist Kjeld Duits launched JAPANESE STREETS in 2002. This makes JS one of the first fashion blogs on the net, and the very first to cover Japanese street fashion.
Recent photos by Kjeld Duits:
Interesting fashion. I’ve never really seen “dolly kei” before! The Barbie head is a little bit scary, mind (I am a bit of a coward though)! The “belt” looks like what goes around a curtain. That’s a very inventive idea.
Mel
Aug 24, 2010 (3395 days ago)
I like the bag: pretty, simple and handmade :D
Where have I seen those socks? :/ hmm… I wonder…
Two cellphones! a busy student, huh? xD I like the honeybee model :3
@Mel: since the “belt” is selfmade, maybe it IS a curtain n_n
Maria
Aug 24, 2010 (3395 days ago)
Kjeld Duits (photographer)
Aug 24, 2010 (3395 days ago)
Wow. She is just so artistic. I really like the use of the Barbie doll and the apron and everyting. Simple but very deep!
Marie Sasago
Aug 24, 2010 (3395 days ago)
Kjeld Duits (photographer)
Aug 24, 2010 (3395 days ago)
Marie&Kjeld: Haha maybe so.
Mel
Aug 25, 2010 (3395 days ago)
Mel
Aug 25, 2010 (3395 days ago)
@KD: well, my mom has tassels around some huge flower vases so maybe I clean them and put them on, if the look good on me I’ll keep them n_n
seriously, not kidding
Maria
Aug 25, 2010 (3394 days ago)
I love her hood, makes her look like some sort of fairytale character ^^
Anya
Aug 25, 2010 (3394 days ago)
This is why I love Dolly-kei… it has all the pretty-pretty of Lolita, with those wonderful touches of decay and creepiness. Again, outfit inspiration for tomorrow… ~♪
kagitsune
Aug 25, 2010 (3394 days ago)
Thank you for taking a photograph.
It is Riho of this photograph.
I am glad to get a lot of comment.
Thank you.
From a Japanese small town
RIHO
Aug 25, 2010 (3394 days ago)
Love her socks, and great to see the tassels as a belt. We recently got a belt with tassels at the boutique I work at, but it’s pretty boring (black, leather).. I like Riho’s much better! I’m waiting for tassel earrings. ^^
petitesam
Aug 26, 2010 (3394 days ago)
The hood looks really good on her and I agree that the cut-off barbie head is a little bit creepy, but I think the idea is great – it is “Dolly” kei after all :)
Additionally, I think the floral tights were a good choice for the shoes, because it makes both things stand out some more and it looks cute too ;)
Keekii
Aug 27, 2010 (3393 days ago)
Oh, I like socks and sandals combination the best! And these buttons are really nice.
She looks so individually and unusual but still cute, like it ^^
Tonya Vinny
Aug 27, 2010 (3393 days ago)
Oh now she looks very interesting. Favorites are the hoodie and belt, especially the belt i feel like its an important touch to the whole outfit. And like those above me have said, the socks and sandals are an AWESOME combination their so adorable im so inlove lol.
aura
Aug 30, 2010 (3389 days ago)
WHen I see this outfit, I think of the Greek goddesses or the muses or something.
Etsune
Sep 10, 2010 (3378 days ago)
@Etsune, yeah now that you mention it, the hoodie style gives me the idea of cosplay xD
Maria
Sep 11, 2010 (3377 days ago)
Kjeld Duits (photographer)
Sep 11, 2010 (3377 days ago)
@Kjeld: Ummm, I don’t know about COSPLAY, but the color palette of white and gold and the way the gold belt is just reminds me of cosplay
Etsune
Sep 24, 2010 (3364 days ago)
Kjeld Duits (photographer)
Sep 24, 2010 (3364 days ago)
@petitesam: tassel earrings? puts on list of things to make That’s a good idea…little tassels with chinese knots would be super-cute
code_name_kohaku
Oct 14, 2010 (3344 days ago)
Kjeld Duits (photographer)
Oct 14, 2010 (3344 days ago)