JAPANESE STREETS: Japanese street fashion, street culture and catwalk fashion. Follow the fashion trends of Japan's trendy youths

Cap – Snea (remade) – (present)

Cap – Snea (remade) – (present)

T-Shirt – POWER TO THE PEOPLE – JPY 3,500

T-Shirt – POWER TO THE PEOPLE – JPY 3,500

Skirt – N/A – JPY 2,000 | Pants – N/A – (present)

Bag – BROOKS BROTHERS – JPY 1,500

Shoes – TOKYOBOPPER – JPY 20,000

Listening to: Shiritsu Ebisu Chugakko (私立恵比寿中学): Kindan no Karuma (禁断のカルマ)

I have much trouble with the opening episode of this clip.
This is how Westerners are often portrayed in Japan; it perpetuates a stupid stereotype.
What do you think? Should I remove it? Why, or why not?

Inspired 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:

Love her hat with those cute teddy bears!! And her shoes… cool!!

Nate
May 16, 2013 (2007 days ago)

@Nate: Ayane put on the bears herself. Cute, eh!

Kjeld Duits (photographer)
May 16, 2013 (2007 days ago)

@KD: I can’t see the video because I live in Narnia (- -) I had to look for it somewhere else and I didn’t like it (the opening).

María
May 16, 2013 (2007 days ago)

@Maria: I had no idea you lived in Narnia! I have to come and visit. ^_- So, it’s not only me who dislikes this stereotyping. What do you think? Should I remove it? Or keep it to make people aware of the problem?

Kjeld Duits (photographer)
May 16, 2013 (2006 days ago)

I love her make up ! :) Her pink eyeliner really accentuates the look.

Roro
May 17, 2013 (2006 days ago)

@Roro: Yes, it does, doesn’t it. I like that Ayane made it a real broad line.

Kjeld Duits (photographer)
May 17, 2013 (2005 days ago)

please, someone tell me where I can buy that hat!

Bananagirl
May 17, 2013 (2005 days ago)

@Bananagirl: Ayane made it herself by sewing three bears to a random cap. Imagination, inventiveness and initiative is what defines Japanese street fashion. ^^

Kjeld Duits (photographer)
May 17, 2013 (2005 days ago)

@KD: The song is good and I think it’s better to make everyone aware of this… is it me or those shoes are trending?

María
May 18, 2013 (2005 days ago)

@Maria: Thanks. I’ll keep it up then. I don’t think the shoes are trending yet, but they may. ^^

Kjeld Duits (photographer)
May 18, 2013 (2005 days ago)

@KD: I guess watching three different persons using them in a week is not a trend yet ^^U Those shoes remind me of a nail polish color that is trending here…

María
May 18, 2013 (2004 days ago)

@María: Haha, yes, I’d still call it a coincidence. ^_-

Kjeld Duits (photographer)
May 18, 2013 (2004 days ago)