3Fashion as Communication
Deanne Tonking - Jul 01 2009: Groundbreaking Japanese illustrator and artist Shojono Tomo is interviewed by TokyoMade co-founder Deanne Tonking who wants to know where she finds her inspiration.
0From Tokyo to You
Kjeld Duits - Jun 30 2009: Tomorrow, Deanne Tonking and Masao Tamaoki, the founders of TokyoMade, start a weekly guest blog on JAPANESE STREETS.
4Kitty Molds and More
Kjeld Duits - Jun 30 2009: I am always on the lookout for stuff that is cool, beautiful, fun, wacky or attracts my attention in some other way. Recently I found three that just made me smile.
6Personalized Umbrellas
Kjeld Duits - Jun 29 2009: We are in the middle of the Rainy Season in Japan. Umbrella time! I often use the cheap vinyl ones that you buy at convenience stores. They are cheap, but impossible to distinguish from other umbrellas. Now there is a fix!
6Lucky Draw Results Jun
Kjeld Duits - Jun 21 2009: Today we drew the winning names of the Lucky Draw. We have six lucky winners. Check if your name is among the winners and find out what you have won!
5Harajuku Comes to SF
Kjeld Duits - Jun 18 2009: Edgy Japanese fashion brands Baby, The Stars Shine Bright, Black Peace Now, 6%DOKIDOKI and SOU • SOU will open boutiques at San Fransisco’s NEW PEOPLE, a new 20,000 square foot Japanese pop culture mall in the city’s Japantown, planned to open on August 15th.
5Girl Next Door Skirts
Kjeld Duits - Jun 17 2009: J-pop trio Girl Next Door‘s new single Infinity has a great video with brightly colored flair skirts over black petticoats. They look incredibly cute.
3An Eye for Details
Kjeld Duits - Jun 17 2009: Colored or special effect contact lenses are hugely popular in Japan, among both fashionistas and cosplayers. With cosplay spreading all over the world, such contact lenses are now increasingly being used outside Japan, too.
0Lucky Draw Ends Today!
Kjeld Duits - Jun 15 2009: You may have missed this, but the May Lucky Draw was extended through June 15th, because the H1N1 flu scare closed down much around the JAPANESE STREETS office. The Draw ends today. Your last chance to win some great prizes!
4Harajuku Shoot
Kjeld Duits - Jun 15 2009: I went shooting again in Tokyo’s Harajuku. The rain limited the opportunities somewhat, but I still found some cool people.
3La Carmina Garage Sale
Kjeld Duits - Jun 15 2009: Fashion designer, author, and gothic fashionista La Carmina is having an online garage sale. Don’t miss this opportunity to purchase some really cool clothes at mostly $10-20.
2Fashion Events in Tokyo
Kjeld Duits - Jun 11 2009: Lots of large fashion events coming up in Tokyo over the next 6 months. Here is a list.
3ECO Bag Madness
Kjeld Duits - Jun 08 2009: Some 90 stores at Tokyo’s Laforet Harajuku are selling specially designed ECO Bags until June 21. JAPANESE STREETS found quite a few cool ones. Here is a selection:
5Pink and Pretty
Kjeld Duits - Jun 07 2009: In the basement of Laforet Harajuku, the famous fashion building in Tokyo, a young woman is cheerfully trying on a soft pink coat. As she raises the hood over her head, two big rabbit ears pop up. She looks in the mirror and a shy but happy smile appears on her face.
5Watch Your Head!
Kjeld Duits - Jun 07 2009: Hair bands are usually worn high on the head, but since about last year an increasing number of Japanese women wear them on the forehead. Shades of 1960s hippiedom.
