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

Ari is the owner of The Virgin Mary

Hair – Bloc – JPY 10,000

Hoodie – Gasswell (the Virgin Mary) – JPY 5,000 | T-Shirt – (the Virgin Mary) – JPY 3,500 | Pants – (CULT PARTY) – JPY 8,000

Bag – N/A – JPY 500

Tabi – NIKE – JPY 13,000

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:

This look is so confy, and cute! ♥

Larissa
Jun 4, 2012 (4206 days ago)

Nike knows how to please their japanese market, cool ^^
I like her pants.

Maria
Jun 4, 2012 (4205 days ago)

@Maria: Aren’t those NIKE tabi cool!

Kjeld Duits (photographer)
Jun 4, 2012 (4205 days ago)

Wow! You surprised me! I didn’t know you shot Ari-san that night. These shots are great, (you know I love occasional night shots), and her use of color and mixing of textures and layers is always SO great. I’m a big fan, haha.

Lactose Intoler-Art
Jun 5, 2012 (4205 days ago)

@Lactose Intoler-Art: LOL. Yes, a quick shoot on the side. I also shot Banzai, but not for the photoblog.

Kjeld Duits (photographer)
Jun 5, 2012 (4205 days ago)

Somehow she gives off comforting vibes…really puts me at ease when looking at her
So lovely!

Nyurah
Jun 6, 2012 (4204 days ago)

Excuse me while I sob and wonder why resale shops in NYC don’t have stuff this nice! I’ve seen other things from The Virgin Mary and had wipe away my drool (sigh). She looks adorable!

GnewMyst
Jun 6, 2012 (4203 days ago)

@GnewMyst: Perhaps Ari should start up something in NYC…

Kjeld Duits (photographer)
Jun 6, 2012 (4203 days ago)