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

Wig – Brightlele – JPY 2,980 | Ribbon -BABY,THE STARS SHINE BRIGHT – JPY 3,300
Headband – chaotica – JPY 7,000 | Tomesode – Angelic Pretty – JPY 3,500

Dress – Angelic Pretty – JPY 26,000

Necklace – Angelic Pretty – JPY 4,500 | Dress – Angelic Pretty – JPY 26,000 | Blouse – Angelic Pretty – JPY 15,000

Dress – Angelic Pretty – JPY 26,000 | Tomesode – Angelic Pretty – JPY 3,500

Dress – Angelic Pretty – JPY 26,000

Bag – metamorphose temps de fille – JPY 10,000

Socks – ALICE and the PIRATES – JPY 2,600 | Shoes – YOSUKE – JPY 9,000

Shoes – YOSUKE – JPY 9,000

See al the people we photographed at the 17th Harajuku Fashion Walk.

Listening to Evanescence: Sweet Sacrifice

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:

Awesome chocolate style!

Juha
Jun 18, 2013 (3816 days ago)

what is this style?

Majo
Jun 20, 2013 (3814 days ago)

＠Majo: It’s a variation on Lolita, I’m not sure if anybody has already categorized it under a header. It is usually the Japanese fashion magazines that come up with the style labels, the people who wear the clothes rarely like being labeled.

Kjeld Duits (photographer)
Jun 20, 2013 (3814 days ago)

It’s Sweet Lolita. The dress is called Chess Chocolate. I don’t like being labelled too much myself but I would call myself a Lolita.

Heather
Jun 23, 2013 (3811 days ago)

@Heather: Thank you, Heather. I always thought these narrow dresses were seen as something different, but you’re right. It is Sweet Lolita, and part of the Chess Chocolate Series. This one came out around Dec 2011, January 2012. Just to be 100% sure I visited Angelic Pretty today and they confirmed that this dress is indeed also considered Sweet Lolita. Many thanks for sharing! ^^

Kjeld Duits (photographer)
Jun 24, 2013 (3810 days ago)