0Takuya Angel Events
Nov 15 2006: Japanese designer Takuya Angel is organizing two events that you don’t want to miss if you are in Tokyo this month.
2Found in Translation
Jul 13 2006: Onitsuka Tiger has created a site to showcase Anglo-Japanese creativity: Found in Translation “It’s about the new wave replacing old cliche’s,” boasts the new site, “originality over-riding stereotypes.”
0JAPANESE STREETS Art
Jun 19 2006: Polish serigraphy artist and painter Agnieszka Ledochowska used photographs of Japanese street fashion taken by Kjeld Duits for some amazing art work.
0Largest Anime Center to Open
Mar 12 2006: Japan’s largest anime center opens in Akihabara this Wednesday.
0YAB-YUM Interview
Mar 02 2006: Shortly after their TOKYO GOTH show at the Japan Fashion Week last year I had a short e-mail exchange with YAB-YUM designer Patrick Ryan
0Open Your Clothes
Mar 02 2006: A unique Japanese community for people who love clothes.
2Blonde is Fading
Feb 25 2006: “Japan’s blondes vanish as women turn to dark side,” Reuters reports today.
Kjeld Duits: @Dustheap: I don’t think the reporter was actually correct when she wrote that straight hair black hair is considered unflattering in Japan. That is why I commented on the article. I am sure there are lots of people who think so, but they are definitely not a majority.
Having said that, I think you always have the The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence thing happening, people wanting things they don't, or can't, have.
Dustheap: It’s so strange that straight hair is considered unfaltering in japan, yet in America everyone wants that flat ironed hair look… I see people with wavy hair, yet it seems that more people want straight!
0International Design Competition
Feb 16 2006: Gen Art, a non-profit organization that showcases the top emerging talent in fashion, film and the visual arts, announces “Gen Art Styles 2006 International Design Competition.”
DESIGN FESTA - Asia's Most Exciting Art Festival - PART 2 - The People
The second part of this two part series focuses on the people at Design Festa 8 comments
DESIGN FESTA - Asia's Most Exciting Art Festival - PART 1 - The Art
The first part of this two part series focuses on the art at Design Festa 4 comments
With Love from Japan — Truly Cute Embroidered Patches
Dorothy Vacance—one of Tokyo’s hidden gems—is offering really cute embroidered patches featuring traditional images of Japan 0 comments
rooms 32 - February 2016
One of Tokyo’s most important fashion and design exhibitions, rooms, took place again this week. JAPANESE STREETS picked a few favorites 3 comments
A Look Back at Last Year's JAPANESE STREETS Photo Exhibition
Last year, Israel’s famous Tikotin Museum of Japanese Art exhibited over 100 of JAPANESE STREETS photographs 6 comments
