Harajuku one of the most ecclectic fashion capitals in the world located in the Shibuya Ward of Tokyo. It is where young people gather every Sunday to see and be seen. In this small area one can find a sea of colors and style. The kids come here to show off their hairstyle, makeup, accessories, clothes, their total packaging. Some are as plain as wearing black clothes and others wearing loud colors, matching the clothes with the right attitude. The talk, the walk must come together.
Prominent Harajuku styles are the Kawaii, Lolita, Ganguro, Cosplay, Hip Hop and Rastafarian look. Call them any way you want, in the end Harajuku is a mash-up of everything. This place is basically - street fashion and the breeding ground of new trends to come.
I think that Harajuku style is a fashion inspiration and fashion distraction at the same time. I am not a big fan of its very costume-like styles (as most of the clothes are). I find the clothes too edgy and non-wearable, though who am I to judge these kids, in the first place they dress in such styles to impress and make a fashion statement. On the other hand, I agree that without Harajuku style the world of fashion will be a bit boring. I like how these Harajuku kids shake the fashion world. For a fashion watcher I definitely recommend you to check Harajuku, a place where fashion is a never ending cycle. Plane tickets to Tokyo please?
Photo Credit: Harajuko Cosplay boys
Photographer: Harajuku.girly
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Photo Credit: Harajuku Girls
Photographer: Tommy Cuellar
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