The Tokyo Look Book

Stylish To Spectacular, Goth To Gyaru, Sidewalk To Catwalk

Seeing as I was holed up in the library yesterday I perused the aisles and stumbled upon this book which looked very interesting (talk about how sometimes judging a book by its cover can come in handy huh?). The author Philomena Keet profiles and photographs people on the street dressed in the latest various trends of Shibuya and Harajuku. Little known fashions outside of these centers but very fashionable in these areas. In this book we are introduced to trends such as: Gyaru, Visual-kei, Decora-kei, Hime-kei, Lolita, and Cosplay. It was like getting the real scope on the trends in Tokyo, no second or third rate information here. If you want to devour all that is Japanese or more specifically Tokyo trends, then this is the book to read. Full color photography

 
You can buy here Amazon

Vivienne Westwood Shoes

Her shoes start around the two hundred dollar mid-range but I have seen these shoes listed on ebay for a hundred bucks. I guess you just have to shop around for a bargain. Melissa has partnered with Vivienne to create these shoes that will form to your feet with just a few hours of wear, and a good fit after a few separate days of usage.

Japanese Street Fashion

Japanese Streets is one of my all site favorite web sites. You can log on and see the latest Japanese street fashion and culture featuring real people. Many types of fashions are covered including Harajuku, Decora, Goth-Loli, Cyber-Punk, Mori Girl etc. They also feature a blog, picture archive, shopping, and a community to meet other members. What I like to do is download pictures so I can print them out and tack them onto my walls for inspiration for my art, clothes, and crafts. You would be surprised with how many ideas you will come up with when you do this.

Japanese Streets

Japanese Streets was one of the first fashion blogs on the net started by photo-journalist Kjeld Duits 

on November 22, 2002, and also the first to cover Japanese street fashion. You can find all of his extensive work in the photo archives.

Some of my personal favorites:

I absolutely must get these!

She looks so sweet and cotton candy-ish!

I love fuzzies! look at those colors

I want to paint a bag of my own like this

She looks so comfortable and cute!