Japanese Street Fashion

It's extremely hard to imitate the street style you see in Japan and no other country has style like the kind you see in Harajuku and Shibuya. Dressed to kill everyday that they go out, many street style icons, such as Juria and Ikeda Hirari, are idolized and often become famous because of their personal style. Seeing the creative fashion of Japan was one of the first things that triggered my love for fashion and I often try to incorporate some of the things I see on Tokyo streets into my outfits. 

Mademoiselle Yuria

 Notice the delightful platforms in almost every picture

 Two trends of the moment: the forever popular Tokyo Bopper, which I've been desperately wanting for years, and cat platforms

 Too perfect...Layer, upon layer, upon...layer

I don't even have to explain how amazing this guy is; you can clearly see it.

I think just looking at the different styles of people on the streets of Tokyo is an adventure. My dream(since I want to live in Japan) is to able to mingle with these people, share style tips and just...have their level of awesomeness. For a while now, I've had a list of stores I want to visit in Tokyo. Most of them are resale shops, such as The Virgin Mary and Panama Boy. The resale shops are (like many things in Japan) unlike anything seen anywhere else in the world. Shopping is truly an adventure when you shop there.

Japan's fashion is just another reason to make me love the country dearly. It's so inspiring, because Japanese fashion goes by no rules nor set ideas. Everyday, trends on the streets of Tokyo are changing, and new ones replace old ones, making the city a forever interesting place. x

(All images either from various sources on tumblr or google)

Summer.

dried flowers, bead bracelet and Marie Antoinette zine from the secret tea party on etsy. 

                                     old movie ticket from Moonrise Kingdom, my mum and older sister-1980s 

Summer, so far, hasn't lived up to it's expectations. When school got out, I was planning on going swimming everyday, while being with friends. The more realistic outcome has presented itself from the start, though. I usually spend my days in my room, listening to Beach House and Air while I glue cutouts from magazines onto cardboard paper or study Japanese Kanji. Every now and then, when I do get to  see my friends, it's a treat and we always have a great time. So, I guess, it's better off that I don't see them everyday, because then it wouldn't be as special. However, I miss school terribly and wish it would start sooner.

This weekend, my mum and I went on an outing to our favorite clothing shop, Salvation Army. Though it's kind of dirty and holds tons of raggedy clothing, I tend to always leave with a bag of treasures. My closet is made up of mostly thrifted/vintage clothing with some exceptions from AA or Forever21(which I vowed to never shop from again, due to seeing many a girl with the same clothing as I). I feel that thrifting is the best way to shop, because you're not only reusing clothing, which is great, but you also find that most of the time,no one has the same clothes as you. However, I will not deny that I stare at designer clothing with googly eyes everyday..but, with me being a girl in high school, with neither a job nor fortune, I can only imagine having such clothes/shoes/accessories.For now, I buy old/used clothing to my hearts delight!