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Tokyo, culture urbaine: Illustrations, street style et rockers

TOKYO CITY GUIDE : CULTURE / STREET LOOK

Tokyo-Illustrations de Christophe Prébois-1-Photo Mademoiselle Le K-copyright 2014

Les illustrations du créateur de mode, Christophe Prébois

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Coffee shop, court break après une chasse aux tissus traditionnels avec Christophe Prébois, le créateur des chemises pour homme Brutals. 

Un carnet glisse sur la table : croquis et dessins de voyage au Japon, « cadrés » comme des photos. D’autres encore rythment la page comme les motifs d’un tissus. Je regarde, photographie. Superbes illustrations. 

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Tokyo style

« Promenons-nous dans les bois, pendant que… le petit chaperon bleu y est! » : une semaine de vrais street looks sur le tableau de snapshots ci-dessous.

Entre le kawaii kawaiiiiiiii rose pink et porte-jartelles d’Harajuku, les pois multicolores et les bottes vertes d’Omotesando et le réveil eighties en pantoufles à Yoyogi Park. Coach, je signe pour une nouvelle semaine! 

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Plutôt rockers du Yoyogi Park ou défilés de mode Shibuya Girls?

J’ai le chic pour tomber sur les rockers les plus improbables! Ces rockers danseurs sont les figures emblématiques du Yoyogi Park. Impressionnantes bananes et danse acrobatique, ponctuée de salto… 

C’était compter sans l’intrusion de Kawaii land : qu’est-ce qui fait courir les fashion teens avec tant de frénésie? Des défilés mode ouverts au public.

Rockers Vs Shibuya Girls Fashion Show-Tokyo-Japan-3-Photo Mademoiselle Le K-copyright 2014

Pour une immersion dans le style Shibuya girl (la tribu mode, pas la marque) :  faîtes un saut au 109 (à prononcer : one – o – nine), l’incontournable grand magasin … à Shibuya. 

Perso, j’ai du mal : trop de cacophonie, enfilade de stands poussant à fond la sono, mauvaise techno. Et les « Sumimasen » criés non stop par des cohortes de vendeuses. Quant aux fringues : cheap et pas créatives. Harajuku est nettement plus folklo!

DOMO ARIGATO A TOUS!  

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Tokyo, Japan: Shopping and Architecture in Roppongi

TOKYO CITY GUIDE: DISTRICT / ROPPONGI

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The refined Tokyo Midtown 

Incredible blue sky! I get in one of the six buildings of Tokyo Midtown, hosting the Suntory Museum of Art.

A luxury mall. Tasteful minimalist decoration, with staright light wooden and picture windows with a view to the small park. Zen feeling in the cosy atmosphere. 

Comfortable leather sofas to relax between two shops (exhausting shopping, lol!). Check out the high end multibrands Restir and The Cover Nippon for refined arts and crafts: beautiful fabrics for home, ceramics and traditional bags.

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For ceramics, I also recommend Asakusa small shops (a traditional district of Tokyo).

At the food level, stop at Toraya for the incredible look of the Japanese pastries (on the picture above)! I was so happy to find “my” Dean & Deluca too, soulful Soho! Could you believe it?

Then I sat in the small park under the sun. Lazy, lazy. Maybe tomorrow I’ll visit the Issey Miyake and Tadeo Ando‘s 21_21 Design Sight: “The first center in Japan dedicated to Design, where the creation process will be exhibited” (Issey Miyake).

The National Art Center Tokyo

Now I head to this amazing Museum with a glass wave front designed by the famous architect Kisho Kurukawa, located five minutes walk from Tokyo Midtown. 

Relaxing bright inside, thanks to the wooden in this all glass and concrete architecture. And big surprise: the two huge concrete cones in the hall! Finally I’ve more enjoyed these cones than the beautiful front! 

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At the Museum shop, I found an eclectic selection of art books and various items. My fav: some sushi USB keys and traditional bags of a young fashion designer.

After four hours in the big exhibitions halls, I need fresh air, greenery and blue sky (again!), let’s move back to Tokyo Midtown. Yes, the sky is so blue!

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Metro station: Roppongi 

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Tokyo, Japan: Interview of Tomoko Inuzuka

TOKYO CITY GUIDE : SHOPPING / FASHION INSIDER

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– I think Japanese girls are all the same now.

Tomoko Inuza has a unique look for sure. Made up of Minnie‘s détails (yep Mickey Mouse’s girlfriend) and the creative outfits of the Indian fashion designer Manish Arora.

Tomoko is certainly his biggest fan. Humoursly, she said: “I want marry him“, a quick look at her Mickey watch. Tomoko and her husband Katsuhiro are the managers of Vermeerist Beams shop in Harajuku.

A kind of boudoir presenting a colorful outfits and accessoiries selection of Japanese and overseas fashion designers, like the great Manish Arora of course. Funny, Tomoko and I were at one of the shows of Manish at Cique d‘Hiver, without knowing each other! Small fashion world!

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– I was at Manish first show in the London Fashion Week, four years ago. Very Bright colors: I’ve bought few pieces very difficult to sell in Tokyo. 

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Tomoko regrets:

– Here young people have no energy and originality to get dressed. Three reasons: the parents buy their clothes. Magazines are bad: same styling, not interesting. Except the Nihon Vogue. And they spend all their money in mobile phones.

The grim reality? We laugh.

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– The hype Aoyama is the trendiest area in town to me,

says Tomoko. Where bash shops have incredible architectures. Her choice: Comme des Garçons, Corso Como and Loveless. And serious, Tomoko concludes with:

– Fashion is my life.

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Photos : Mademoiselle Le K – copyright 2014, tous droits réservés. 

Domo arigato Tomoko.  

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