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Tokyo Urban Culture: Illustrations, Street Style and Rockers

TOKYO CITY GUIDE : CULTURE / STREET LOOK

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

Tokyo Illustrations of Christophe Prebois

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Coffee shop, short break after a traditional fabrics hunting with Christophe Prebois, the fashion designer of Brutals (stylish shirts for men).

A notebook on table : sketches and draws of Christophe’s travel in Japan. Some sketches look like photos. Others remind me the rythm of fabrics prints. I look at them, take pictures. Such beautiful illustrations!

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Street Style

“Let’s walk in the woods, while the little blue hood … there! ” A week of real street looks: snapshots on the board below.

Between kawaii kawaiiiiiiii pink and holder Stockings in Harajuku, multicolored polka dots and green boots in Omotesando and eighties revival with slippers in Yoyogi Park. Coach, I sign for another week!

Tokyo Street Look-Japan-Photo Mademoiselle Le K-copyright 2014

The Rockers of Yoyogi Park Vs The Shibuya Girls Fashion Shows

Right, I’ve often met the most xtreme rockers! Here are the dancers rockers of Yoyogi Park. Impressive mix of unique hairstyle with acrobatic jumps. They are the real “characters” of Yoyogi Park.

It was reckoning without the intrusion of Kawaii Land: why do these fashion teens rush with such frenzy? Fashion shows open to public.

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

If you want to check out the Shibuya girl style (the fashion tribe not the brand): visit the famous department store 109… in Shibuya of course!

Me, I can’t stand the bad techno musics loudly played in the differents shops there. Plus the chorus of non stop « sumimasen » shouted by salespersons. And I don’t like the outfits too, pretty boring. Harajuku is much more fun! 

DOMO ARIGATO TO ALL OF YOU!

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

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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

Tokyo-Illustrations de Christophe Prébois-2-Photo Mademoiselle Le K-copyright 2014

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! 

Tokyo Street Look-Japan-Photo Mademoiselle Le K-copyright 2014

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!  

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

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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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