Japanistic/Blog

One thing I love about kid’s clothes, and that time in life, is the freedom to wear anything. It’s the reason I  love clothing from Boo Foo Woo, a Japanese brand celebrating their 26th anniversary and famous for outrageous styling that makes your kid look stylin’. 
Kids love color, pattern, craziness–at least, most of them do. And they [...]

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Living in New England, I am forced to be a connoisseur of rain gear. And these cool boots from Amaort would more than fit the bill for a New England Spring. (via) Alas–only available in Japan these days, but at least I can admire them from afar.

I am envisioning my husband, son, and I in [...]

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I’m watching Project Runway, so it seems the perfect time to peek at some of the other fabulous designers showing at Japan Fashion Week soon.
I can’t see many of their actual garments, but am in love with the images from mifrel, by designers Tomoaki Ryu and WeiWei. Their blog is beautiful and filled with photos [...]

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I grew up in New York, and yet, never felt a compulsion to try to wheedle my way into the tent at Bryant Park. But Japanese Fashion Week in Tokyo–heck yeah. Starting on March 23rd through the 27th, Japanese designers and others will showcase their talents in venues across Tokyo. Here are some of the [...]

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I’m having fun exploring the outfits featured on japanesestreets. Not every look truly works, but I’ve got to give people credit for creativity and taking a risk.

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Courtesty of myfatpocket (I know–how awesome is that name?), a video designed to show the coiffure challenged how to style their hair the Japanese way. Okay, my coarse, curly hair would NOT look good this way, but I love the idea.

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My husband is loving this scarf from Living Mutants. Simple and elegant, it is made in Germany, using German tailoring and gorgeous Japanese fabric. At 59 Euros, its not a bad price, and my husband is convinced it would look lovely on him. I agree. (via)

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