I'm sure a lot of people have seen the Japanese girls that run around with Gwen Stefani this past year which she calls Harajuku Girls. She even has a song about them on her latest album Love Angel Music Baby. In Toyko they really do exist and come out in droves on Sundays in this one area. Mostly teenagers come to hang out with their friends while tourists take pictures. The style of dress ranges from goth to the absurd to punk. The most popular seems to be the goth Lolita style where goth makeup is paired with babydoll type clothing. My husband and I don't find their dress shocking since we've clubbing in our heyday in Hollywood where unusual styles abound but these kids definitely stand out among the traditional dress code of Toyko. The usual dress for the working Japanese person was standard for almost everyone we saw. The men wore dark suits and coats with a scarf. No bright colors. The women usually wore skirts with fitted jackets or blazers and high heeled boots. The teenagers wore uniforms which varied according to school.
My sister-in-law, Lupe has more pictures from her camera so I will post more another day. These kids dress up and gather only on Sundays so we scheduled our train ride earlier from Kyoto just so that we could make it in time to see the Harajuku Girls.
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