Crazy Japanese Harajuku Fashion
If you are going to Tokyo in the near future, be sure to look into the Harajuku quarter, because you will not see such a riot of colors, textures and incredible style anywhere else.
Tokyo's Harajuku district is the true epicenter of street fashion. An explosion of colours, textures and eccentricity culminates in this small area, home to the largest concentration of boutiques and shopping malls for all tastes. The culture of the Harajuku region was introduced to the global public in 2004 by Gwen Stefani, but this fashion lived and flourished here long before that.
1. Tens of thousands of fans visit this quarter every day to see what's hot and spend a fortune on new styles and trends.
2. This is one of the most "hipster" areas of Tokyo, where you can see a lot more colorful and incredibly bold people than in the most fashionable nightclubs.
3. Harajuku has long been a true center of style and street fashion. A kind of fashion, of course, but still.
4. During the Tokyo Olympics in 1964, people flocked here to see the athletes staying at the Olympic Village.
5. At the same time, crowds of daring and flamboyant fashion-minded youth tried their best to encourage peer designers to set up shop here.
6. In the late 70s, the Laforet shopping center opened, which became the real "crown" of Harajuku.
7. Even then, Harajuku strengthened its status as the main fashion district in all of Japan.
8. Although Harajuku is the eternal destination of all things avant-garde, local styles and trends change at the speed of light.
9. And local youth are trying to keep up with fashion or even influence upcoming trends and trends.
10. From cyberpunk to gothic and gothic lolita, from steampunk to decor, Harajuku manages to combine pop culture and high fashion under one roof and creates a completely unique atmosphere.
11. Many foreigners who have visited Harajuku cannot help but be imbued with its eccentric and cheerful spirit.
12. Perhaps that is why there are more and more fans of the eccentric and flamboyant style of Harajuku at international anime exhibitions and other similar events around the world.
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