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TOKYO STREET STYLE PART 12

2012-02-03T12:12:00.000-08:00

"Little Princess"

Once upon a time, a youngteenage girl posed for a picture on

Takeshita Dori in Harajuku, dressed in acolourful display

of clothing and style she liked. Pink and purple are her

colourpalettes. The little princess (with her name tag on her wrist)

completed herlook with creatively painted nails.

All was happy and smiley in her kingdom.

Byu poses for a picture on Omotosandoin Harajuku,

Tokyo. She wears a blouse from Forever 21, a skirt from

Romantic Standard and a very cool hat by Candy Stripper

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TOKYO STREET STYLE PART 11

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A young man poses for a picture on Omotosando inTokyo’s

Harajuku district. He has a very unique sense of style

that I admire. Innovation and inspiration are at work here
with shoes created by his own hands. Why be plain when
you can stand out and be counted among the many.

Ayaka from Kanagawa (left) with her bag byCreamy Mami

and her friend Hikaru (right) with her Vintage fur hat,

dress byLolita and a Balenciaga bag. Both were spotted

shopping on Omotosando in Harajuku inTokyo.

Izumi and her friend both stylishly dressed in used or

second hand clothing. Their theme is Oriental.

One being Chinese inspired, theother Japanese.

Vintage shoes and a leather clutch bag complete his look.

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TOKYO STREET STYLE PART 10

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Two teenage girls pose for a picture in front of thelegendary

Shibuya style Mecca the 109. Five floors of fashion heaven

aimedprimarily at women. These two girls wear a tamed

version of the Shibuya Gyarustyle that would normally have

girls with longer legs and long or super flowing curls of blond hair.

Two teenage girls pose for a picture whileon a visit to

Takeshita Dori in Tokyo’s Harajuku district. Making the popular

peace sign, they are dressed in modified school uniform,
replacing legwarmers orknee high socks for stockings or
hold ups and suspenders do go with theirtartan skirts.
Their bags are adorned with a multitude of cuteness.

This is a style tribe in itself but is one of fun and playfulness.

Olderteenagers tend however wish to push the look much further.

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TOKYO STREET STYLE PART 9

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Good Golly Miss Loli

A teenage girl poses for a picture outsideher favourite

designer shop in Harajuku, Tokyo. She wears a dress,

bonnet andparasol in Lolita style all by h. Naoto.

A young woman poses for a picture inHarajuku Tokyo

dressed a white Lolita style outfit with dress, petticoat,

blouse, socks, bonnet, bag and rocker shoes

The book project I've mentioned from time to time

is now compete and will be available January 2012.

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A JUMP START INTO THE NEW YEAR

2012-01-06T10:57:00.000-08:00

A Jump start into the new year

Two teenage girls with bags of energy jumping for joy

as they take their colourful selves out for a shopping trip

in Takeshita Street in Tokyo's Harajuku district on a sunny day.

A young couple on Jump Street.

LOLITA. OH HOW SWEET YOU ARE

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Sweet Lolita Style. Not seen here for a while.

Some of our frilly friends to greet you and spread their happiness

and sweet energy.

Two teenage girls dressed the same. Both in their favorite

style of Sweet Lolita, part of the Elegant Gothic Lolita trend.

The fashionable Takeshita Dori was where we saw these girls.

WELCOME 2012

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Welcome all to 2012.

You were all greeted by Karin from Osaka at the top of the page, showing

us classic Kansai style. Osakais well known for its bright and colourful

characters with their warm andwelcoming personality.

Karin was certainly that. Bright colours were her theme.

Karin was spotted on Takeshita Dori in Harajuku in Tokyo.

Next to welcome you into 2012 with open arms was a young teenager

from Tokyo showing us how colourful she is, clearly demonstrating the direction

for the year ahead. Bright, cheerful and full of colours to please both the eyes

and ones heart. We often forget from time to time as adults that there's still

much fun to be had in the world and that it doesn't always have to be

doom and gloom, but with a light sprinkling of colour here and there, we can

all benefit from the magic it creates. Colour always brings a smile to your face.

At JSTREETSTYLE, you'll always be welcomed with open arms

and with a sea of the brightest pallet of colours.

MERRY CHRISTMAS 2011

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MERRY CHRISTMAS 2011

A very Merry Christmas from Jstreetstyle

TOKYO STREET STYLE 9

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FOOTAGE FIX OF COOL SHOES IN VARIOUS HUES

Are these the Newest Kids On The Block?

Any well heeled girl will tell you that these flaming hot beauties

came from Emoda at the 109 in Shibuya Tokyo. Emoda is a

very big deal being one of the newest hip shops around.

Shibuya style

More Shibuya style from a Select Shop.

TOKYO STREET STYLE AND THE BARRACK ROOM

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Tokyo Street Style

Haruka poses for a picture in Shibuya Tokyo by the steps

of the 109. She wearsa sequin mini dress with a vintage

silk collar. Her tights and shoes are from aused or second

hand fashion shop. Haruka is a sales assistant at the stylish

vintage shop "Barrack Room" in Shibuya.

The shop is so tiny, with not enough space to swing a cat

as the saying goes but within its tiny space tucked away

in a back street, is an Alain's Cave packed full of Vintage gems.

Hats, Victoriana, quirky items, unusual furs or shoes..

The decor makes you feel as if you're a child on a journey

trying to spot something new every five seconds.

Honeycomb structure, Angels wings, sculptures, the most

unusual seat beckoning you to try it out for good measure.

It's all good at the Barrack Room. An amazing and an eclectic

mix of fashion items to interest most vintage fashion fans

with an interest in the Avant Garde. The staff, Haruka and

her colleague Hiro were helpful and kind, welcoming of the foreigner

that had walked through their door.

I can highly recommend this shop especially if you've had

enough of the mass high street, or mega brand shops burried

within a glass forest known as a shopping mall or arcade.

To find a shop that has a genuine and unique personality

to go along with your shopping experience is rare these days

but I urge you all to try and visit this shop.

TOKYO STYLE 2011 PART 8

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JSTREETSTYLE TOKYO 2011 PART 8

Saori Times Two

This is the Saori you already know. Saori Takemura from Gunma
prefecture. This one is very close to my, heart like many of you.
She's the uber stylish shop girl from the Vintage fashion shop
Haight and Ashbury in Tokyo's Shimokitazawa district.
As usual she's really working it with some of the many vintage
items from the shops collection. Here she models a one-piece
mini dress or LBD with tights and purple Mary Jane's.

Here's another one. Let me introduce you to the other Saori.
Sadly I don't have her full name but you you see this or
you know her, please, please, please gt in touch.

I met this woman first on Takeshita Dori in Tokyo's Harajuku
district. Dressed in Chanel with a little light shopping at said
brands store, she oozes style and has a big, bright character.
A tiny little thing up close but she really packs a mighty punch
with her sense of style. We had a chat, I shot a few images
and I was left thinking like any photographer. WOW!
Please god if only I had more time or I could see her again.

A week or so later, while walking the streets of Tokyo's
Shibuya district this time, what do I see standing out
from the sea of amazingly dressed people crossing from
the 109 fashion super Store towards Shibuya station.
The uber stylish Saori. They are both stylish but this one
has a liking for the super brands. I asked not the questions
I aught to of possibly. I was just happy to see her again for
in a different land, different day and town what were the odds?

We chat, she laughs, she rocks.
She agrees to let me take a few more pics so back we go
across the many stripes of the famed Shibuya crossing,
back towards the 109 or Ichi Maru Kyu as it's known but the
cool in Tokyo. The camera is out and so too are the security.
So we head around the corner of the store. A crown builds
behind me watching the proceedings, They love her and you
can see why. This time Saori is dressed in Dolce & Gabbana.
Their classic monochrome tuxedo suit, the amazing Miss Sicily
Tote bag in leopard print, a purchase of only a few hour ago.
She throws in more wild feline accents with a pair of super
high heels. The crowd claps and cheers. WOW!

Saori. Please get in touch. We need to do this again.
You've got fans now.

Two young women pose for a picture inHarajuku Tokyo.

They both wear vintage kimono with used/second hand clothes

as their styletheme.

TOKYO STYLE 2011 PART 7

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JSTREETSTYLE TOKYO 2011 PART 7

Japanese Street Style

FASHION AT CHRISTIES

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FASHION

image courtesy of Christie's

Today I went to my veryfirst preview to an auction and WOW. What a one to start with.

The theme was a collectionof fashion items of exquisite quality, some were of historical importance whileothers, fine pieces of couture from the finest designers of the 20^thCentury, all up for sale by world renowned auctioneers Christie’s ofLondon.

Original statement piecesfrom Chanel, Yves Saint Laurent, Christian Dior, Azzedine Alaia andBalenciaga.

Stunning statement pieceswere on show like the iconic Mondrian dress
from Yves Saint Laurent.

I wish I were loaded so Icould have put in a bit and hopefully have walked with something to add to myalready overflowing collection. Sadly I’ just a being of humble means and I don’teven play the lottery, I never remember to. If Christies could be so kind as togift me one of these fine items for a shoot one day I would be so happy. Ashappy as I was to have cast my eyes upon these amazing items. You may smoke or even drink, but I chooseto collect vintage items if fashionable excellence and iconic beauty. Though Idid add to the collection this weekend, a 1940s dress with an unusual dropwaist, inspired by earlier late 20s style and a pair of 1930s peep toe shoes inthe most vivid shade of purple suede with snake skin detail, I came away fromChristies with nothing other than a smile.

For that I shall notcomplain as the smile was well earned and worth more than I could ever afford.

The items I added to mycollection came from the lovely Rebecca Denholm of The Pocket Library, formallyof the Cats’ Meow. She has an amazing collection of dresses and shoes.

A wonderaround the interior of the Kensington Town Hall which hosted famed VintageFashion Fair FROCK ME added more of a smile and contentment.

I can highly recommend thisparticular event on the vintage fashion calendar as one of the finest.

The lovely Pat FrostDirector of Fashion and Textiles at Christie’s and her team were on hand tohelp with my enquiries, assisting the photographer from Getty Images and wereso kind to me.

Oh.

What’s this got to dowith street fashion I hear one or two of you saying?

Well many moons ago back inthe 1940s or back to 1912, the oldest of the images here, women once walked thestreets of London, Paris or New York dressed in their finest.
These itemsmentioned would have been those very same items of fine clothing those womenwould have worn. Back in 1910 to the late 1920s, even the most stylish and westernisedJapanese women form the upper echelons of society, would have been spotted in somethinglike the pink Paquin Summer 1912 Opera coat that personally would call a dress,with its drop waist, exquisitebeading and heavy tassels or the black silk beaded cocktail gown with itspretty pastel coloured bugle beads.

If I were around back in those glorious days of decadence,

I assure you I would be pounding the sidewalks and streets, keen to bring you images of those with style, especially the Japanese women with their exceptional sense of style elegance and beauty.

Here are some of the Lots up for auction The E catalogue

A heavily embellished dress by Christobal Balenciaga

Unusual for Balenciaga. Not quite you'd expect in style
but in the detail lavished all done by hand, It's no wonder
Dior called Balenciaga the greatest couturier of them all.

A classic Ossie Clark chiffon Maxi dress.

(Left) A Rhodoid disc dress by Paco Rabanne late 1969 with his signature chain link system and handkerchief cuffs. (Centre) An original Yves Saint Laurent Mondrian dress.
(Right) A paisley patterned, gold lame, brocade ensemble by Marc Bohan for Christian Dior from 1963 as part of the Billy Boy vintage fashion collection up for auction at London's Christie's on December 1st 2011

Classic Paco Rabanne

TOKYO STYLE 2011 PART 6

2011-11-19T10:15:00.001-08:00

Emichee

This isJapanese fashion model Suzuki Emi alsoknown as Emichee.

Seen here as she poses for a picture in Shibuya while promoting

her new photobook S’eee at the Shibuya Parco, Spain Zuka Square.

Apparently there is some controversy around her but you'll have

to find that out for yourselves if you're not familiar with her.

On a stroll through the streets of Shibuya one sunny day,

and took these pictures of her. I spotted the model fresh back

from a long hiatus, which she explained a little about as well

as her own opinion of her book. She even gave it an honest rating.

TOKYO STYLE 2011 PART 5

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Three. Is the magic number they say so by the power of three,

we introduce you to Yumi (left) Mina (centre) and Miho (right).

We spotted these three happy and playful souls in Harajuku.

Hope they make your day a little brighter. They certainly made mine.

TOKYO STYLE 2011 PART 4

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Wandering around on the streets of Harajuku I stumbled upon a cute girl.

Komamiki was her name. Dressed in in fun and playful colours.

Turns out she was one of the staff from that amazing shop called

6% DokiDoki

A kaleidoscopic sense of colour is what you get when you climb

the steps and enter the shop. The staff that work there all have a

distinctive style. Some are well known style icons themselves, frequently

appearing in the multitude of street fashion or street snap magazines

available on the shelves to the fans of the genre, which in Tokyo's

Harajuku district is just about most people.

The girls at 6% DokiDoki all dress in a style you're drawn to.

Especially if you're a young Japanese teenager hungry for self expression

and keen to be viewed as fashionable in Tokyo's most fashionable area.

Some of the girls took part in a World tour earlier last year in London called

the Harajuku Kawaii Experience

They came to the Japan Art Festival and I was fortunate to

be able to take some very special pictures of the girls in all their

colourfully visual glory. It was a treat to see Komamiki and I hope I get

the opportunity to do a photo shoot with the girls in Tokyo sometime.

TOKYO STYLE 2011 PART 3

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Fashion tends to focus on the fairer of the sexes. The women and the girls

because the industry in set in stone and has been in place since the dawn of time.

Women have always had that winning combination of style, elegance and throw

in that special ingredient, their beauty it's no wonder there's a leaning towards women

in the world of fashion.

But for some I hear you say that's not right or that's not fair.

Those that know me know I will always sing the some of praise for the greatest
most special in all the known kingdoms, "Women". But today the guys get a mention.

They may not be as beautiful as women or girls, unless those of you girls into Anime

and Manga and in particular the Shojo variety where the men are depicted

so stylistically beautiful, and no one can deny how beautiful guys do look in

shojo creations.

Today it's the guys chance to shine on your screen here at JSTREETSTYLE.

There are some real characters out there and I was fortunate to bump into a few.

Some of those I'll share with you now.

Enjoy.

"Prime Suspects"

In their bright primary colours these three teenager guys hit the streets

of Harajuku in search of things to buy. As some of you already know,

dressing alike is very popular in Japan. Girls naturally do it in their

teen years but also young couples too and newly weds but occasionally

the keitai will be used to contact you mate and confirm "that sounds like

a cool idea, I'll wear the same as you" and here I believe it works well.

What do you think?

"Dude! You just got Punked"

This young guy is clearly dressed in punk style. Smartly done too.

As mentioned men in Japan have a certain sense of style about them.

It may not be on the same level as women but it's pretty good we think.

Her wears a smart hat by B.C.B and a cool leather tool belt.

Hands up how many of you girls out there just leaned a bit

closer to your screen? He is indeed a handsome devil.

A dapper gent dressed in an ever so smart manner.

More beef cake with your tea Miss?

"Boys will be boys"

"Up in the heavens"

I kept spotting this guy gliding off to somewhere and I was lucky

once off to catch him ans ask him for a picture. He was so tall but his style

WOW, let's just say this was the least stylish I saw him and yet he

still dresses so smart. He wears trousers by Gareth Pugh.

His silver jacket is from Japanese brand Banal Chic Bazaar

He works in Harajuku close to the h.Nauto shop.

If any of you out there know who he is and where he works please

do get in touch with me. I'd love to learn more and have a chance

to share more of his style with everyone.

"A monochrome delight in the Harajuku twilight"

More from the lads at a later date. Hope you all enjoyed this post.

TOKYO STYLE 2011 PART 2

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I went to Tokyo just fir a while. To play on the streets. To see the amazing style.

It's like a rive flowing through the streets. Some vastly apparent, other streets

a less obvious more subtle concentration but a more intense showing or

offering of that style or a totally different offering of style altogether.

Style especially street style, is very geographic in Tokyo. Each district

with its own unique offering and take on presentation and packaging.

From Shibuya, Harajuku, Shinjuku, Ginza, Shimokitazowa and the others.

Like a giant department store. As you travel through you see many differing things

each and every one full of visual excitement but is it your particular style?

You travel to the department or floor that gives you what you want or seek.

That is unless like myself, it's not the end goal of finding what you like or want

but the very experience of the journey and what you encounter along the way.

It's the people you meet along that journey I enjoy.

Whatever their style from the extreme to the most subtle, the Gothic and

the Lolita, the Visual Kei or Punk to the more gentle young teenage girls

freshly initiated into the big wide world discovering her very own sense

of style where it may be as soft and as delicate as she it showing off

her first exposure to make yo or eyelashes and the multiple layering

techniques of tops and t-shirts and skirts. It's ALL of interest to me.

So please join us here at JSTREETSTYLE on this journey through the

streets of Tokyo. I wish I could share all the sights and sounds with you all

but for now, please enjoy the images and the experience you have here.

Pat Lyttle

Tomohiro poses for a picture on TakeshitaStreet in Harajuku in Tokyo.

He shows us his sense of style. Notice the subtleties like his watch.

In Harajuku, large watches are very cool among teenagers especially

among girls. The larger the face the more cool and desirable to have.

A firm footing in black

"The Gentle Approach"

Imemia Iri from Chuguku poses for a picture on Omotosando inHarajuku,

Tokyo wearing a jumper and skirt from Lisa Lisa with it's softer more

diffused take on the Shibuya and Lolita style. She wears cute lace top

socks and shoes from Lolita mega brand Baby, The Stars Shine Bright.

This brand specializes in Sweet Lolita, a more softer look at the

Lolita style that shot to fame outside of Japan in the western world

after featuring hugely in the 2004 Japanese movie Kamikaze Girls or

Shimotsuma Monogatari, its original Japanese title with Anna Tsuchiya

and Kyoko Fukada. Kyoko's character in the movie lived up north in

the quiet valley town of Sendai. After the movies success, Sendai became

a huge Mecca for Gothic Lolita and is often affectionately refereed to as

Lolia Central. Baby, as the brand is known among Japanese teenagers

has a huge international following now.

When you enter their shops you'll understand its appeal.

Its all about the details and the subtleties

Painted nails in Lolita style. Tea party celebrations.

Dripping chocolate and cute strawberry cup cakes with cherries

Chocolate coloured shoes from Baby, The Stars Shine Bright.

"A step up from the rest"

A teenage girl poses for a picture in Harajuku. She wears

rocker shoes, a colourful skirt with under layer. The Japanese

love affair with pretty socks expressed to perfection here with

her stripy over knee hold up socks with lace tops.

I love her royal blue jacket and her retro headphones.

Baby. "Detail Extraordinaire"

More of the amazing work that goes into a dress or One piece as

its referred to in Japan from Baby. pleasing colour pallets and the

lacework of their brand logo embedded with lace hearts is perfection.

A key to unlock such beauty, simply inspired.

Really nailing those details.

TOKYO STYLE 2011 PART 1

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Tokyo was wonderful in October. It's been very good weather recently

so 25C was the norm most days and it was a pleasure to be out and about.

Here are a few of the images shot.

This is Musician Yuki Kokufuda (Yuqi) posing for a pictureon Takeshita Street

in Harajuku, Tokyo wearing avintage T-shirt, vintage Adidas jacket,

leggings and her shoes by Melissa. This cute, tiny and colourfully dressed

little lady packs a big punch with her voice. She was lovely to talk with

and I really hope we get to see more of her here on Jstreetstyle.

She's fur real

Tomaki and Toma pose for a picture on a hot sunny dayon

Takeshita Street in Harajuku, Tokyo. The two funsters had just

finished shopping at Harajuku Chicago, the used clothing store.

It's hard work looking this cute and cool. Especially when its hot.

You'll be see a few more images of little cute and fluffy ones.

If you need to be reborn if you believe in that sort of thing, then we highly recommend

you come back as a cute dog and live in Japan.

In Tokyo and Osaka it truly is a dogs life with a dost of shops selling the

most amazing designer pooch wear. Not only do you end up looking

stylish and cute but transportation is first class.

No we're not talking the Yamanote Sen or the Shinkansen but purpose built

buggies solely for the transportation of little ones. Walking is not the done thing,

So yesteryear and old school. More from our fluffy friends later.

JAPANESE STREET STYLE

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One of my many upcoming projects

Japanese Street Style

Some of you may have been wondering where on Earth have I been.

In answer to your question, I've been in sunny Tokyo relaxing.

Well trying to. As you all know, mine is a busy life with many things

happening and going on at any one time.

One of the projects I've been working on for a while now I can now share

with you all. A shiny new book on street fashion in Japan.

Written by myself and sharing with you all some of my images.

To be published by the nice people at A&C Black in January 2012.

Aside from working on this project, I've doing several others.

More about those later.

Japan was lovely. My dear friend Azusa and her husband were most kind

in their hospitality. Azusa use to model for me many moons ago when

she lived in London. As many of you know, Japan is dear to my heart.

I always spend part of my life there for a multitude of reasons all good.

The weather was good. If one could call Tokyo a place to relax, somehow

I actually managed to do so, which was the prime objective of my visit.

Especially after a very busy fashion week season that seamed to go on

for ages with its ever increasing reach. Used to be there was just one

single fashion week on at any one time. Now and for the last few years

there are several on per week and my poor humble eyes can only handle

so much before not only my eyesight goes on vacation but possibly my

mind too and I really don't want that to happen. I am only human.

I stayed in the highly talked about area of Kichijoji near to the park

and a short walk from the Studio Ghibli museum.

I took many more new images, many of which you'll be seeing very soon.

Sorry to keep some of you waiting but as you all know there are many

projects I am working on that need my attention and help for others.

I met some amazing people and made new friends.

I have more news also in that my website will finally and long overdue

get the make over it has been crying out for. It wont be a radical change

but you will be able to see new imagery in all sections and there will

be a few new ones too. Though JSTREETSTYLE is primarily all street

style fashion you all know I shoot many other things relating to fashion

and Japanese culture and I thought it would be good to finally incorporate

some of them. So there will be some new pages there.

Fresh and new image for Jstreetstyle the blog will be here this weekend.

You'll be able to tweet and facebook, get in touch and much more I hope.

So see you all soon

LONDON FASHION WEEK JSTREETSTYLE

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A few more images to share with you all from Fashion Week in London.

Wallice ( Left ) from Hong Kong rocking the masculine look.

Her friend Irene ( Right ) wears Dennis Howell trousers and

Comme des Garcons jacket and shoes.

Jason Yao Yao wearing Vivienne Westwood

Just so we're crystal, these belong to Jason.

The Broken Hearts

Models, DJs and performance artists with a unique

look and style

Seeing RED?

It's all good when they're heels from Christian Louboutin.

The shoe master. Who says gangs are all negative violent.

There's a specific gang culture out there and its colours are

heels with a distinct lick of red paint up the back.

Are not these a thing of beauty fused with a menacing slant.

You could indeed do some damage in these but these gang members

like nothing more than to command respect of their sense of style.

Personally though, I wouldn't entertain the thought of messing

with one of these gang members. They have the upper hand

and can easily stamp out anything you can dish out.

Classic Japanese beauty

Simone from Italy wearing a dress by Eric Vistra,

and a Balenciaga bag with platform shoes by Versace

Wand to get spotted? This is how you do it.

Model Behaviour

Japanese style Date Megane ( glasses with no lens )

Stella Vision

Stylist Karina Tanabe Jones share with us her passion

for the 1950s glamour and style

Sporting the trend for an elegant woman with a cigarette

in hand just we would have seen years ago or on the

silver screen.

Beauty comes in all shapes and sizes.
Beauty looking beauty in the face

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LONDON FASHION WEEK JSTREETSTYLE

Street style at London fashion week is one of my joys. I do enjoy the different approach to street fashion that's more brand focused. Just like the day job, your recall of all those luxury brands and new designers you've been cramming into your head in fear they'll merely leak out the side, actually come into play and manage to come into their own and in abundance.

Here are some more of the weeks proceedings.

Japanese fashion designer Mika Harverly of Simeon Farrar

Ever so cute Stella from Stella's Wardrobe wearing a unique mix of fetish and

school girl wear from Topshop, Cambridge Satchel Company and Price Review

Talking of brands, those nice folks at Dolce & Gabbana

just can't stop laughing, at the success of their winning

collection of A/W 2011 star prints.

Always super stylish is Peoni Lim

White jacket by Zara and trousers by Missoni and Hermes Tote

Elle Magazine's Fashion editor Kate Lanphear poses for a picture

as she arrives for the Holly Fulton show. This was the first time

in ages I've seen the lovely Kate in a skirt and not trousers.

A great look but then she never gets it wrong. Always a fan.

A very dapper Toni Tran from Fashitects in a blazer by Topman,

Zara shirt, Monki trousers with his vintage box.

Vogue Nippon fashion editor Anna Dello Russo poses

for a picture as she arrives to attend the Marios Schwab show

This is Claire Wilkinson. What a woman.There were many girls,

great looking models, but for me this woman shone out above

all others. She had style, she had class, charisma and well,

you get the picture. She made an impression.

We salute you Claire from Fashion and frank

OK. More Foot Candy

You know you all love it so enjoy this session

A fashion week favorite. Shoes by Sam Edelman with exciting

and distinctly prickly personality but one we can put up with.

Emilie Shoes by Emily Lamb

Seriously exciting from Balenciaga

Even more excitement this time from Miu Miu

Wizardry from the master. Nicholas Kirkwood

Dripping with excitement

Tommy and Kate

Tommy Ton and Kate Landphear

Oh dear! What have we here!

LONDON FASHION WEEK JSTREETSTYLE

2011-09-20T14:47:00.000-07:00

It's that time of year again when fashion week comes to town. Trouble is, all over the world people seem to be saying that same thing. I'm having a whinge due to fashion week fatigue and we've only just started the season has. My eyes hurt. Make it stop. Don't get me wrong.
You all know I love imagery and fashion but I need a break.

OK. Whinge over.

The weekend of the 16th - 19th September saw all that is fashion come to good old London town. The stars came to visit their favorite shows. The actresses, models, style icons, super editors, the bloggers and the worlds top street fashion fans all descended on the centre of town.
For one day only, even the sunshine paid London a visit all be it very brief as the dominant side of British weather always has the last word, It spoke in volumes on Saturday evening and wouldn't shut up for ages. Rain,rain, rain. Bla, bla, bla.

Well when the sun shined earlier, the cameras were out. Tommy Ton, The Sartorialist, Facehunter, WGSN. the usual crown plus a whole lot more. While the Holly Fulton show was up next to feature its offerings for what we'll be wearing for the spring of 2012, the streets were packed. Rammed with bodies most of them cameras in hand. It was exciting thought.
I love people watching. Who doesn't? It all happened in front of your eyes and what a site.

Elle magazine fashion editor, the lovely Kate Lanphear chasing Tommy Ton. Anna Dello Russo. The fashion editor to Vogue Nippon, you know, the Italian woman with the most amazing legs who showed up dressed in a white trouser suit with matching hat & cute Bottega Veneta clutch bag. What an entrance she made. Showstopping. It was a packed and most eventful weekend.
I met many new faces from many different places.

Join us for a brief journey through the images from that weekend that was Fashion Week in London.

Fashionable Japanese writer Yu Masui with fashion blogger
Diane Pernet looking nice and cosy together for a picture.

Model Erin O'Connor arriving for the Holly Fulton show

Here she is again, rocking a different shade of blue
for the Marios Schwab show.

While we're on the rare celebrity trip, we have Jade Ewen
of the Sugababes. Ever so pretty and paying her dues in velvet blue hues.

Peaches Geldof walks tall albeit very carefully in a towering
high pair of platform heels

Much more sensibly and stylishly dressed was singer
Paloma Faith flying the flag in designs by Ashish. Love the
socks and Lita boots she rocks, the latter by Jeffrey Campbell

Here's a familiar face you'll see at London Fashion Week.
You usually see him causing all manner of Pandemonia

Pretty in pink. Especially when they're from Prada.
Makes the eve more pretty don't you think?

Be green to be seen in these slingback pencil heels

Just putting the boot in. Nice aren't they. from Opening Ceremony.

More green. Are we envious yet? This time we're looking at
some very pretty heels from Kurt Geiger.

YSL pumps towering high. Working them in the light

And on the right, working them in the dark with socks.
Socks and heels was one of the more popular trends
one spotted at London Fashion Week.

OK, Enough for now
More foot candy later on. Have so save some for later.

I love this dress from Miu Miu

Three Japanese students check out the proceedings of the day.

VINTAGE AT THE SOUTHBANK

2011-08-01T15:26:00.000-07:00

You all know we have a passion for vintage fashion here at Jstreetstyle so it was a thoroughly enjoyable time when London's Southbank was transformed into a Vintage wonderland for a weekend on July 29th to 31st. Conceived by designer Wayne Hemingway, the event that saw a fantastical sunny day for British weather brought out the most amazingly and stylishly dressed people from all over the nation with a singular passion. The love of vintage fashion. With fashion shows, shops and stalls, even a sea of beach stylish huts were among the many sights. Others included people jitterbugging, even flash private jitterbugging with headphones. Cinema on or rather in retro stylized vehicles and so much more.

Here are a few of the people we saw there.

This is Yuki from Japan dressed in Vintage style

Blue is the colour, Vintage is the game. We're here together.
Enjoyment is our aim.

Couple of old dears! Hardly. We think these women are amazing.

Style and energy in bundles.

We'll have some of whatever they're on please.

Shear elegance and style and sadly here but for a while.

Tartan and stripes. Umm! Very nice Very nice

An here's our very own Milk Maiden

Another spiffing couple looking so very nice

Just to add a bit of modernity to the colour and procedings
here's a chirpy woman happy and flirty in her jersey dress
from Prada SS 2011 collection.

Eye Eye. What have we here, lurking in your hair?
Some king of ephemera dare I swear.

You wing it girl. Either way you look cool in your shades.

A big smile for a little inspiration we think. Wink Wink!

paying their dues in blues and hues

We think it's very likely that this is Holly but don't quote us on that

More evidence of the black and white lurking in the shade.

Between you and I she looks pretty convincing to me.

Girls, Swirls and Curls.

Hat a girl. you show us what you're made of.
All fine and dandy, all sugar and candy, We see that smile.
Very very handy

You all know we have a soft spot for J Crew in J style
so here's Aki from Nagoya wearing a 70s style Maxi.

On the same tip, here's the uber stylish Lady Kamikaze

The trousers are her own design tailor made by Golden Needle

and the up self customised. This is a wold class DJ and hostess
of the renowned Lady Luck club.

The fire bomb of energy in the 60s dress is Lia Grandi
of The Style Eye

Redheads. Always too hat to handle. Adding extra heat
with her uber discrete glasses from Lulu Guinness.

Here's one silver lining we'd like to stick around a little longer.

Reworking her 30s wedding dress into a 60s style mini.

What the hell! Let's have another shimmy.

A Chinese beauty on The Pink Bus

A statuesque beauty doing her duty so let's give thanks
to Geoff Banks for the dress that she's filling rather well.

The perfect balance of colours with her accents of pinks
blues and purples.

Here's looking at you doll. That's if you're up to it!

Wayne! More of the same please?

GIVE LONDON A SHOUT WHILE OUT & ABOUT

2011-06-19T07:04:00.000-07:00

Met a 50s maiden all dolled up in her gear.
By golly I do declare, she most certainly was fair,
with a fine set of pins and tattoos everywhere.

This is Sonie from Osaka. Bright and colourful. She's wearing;

top - topshop

cardigan - charity shop

skirt - charity shop

shoes - marks

bag - free from 'viking direct'

we don't normally bring you candid but she was pretty.
Even got a smile. A rare thing indeed, that's not happened for a while.

Teenager Jessica from London dressed in the Gungaro Japanese Street fashion style

A group of British teens dressed in Japanese Kigurumi style

Cosplay style. Dressed as Miku from vocaloid

Mariko from where else other than Osaka

70s style hat

Prada spring summer 2011 wedges

Vintage 70s jumpsuits

Vintage 70s feminine look

Cool looking wedges by Aldo