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Laforet Harajuku by night, with the Meiji-dori Omotesando intersection in the lower foreground. Laforet Harajuku (ラフォーレ原宿, Rafōre Harajuku) is a department store, residence, and museum complex [1] located in the Harajuku commercial and entertainment district of the Shibuya neighborhood, in Tokyo, Japan.
Harajuku is known internationally as a center of Japanese youth culture and fashion. [2] Shopping and dining options include many small, youth-oriented, independent boutiques and cafés, but the neighborhood also attracts many larger international chain stores with high-end luxury merchandisers extensively represented along Omotesando.
Comme des Garçons garments on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Although Japanese street fashion is known for its mix-match of different styles and genres, and there is no single sought-after brand that can consistently appeal to all fashion groups, the huge demand created by the fashion-conscious population is fed and supported by Japan's vibrant fashion industry.
The Harajuku area is known internationally as a center of Japanese youth culture and fashion. [3] Jingu Bridge has become one of the locality's popular landmarks. Since the 1960s, it has attracted numerous cosplayers, performers, people dressed in visual kei, lolita fashion (sometimes in gothic variations), or similar outfits, and tourists.
Meghan Markle. Joe Pugliese/CBS Award-worthy attire! Meghan Markle made quite the style statement when she sat down with CBS in March 2021 for a tell-all interview. Now, the 40-year-old royal’s ...
The street meanders within Harajuku and Shibuya. [1] According to Time Out Tokyo, "Cat Street is the spiritual home of Tokyo’s vibrant street fashion culture. While the strip has been steadily heading upmarket over the past few years, it is still the main conduit for funkily dressed teens on shopping sprees in Tokyo.
Angelic Pretty (formerly Pretty from 1979–2001) is a Japanese apparel brand specializing in lolita fashion. The brand was established as Pretty in 1979 by Hiroko Honda, with its flagship store opened at Laforet in the Harajuku region of Tokyo, Japan, selling apparel from amateur designers. After Honda decided to focus on original apparel, the ...
Ura-Harajuku (裏原宿) is the nickname of an area in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. Ura-Harajuku, or Ura-Hara, is the common name given to the network of smaller Harajuku backstreets spreading perpendicular to Omotesandō , corresponding on official maps of Shibuya ward as Jingūmae 3 chōme and 4 chōme .