FRIDAY FASHION SPECTRUM: Reporting from Tokyo

By Adilla Menayang
Chameleon Fashion Blogger

When people hear “Japanese Style,” the first thing that often comes to mind is the vibrant, quirky and outlandish street style that dominate the streets of Harajuku (or the Los Angeles Convention Center during AnimeCon).

Over Easter Break I was actually lucky enough to visit Tokyo, the city of my dreams, even though it was only a four-hour layover. My friend Erin was kind enough to skip her first day of school to take me around and show me parts of the city she thought would interest me.

Of course, she took me to Harajuku and Shibuya, the famous fashion epicenter of Tokyo (a city that is by itself a fashion capital).

The best part is, far before I arrived in these two districts of Tokyo, everywhere around me people were so well put together. For you fashion bloggers out there, you know how if you want to make a Sartorialist style post about fashion on the street, it takes sometime to hunt down? Well in Tokyo, the hard part was having to choose the best outfits; everyone put in so much care and attention to detail.

The verdict, it wasn’t at all outlandish, but it was vibrant and quirky. The trends I saw there were nude tones, lace and layers. The overall look was delicate, romantic and modern. I felt I was flipping through the pages of a fashion spread in Nylon or Vogue. Here are my top four favorite looks:

Photo By Adilla Menayang/The Chameleon. First glimpse of Harajuku. I love his hat and he pulls off the shoulder bag (proof that shoulder bags can look masculine!).

Photo By Adilla Menayang/The Chameleon. These girls took a picture of me and my friend. So I asked if I could take one of them. this was in a park where families were enjoying the flower watching tradition called Hanami.

Photo By Adilla Menayang/The Chameleon. Doing it right with the baggy suit and accessories.

Photo By Adilla Menayang/The Chameleon. Young ladies on their way to Uniqlo (a store I desperately want to see open in Chicago. No fair that New York has one!).

Catch the “Friday Fashion Spectrum” bloggers when they start publishing again this September.