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Harajuku fashion direct from Japan

Jo Pham
It's not often you walk down the street and see a teenager wearing sky-high platforms with piercings across the face, clutching a vintage porcelain doll and wearing heavy black eyeliner that would put Marilyn Manson to shame.

After the ubiquitous suits of Tokyo business types, Harajuku is a riot of colour and imagination. Only in Japan could this "spontaneous" Harajuku street display of counter-culture fashion, wild hair and loud rock bands be so well organised.

From punk to Goth to rockers, all the major music trends seem to be represented by the costumes of the girls — with a few brides usually thrown into the mix too.

If you like this, you might also enjoy RALPH's story on 'turning Japanese'.

What do you think of their fashion statements? Are they the most wild in the world? Leave your comment below.
User comments
that is so disgusting who ever thought that they would have a festival for that

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