Tokyo Girls Collection Spring/Summer 2012・東京ガールズコレクション

Tokyo Girls Collection is the biggest and most famous fashion event in Japan that showcases the season’s fashionable street wears with domestic brands, combined and jam packed with concerts from popular music groups. It is the first and original fashion and music event that started and is held twice a year, said to be one of the most influential events in Asian countries. The most recent TCG event, 2012 Spring/Summer edition drew over 250, 000 excited fashionistas to Yokohama Area in early March. Attending this event is one of the best ways to keep in line with the latest seasonal street fashion trends in Japan.

Unfortunately, if you do not have the liberty to hitch a plane and fly to Japan this moment, the second best thing to do is look at second-hand photos on the internet. (i.e. the sad and lonely me) Perhaps one day I will join the mass of 250k excited teenage girls (and a few guys) in Tokyo but for now I am satisfied with gazing at this dream from afar…

If you do decide to attend Tokyo Girls Collection, make sure you order tickets on the dot because the event is so popular that tickets usually sell out within hours.What I like about the event is that, for once, it showcases fashion styles that you CAN wear on the street. Normally, other fashion shows will just leave me speechless…

Without further ado, I will share with you my top ten styles that were showcased this year:

Tokyo Girls Collection #1 Special Collection (doesn’t count as a brand but nevermind)

Harajuku Street Fashion・原宿ストリートファッション

Harajuku is ‘the fashion capital’ of Japan, commonly known as the area around Harajuku Station in the Shibuya ward of Japan. Today the term ‘Harajuku’ can refer to anyone dressed in any fashion style walking around Harajuku. They are normally teenagers that donne a variety and hybrids of styles such as goth lolita, visual kei, decora, gyaru and also cosplayers that come together and socialise in this giant area. Ultimately, there are no set rules for Harajuku street style because it is it is all about portraying your ‘own’ style – which can be as unique or bizarre as you want.

Alright, please hold onto your seat dearie, because I am going to transport you to another world:

I like how she looks cute but spunky at the same time.