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Virgin-killing sweater fandom busts out of Japan thanks to muscular foreign male cosplayer【Pics】
- Casey Baseel
Mar 21, 2017 - Tweet
Designed to flaunt feminine curves, the virgin-killing sweater will also display manly muscles.
- Japan
- (cosplay • crazy • crossplay • fashion • Handsome men • virgin-killing sweater)
University of Tokyo students can show off school pride with new jacket boasting ID display pocket
- Krista Rogers
Mar 14, 2017
The upcoming product arose out of a collaboration between two University of Tokyo students and a Japanese fashion designer.
Stylish stockings from Japan give your legs a pierced look without the actual piercing【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Mar 8, 2017
Clever garments let you dip your toes into body art aesthetics while skipping the pain and poking.
- Japan
- (body art • body piercings • cute • fashion • piercings • stockings • Village Vanguard)
Cosplay indoors with new range of Taisho Roman schoolgirl costumes from Japan
- Oona McGee
Mar 6, 2017
Now you can relax around the home in a traditional outfit worn by schoolgirls during the romantic Taisho period.
- Japan
- (cosplay • culture • cute • fashion • Japanese schoolgirls • kimono • loungewear • roomwear • School Uniforms • Taisho • Taisho Roman)
Breakthrough in white T-shirt technology made, promises no visible nipples
- Master Blaster
Feb 24, 2017
Finally, men can dress conservatively and not gross everyone out with their high-beams on.
- Japan
- (business • fashion • nipple • Seiso Shiro T • white T-shirt)
What’s hiding under all those Japanese sticker picture stamps? Twitter illustrator has an idea
- Casey Baseel
Feb 23, 2017
Artist thinks those aren’t so much decorations as they are disguises.
- Japan
- (fashion • illustration • photography • purikura • sticker pictures)
Japan’s sweet and stylish Pokémon glasses are the best reason to ditch your contact lenses
- Casey Baseel
Feb 11, 2017
Pikachu and pals are here to help you see plus protect your peepers during prolonged PC sessions.
- Japan
- (anime • cute • Eevee • eyeglasses • fashion • glasses • Pikachu • Pokemon • video games)
Cool onigiri holders from Japan let you carry your rice balls in style
- Casey Baseel
Feb 3, 2017
Handmade leather accessories are specially designed for Japan’s greatest, healthiest convenience store snack.
- Japan
- (accessories • cool • fashion • food • leather • onigiri • rice balls)
Japanese models and Internet users celebrate Twintail Day 2017【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Feb 2, 2017
For fans of the girlish hairstyle, it’s like Christmas in February, with twintail cosplay photos on the Internet taking the place of presents under the tree.
- Internet, Japan
- (beautiful women • cosplay • fashion • idols.idol singers • Jun Amaki • Twintail Day)
Heater-equipped hanten Japanese jackets mix modern technology and traditional winter fashion
- Casey Baseel
Jan 25, 2017
Clever idea helps wearers cope with the cold with a new take on the retro garment.
Starbucks teams up with Japanese clothing brand to create stylish new contactless payment system
- Oona McGee
Jan 24, 2017
Check out how the cool crowd orders coffee at Starbucks in Japan.
New colored contact lenses will help near-sighted Japanese women land a husband, maker claims
- Casey Baseel
Jan 18, 2017
Different designs recommended depending on wearer’s taste in men.
- Japan
- (Contact lenses • fashion • konkatsu • marriage • relationship • romance)
Japanese shrine maiden roomwear officially on sale, looks divinely cute, heavenly comfortable
- Casey Baseel
Jan 10, 2017
Cozy Shinto-style fashion for relaxing at home.
- Japan
- (cosplay • culture • cute • fashion • miko • roomwear • shinto • shrine maiden • shrines • Vllage Vanguard)
26 scenes from one of the liveliest Coming of Age Day celebrations in Japan 【Photos】
- Master Blaster
Jan 9, 2017
For some young adults in Japan, Coming of Age Day is a somewhat solemn or drab affair, but in Kita-Kyushu it is anything but.
- Japan
- (Coming of Age Day • fashion • Fukuoka • holidays • Kitakyushu • yankees)
Cheat sheet for identifying era of dress styles is perfect for cosplay and drawing reference
- Scott Wilson
Jan 7, 2017
This timeline will help you create and identify dresses from any time period like a pro.
【Lucky Bag Roundup 2017】Mr. Sato and his crew model 12 outfits from this year’s GAP fukubukuro
- Oona McGee
Jan 4, 2017
These perfect poster boys pose for a self-chosen GAP collection that costs less than 10 bucks per item!
- Japan
- (clothes • fashion • fukubukuro • Fukubukuro 2017 • GAP • Lucky Bags • lucky bags 2017 • Mr. Sato • New Year's)
Forget schoolgirl panties, the latest pants craze in Japan now is year-old used fisherman jeans
- Scott Wilson
Dec 29, 2016
No one breaks in a pair of jeans better than a man who breaks through the ocean.
Wear your love for JoJo on your feet with these special-edition Converse All Stars!
- Kay
Dec 28, 2016
Hit manga JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure meets casual fashion in the form of stylish sneakers.
For one Japanese Twitterer, this Christmas spelled tragedy for her turtleneck top
- Meg Murphy
Dec 27, 2016
Others find the look reminiscent of Castle in the Sky‘s long-armed robots.
- Japan
- (clothes • fashion • funny tweet • twitter)
Decorate your legs with colorful ninja stockings that offer style over stealth!
- Kay
Dec 25, 2016
Ninjas are known for their stealth, but there’s nothing stealthy about these eye-catching stockings!
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