2024 Author: Leah Sherlock | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 05:25
Japan is a country known for its fashion icons. From Rei Kawakubo and Issei Miyake to Yoji Yamamoto and Nigo, there are hundreds of legends that continue to push the boundaries of everything that can be encapsulated in the term fashion. But fashion can also be found where we least look for it. Here is our selection of some of the best local figures making waves in the fashion scene.
Introducing 6 Instagram fashionistas from Japan:
1. Coco Princess: Japan's most stylish six-year-old
This year, a six-year-old girl from Harajuku has become the hottest fashionista on Instagram. Coco, who already has over 162,000 followers on Instagram, shows off all sorts of streetwear as she poses nonchalantly to send snaps to her coco_pinkprincess account. After major international media such as Vogue magazine took notice of the account late last year, its popularity skyrocketed - even VICE created a documentary about the little lady's life.
Despite the fact that she made many powerful friends in the fashion world during her meteoric rise to virtual fame, our guess is that her influence comes fromfrom fashion parents who own local vintage shop Funktique.
2. Keiko Ohata: for the love of birds
Meet Keiko Ohata, also known as Pigeon Shoe Lady. Ohata captured hearts and Facebook feeds around the world this year when a passer-by spotted the artist wearing the now-famous "pigeon shoes" in Ueno Park.
A painter and shoemaker by trade, Ohata had the idea of making a very distinctive pair of shoes to wear around the local park. Over time, she noticed that the doves scatter at the sight of her, and she decided to create a pair that would allow her to get close to the Ueno birds without scaring them! Wanting to share her ingenious design with others, she posts step-by-step instructions on how to make a creation out of felt, styrofoam and wool.
3. Mr. Bon and Mrs. Pon: under the hashtag RelationshipGoals
Given that Instagram is pretty much the catwalk of the internet age, it's only natural that these cute fashion icons have also gained social media exposure. Mr. Bon and Mrs. Bong, aka bonpon511, have amassed over half a million followers, which is staggering. What is even more impressive is that the couple is in their 60s, because at that age social networks are far from the most important in everyday life. Inspired by their daughter, the couple regularly post adorable photos in stylish outfits hiding behind the relationshipgoals hashtag.
4. Peey: sexlesskawaii
In a fashion-focused world of gender mismatch, lurking… Pius, one of the children of Japan's rising No Men movement. As the world of Harajuku girls and outlandish Japanese fashion shifts into a more minimal everyday life, Peey tries to show that it's still cool to be kawaii, no matter your gender. Working in a boutique in Harajuku, he gathered fans from all over the world. And now the number of his fans exceeds 63 thousand. And growing.
5. Emiko Mori: Japan's coolest grandma
Chinami Mori, 1000wave, an aspiring Japanese weaver and textile artist, regularly posts his latest creations to nearly 40,000 followers. But just as amazing, Mori has a grandmother, Emiko, to thank for her online success. The smiling and incredibly cool 94-year-old grandmother visits her granddaughter's studio daily to take pictures in her latest creations. The photos and videos of this joyful model warm your heart - she is simply amazing.
6. Naomi Watanabe: Breaking the mold
Known domestically as the "Japanese Beyoncé", comedian, television personality, model and fashion designer, Naomi Watanabe is one of the hottest contemporary icons of the day in the country and most follow her Instagram. With her charisma and exoticism, she has gained as many as seven million followers, and now she is invited to shows around the world. What makes Watanabe an unconventional icon is alsomakes her so important. A Japanese-Taiwanese star challenges locals' belief that only skinny people can be beautiful.
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