Fashion for Japan

Fashion for Japan is the latest fund raiser organized to help Japan. Supermodel Naomi Campbell is at the Cannes Film Festival to stage a Fashion for Relief show in aid of the earthquake and tsunami victims in Japan.

Campbell has enlisted her A-list friends for the show, which will be held tonight at the historic Forkville market in Cannes. Designers have donated red carpet dresses for the show, while Dolce & Gabbana have made charity T-shirts. The event will be followed by an auction, which includes artworks by Tracey Emin and Dennis Hopper, and a customised Lotus Évora. It is being staged in collaboration with Vogue Italia and all funds raised will go to the Japanese Red Cross.

The supermodel said she was horrified by the images of the disaster and immediately resolved to help Japan. She said "The destruction caused by the earthquake is completely heartbreaking, it's so hard to even begin to comprehend the tragic loss the people of Japan are coping with. I felt very passionate to try and help in whatever way possible, to do our part and to support Japan at this time. I hope that the money raised from Fashion For Relief in Cannes will support those who need it most."

You can help support the relief effort by making a donation to the Red Cross Japan Disaster Appeal via their website https://www.redcross.org.au/Donations/onlineDonations.asp

You can also help the relief effort by purchasung a book called 2:46: Aftershocks: Stories from the Japan Earthquake. With all revenue going to the Japan Red Cross to help support the survivors of the Japan earthquake & tsunami.
2:46: Aftershocks: Stories from the Japan Earthquake

You can also buy a CD or MP3 download called Songs for Japan, which has just been released with proceeds from the sale of Songs for Japan to benefit the Japanese Red Cross Society.
Songs for Japan

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Jet Coaster Love by Kara

Jet Coaster Love by Kara was the number 1 song on the Japanese Oricon music charts last week. Who is Kara do you ask? Kara is a girl group from Korea formed in 2007. The current five-member band made their debut in Japan in 2010 and by the end of the year was dubbed as Japan’s #1 New Artist of 2010 by Oricon. The group also released their first Japanese album, Girl’s Talk.

Jet Coaster Love is their 3rd single in Japan and was released on April 6th. It is classic J-Pop and very upbeat and uplifting. A good pick me up after a bad day.

All the proceeds from the single will be donated to Japan’s natural disaster relief aid.

You can watch the video for Jet Coaster Love below

The Black Eyed Peas Video for Japan

The Black Eyed Peas have dedicated their latest single, ‘Just Can’t Get Enough’ music video to the victims of Japan’s tragic earthquake and tsunami. The Black Eyed Peas filmed the video in Japan a week before the earthquake and tsunami that struck. Tokyo’s nightlife is heavily featured with lots of neon lights, the city’s coolest and hottest peeps living it up in the clubs and on the streets.

The video begins with a message from the group:

“This video was filmed in Japan one week before the earthquake and tsunami. Our thoughts and prayers go out to all the people of Japan. We love you.”

At the end of the clip, The Black Eyed Peas provide info on how to support the Red Cross relief efforts in Japan.

You can donate to the Red Cross Japan and Pacific Disaster Appeal via their website at
https://www.redcross.org.au/Donations/onlineDonations.asp

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Pop Aid For Japan

Pop aid for Japan is coming. Keep an eye out for a compiled star-studded digital album to raise money for Japanese Red Cross. It should be out shortly from Universal Music to support Japan’s earthquake and tsunami victims. Artists including U2, Bon Jovi, Justin Bieber and Rihanna will all donate songs to the album.

You can also support the Red Cross Japan and Pacific Disaster Appeal 2011 at the Red Cross website https://www.redcross.org.au/Donations/onlineDonations.asp

Stonefield

One of my favourite bands at the moment is an all girl group from the Macedon Rangers in country Victoria called Stonefield. Stonefield feature four sisters aged from 12 to 20 and play rock influenced by artists from the late 60s to early 70s. The girls grew up on a diet of Frank Zappa, Led Zeppelin and Jimi Hendrix.

They have won various awards including the recent TRIPLE J Unearthed competition and have been selected to play Glastonbury (youngest Australian band ever to play) and the Great Escape festivals in the UK. In Australia Stonefield will be playing the St Kilda Festival on Sunday, February 13th.

Stonefield recently released their debut EP called Through the Clover, which channels Zappa, Zeppelin and 70s soul. It is must listen. Check out the video below.

Girls Generation in Japan

The Korean pop group Girls Generation came to Tokyo last week to give their first Japan concert. Thousands of fans attended their performances and they got a lot of media coverage in Japan.

Girls Generation is a nine-member Korean girl group formed in 2007. The group has released two full albums and various singles. The group began a foray into the Japanese music scene in late 2010 and has achieved considerable success. Their Japanese debut single “Genie” peaked at the #5 spot on the Oricon Charts and later rose to the #2 position.

Japanese Fashion Trends for Winter 2010/2011

What are the Japanese Fashion Trends for Winter 2010/2011?

Girly fashion is still very popular this Winter with brands like Alba Rosa and items like mouton coat, fur coat, and lace one-piece. Animal prints are a must have along with the colour of the season camel. Japanese girls love to mix foreign brands with Japanese brands to create their own look and style. Japanese brands that exemplify the cute look are Dazzlin, Mercury Duo and Cecil McBee.

Mouton Coat

Lace One-Piece

The Grunge Rock style is also very popular now with items like chunky sweaters, combat boots, leather jackets, and ripped leggings a huge trend this Winter. Leather is key and it comes in everything from black shifts to cropped leather jackets. Boots remain the statement shoe of the season with various styles dominating the runways and footpaths. The best stores for these clothes are Topshop, Sly and Moussy.

Japanese Fashion

The Japanese Fashion Industry Popular Brands

The Japanese street fashion is known for its mix-match of different styles and genres, and as such there is no single sought after brand that can consistently appeal to all fashion groups. The three cornerstone brands are often said to be Issey Miyake, Yohji Yamamoto and Rei Kawakubo. It wasn`t until the early 1990s that the industry saw a blooming emergence of street fashion brands such as A Bathing Ape, Evisu, and Uniqlo. Japan is also well known for its consumption of foreign luxury brands such as Burberry, Louis Vuitton , Gucci and Prada. Recently, Abercrombie & Fitch has become popular among aspiring American preppy Japanese teen.

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Japanese Fashion

Cosplay Fashion

Cosplay is short for “costume roleplay” where participants wear elaborate costumes usually as a specific character or idea. Often, the fashionistas of this street fashion will dress up as characters from manga, anime, and video games.

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Japanese Fashion

Visual Kei Fashion

The style of Visual Kei consists of striking makeup, unusual hair styles and flamboyant costuming. Androgyny is a popular aspect of the style especially within the entertainment industry. Well known and influential artist include the musical groups X Japan and Dir En Grey.

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Bosozoku Fahion

The stereotypical bosozoku look is often portrayed and even caricatured in many forms of Japanese media such as anime, manga and films. The typical bosozuku member is often depicted in a uniform consisting of a jumpsuit and a type of military issue over-coat with kanji slogans. These are usually worn open, with no shirt underneath, showing off bandaged torsos and matching baggy pants tucked inside tall boots.

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Japanese Fashion

Kogal Fashion

Kogal Fashion is another of Japan`s famous street fashion. The Kogal look is based on a high school uniform, but with a shorter skirt. The girls call themselves gyaru (gals). This style was very prominent in the 1990s, but has since declined. The High School fashion or look involves a hitched up uniform and accessories like garters, tiaras and fingerless gloves.

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Japanese Street Fashion

Ganguro Fashion

The Ganguro street fashion become popular among Japanese girls in the early 2000s. The Ganguro style consists of bleached hair, a dark tan, fake eyelashes, black and white eyeliner and platform shoes. A typical look for a Ganguro Girl is to wear brightly coloured outfits, mini-skirts, and tie-dyed sarongs.

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Japanese Street Fashion

Japanese Fashion Lolita Fashion

Lolita Fashion contains many different styles and themes. Lolita has become one of the larger, more recognizable styles in Japanese Street Fashion. This is now gaining interest worldwide. Lolita is seen as one of many different styles that brings the “cute” in Japan. The Lolita look consists primarily of a knee length skirt or dress, headdress, blouse, petticoat, knee high socks or stockings and rocking horse or high heel/platform shoes.

Some of the styles and themes contained within Lolita include Gothic Lolita, Sweet Lolita, Punk Lolita and Classic Lolita.

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Japanese Fashion

Japan Fashion Culture Hit Around the World

Japan Fashion has become a hit around the world. Japan is a highly fashion conscious country and has tended to follow European Western fashions, but Japan is now becoming a fashion leader and powerhouse in its own right. A lot of new young fashion is being created on the street of Tokyo and other major Japanese cities and this is influencing fashion around the world. This so called “Street Fashion” is a term used to describe fashion where the wearer customises outfits by adopting a mixture of current and traditional trends. More recently, Japanese hip-hop which has long been present among underground Tokyo`s club scene, has influenced the mainstream fashion industry.

Japanese Street Fashion

Street fashion is still prominent in Japan today. Urban fashion districts in Tokyo such as Harajuku, Ginza, Odaiba, Shinjuku and Shibuya are the centers for this fashion in Japan. Some of the subculture attire that can be seen in these areas include Lolita, Ganguro, Kogal, Bosozoku, Visual Kei and Cosplay.

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Japanese Fashion Popular Brands
Cosplay Fashion

Visual Kei Fashion

Bosozoku Fashion

Kogal Fashion

Ganguro Fashion

Lolita Fashion