Tokyo street style walks to the beat of its own drum, possessing a singular identity that’s unswayed by current fashion trends in other parts of the world.
Generally speaking, street fashion in Japan got its start a couple of years after the 1968 student movement, in which young people in Japan and elsewhere were actively opposing the Vietnam War and nuclear weapons, among other things. Young Japanese people “renounced the values of earlier generations and took a confrontational stance towards them,” according to a report by Google Arts and Culture.
It’s all quite punk if you think about it, as street fashion has long been associated with rebellion and a do-what-you-want attitude. Even Japan’s biggest designers ― Issey Miyake, Rei Kawakubo and Yohji Yamamoto among them ― have created garments that opposed popular trends and created new ones.
To this day, Japanese style ― particularly in cities like Tokyo, which hosted its most recent fashion week in March ― is on its own level. Oversized, boxy silhouettes are hallmarks of Japanese fashion, but in recent years, it appears that anything goes. Even when fashionable folks in Tokyo wear popular trends, like skirts-over-pants or puffy sleeves, they do so in their own way.
Below, get your daily dose of fashion inspiration from some of the coolest street style to come out of Tokyo so far this year, as seen on people at the city’s fashion week:
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A woman wears a white shirt, brown layered skirt and nude Margiela Tabi shoes during Amazon Fashion Week on March 23.
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A romantic red dress with white shoes during Amazon Fashion Week.
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Woman in a monochromatic look that includes a white sheer dress with a knit sweater and cream bag.
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A bold outfit consisting of a pink blazer, black and white argyle shirt, blue hat and black skirt with a black tote bag and shoes during Amazon Fashion Week.
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A navy jumpsuit, black cross-body bag and black beanie complete this look.
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A woman wearing FEY Minori Yanagase during Amazon Fashion Week.
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A pink-haired man wears a pink and yellow fleece jacket, pastel pink sweater and pants.
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A rainbow-haired woman with a gray blazer, black turtleneck, cream layered skirt and cream bag with black boots.
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A woman wears an oversized white and brown plaid blazer with a matching flowy skirt, black turtleneck, black cross-body bag and Tabi flats.
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A Fashion Week attendee wears an oversized yellow plaid sweater, white shirt and blue jeans — plus a colorful flower on one shoe.
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A many-layered look that includes a taupe coat with a large button on the lapel, multiple shirts and a striped tie.
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A woman in a long brick-colored dress, long black coat and black bag during Amazon Fashion Week.
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A long red printed dress, faded yellow coat and brown leather boots complete this Fashion Week look.
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A red and black plaid blazer, white collared shirt and black slacks during Amazon Fashion Week.
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A woman in a face mask wears a long red coat, red plaid pants and black platform heels.
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A Fashion Week attendee wears a sheer copper top with oversized sleeves and yellow flowers, plus a green and copper skirt and black shoes.
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A Fashion Week guest wears a blue sleeveless top, hot pink pants, platform shoes and a butterfly rainbow Trump mask bag.
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A woman in a long pea-green iridescent coat, fur bag, short black skirt and white shoes during Amazon Fashion Week.
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A woman wears a turquoise hat and skirt, plaid skirt, black leather jacket, black record bag and black boots.
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An oversized lavender coat tops a white shirt, off-white tote bag, denim wide-leg pants, gray beret and red printed neck scarf during Amazon Fashion Week.
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A Fashion Week attendee in a green coat, spotted shirt, bright yellow skirt, black belt and boots.
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A woman wears a white sweater, denim high-waisted jeans and a black bag during Amazon Fashion Week.
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Two women wear silk floral headscarves and long bangs during Fashion Week.
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A mix of traditional and modern Japanese fashion during Amazon Fashion Week.
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A woman in a pink leopard-print coat with leopard-print pants, pink pastel top and green bag during Amazon Fashion Week.
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Men in roomy pants and cross-body bags during Amazon Fashion Week.
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A woman wears a long, baby blue shirtdress, a yellow bag and white pants during Amazon Fashion Week.
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A woman carries a PVC bag and wears a colorful jacket, red beret, large hoop earrings and white shoes.
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A man in a purple ensemble and another in light blue and white during Amazon Fashion Week.
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A look that includes a gray beret, dark purple shirt, white jacket, python print pouch and jeans.
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A guest in a furry hat, yellow shirt, flower-print pants and white sneakers during Amazon Fashion Week.
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The Statue of Liberty makes an appearance on a sweatshirt at Amazon Fashion Week.
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A ruffled red dress over wide-leg pants, plus a black jacket and flower headpiece.
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Amazon Fashion Week attendees carry matching silver bags on March 21.
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Big jackets and hair during Amazon Fashion Week.
