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 concluded in the term “fashion”. But fashion can also be found where we least seek it. Here is our selection of some of the best local figures creating a wave on the fashion stage.
We present you 6 fashionistas "Instagram" from Japan:
1. Coco Princess: the most stylish Japanese six-year-old
This year, the six-year-old girl from Harajuku became the brightest fashionista on Instagram. Coco, who already has more than 162 thousand followers on Instagram, demonstrates all kinds of street clothes, carefree posing, then to send pictures through her coco_pinkprincess account. After major international media outlets, such as Vogue magazine, noticed the account at the end of last year, its popularity increased dramatically - even VICE magazine created a documentary about the life of a little lady.
Despite the fact that she made many influential friends in the fashion world during her rapid rise to virtual fame, our hunch is that her influence comes from fashionable parents who own the local vintage Funktique store.
2. Keiko Ohata: in the name of love for birds
Meet Keiko Ohata, also known as the Pigeon Shoe Lady. Ohata captured the hearts and news feeds of Facebook around the world this year, when a passerby noticed that the artist wears the now famous “pigeon shoes” in Ueno Park.
An artist and a shoemaker by profession, Ohata decided to make a very peculiar pair of shoes to walk around in a local park. Over time, she noticed that the doves scattered at her sight, and she decided to create a pair that would allow her to approach the Ueno birds without scaring them! Wanting to share her brilliant design with others, she publishes step-by-step instructions on how to make a creation from felt, polystyrene foam and wool.
3. Mr. Bon and mrs. Pon: under the hashtag RelationshipGoals
Given that Instagram is largely the podium of the Internet era, it’s natural that these pretty fashion icons have also gained fame on social networks. Mr. Bon and Mrs. Pon, aka bonpon511, have gathered more than half a million followers, which is staggering. What is even more impressive is that the couple is over 60, because at this age social networks are far from the most important in everyday life. Inspired by their daughter, the couple regularly publishes amazing photos in stylish outfits, hiding behind the hashtag relationshipgoals.
4. Peey: asexual kawaii
In the world of fashion-oriented gender disparity, there is ... Pius, one of the children of the rising Japanese movement "Without Men." As the world of Harajuku girls and outlandish Japanese fashion moves into a more minimalistic daily routine, Peey tries to show that it’s still cool to be kawaii, regardless of your gender. Working at 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 grandmother
Chinami Mori, 1000wave, a novice Japanese weaver and textile artist, regularly publishes his latest creations to nearly 40,000 supporters. But it's just as amazing that Mori has a grandmother, Emiko, who should be thanked for being successful on the Internet. A smiling and incredibly cool 94-year-old grandmother visits her granddaughter's studio daily to take pictures in her latest creations. Photos and videos of this joyful model warm the heart - it is simply amazing.
6. Naomi Watanabe: tearing patterns
Known domestically as the "Japanese Beyonce", comedian, television personality, model and fashion designer, Naomi Watanabe is one of the most attractive modern icons of the day in the country, and most follow her Instagram. With her charisma and exoticism, she recruited as many as seven million followers, and now she is invited to shows around the world. What makes Watanabe an unconventional icon also makes it such an important figure. The Japanese-Taiwanese star defies the opinion of local residents that only thin people can be beautiful.