Trend: Fashion in Japan

I've been to numerous places in the world such as Guam, California, Philippines, Australia, and Bali, but I haven't been to Japan until this week. My sister is currently a senior, so our family went on a trip to Japan, which was actually a senior trip for my sister. We went to Tokyo and had lots of fun, but one thing popped into my head while walking in the streets of Tokyo: fashion in Tokyo. I've also been curious about how Tokyo would be; the people, the shops, the weather, but mostly importantly fashion.

Before arriving in Tokyo, my mom, my sister, and I spent some time in the airport. While observing other people there, I noticed that I was only looking at their clothes! I couldn't resist myself from peeking at others' clothes and the only thing in my head was 'fashion'.



While walking in the street of Tokyo, I noticed a specific fashion item: boots. Especially Japan women seemed to enjoy wearing boots with short pants and stockings. I was amazed at how young and old women all wore boots in subways, in the streets, in the taxis, in the buses, everywhere!



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Other than boots, I also noticed how lots of fashion involved laces and flowers. Lots of people wore feminine clothes with laces and pink flowers. I usually don't wear lacy clothes, but I'm planning to wear some soon!


(pictures taken by me!)

Even MEN. It was amazing how some men in the streets wore flower printed clothes even unlike how men in Korea usually wear black, gray clothes. My mom, my sister and I were both surprised at the scene, but we saw many more men with flowers and laces on their clothes.


(pictures taken by me!)

You can be a fashionista by knowing the fashion trend in Japan!

Shoes: Trend of Converse Shoes

The All Star Converse sneaker was first created in 1917 when Marquis Mills Converse began his new rubber shoe company. It first came out in only seven colors; black, white, red, ivory, blue, pink, and gray. These colors were popular among both men and women and the All Star Converse didn't stop.

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After numerous types of designs and editions, Converse came up with 15 different series of shoes; Converse Basketball, Converse Re-Isse/ Marquis, Converse Sports Lifestyle, Converse Jack Purcell, Converse Kids, Chuck Taylor All Star, Converse America's Original sports Company, Converse Heritage Basketball, Converse Re-Issue, Converse Marquis Collection, Converse Performance Basketball, Converse Signature Series, Chuck Taylor All Star vintage, Jack Purcell Fall Collection, and the Chuck Taylor All Star Seasonal.

Converse shoes has been popular since it was made, but the styling has changed. Back in the days, only jeans were expected to be worn with converse shoes because they thought sneakers were only for jeans. These days, converse shoes are not only for jeans, they are for every fashion items such as leggings, skirts, short pants, and even formal clothing.

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Kirsten Dunst enjoys matching All Star Converse shoes with black leggings as her casual outfit.

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All Star Converse shoes do look fantastic with jeans, especially skinny jeans.

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Converse shoes are certainly not only for women! Men can also be a fashionista with converse shoes by matching them with jeans, formal pants, or any other outfit. Celebrities in Korea such as Gong-yoo and Rhy Seung-Bum have stated that their favorite fashion items were All Star Converse shoes because they fit just about anywhere! You can click on their pictures (two on the right) to see more information about them!


The All Star Converse site has been allowing customers to order shoes online. However, did you know that you can style your own Converse shoes? Here's a video clip of what I designed and you could try it for fun, too! It's not only designing. You can also order the shoes you designed! It's amazing!

My Own All Star Converse Design:


You can be a fashionista with All Star Converse shoes!