Latest autumn trend:

This autumn and winter’s trend is fur (or faux fur) items. Furry fashion items will be seen everywhere this season, especially footwear such as boots and leg warmers. Since boots can now be seen being worn all year round, even during the summer, furs come in handy to give them a autumn taste.

Tokyo Girls Collection:

The 11th Tokyo Girls Collection took place in Saitama Super Arena on Saturday, Spetember 4th. It takes place semi annually and about 30,000 fashion hungry girls purchase tickets to attend this event to see the hottest Japanese brands’ collections. Participants of this event are able to buy the clothing seen on the runway on the spot from their mobile phones.

Accessorize for accent:

Scarves and bandanas are now essential to Japanese fashion. People can be seen wearing simple and basic clothing, giving the outfit their own unique twist with all kids of accessories. Not just bags and shoes, but head pieces, socks, and pins are also an important part of Japanese fashion.

Japanese street fashion going global:

The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York is having a special exhibition called Japan Fashion Now which began on September 17, 2010. At this exhibition, everything from Japanese designer fashion to photographs of youth oriented Japanese street style is on display. This is the first of such exhibition, and it will carry on until January 8, 2011.

AKB48 meets VOGUE NIPPON

Members of the Japanese all girls idol group which is now widely known within the country will appear on the famous runway magazine, VOGUE, in the Japanese version’s November issue. Keep you eyes out for a collaboration of high fashion with Japanese pop culture.

Japan first to introduce Tifanny’s new engagement ring lineup:

The jewelry brand Tifanny, will release sales of its new lineup of engagement rings in Japan before any other country in the world. The lineup comes from Lucida, Tifanny’s engagement ring collection, which is one of the representing collections of the jewelry brand. A special event has been taking place since the 25th of September until October 11 in the Tiffany Boutique, handing out free photo frames with a photo to all couples who have purchased their rings during this limited period.

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