[Housetek]

harajuku style is basically jus wearing the craziest combinations of colors.

and going to harajuku to show off.

i find that most people who dress "harajuku" only do so in harajuku.

and they wear normal clothing every where else.

its just a place to go and show off crazy styles.

its really a mix of Goth, Lolita, Visual Kei, etc etc.

in other posts already there are people saying they dont see so many "harajuku" people out in harajuku

well, they really only come out when the weather is nice and on the weekends.

according to my friends who live in japan, the style is dieing out.

also the American perspective on the harajuku style is severely over dramatized

If you like the style, then more power to you.

but really know what dressing harajuku is all about.

its just a thing to do to show off on the weekend.

you wont see the same styles in the school and rarely in any other places.

Kinda like shibuya girls *ganguro girls* or how ever its spelled.

choose your own personal style and go with it.

dressing different for the purpose of dressing differently makes you lose your true identity.

im not saying its bad to dress harajuku style or its bad to adopt another cultures style

but Japan's style cannot be summed up by harajuku style.

its far from it.

Japan is a huuuge mix of multiple styles. but the most common you will see is big brand names and very Westernized.

And they adopt alot of the European look.

Sorry to disappoint but, thats what you'll see when you go to japan.

Harajuku is what you'll see in harajuku and mainly only harajuku.