japanese street fashion

i don't have cable, so i don't get to watch tv. lately, when i'm really bored, i've been into watching asian dramas via the internet. seeing all these wacky outfits on the shows got me wondering if real people actually wore stuff like that. so, after the good old internet research, the answer is yes, some people really do dress like that, and it can look amazing. here are some outfits i liked on style arena:

yeah, that's right, this guy is wearing zippers as necklaces! definitely not something most people can pull off, but i love it when people make use of seemingly mundane things.

i have a soft spot in my heart for pixie-ish girls, especially ones that dress up in boy clothes. very cute.

that colorful dress looks secondhand to me, and anything vintage gets me every time.

i see a lot of guys sporting this look but this guy can actually pull off the hat. also, i like that he's wearing a brown belt with grey and white.

for nostalgia's sake--the hair and the saggy sweater bring me back to the grungy 90s.

there's nothing in particular i like about this outfit, however, the clothes FIT the guy really well, and there's something really genuine about it. it seems like the clothes fit his individual lifestyle. sometimes people come across as "impostors" when they wear out-there clothes, but he seems like the real thing.