[FACE of TOKYO_01] @ Harajuku CC STORE

In Tokyo, where tradition and the cutting edge coexist in a chaotic mix, new cultures emerge every day, with distinctive scenes taking shape in different corners of the city. And in every era, it is the people who gather in these places who shape those cultures. As times change, cultures evolve, and so do the people who gather around them and the character of the city itself. Our new series, “FACE of TOKYO,” is a street-snap project that visits Tokyo’s real-life cultural scenes and documents the people living in the city right now—revealing sides of them that cannot be seen through fashion or job titles alone. This time, we visited the launch event for “COMET MAGAZINE VOL.6,” held in Harajuku.

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COMET© is a creative crew attracting attention in Tokyo’s youth culture scene. A launch event celebrating the release of “COMET MAGAZINE” VOL.6, produced by the crew, was held in Harajuku on April 25.
 
The venue was “CC STORE,” a concept store run by YAMEPI© of COMET© and JIN of PAT MARKET. In this space, where fashion, art, music, and other cultures intersect, people shaping Tokyo’s youth culture right now came together.

 

1) Name / Occupation / Age / Instagram ID
2) Today’s Outfit
3) Favorite Shop in Tokyo
4) Current Obsession
5) A Place That Feels Like Tokyo

(1) Rei Hashimoto / Office worker & stylist / 22 / @hassan_leii (2) Outerwear: PHENOMENON / Tank top: Moschino / Top: SOPHNET. / Bottoms: ETRO / Belt: DOLCE & GABBANA / Shoes: Timberland (3) CC STORE, WAVES (4) Working out and digging for alternative music and artists (5) Cat Street in Harajuku!

(1) Minato Amakawa / Student / 20 (2) Outerwear: MIDAS / Top: LGB / Bottoms: Bernings Sho / Belt: IF SIX WAS NINE / Shoes: 5351 / Bag: GLAD NEWS “I love Heisei-era gyaru fashion!” (3) The first McDonald’s in Japan (4) DJing (5) The smoking area at Shibuya Scramble Crossing

A Hello Kitty charm and a tail charm are layered together on a belt loop at the waist. Tail charms were popular in the 1990s and became an iconic item of the gyaru boom.

(1) Nene Kawasaki / 22 / @_uilllr (2) Top: TE.COM / Bottoms: bonnae / Shoes: Maison MIHARA YASUHIRO / Ring & tights: IIIMIII (3) PAT MARKET IKEBUKURO (4) Studying Korean, English, and Chinese with the goal of reaching native-level proficiency (5) National Museum of Nature and Science in Ueno

(1) YAMEPI© / Artist / 24 / @yamepi_01 (2) Top: Vintage / Vest: SWAGGER / Bottoms: Levi’s / Shoes: Timberland / Hat: FAF / Sunglasses: BLACK FLYS (3) CC STORE (4) Being creative (5) CC STORE!!

(1) TAKERU / Editor-in-Chief of COMET MAGAZINE & Graphic Designer / 24 / @tttk_tk (2) Top: YAMEPI© BOYS HOODIE / Bottoms: Levi’s / Shoes: Northwave (3) CC STORE (4) Street Fighter 6 (5) Harajuku, Jimbocho

(1) RIN / COMET MAGAZINE Editor / 24 (2) Outerwear: BILLIONAIRE BOYS CLUB / Bottoms: Levi’s / Shoes: Timberland (3) CC STORE (4) Knives Out (5) Harajuku

(1) KURIMOTO JIN / Shop Owner / 25 years old / @kurimotojin (2) Outerwear: HERON PRESTON; Top: ¥AM ®; Bottoms: KAPITAL; Shoes: VANS (3) WAVES (4) Knives Out (5) Shibuya

(1) Jujiro / Sculptor / 24 / @jujiro__ (2) Outerwear: Levi’s / Top: COMET / Bottoms: Levi’s / Shoes: MADFOOT! (3) CC STORE (4) Creating things (5) CC STORE

Several “BIG BOYS®” pieces are displayed inside the store. Jujiro created the original models, while YAMEPI© handled the design and painting.

(1) KEN / Artist / 19 / @ken.wtnbe (2) Outerwear: GUCCI / Bottoms: Vintage / Shoes: AIR JORDAN 5 (3) CC STORE, PAT MARKET (4) Drawing (5) CC STORE

(1) Banri Kurosawa / 18 / @ba.n28ms (2) Outerwear: FUTURE ARCHIVE / Bottoms: semanticdesign / Shoes: JEREMY SCOTT (3) CC STORE, Santonibunnoichi (4) Genshin Impact (5) CC STORE!!

(1) Minami Nakamura / Student / 20 / @spread0neself (2) Outerwear: Supreme / Bottoms: JOHN LAWRENCE SULLIVAN / Shoes: SUPRA / Bag: Supreme (3) Sekaido—I go to art school, so I shop there for art supplies (4) Going for walks (5) Sugamo

(1) Masato Takeda / Student / 20 / @valeniboy (2) Top: DOLCE & GABBANA / Bottoms: DSQUARED2 / Shoes: BOTTEGA VENETA (3) CC STORE, PAT MARKET, WAVES (4) Clothes (5) Harajuku

Left: (1) Momoko Inoue / Student / 20 / @inouwa_momoko (2) Tops: Vintage, OLD NAVY / Bottoms: GAP / Shoes & bag: PIKO (3) 2nd STREET, MODE OFF, H&M (4) Strutting around (5) Asakusa Right: (1) Kaede Fukuda / 19 / @kqed_ol.14 (2) Top: Brandy Melville / Bottoms: GAP / Shoes: NIKE / Bag: adidas (3) b.Eautiful, AFB, Brandy Melville (4) Music, dancing (5) Shibuya

“Matching UNIQLO underwear we’re wearing as part of the look!”

(1) BOSOKU / Shop Staff / 21 / @shinnosukebosoku (2) Outerwear: Stüssy / Top: DSQUARED2 / Bottoms: GEORGIA / Shoes: GUCCI (3) PAT MARKET, CC STORE, WAVES (4) Knives Out (5) Harajuku, Shibuya

(1) 101 / Life of the Party / 20 years old / @101fromokay (2) Outerwear: MICHIKO LONDON; Top: BITCH SKATEBOARDS; Bottoms: DOLCE & GABBANA; Shoes: Alexander Wang (3) Chao Bamboo (4) Kendama Boy Naru’s Instagram (5) Shinjuku

(1) Yuta Kawahara / Student / 18 years old (2) Outerwear: LANDLORD NEW YORK; Top: HELMUT LANG; Bottoms: SWAGGER; Shoes: UGGs I bought today; Shoes in hand: Alexander Wang—I just changed into these (3) CC STORE, PAT MARKET (4) Clothes! (5) Harajuku!

(1) Yuito Kuroki / Student / 18 / @qunkhey_84 (2) Top: BlackEyePatch / Bottoms: MACKDADDY / Shoes: Maison MIHARA YASUHIRO / Belt: ¥AM ® (3) CC STORE, PAT MARKET (4) Hip-hop (5) Every store in Harajuku!

Left: (1) KIOLA / Filmmaker / 26 (2) Top: Vintage / Bottoms: OY / Necklace: FAF (3) H4LO (4) Video production (5) Lowkey, Nakameguro Right: (1) VAL / Director / 25 (2) Top: Vintage / Bottoms: PLATEAU STUDIO / Necklace: FAF (3) H4LO (4) Movies, music, basketball (5) Nakameguro

(1) TRYSTREAM / 21 (2) Top: TUCO CLASSIC / Outerwear: MARCELO MIRACLES / Bottoms: pierre cardin / Shoes: WoodChuckSato / Bag: NUTEMPEROR (3) RADD LOUNGE, LHP, DOMICILE (4) Graphic design, studying Japanese (5) Harajuku, Ginza, Odaiba

(1) Sora Yasunaga / Student / 19 (2) Outerwear: JEREMY SCOTT/ Top: LU'U DAN / Bottoms: JULIUS, AOP / Shoes: RICK OWENS / Sunglasses: Acne Studios (3) NUBIAN (4) Brawl Stars (5) Shibuya Scramble Crossing

Left: (1) Ryunosuke Takano / Student / 19 / @ryuno_214 (2) Top: ABAHOUSE / Bottoms: GAP / Shoes: Vintage (3) Acne Studios (4) Gaming, going for walks (5) Shibuya Center: (1) Aoto Morikawa / Student / 19 / @li.m1a (2) Top: Jean Paul Gaultier / Bottoms: BALENCIAGA / Shoes: RICK OWENS (3) LUSTY TOKYO (4) Shopping (5) Ura-Harajuku Right: (1) Ryunosuke Ohashi / Student / 19 / @__rlxuy (2) Top: COMME des GARÇONS / Bottoms: KURACURA / Shoes: SAINT LAURENT (3) Seam (4) Shopping (5) Shibuya

(1) TOMASON / Artist / 33 (2) Outerwear: DISCUS ATHLETIC / Bottoms: YEEZY (3) WHIZ TOKYO (4) Tacos

(1) Mario / Talent Manager / 61 / @mario_bodybeige (2) Outerwear: agnès b / Top: ¥AM ® / Bottoms: ZARA / Shoes: Dr.Martens / Bag: Vintage (3) CC STORE, HYSTERIC GLAMOUR (4) Photography (5) Harajuku, Shibuya

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COMET MAGAZINE 06

“COMET MAGAZINE” is an independent magazine produced entirely by its members, from editing and design to printing and sales. Through their own perspective, they document Tokyo street culture and express the sensibilities of fashion, art, music, and the people who gather around them in the form of a single magazine.
 
The theme of the latest issue, VOL.6, is “THE SPARK OF CULTURE.” Through interviews and conversations with creators working across different genres and fields, the issue explores the moments when culture is born and how that energy spreads from one person to another.
 
Online Store:https://cometmag.base.shop/items/143239671

Photo: Tomoyo Tsutsumi