It's Japan Fashion Week, time for the designers of Tokyo to get together and show the rest of the world what they've got. The styles are always over the top, the mood festive, and the beauty way more fun than some of the more staid weeks (*cough* Milan *cough cough*). The party's not over yet, but so much wild stuff has already come down the ramps that I just had to show it off. I've put together Read more

Zac Posen drew influence from the Far East for Fall '12, showing off gorgeous dresses and gowns punctuated with Asian-inspired details. Specifically, it was about Chinoiserie and Japanese influences; fitted sheaths, gowns, and skirt suits were embellished with origami pleating, kimono sleeves, and obi sashes. Meanwhile, Chinese-inspired heavy silk floral patterns were used to create fitted sheath Read more

Our passion for the lo-res aesthetic of pixels and eight-bit beauty isn't going anywhere regardless of how advanced our digital lives become. For his Fall/Winter 2011 collection, Japanese designer Kunihiko Morinaga took a different take on his clothing label Anrealage season's prints by transforming familiar florals and color blocking into pixel-style cubes. Kunihiko takes his concept one step Read more

You might be interested in anime, but you don't know where to start. Here are five suggestions, based on beautiful animation, hilarious situational comedy, and squeal-inducing cuteness. We recommend watching anime in Japanese with English subtitles because the comedy and voice-overs don't always translate with English audio. Are you ready to jump on the anime-obsession train? Read more

For Fall 2011, Karen Walker took us to a '70s-era working-class disco hall in northern England called the Wigan Casino, an escape where the working class would trade uniforms for dancing clothes. Her collection reflected just that juxtaposition of joy and drudgery, although one wouldn't complain about wearing her sharply cut workwear-inspired docker's coat. The romantic, albeit rough 'n' tumble Read more