Harajuku Fashion: Takeshita Street Adventure 原宿探検＆変身 

That store owner looked like the coolest man on the planet

Michelle's style is more like trendy tumblr / grunge / emo punk than harajuku.

I love how willing you are to wear these clothes lol. Says a lot about your open mindedness.

Thanks for watching! I'd like to add that there are very few authorised videos of Takeshita Street. 95% of the shops do not allow video inside. This is one of the few shows that gives a glimpse of the history of this street and a sense of what "satellite" fashion shops do. Yes, there are many misses and failures, obviously :) The show highlights that. My feeling is that the ACDC Rags story is very important. They've been here since the start and now big chains are buying up the store fronts. I really have a lot of respect for ACDC Rags even though the fashion may not suit you. The street is changing fast -- a war of styles, eras and prices. If you are in Tokyo, it's worth a look. Yes, some youth DO dress like this. Your "gaiken" or outer appearance in Japan really is your personality. Have fun and send me your feedback, positive or not. Love to hear from all of you. -John

japanese people be like " goddamn those gaijin with their weird fashion again" XD

I thought she said she studied the fashion style. She made him look like trash.

8:39 You could have walked into a gay bar and got free drinks all night !!!

"Study fashion". Scrolling through tumblr isn't studying fashion.

This Michelle Branch is either crazy or just delusional fashion student who is just in "fake it till you make it" thing. I'm pretty sure.

I mean, her style was good but for a fashion student... sorry, the choice of your clothes was really poor. :/ - But however! Nice Video!

This seemed so fake....and that girl just seems like an otaku...

is she really a fashion student? cause........ i think i could do better then that and i dont know jack shit about fashion lol

Ahora, ahora con subtítulos en español (Takeshita Strett Adventure)

She just made him like crazy man in the street..xD

Japan has so much better fashion to offer.

GOOD LUCK & LOVE to ACDC RAG!

LOL. How does he have the guts to walk in public with that outfit??! Major props!

I'm sorry but she obviously doesn't know anything about if she seriously made you wear an outfit that doesn't look good on you at all. I think she needs to spend more time in school studying on fashion a lot more. That outfit just looked so bad.

Man, she really, and totally mess up that look, Whats her name again? to never hire her. She should do another job. BTW, I like the video, and I have just discovered your channel, Love it. And Its awesome that you put spanish subtitles on it! double like! :D

I've been to Takeshita street, and Harajuku. Let me just say that that outfit is awful. It was a mish mash of everything tacky. The real Japanese Harajuki don't dress like that. They coordinate and flow so much better :(

no no no who chose this girl to style him

Don't listen to her again, LOL. but thanks for the weird viewing experience

I'm also studying fashion design and the thing about trends when it comes to clothing is that it's tasteful to use one at a time. Otherwise it's a bit overwhelming, but i guess harijuku fashion is definitely bold. From the harijuku street fashion books I saw, this girl's outfit seemed very unoriginal in comparison.

Her outfit is kinda tacky but his outfit is by far the worse! They could have gone to a lot cooler places D:

She actually styled him on point. Bang on trend. Plus that shirt screams perfect cell.

*Facepalmed through the entire video* What is this, and she studied fashion?

she seems more like a trendy emo/grunge/tumblr/internet fashion person who doesnt understand actual takeshita/harajuku kei culture and just wears whatever she likes rather than really loving harajuku kei and street youth fashion, i dont see how she can be studying fashion if she just dresses you without talking about what kind of subfashion she was inspired by or even really styling it for you... i wish this couldve been a cooler experience since theres so much to talk about with youth fashion. theres nothing wrong with dressing the way she does or enjoying fashion that way, but there was tons of better people to assist you in this video :( she seemed nice so maybe just someone else with michelle? hm. how to fix. this style is kinda... out nowadays, i guess? like peco reign is strong still and its a bit more toned down and darker.

"I study fashion!" *Looks like every other Japanophile ever* When people turn around to stare at you, you probably look really weird to them. And they do. And you do.

Japanese version of hot topic

His outfit was great! Hers... dear God...

you guys made me laugh so much!!! XD

yes - i saw some wired gaijin like Michelle in tokyo. she totally don't represent the fashion in japan/tokyo. Mixing up crazy stuff is not equal to fashion because you are in japan. Japanese have a much finer taste as your consultant. ...but i think you know.

my thoughts: - priceless dance x) - those unisex clothes look feminine - you looked kind of creepy wearing them :p but thats ok you were just showing us about harajuku 👍

"I study fasion" -> wears a tshirt with a cat picture on it...

I'm guessing she must have been punking him by dressing him up in that outfit.

I can see why the Japanese birth rate is almost at zero.

everything about japan is amazing, the best country in all this fucking world.

The 90s basically threw up on him during this video

8:52 that awkward moment when she want to hug him

Omg!! What did Michelle do to you, You looked more good before than after.😀😀😀.

Am I the only one who saw the ring and thought of death the kid from soul eater?

A "fashion consultant"?! Her outfit is awful.

2007 emo swag

I got to say, this guy is really brave to try all these things. I go Japan soon and love looking at these pop and traditional culture videos, thanks very much!

This would get really interesting if Stacey and Clinton from What Not To Wear showed up!

You couldn't pay me enough to wear that

she made him into a freak omg

This isnt a good representation of harujuku styles they only went into shitty cheap shops.

Thanks, astroboy3507! Sometimes you have to go beyond the call of duty to get the report done! When I was researching this topic, there was only one way to do it right -- try everything out myself and see what it's all about. You are right! I was moved when I first heard about the ACDC RAG story. I really respect them trying to keep the object of their dreams alive. No one knows more about the area than Doi-san! So much fun!! They are true innovators of pop fashion.

John please add your face in this into our emoji package 😜😜

Umm, they were the only ones looking like that, the rest of the people on the street just wore fashonable tasteful clothes, sorry.

I don't mind seeing people with colorful clothes, but when they wear too much shiny, colorful, and weird shit, I immediately thought they were some bunch of clowns -_-

She wore no bra.

I don't believe she studies fashion. Her outfit is a tragedy.

I wish I could perform or busk there, it's just such a cool place

I felt like a zombie! Story: After the report, I took the subway home, but I forgot to take out the contacts. No one would sit next to me on the crowded train! Also, I made a little girl cry and lots of people looked genuinely uncomfortable. I think it's only an after hours or Harajuku look. Anywhere else and it's like I'm a cast member in "Walking Dead" TV drama! To be honest, I didn't take them out because I didn't know how and touching my eye was just weird.

wow japanses fashion i like it

I love that shoes --

Haha John, you looked so cute! Great video! It made me want to shop a lot. :(

aw did michelle just look at tumblr for his style?

The way john says things really cracks me up ahahahahahahah

I love it it's like if the fashion of the 80s and 90s had a baby you looked good I was surprised because I liked your look before I was like no way will that look good on him I'm glad I was wrong

i'm sure some people in the comments would be "this is awful" but i like it! i'd wear it actually xD (then again i'm known in my family as the one who wears unusual clothes unironically)

XDDDDD I can't stop laughing!! Those shoes, contacts, wig, hat, and shirt just don't go with your face!!! In short, the only thing that works are the pants! XDD

Reminds me a little of Unique Clothing Warehouse that used to be in the Village in NYC in the late 70s or Fiorucci's.

Occult symbols on her legs..damn awful!!

omg john i'm sorry but that look is terrible! that girl has no clue what she is talking about! so many better options in HK....i did like the contacts though!!!

OMG I WANT EVERYTHING!!!

that's actually an international fashion thing now, even in high fashion

Cool video. Its interesting to see places only in japan.

transformed to a Gay XD

Honestly, that looks like early 90's fashion.

No make-up?!!!

7:20 The best part of the video

this video was more cringe then most.......

I love the shoes >,

I re-watch this video for the epic dancing @ 7:21

All I can say is, wow?

... "i study fashion" ... ahahahahaha .. please! xD If you study fashion i study quantum physics and ace it!

THAT is not fashion. It's trash..

See how no one is wearing that.........

Why would a grown man let a teenager pick out clothes for him to wear in public. Just Don't Do it

That girl looks ridiculous.

原宿は何回行っても、楽しいです・・・・＾＾。

"Typical Harajuku Style" yet they are the only ones in the video that dressed like that~

I'm gonna have to say no on the fashion advice from the young lady... yikes.

XD is the background musik from dramatical murder?

ACDC Rag looks like every surf shop at Seaside Hts. and Wildwood, NJ

I liked the shirt and accessories, I would have left the wig and glasses and have gone with ripped skinny jeans either bleach wash or a neon Aqua color

he looks like a clown in this. Like seriously. I was saying "no gurl noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo" throughout the whole video

She made you look like one of those LMFAO dancers.

This woman is pastel goth... not rlly into harajuku fashion just so ukno.

i hated the outfit

-Could've at least gotten an actual Japanese person.....-

I think it may be call for change! Yes but what kind of change? Surely not the garish, shocking, senseless explosion of color and form on show here? Maybe that's less of the point, next to it being an instinctive response under all sorts of duress. Victorian era industrialization, greatly fueled by cotton mills and the textile industry, turned whole peoples who were unchanged across generations, on to novelty or newness like never before. These rapid turn over rates found in today's faddish fashion trade,still make a lot of sense as a fast moving consumer good (with no shelf/storage life) that can be produced, bought and sold and then discarded quickly. Filling up land fills and depleting natural resources, but also providing purpose, definition and a livelihood for whole communities through these activities (the means to educate their children for example). Let's not forget the new market segment that came with the purchasing power of children after WWII, hence the eye catching outrageousness of the designs! Other consequences to the rest of society is the disorderliness and distractions it engenders, This is helpful in counterbalancing all those resources converted into money (by producing cheap and disposable goods), being further converted into education, accreditation, or technology. By distracting young people and keeping them preoccupied with so-called frivolous pursuits. But maybe what Oscar Wilde said is true "Life is too important to take seriously". How a person dresses is only superficial after all

I really liked her outfit 🤷🏼‍♀️

Subtract the silly wig and ridiculous shoes and you would have looked awesome!

In 7:20 he is like Encino Man 1992 film. hhhhh Lol

I enjoyed this... You are a good sport

Never cringed so hard