Channel your inner kawaii by browsing through our five hottest fashion topics this month!

Photo credits: http://prty.jp/

1. SHARING MUSIC WITH A HIP HEAD PIECE

That dream we may or may not have had about inserting a strand of hair into the ear and have music play out of it, has finally been realized. The creative team behind this crazy hair piece is PARTY — they’re the creative whizzes behind various other fascinating yet absurd creations such as the GAGA DOLL, a horrifyingly realistic LADY GAGA mannequin that plays the album “ART POP” if you press your face against her chest and hug *her*, as well as the DISCO DOG, a disco suit your dog can wear that emits colors and words according to however you set it. This head piece, however, allows you to share music with “many people at the same time” as far as their promo video goes, with 250 ear buds dangling from the very musical wig. Their hair piece comes in three variations — a sailor moon like hair-do which they call “POP STAR”, a “REGGAE GURU” (which is visually quite straight-forward) and “CLASSICAL MAESTRO” where you can look a lot like Mozart. Perhaps not so suitable on the train, but in a place like Japan, anything goes. After all, sharing is caring and this one hair piece does exactly that.

Details: http://prty.jp/

Photo credits: http://shibuya.parco.jp/lastdance_/

2. GOOD BYE, FOR NOW

Shibuya’s go-to shopping mall for all Japanese pop culture enthusiasts, PARCO, has announced a temporary closing (insert tears streaming down face emoji) calling August 8 of this year to be their last day running. Farewell for now until their grand return in the fall of 2019, when they expect to open doors once again.

PARCO has been a concoction of every hot culture topic from art, performance and fashion, housing events to some of the hottest pop culture happenings such as their latest Kitan Club exhibition (as known as the girl that sits on the rim of your cup) as well as the cutest character cafes (Miffy, Funassyi, you name it), etc. Come and enjoy the last stretch by taking part in their “Last Dance,” a campaign they’ve started with their closing being only a couple of flips away on the calendar. Fyi, the KAMEN RIDER exhibition shop is actually also a contributor to this 4-month-running farewell party! Mark your calendars and squeeze a date in there so you can soak up that last ooze of kawaii from Shibuya’s landmark of J-pop culture.

Details: http://shibuya.parco.jp/lastdance_/

Photo credits: http://www.thelovemagazine.co.uk/

3. ENTER THE JUNGLE

With a remake of “The Jungle Book” set for release in August in Japan, the long time Paris-based Japanese fashion designer Kenzo Takada aka head of high-fashion brand KENZO has made moves. With their signature tiger being a visual representation of their brand, Kenzo has long kept the jungle as a crux to their brand — apparent from how Kenzo’s first boutique in Paris was styled as a jungle, appropriately named “Jungle Jap,” their vibrant designs being inspired by the vivid palette of a jungle-scape, and appearing in their tagline wordplay, “Welcome to the urban jungle.” So there’s no question that KENZO was the go-to brand for a Jungle Book collab, and the results are brilliant. Their jungle outfits are fit for any climate: t-shirts, collared shirts, sweatshirts, jackets, skirts, dresses, you name it! Ready to get your jungle on this summer? Yep, we think so.

Details: https://www.kenzo.com/en/kenzoxdisney

Photo credits: https://www.instagram.com/pucapucaofficial/

4. STAY *CLAMOROUS* 4 POOL TIME

We’ve seen donut floats, flamingo floats, pizza floats, and wait for it— unicorn floats — and there’s no doubt they’ve induced more fun to pool time than ever. There was no way Japan was going to stay away from the float game, which brings us to this huge clam shell where you can float on and pretend like you’re the lovely mermaid, Ariel. Invented by the pool/beach brand PUCA PUCA, you can now tell (or sing to) the world that life is the bubbles under the sea. So if you were wondering whether this clam was dedicated solely to top model Kiko Mizuhara when you saw it on her instagram, good news to you because you’re totally eligible to float on a clam as well. Purchase your clam from the link below!

Details: http://www.pucapuca.co.jp/

Photo credits: http://en.rocketnews24.com/

5. FOR SOMETHING FRESH, CHOOSE A FABRIC-DESIGNED POT AS YOUR NEW BAG

When you’ve been carrying around the same bag here, there, and everywhere, you’re bound to get bored or feel the urge to move onto another unless you’re really great at taking care of things and make bags last for 10+ years. However, if you’re ready to make that change and even considering something unique, you can rely on your fellow Japanese creators. This extremely realistic-looking tea pot is actually a fabric-designed bag where you can dump your phone, wallet and all other belongings. Unfortunately you can’t rely on this bag for regular tea-pot functions, but if standing out of the crowd is your thing, there’s no reason this shouldn’t be on your list. Made by fabric-art designer Shinobu Koyama, she’s also made some other wild fabric-designs such as a scarf with one sleeve which you can wear, and a scarf with gigantic hands that appear as though they’re choking you, etc. You can exhibit/purchase her products at the KYOTO KAMOGAWA RESORT right this moment.

Details: http://koyamashinobu.wix.com/artist-corner-blog#!gallery/c2269