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Japanese Streets Special Site Feature

For those of you that follow my Facebook, twitter, or tumblr, you may remember hearing about some of my personal experiences last time I was in Tokyo. One of the most exciting things I got to do was model for Japan Fashion Week. Being a huge fan of Japanese street fashion culture already, I took the opportunity right away once it presented itself!

During another moment of sketching on the street, I was video interviewed by Kjeld Duits, the man behind the Japanese Streets, one of the first street fashion web sites I ever started following.

I'm excited not only to share this video with you guys, but to also feature Japanese Streets for the first time on my blog.

Japanese Streets has been one of my favorite places to go for fashion inspiration in Japan for a long time. I started following it around 2005- When I was first becoming interested in Tokyo street fashion culture. It was great for me, because then, I couldn't speak any Japanese. The English site quickly helped me try to decipher different subcultures of Japan, and even interesting street fashion trends. Just looking at the great photos of unique and visually inspiring people on the street was cool for me! I can specifically remember seeing a photo of a girl with 1980s influenced pastel style, similar to those who are fans of the store "Spank!" Looking back now, I think that if it were not for Japanese streets, I may not have ended up meeting some bloggers, and even friends that I now have and respect who are also inspired by this kind of culture.

As I mentioned, something that has been great from the start of Japanese Streets is that the site is in English. It also has a lot of other strong points that make it stand out for me as well.

Japanese Streets has a great photo archive that allows you to search street snap shots from years past, as well as specific types of clothing, etc. The search engine is very in depth, so users can easily enjoy finding specific kinds of  photos they desire.
Page by page, there are literally thousands of cool, clickable photographs of people on the streets of Japan, which include great detail shots that a lot of other sites honestly lack. There are nearly 30,000 photos on the site, with approximately 3,500 to 4,000 photos uploaded on average per year! It is also amusing, that while you scroll through your favorite looks of people, there is a specific color chosen from that look beside each photo. Over time, this allows the viewer to see what color trends were trending at that time.
Also, After clicking each specific street snap picture, you may notice that there are usually several comments below. This is a great strength for the site, as even the webmaster
himself interacts regularly with his fans.

 I also really appreciate that Mr. Duits seems to stick true to taking photos of people that he knows will work well for the site. Being in English, having a global audience is very important. It is evident to me that this site is great at capturing people on the street that cater to both a Japanese and foreign audience. A lot of times, street snap web sites in Japan end up featuring a lot of the same people over and over again. Sure, these kids are super cool and inspiring, but I do believe there are a lot of other very interesting fashionistas in Japan that often overlooked by some photographers.

Overall, I'm a huge fan of the site, and I've thought of featuring Japanese Streets on this blog for a long time. I am so glad to finally do it! I told Mr. Duits that most of my readers were probably already familiar with his site, but if you have not yet checked it out, please be sure and go to www.japanesestreets.com, and have some fun!

Again, thank you to Mr. Kjeld Duits for the video and wonderful photos. *All credit goes to Japanese Streets, and should be used with permission.

-LINKS-
 Official Site: www.japanesestreets.com Japanese Streets on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JapaneseStreets
twitter: @japanesestreets
tumblr: official-japanese-streets.tumblr.com/

                     Sorry to quote Lady Gaga, but I kind of feel like "I'm on the Edge of Glory!"

"How can I Make the Apron WORK?"

Full Length Lactose Intoler-Art Interview by Yoona Ha

The other day, I received a very nice email from a fan. Yoona Ha, a blogger and student at Northwestern Universities "Medill School of Journalism" kindly asked me if I would do an interview for her blog. After an exchange of emails, I received her questions, and was more than happy to do it. I could tell by the questions she asked, and in depth information she gave, Yoona was not just asking the typical "so, you like Japanese street fashion?" She had definitely done her research, and I believe she thoroughly appreciates my art. It is always truly exciting to hear from other people that enjoy my work and what I do, and I want to thank Yoona Ha once again for her time and wonderful interview. I also want to thank all of the my other fans and followers who continue to be an encouragement to me! Be sure and check it out the full length interview here: http://alloyoona.wordpress.com/2012/04/11/the-cyberview-lactose-intoler-arts-brandon-reierson/

Photo courtesy of Kimoken's Koenji Street Snap Blog

ラブラブ！

Self Portrait

Eastern Meets West Style パステルポップ

One thing I have always loved about fashion born in Tokyo is the intense use of layering and mixing of elements that don't seem to go together, but somehow do. I remember going to a store called "BUBBLES" in Harajuku, with sort of the same concept going on. When I asked one of the staff what the concept of the store was, he thought about it for awhile, and said "ハイパーミックス."
(Hyper Mix!)

Recently I'm super inspired by not only the mixing of lots of layers, proportions and textures, but more specifically, traditional Japanese clothing with modern design. These illustrations reflect what's been going on in my brain, as far as style goes, as well as the use of pastel and neon pop color as well.

Lactose Intoler-Art Display at DNA Galleries

I'm excited to announce that I currently have a front store display at DNA Galleries in Oklahoma City. DNA Galleries is located in the Plaza District, a fairly new arts and cultural district that has sprung up in the heart of Oklahoma City. Its located in a culturally artistic and diverse area of OKC. The Plaza District has seen tremendous growth in popularity within the last few years, as Oklahoma City has remained fairly economically strong even after the recession when compared to other states.



I am so happy to be able to be featured at the front of the store this month, as DNA Galleries is one of my favorite shops in OKC. They feature local artists, and are very supportive of shopping local as well as supporting artists within Oklahoma.







I've been selling my design work there for awhile, but I have stocked them full of new items, including new custom hand painted moleskin notebooks and sketch books, and even hand painted Japanese Jikatabi boots. They are also full of FRUiTS and TUNE magazine, which is a huge source of inspiration for my art.

If you get the chance, please stop by DNA Galleries, Located at
1705 B NW 16th St Oklahoma City, OK 73106
Hours: 12-7pm Mon-Sat
Phone: 405.371.2460

肩パッド + Inspiration

New Art+Inspiration



Balmung worn by Kaori Shinohara source www.1988code.com


Baltic Comics Anthology š! #2/3


source: RIDSNAP


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source: DROPTokyo


Lactose Intoler-Art Vintage





Lactose Intoler-Art 'From The Archives'


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