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Guidespot.com has a fun little illustrated tutorial on how to be a Harajuku girl in LA. It comes with fashion tips, simple philosophies (be bold.embrace artificial beauty), and addresses of Harajuku girl hot spots.
It's pretty funny how an American web site is transposing an entire subculture based on a specific neighborhood of Japan onto LA. Yes, Gwen Stefani had a lot to do with it. But I still find it pretty odd.
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