Japanese Subculture Fashion Designer Interview - Kyoppe, Harajuku

Meet Kyoppe, an 18-year-old Japanese subculture fashion designer who graduated from a famous fashion high school in Tokyo.
Kyoppe is a popular personality in the Harajuku street fashion scene in Tokyo, known for her love of subculture styles including gothic, punk, emo, yami kawaii, menhera, and lolita. She started visiting Harajuku at a young age and is one of the rare Harajuku Girls who attended a special high school for fashion design students. Many Japanese street style personalities go to fashion college, but few study fashion during their high school years. Kyoppe graduated from Vantan Design Institute's high school fashion program in 2022 and has embarked on a career as a designer, founding her own subculture fashion brand as well as designing costumes for idols and other performers.
In this interview, Kyoppe talks about how her name changed when she moved to Tokyo, what inspires her designs, her experiences going to a specialized fashion high school, the process of designing costumes for underground Japanese idols, her future plans and dreams, and more. Some of her recent design work is also featured in the video.
Kyoppe does not speak fluent English, but she said that she uses Google Translate - so please contact her if you're interested in her costume design work for any music or other performance projects.
Kyoppe is active on social media, as well as having her own website.
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Special thanks to Nanako for asking the questions:
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Video producer Kira/ArtistPhoto
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[@blessedpudding3147]

She has motivated me to continue with my fashion brand! Thank you!

[@ichigoicedream]

This interview really inspired me. I didn’t realize it, but I had been following Kyoppe-san on Instagram for a few months now. I enjoy looking at her designs on Instagram. I, too, have wished to design clothes for a long time, most of my life. I want to continue trying now that I’ve seen this message. I tend to give up quite often, but I need to learn, practice, study, and then perhaps in the future I can reach my dreams. Thank you very much for sharing this interview. ☺️

[@Kate_Pak]

So much waiting for new video. Really love how people introduce they fashion style and where it take a start, it's not only about a clothes. It's about their life style, mind and feelings.
本当にありがとう

[@jellyfishwitch]

I love her style so much!!! it's super cute and very much something I would lov to wear!! Best wishes on her creative journey!!

[@GirlVinland]

I loved this interview! Excited to see what she does in the future!

[@GilGoldshlager]

Nice to meet you Kyoppe-chan 👋🙋‍♂🧵🧶🎨👍💜

[@KiaraValentine]

Too cute! 💜

[@kitsunewaifu]

I loved her purple aesthetic 🙌🏻✨

[@indiedee]

Wish her the best! Her designs are great

[@Iamandrey]

Очень интересно 💜

[@tinygardens]

i hope you guy post more videos like this 💖

[@esmegrantt]

Great video 👍🏾

[@user-ed3wz7ft8f]

Kyoppe kawaii

[@beardymanadventuresnz]

So cool, thanks for sharing this 🌺

[@fawnresponse]

Sweet and inspiring 💜

[@chilledjuice]

so inspiring 😊

[@icenova2467]

🔥

[@lanuiiohu]

Fashion at it's best......Take notice, American!

[@josephlee6464]

you mean take notes. And it's Americans not American if you mean more then one