13 October 2012

Parco puts the spotlight on Shibuya's evolving youth culture

Performance artists The Lady Space greet guests at the opening of the 6th floor of Shibuya Parco Part 1

Department store Parco is aiming to fill the vacuum created by the rapidly declining gyaru (gal) culture that used to define the Shibuya area of Tokyo. By taking aspects of the otaku (geek) culture of Akihabara and re-imagining them through art and fashion in the context of a popular shopping district, it is presenting a genuinely fresh face of Tokyo youth fashion.

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