Forget Paris or New York, Japanese women look to Korea for style inspiration

Japanese women don't care about French chic, Italian originality or New York polish – they prefer Korean style. Photo: AFP

Does the aura of fashion capitals such as Paris, London, New York, and Milan cross borders to the point of inspiring the style of the inhabitants of the Land of the Rising Sun?

While Japanese women acknowledge being influenced by European and American fashion, it is Korean style, worn by K-pop icons, that is having the biggest inspiration on what they are wearing on the streets of Tokyo, Osaka, and Nagoya.