In the middle of the 19th century the capital of Tokyo started emulating Western fashion. Till the beginning of the 21st century it has altered much into so called ‘street fashion’. This term is used for describing a mixture of traditional and current trends. Generally such wear is home-made but the material for it is purchased at usual stores.
In the last years Japanese hip-hop has influenced the mainstream fashion industry in Tokyo. The youth in Tokyo is imitating popular hip hop stars starting from the way they dress to the darkened their skin using ultraviolet rays, this is usually attained by tanning.
One of the most popular street styles Tokyo teenage girls prefer is a Lolita Fashion. There are different substyles of this trend: Gothic Lolita, Sweet Lolita (very childlike style), Punk Lolita and Classic Lolita.
 
Girls wearing tie-dyed sarongs, mini-skirts and brightly colored wear are in for Ganguro style.
Cosplay (“costume roleplay”) are also very popular on the streets of Tokyo. Besides these styles one has to admit Visual Kei (with clear makeup and odd hair style), Kogal (high school uniform with shorter skirts), Dolly Kei (adopting traditions of European fairy tales and the Middle Ages) and Bosozoku (emerged from Japanese media such as manga and anime).
The examples of Modern Styles for Harajuku
 
for Shibuya
 
and for Shinjuku