The Sartorialist

She'd look gorgeous if she didn't have that starbucks drink in her hand. Support your local independent coffee shop folks!

Great lips! Great hair! Love the bounce.

She's pulls off the haircut so well!

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Cool!!!
Military coat + lace + coffee!
She is in style!
I love her sunglasses…

Starbuck's was a local coffee shop once. Don't hate them because they're successful.

Maybe the Starbucks makes her a modern classic?

cool hair/cool jacket

..though i GET it..i dont totally agree with the coffee shop comments – that drink looks delicious i dont care where its from.

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Wow.
What a beauty.

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i think the starbucks is adorable. its real. its a nice contrast to her ethereal quality.

wow!
she is really hot!

Fiona Graham – Re your Starbucks comment. I agree, one should always support your local coffee joint. Only problem is that there really isn't a lot of other options for coffee in Japan except for Starucks. Every time I go to Japan I have no choice but to go to Starbucks for coffee.

amazing shot, doll face and I also love her outifit for the little I can see!

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I would KILL for that hair.

Great. Hair. Can't get over great hair. She is very pretty in every aspect, not the least because of what she's wearing. I would love to wear each piece, though the aviators are in my opinion an added extra, that this time don't fit with the rest of the outfit..they seem a bit too heavy, sporty and plastic( like they are ;)) in comparison with the lightness of the lacy dress. But still, an outfit I really like!

Oh wow! She is so perfect, it's almost scary.

I love her blouse.. looks like it's made from sheer dining room curtains but it works here.

Fabulous!
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love that top, and her hairstyle. what a gorgeous photo

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I love her hair and the lace top combined with the band jacket screams fashionista.

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she is gorgeous, the photo is gorgeous… my favorite part is that tiny, delicate, unassuming necklace. just perfection, in total.

very lovely!

xo's

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Japanese street wear is the most exciting thing since Carnaby Street. Right on!

starbucks is local for me and it was once an independent coffee shop, plus starbucks is probably the only coffee shop around in japan

The simple romantic blouse paired with the classic jacket & the coopie doll like face…perfect!

she looks perfectly stunning! :D

one of my favourites already. somewhat reminiscent of tamara de lempicka. hair and lips are perfection.

She's so elegant!

I agree with Caught the Light in his comment that Starbucks makes her a modern classic.

The hair style, the delicate lace top, and the necklace marries femininity with modernity inspired by the shades and Starbucks. The way she's wrapping her military jacket around her shoulders enriches this feminine look of hers and adds refinement.

Thanks for sharing!

She's gorgeous! After your last few shots in Tokyo, I was beginning to think everybody in Japan dresses like cartoon characters. This is a refreshing change!

Oh I love the hair!! What a 60s looking chic. I love it.

I agree with the first comment she would look better without the starbucks

This is just simply, and stunningly beautiful.

my absolute favorite on the Sartorialist thus far.

Loving this, such a beautiful composition. And I am a big fan of the contrasts "pretty in delicate lace" vs "rock n roll" attitude in bold aviators… Tom Ford?

Where are these alleged 'dangerous curves'?

GORGEOUS! She has a little Jackie "O" going on in that look. Perfection.

She looks like those beautiful dames in Osamu Tezuka mangas!

GORGEOUS

How absolutely adorable & gorgeous!

Like a modern Audrey Hepburn. Love it.
A side note, I am bothered by the comments about her looking like a "doll." I can't tell you how many times I get told I look like a "china doll," and it's demeaning. It perpetuates the idea that East Asian women are objects, not people, that they are delicate and child-like, therefore subservient, and that all East Asians look the same.
This woman in no way is dressed in a lolita style, and if it weren't known that this shot was taken in Tokyo, her racial identity would likely not be recognized. If you think she has porcelain-like skin, say so, but please be aware of the connotations the word "doll" carries.

what an amazing picture!!!! so stunning!

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she is a true beauty

trade the plastic cup for a hurricane glass and I can suspend disbelief

What an accurate title: dangerous curves. :)

WOW!! so beautiful she is….delicate.. fragile..naive….

I love this. Starbucks and all. I actually like the Starbucks in the photo.. along with that necklace and her hair. And her lips! Perfecto :).

SO CUTE!

Hoty hoty
hot pants!

beautiful outfit!

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i am asian myself and i have never seen an asian person with as full of lips as on this girl. Yet, countries like South Korea and Japan are notorious for plastic surgery.

Great picture! Can I just buy her hair somewhere???! I also love the way she wears the cardigan over her shoulders.

What a future this kid has got – lips, hair, style and class! Shame about the Starbucks!

Great outfit and style.

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spans the decades but is bang up to date how clever is that? well apart from the revolting looking gloop in the cup……….

Great photo. Nearly everything about her is so fluid, round, smooth. The hair, lips, glasses, cheeks, neckline of the blouse. Juxtaposed nicely with the sharp military jacket.

You've outdone yourself in the land of the rising sun.

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Sweet girl! Nice pictures!

This girl has great style! She is absolutely beautiful. Her hair is so retro

quite sexy

I love the shirt!
great picture!!

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the shirt, the jacket, and that pose! :)

Scott,your photos are getting better every week.This one is very original.And the girl is great.

Chic! Pretty! And Nabokov Lolita's alike :)…hmmm… definitely these curves could be very dangerous! :D

Great Shot!!!

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one very lovely photo right there!

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She is beautiful yes, and I do love this photo. However, as someone who is half-Japanese I do think that her lips are a little too suspiciously inflated.

What a devine photo.

great shot!

I only look this put together in my wildest dreams. What a gem.

Anyone know who makes those sunglasses??

Perfect, everything about this photo is perfect.

She does look adorable but as an Asian woman who is constantly inundated (by friends, relatives and Asian media) with tips, news and gossip regarding the latest plastic surgery trends, I am 99.9% certain that her lips (ESP. the upper one), nose and her eyes were all altered. How can I tell about her eyes you ask? The glimpse of her right eye through the tiny space between her aviators. If you look carefully, you'll see how round and perfect her eye (and eyelid) is – 99.9% of the time, this is achieved through surgery. Second, her nose has no bumps and is perfectly straight. Although in her case, to achieve a more "natural" nose, she didn't get that extra lift on the bridge that many women get. And lastly, 99.9% of Asians do not have lips like those. And even if we did, do we know any people whose upper and lower lips are different sizes from one another? Now, I'm no plastic surgeon but I'm surrounded on a daily basis by women (many Asian) who have gotten work done on their faces. And in Japan (and Asia in general), plastic surgery is so common that even pre-teens get them and it's no longer as taboo as it once was. Not hating or anything. Just saying.

Absolutely gorgeous! Her hair and the top are lovely…

Beautiful. (And I prefer Starbucks to Gauloises in her hand anytime.)

a modern Jackie 'O' from Tokyo. Its a powerful yet soft image that beckons you on.

Asian version of Angelina Jolie!! Beautifuuuulll!!

Amazing hair and the pleating in the blouse. Everything.. gorgeous. @Fiona Graham Coffee Culture is pretty much defined by Starbucks in Japan. This isn't Western culture, but if it was I'd totally agree :)

Beautiful photograph! Military Jackets are in this season and we almost don't want it to get warmer so we can still keep wearing them!

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Finally a beautiful photo and model from Tokyo!

Gorgeous.

Catastrophy: I agree with your comment about the over estimation, though that percentage sounded more like facetiousness to me than anything else, as well as that there are indeed Asians who are born with more Western features than others but this woman's face in the photo kind of looks too "constructed." (sorry, can't really think of another term right now.) It may just be the quality of the photograph or her makeup. Either way, she does look beautiful.

She's probably a model… just look at how she presents herself.

Also, this entire outfit is pure understated WIN. :D

To find an Asian with lips like that, do a Google search for "Princess Chulaborn"

Trust me, her lips have looked like that forever. Some Asians, especially those with a bit of Southeast Asian blood in them, have larger lips than Northern Asians.

This photo made me gasp. Whether she has had work done or not, she is absolutely stunning – an amazing shot.

So chic – this photo is amazing.

so cool! what a fantastic photo

What Fiona said! All the cool kids have the vital accessory of 'Starbucks chic'

Lips look fake to me, folks. Botox should be the dominating theme of the discussions, not Starbucks.

and love the nails ofcourse

her lips are simply luxurious! amazing! the hair is also stunning… i'm in love!

I don't think anyone's really denied her beauty (Starbucks seems to be getting mixed reviews though). People are just stating what they are viewing, perhaps even offering their own interpretation of what the concept of "beauty" means now.

This is a fashion blog. Being judgmental is a prerequisite, sugar.

Sigh. There are plenty of asians with full lips and/or double eyelids. Please stop assuming that all asian girls with western-ish features (i.e. not the stereotypical asian perpetuated in western society), are the result of cosmetic surgery.

She is lovely. Great photograph.

Her hair is just perfecttt, and I love the lighting, great shot!

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I am an avid creeper to this blog.

I'm Asian so other's asian relax with the surgery talk unless you can give me her full name and her medical surgery list please stop criticizing i know that how our parents raise us to constantly stare at each other to figure out our asian ethnicity, to see what our history wants us to believe about each other…also south east asians have full lips, bodies, are usually not light skin, also you never know if something mixed along her bloodline, also japanese people have the most interesting bridges i don't know if it's because of the war, mixing over time but look at any japanese street style book, crazy bridges left and right and koreans technically win in the plastic surgery race for asians since the US has alot of influence there by choice the japanese don't like our presence much and the japanese don't even care if your teeth aren't perfect which is a westernized idea of beauty

this is just a beautiful moment captures, skin, nails( and person who said these nails were gross, this is just how japanese culture is obsessed with long, overly decorated nails, it's like if someone makes fun of the popery in your mother's bathroom, it's a culture thing), who cares that it's a starbucks thing i just keep thinking the green straw adds color to the photo

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I love the dress, I love the glasses but I prefer the jacket! it's soooooooo cool!

good photo, I like the reflection in the sunglasses and her pose that looks like something has caught her eye.

nice photo..i like her..your shot is like almost telling a short story the way she pose and the way she hold her chocolate drink, its perfect.

Maybe she actually likes Starbucks? I love their frozen drinks (coffee tastes burnt to me).

She is flat out gorgeous.

I LOVE this look: the military jacket, the vintage top, the curves, the sunglasses AND the starbucks cup. What's wrong about a starbucks cup (?)? I like to drink things from them…

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I haven't been back to Japan in quite a while, but even back in the '90's they sold very delicate, petite jewelry. I have the tiniest pair of gold heart earrings…

Such great attitude. Definitely feeling the Marilyn Monroe vibe here, but she's completely hijacked it and made it her own.

Just as the comments suggesting cosmetic surgery are ridiculous, I think the comments rebutting them are equally outrageous. What is this underlying, unspoken negative air surrounding cosmetic surgery? Maybe she did and maybe she didn't. It's just an observation. Our society has become so receptive of it that we no longer feel the need to hide it if we get something done here or there. Some people are getting into an uproar that others are assuming that this lady got work done. Valid point but at the same time, how do we know that she didn't? And if she did, how do we know that it hasn't helped her become a more confident and beautiful woman? I've met people who love it when they get complimented on the work that's been done as much as being told that he/she is naturally gorgeous.

This woman is beautiful no matter what. And the photography is out of this world. Nice job!

It's the shortes moment that a your coffe is that fresh. With relaxed pose and a perfect manicure on top it's a eye catcher.

Stunning. Everything about her is just stunning without effort. The creamy skin, the lips, shades, hair, lace…perfection. J'adore!

WOW so many things on so many levels to comment on. Everything comes together really beautifully, the clothes, accessories and of course the nails – I normally dislike such..erm..artifice shall I say but on this young woman, it simply adds to her soignee look and they are very neutral in colour.

I love the contrasts, the dark military jacket against the delicate almost nude colour lace, her child like face, baby mouth, baby skin with the oversized shades and the perfect coiffure, her flat looking chest with her fragile yet obvious womanliness.

She looks like she's standing under a bridge or underpass in the street but hard to tell as you've let her fill the picture almost entirely and this moment in time captured makes me wonder what she is thinking of: is she waiting for someone and looking out for them as she sips her coffee, or is she not supposed to me be where she is right now sipping her coffee, did she borrow those sunglasses from her big sister or mother or girlfriend, did you just pay her a compliment and she turned her head blushing not knowing how to respond but trying to be cool and sipping her coffee to regain her composure?
This is even more intriguing than a shot of a beautiful woman.

everyone should stop talking about starbucks and coffee and commercialism and talk about how beautiful she looks, and the edgy blazer. and the necklace- gorgeous.

Good looking lady. Looks nothing like a japanese.

I don't care if it's a starbucks coffee or a local coffeeshop drink… The way she holds it makes her beautiful hands look delicate and very feminine :) J'adore!

w o w
amazing! perfect picture, beautiful style

I LOVE THIS! Everything about it! Great photo!

xoxo.
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I'm sorry, but who gives a sh#$ if this girl had surgery. This is a blog on fashion and aesthetics is it not? You don't get much more superficial than this.

I think this girl looks great.

lovely,the best photo.i can "feel" the photo.

This young lady looks so angelic. I don't know which I love more….the white lace, beautiful locks, jacket, sunnies, or the lovely way she positions her drink. Amazing.

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Wow, she's really beautiful. Love the jacket worn as a cape and the lacy smock.

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"Starbuck's was a local coffee shop once. Don't hate them because they're successful."

LOL!

She reminds me of Jackie O. Adorable picture: Love it!
xoxo Sandra

Bellissima.

what is the Japanese word for "wowza"?

She is gorgeous!!! What a great shot!

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also, i think that she is a woman of the world, and it's a beautiful stylish world

I am absolutely in love this photo; it's her gorgeous hair, subtly stunning necklace, lips, etc. Amazing

beautiful & flawless

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she looks darling xoxo

Can we see more pics of this girl? Love her hair. Would love to see her eyes!

The balance of her hair, hair color, skin tone, lips and dress & jacket is impeccable!

I love the total look of her! The balance of her hair, hair color, skin tone, lips and dress & jacket is impeccable!

This picture is absolutely fabulous! I just love that there is no lid on the cup. The frappacino is just threatening to spill all over that beautiful white lace at any moment.

Amazeballs
her lips are like a dolls! and she rocks that hair cut
plus-shes drinking my fave starbucks
and about the starbucks, its fair trade and organic so SUPPORT IT

scary pinky nail…

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sorry for the language scott, but damn! those are some DSLs!!

Pure hotness. PS, I love Starbucks.

She's got a sort of Jackie Kennedy Onasis thing going here. Looking fabulous.

She is stunning! I covet the jacket.

There are so many soap boxes here that if you piled them all up and stood on top they would topple and you'd crack your noggin. Sheesh.

1) She looks very Japanese to me.
2) Lots & lots & lots of Asians have very full lips. Who's commenting that she's 'fake' or 'mixed'? People who haven't been around a sufficient number and/or sample of Asians?
3) Sunglasses do it, kids. I know that I get about 500% more attention from strangers when I wear them, yes because half of your face is hidden, you look great even makeup-less, and all men see is lips. Add to that the 'parting' because of a sippy drink. There you go.

Wow…her lips are amazing!

This lady reminds me of Breakfast at Tiffany's for some reason. Classic yet elegant. No need for shiny sparkling accessories. Her presence is enough.

Love it! Breck Girl from 1982. And what confidence to wear those strong shades and a soft lacy top. Such great contrasts.

Well the nails are slightly off (no matter what culture) and maybe the jacket and coffee origin isn't perfect either. But the girl and the picture is so who cares? I mean the girl is by far amazing. And I have never asked this before. But do you have any more pictures of her???

very nice :)

Is this a mannequin? Because, I swear, I have never seen a a more put-together, outrageously perfect looking person.. Love!

That's so glam.

But what cinches her look is her retro chic 'do.

sexy face!!

does anyone know what is the brand of these sunglsses? Love them!!!

Killer lips. SO luscious ♥

She is a beauty, this is a great shot

great photo!