“You see a living doll, a 5-foot-4 living doll, come into your store, and you just go crazy,” said Kim McHugh, former owner of McHughTEA Room and current teamonger. “And you just couldn't stop staring ...

For an outsider, the genuses and phyla of Japanese fashion subcultures can be hard to keep straight. A random Harajuku sample could turn up Goth Lolitas sulking in Edwardian cupcake dresses; glamorous ...