Edward-Merrin.com has gone live

That’s right, www.Edward-Merrin.com has finally gone up! Check it out, and let me know what you think. Some of you might be surprised, since it’s not too “Japanese Street.” But there is a section dedicated to that stuff.
I started writing this site about two months ago. It was something I’ve been meaning to write about– [...]

Edward Merrin Has Somewhat Forgiven Jacco Fashion

So not too long ago, Jacco Fashion was ripping off some of my material, and posting it on the blog section of their site. I sent them a message requesting that they atleast credit me, and this is what I got in response…

Edward Merrin TV

So Edward Merrin TV is now up. I figure since I’m starting to have a gallery of pictures, I might as well start a gallery of videos I recorded. Here’s my first video from FanimeCon 2008. It’s a video of a cosplayer doing the melancholy of haruhi suzumiya dance. I shot her with my [...]

Edward Merrin Photography at FanimeCon 2008 Pt. II and Yukie Dong Pics

So you’ve all seen part 1, now here’s part 2. I don’t exactly know some of the names of the characters these cosplayers are dressing as, so let me know if you have an idea. On another note, I had the pleasure to meet Yukie Dong.
Yukie Dong is an award-winning cosplayer and one true otaku. [...]

Nana Kitade vs. Ayumi Hamasaki

Who’s the cutest? Edward Merrin can’t decide! It’s Lolita vs. Gal… Someone help me decide!
Nana Kitade at her cutest…

Ayumi Hamasaki at her cutest…

Edward Merrin Thinks Jacco Fashion Sucks

So being on WordPress I kinda get to tell who’s been visiting my site and who’s been linking to my blog and all that jazz. And recently, when I checked my blogging dashboard, I noticed that in my comment section, some of my writing was pasted/ commented back to me with a link from the [...]

Still thinking…

As I sit around lounging and slowly wasting time, I am having trouble enjoying my days. I have stopped all my projects, and I have stopped eating. And it isn’t a problem with me losing interest or feeling, it just seems that I can’t stop myself from thinking about the girl I saw the other [...]

Edward Merrin Is Infatuated With Gyaru

I know I’m starting to look obsessive here, but I just can’t help it. I’m just too fascinated with the Gyaru culture. Within the past few days, I don’t know how many times and how much I’ve invested in items related to Ganguro and Kogal lifestyles. Aside from buying a few magazines, I have [...]

THE HISTORY OF HARAJUKU FASHION (Exposé on the Harajuku Fashion Culture. By Edward Merrin)

Thanks to Wikipedia and books like FRUiTs, I’m able to provide you some basic information on the Harajuku fashion.
Before Y2K had hit, big things were popping and starting to change in Japan— specifically in the Harajuku district in Tokyo. According to FRUiTs, from the early to the mid 90’s, Hokoten, which is also known as [...]