Hats on the Streets of Tokyo

Over 240 full-color portraits of the cutting-edge hat culture at the heart of the fashion capital, these images document people in Shibuya, one of the youth-oriented districts in Tokyo popular for eating, shopping, and entertainment. Embraced by trendsetters as an essential item in their wardrobes, the innovations in shape, materials, and hat color reveal an attitude, a lifestyle, and an individual.

Born in Israel, Shlomit Yaish is a fashion designer and milliner. She began her career apprenticed to the head designer of Elie Tahari in New York, and arrived in Japan in 2003 to join the team at Grace Hats, where she designed for their biannual collections.