“Aketsun!” is a doll artist famous among Blythe collectors. Her designs are colorful and memorable. Her doll won a runner-up prize in the first annual Blythe Beauty Contest a few years ago.

1. CWC Charity Auction “あけつん！”, 2. 11_Aketsun_2, 3. Dollchick+ ~ あけつん！, 4. Dress Set “Fall Whispe”

This year “Aketsun!” has designed a beautiful dress set for Blythe that will be officially manufactured and sold by the CWC. The dress set is called “Fall Whisper”.

You can browse “Aketsun!”’s blog (in Japanese) or read an interview with her (in English) on Blythe’s official website.

1. http://www.q-pot.jp, 2. 07summer_cream1p, 3. Fruity ring, 4. Bukubuku bags, 5. chocolatejoe2000-img600×387-12002933714-4, 6. Don’t Ever Leave Me, Wilhemina..

A mindbogglingly impressive photo shoot for Vogue Italia by Steven Meisel found on foto_decadent. I love the integration of patterns.

Click here to see larger versions and more photos.

I love the beautiful lighting style of Atsushi Yagi’s photography. I’ve seen his works on the pages of a lovely Japanese beauty magazine named Voce and in Japan’s best magazine for professional photographers, Commercial Photo. He also worked on the advertising campaign for Chocorouge, a cute clothing brand from Japan.

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1. - Hakoinu -, 2. Yellow baby boy, 3. Untitled, 4. Page 10, 5. FORTUNELLO, 6. CHUM APARTMENT #01

Please look at the fantastic works of Matin-san (aka Masanari Arakawa) from Tokyo.

1. auc301, 2. From Linda/addictedtoplastic, 3. sunglasses & ray-gun set on ebay, 4. sunglasses & ray-gun set on ebay

Matin-san designs out of this world sunglasses, toy guns, bags and sofas for Blythe and Emerald Witch under the brand name Atelier Matin. His handmade miniatures are so finely detailed that Re-Ment weeps in shame.

1. entry pics2, 2. ymy0101, 3. from tibiloo 1, 4. Outfit with Sunglasses #04 on eBay, 5. entry pics6, 6. entry pics4, 7. entry pics3, 8. s1, 9. s5, 10. s2, 11. from micca1, 12. from tibiloo 5, 13. from micca

Matin-san’s style reminds me of the 60s Givenchy and Yves Saint Laurent feel with a modern twist, and his furniture design skills surpass the imagination of Salvador Dali.

The cute sunglasses are so sought after by Blythe collectors that when Matin-san puts them up for sale on Ebay or his Etsy shop all the quantities get sold out in a few minutes! Too bad he doesn’t make glasses or sofas in human size.

1. 0004, 2. 0002, 3. sofap, 4. 003

Enjoy browsing Atelier Matin’s Flickr, Japanese blog and English-language Etsy shop.

1. CHIWAWA, 2. Bunny Face!, 3. Aristabrat baby bling!, 4. Page 19, 5. Tiger-Tiger Ice Cream Carton, 6. kir royale

The best LJ community about fashion photography, foto_decadent has another brilliant selection of images: a super-sweet photo shoot of Coco Rocha by Arthur Elgort for the August 2008 issue of Vogue Nippon. Enjoy the beautiful pastel colors and the cute black poodle. Click here to view larger versions and more images.

Fashion Hayley blog gives an in-depth roundup of the cutest Japanese fashion magazines, including street fashion mags. Hayley points out which publications fit certain styles and shares photos of herself, her husband and her friends right from the pages of the Japanese fashion media.

It’s a big day for me today, as Fashionably Cute blog marks its first anniversary! Thanks everyone for being with me, reading my posts, making comments and linking back Stay tuned for more fashionable cuteness.

Good luck,
Olga