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Brand profile
Candy Stripper
Tokyo womenswear label founded in 1995, mixing punk, glam rock and kawaii in graphic, genre-free pieces under a "NO RULE, NO GENRE, NO AGE" concept.
TokyoOrigin
WomenswearFocus
Y2KStyle
$$Price
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What to know about Candy Stripper
A Harajuku label since 1995
Yoshie Itabashi started it as a fashion-school student; the Jingumae flagship still anchors the brand, with seasonal collections running through 2025.
Punk, glam rock and kawaii collide
Its "NO RULE, NO GENRE, NO AGE" concept plays out in graphic-print dresses, patchwork knits, oversized outerwear and slogan tees, with tops the best-known category.
Priced for regular wear
Most mainline pieces sit around 6,000-25,000 yen, sold through the brand's own CANDY STORE web shop and Japanese stockists rather than global retail.
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Brand facts
Candy Stripper is a Tokyo womenswear label founded in 1995 by designer Yoshie Itabashi while she was still a fashion-school student, built on a "NO RULE, NO GENRE, NO AGE" concept. Its Harajuku flagship on Jingumae anchors a range of graphic-print dresses, patchwork knits, oversized outerwear, slogan tees and accessories that mix punk, glam-rock and kawaii references. Seasonal collections continue through 2025, sold via the brand's CANDY STORE web shop and Japanese stockists, with most mainline pieces priced around 6,000-25,000 yen.
- Founded
- 1995
- Origin
- Tokyo, Japan
- Made in
- Japan
- Price
- $$
- Focus
- Womenswear
- Facts checked
- August 2026
- Styles
- Y2K, Punk / Grunge / Goth, Streetwear