Street style cliques in New York, London, Milan, and Paris run the gamut, from the models off duty to the bloggers in freebies, and the editors who prowl the pavement between shows. But we dare you to find a place where people wear their sartorial heart on their sleeve more than Tokyo: Here is where the true streetwear obsessives take root, where a long-tressed man with a Givenchy-meets-Grimes take on face-jewelry sports a dominatrix harness over a sweatshirt emblazoned with Kim Jong-un. There are the blinding highlighter hues of the kawaii crew, all neon, star-sprinkled knee socks and cyber-girl platforms. And of course, there’s the Comme des Garçons, from larger-than-life satanically-curled guarachero boots to the cultish (and eyeless) quilted pyramid headgear from the house's red spring 2015 show.

But there is more to Tokyo street style than the purely outré: Take the showgoer dressed in natty 1930s-style tailoring, complete with two-tone brogues, boater hat, and walking cane, or those who lean towards minimalism with a mandarin collar jacket, but still add their own twist with a pair of gothic nineties platforms. One woman, dressed in what would seem to be a simple head-to-toe look of layered whites and creams, adds a dose of eccentricity via oversize, flipped-out pockets, proving that no matter how out-of-this-world fashion gets, it’s still all about the details.