Bleach Fashion IRL

[Tomodachi69]

Anyone know of any clothing brands similar to the street clothes in Bleach?

[beautiful_death]

I would say H&M (in particular, the Divided collection) would be the closest brand that matches the Bleach street wear. But it looks like it could be from several IRL brands though.

Then again I could be completely wrong :P

[Jenny]

I have compiled a list with a few suggestions for some of the characters, whose style I hope I have managed to correctly identify. Let me know if there is some other specific character you would like to see covered, and I will see if I can think of something.

Rukia: A Marc by Marc Jacobs and See by Chloé girl, I would say, but also with a hint of preppy Ralph Lauren classics. The purple dress she wore in Memories of Nobody, is reminiscent of Vivienne Westwood’s “Mini Crini” collection.

Ichigo: H&M, Gap or American Eagle Outfitters for zip up hoodies and basic long sleeve tees, made of cotton. T-shirts with colorful yet subdued prints, for layering over solid colored tees, can be found mainly at WESC (http://www.wesc.com/#clothes_overview/sex/mens/category/campaign). (Click on “graphics” in the sub menu, to see a selection of them.) American Eagle Outfitters should have them too, but I am not sure about H&M since their men’s section is considerably primmer than their women’s section.

Chad: For floral shirts in the style of Chad, try surfer/skater brands like Billabong, Rip Curl and O’Neill.

Ishida: I can only ever recall him wearing button down shirts and chinos, when he is not in his school uniform or Quincy garb. The button down shirt and chino combination is constantly in stock at Gap, J. Crew, Boomerang (http://www.boomerang.se) and H&M’s men’s section.

Tatsuki: H&M’s Divided section, simply because anything goes there. Regardless of what season, they always carry some type of “rocker wear” pieces, and brightly colored basics with an edgy spin put on them. Also, her trademark cargo pants are staples at Gap.

[Ulquiorra]

i always thought of Renji as a Lucky Brand Jeans man, Ishida as an Express for Men man, Ichigo as a Gap or H&M guy, and Chad as a Pacsun guy.

both Inoue and Rukia i can see at Charlotte Russe and Forever 21, with Rukia also going to delia's.

[Tomodachi69]

Cool, thanks guys.

Also, I was wondering, where do you think I could find a coat like Ichigo's in this spread?

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a57/DecemberSINxXx/Bleach/1204030074246.jpg

[beautiful_death]

You can find a similar style of Ichigo's jacket at a store called Metropark (http://www.metroparkusa.com). I suggest brands like Affliction or English Laundry.

[Orihime-Chan]

The only one Kubo gives nice clothing designs is Ichigo. The rest aren't that fashionable imo, including Orihime's clothes sadly. :/
if you wanna dress up like Ichigo go to Gap.

@beautiful_death: hot sig!

[beautiful_death]

Thanks Orihime-Chan! ^_^
You do make a valid point that only Ichigo's clothes are fashionable and translate well into reality. If someone were to wear, say, Renji's regular clothes, they would look very metrosexual XD

[Final Boss]

Can anyone identify clothing brands similar to the clothes Shinji wears??? Thanks in advance :D

[Ulquiorra]

Can anyone identify clothing brands similar to the clothes Shinji wears??? Thanks in advance :D

that would be either Urban Outfitters, French Connection, or any other Euro-based fashion designed clothing store.

[moonflowers]

Maybe this isn't too helpful if you can't easily buy stuff from the designers/shops listed, but Kubo's got a note in the back of All Colour But the Black about the floral pattern on one of Orihime's skirts in a very early Fall-themed colorspread. It's apparently from a French fashion company "L'est Rose".

http://all-colour.skols.net/index.php?album=%2F&image=all_colour_106.jpg
Look for 2004 WJ #10.

Oh, and the other comment pages that Ju-Ni lovingly scanlated (just go back/forward a few pp in the album linked above) have great fashion notes on them too, something about a watch Ichigo wears in one being based on a famous Japanese designer's work. And Kubo also admits to drawing a lot of gear he wishes he could get himself. :D (The bad news means it's prolly not really available, sigh.)

[Acrylic Nite]

Yeah, he also admitted that the coat that Renji wears on the cover of the artbook was inspired by a Dolce & Gabanna one.

I love the fact that all the characters have a very recognizable style. In fact, I always thought that Renji had a style similar to that of Dolce & Gabanna and Dsquared2, so I was highly amused when Kubo himself admitted it ^^

Can anyone identify clothing brands similar to the clothes Shinji wears??? Thanks in advance :D

Dior Homme, definitively:
http://img483.imageshack.us/img483/60/diorwb8.jpg

Although H&M could also work, which is muuuch more affordable

[Tomodachi69]

You guys are so fashion knowledgeable .__. lol thanks for helping identify similar brands :D

Too lazy to get a pic right now, but remember Ichigo's outfit in the first anime opening? The dark jacket with the white fur lined hood and white gloves?

Similar brands? :D