Japanese Fashion Show
Ariel is a freelance clothing and costume designer who operates out of Tulsa and is the owner of B.C. Clothing Co.  He has over 10 years of experience working for local theaters and film-makers as well as doing custom work for individuals.  He specializes in things exotic or unusual including faire garb, metal and leatherwork, cosplay, and club-wear.  His favorite styles include Japanese visual kei and street fashion (particularly elegant gothic lolita), club-kid fashion, cyber-punk, cyber-goth, and industrialist/rivethead fashion.  He cites as inspiration his love of sci-fi, fantasy, anime and horror movies.  For examples of his work see his website at bizarrecouture.com.

The fashion show Ariel is producing for Tokyo in Tulsa will be an overview of Japanese street fashion over the past ten years.  Styles featured will include elegant gothic lolita and aristocrat, kodona, sweet lolita, ganguro, yamanba, center-gai, guro-loli, decora, oshare, punk-loli, bosozoku, visual kei and wa-loli.