« SHIMOKITAZAWA » IS A SERIES OF ILLUSTRATIONS THAT WENDY SYLVAIN MAKES IN THE RESTAURANT « CITY COUNTRY CITY », LOCATED IN THE SHIMOKITAZAWA DISTRICT, IN THE WEST OF TOKYO.
SHIMOKITAZAWA OR « THE ACTORS DISTRICT » IS TRENDY, YOUNG AND BOHEMIAN : THE ILLUSTRATOR WALKS THERE AND FALLS IN LOVE WITH THE PLACE FREQUENTED BY THE COOL KIDS OF TOKYO. SHE LOVES ITS TRENDS, THRIFT STORES, CINEMAS AND THE LAID BACK LOOK OF THE PEOPLE WALKING THERE.
« D.A.N », A JAPANESE GROUP, IN THE SOUND BACKGROUND, THE ILLUSTRATOR KEEPS TRACK OF HER TIME IN THE PLACE THANKS TO THIS SERIES WHERE SHE IMMORTALIZES THE CLOTHING STYLES SHE MEETS IN THIS PLACE THAT IS DEAR TO HER.
