Gwen Stefani is standing by her Harajuku era, which started with the release of her 2004 debut studio album, “Love. Angel. Music. Baby,” and continued with the 2008 launch of her “Harajuku ...

By 2008, four years after the release of her solo album Love.Angel. Music. Baby., Stefani turned the Harajuku Lovers line into a fragrance franchise with five original scents.

“Gwen Stefani used Asian women as props to help her get rich, ... Harajuku Lovers was the the fragrance line that she launched in 2008 that faced intense backlash ...

Baby" album, fragrance line "Harajuku Lovers" and her L.A.M.B. fashion line that were all heavily inspired by Japanese fashion and culture. Stefani called herself a "super fan" in the interview ...

Gwen Stefani has long received criticism from those who accuse her of cultural appropriation for her Harajuku Lovers perfume line and backup dancers, Harajuku Girls. However, the 53-year-old ...

Singer Gwen Stefani repeatedly called herself Japanese when asked by Allure ... Harajuku Lovers was the the fragrance line that she launched in 2008 that faced intense backlash — each of ...

Gwen Stefani's had many style iterations throughout her decades-long career, but the Harajuku era spurred backlash as critics accused her of cultural appropriation. During an interview with Allure ...

In the years that followed, the clothing-based brand seemingly faded out and transitioned into the Harajuku Lovers fragrance line. By 2008, four years after the release of her solo album Love.Angel.

Singer Gwen Stefani repeatedly called herself Japanese when asked by Allure what she learned from the controversy around her Harajuku era.