When one cell strap just won't do – try 10
Tomohiko Tagawa On the streets of Tokyo's Shibuya district.
We all know Tokyo teens are thumb-twitching keitai junkies, but what about those garish bundles dangling from the ends of their mobile phones? The must-have accessories are gloriously kitschy cell straps that serve as more than mere handles. Displayed in bunches that often double the weight of those dainty Japanese phones, the straps feature anything from a Print Club snapshot of a current squeeze to a tip-'n'-strip animation of an adult video star. Prices start at a bargain 100 yen (about 80 cents) for a boring braid and rise to 10,000 yen ($80) for every girl's favorite: Prada leather.
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