Month: December 2008

Takashimaya Profits & Sales Decline

Takashimaya Profits & Sales Decline

Posted on December 27, 2008 in

In yet another update on the problems with the Japanese economy and how they are impacting the fashion industry, the massive Japanese company Takashimaya has issued a profit warning 2008. They blame the problems on "extremely weak consumer demand in

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Adidas Shibuya Grand Opening

Adidas Shibuya Grand Opening

Posted on December 24, 2008 in

Today was a big day for Tokyo sportswear and streetwear fans - it was the grand opening of the Adidas Shibuya Performance Centre (or "Center" if you prefer). The new store is directly across from Shibuya 109 and only a

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Roxy / Quicksilver Harajuku Grand Opening

Roxy / Quicksilver Harajuku Grand Opening

Posted on December 21, 2008 in

This weekend was the grand opening of the new Roxy / Quicksilver Harajuku Flagship shop. The new store is located on Meiji Dori between Omotesando Dori and Shibuya, in the building that used to be Energie / Miss Sixty. To

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Isetan Men’s Shinjuku Christmas 2008

Isetan Men’s Shinjuku Christmas 2008

Posted on December 20, 2008 in

Today's Tokyo fashion Christmas 2008 update is from the Isetan Men's department store in Shinjuku. Though Isetan Men's holiday window displays aren't as interesting as the main Isetan Department Store X-mas window displays, they are still pretty cool. Here are

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Engineered Garments Tokyo Store Coming in 2009

Engineered Garments Tokyo Store Coming in 2009

Posted on December 18, 2008 in

Yesterday, we posted an article about the Engineered Garments Fall/Winter 2008 collection. Now we have news of EG, the American-brand-created-by-Japanese-designer, opening its first shop in Tokyo. The first Engineered Garments flagship shop in Japan will be opened in the Aoyama

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Keio Tokyo Animated X-mas 2008 Windows

Keio Tokyo Animated X-mas 2008 Windows

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Another Tokyo Christmas / holiday update. This time, we'll take a look at the 2008 holiday window displays from the Keio Department Store in the Shinjuku area of Tokyo. The Keio Department Store is located on the west side of

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Black Comme des Garcons Coming To Tokyo

Black Comme des Garcons Coming To Tokyo

Posted on December 17, 2008 in

As reported by Tokyo Fashion previously, the limited time shop in Tokyo has closed. But, though the LV collaboration is over for now, Comme des Garcons will re-open the shop soon with another cool limited time project. Meet, Black Comme

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Engineered Garments Fall/Winter 2008

Engineered Garments Fall/Winter 2008

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The Electro Plankton blog has an item on the Fall/Winter collection from Japanese/NY brand Engineered Garments, along with pictures of some of the pieces in the collection. Engineered Garments is an interesting brand because the designer, Daiki Suzuki, is Japanese,

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Louis Vuitton Ginza Store Cancelled

Louis Vuitton Ginza Store Cancelled

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On Friday of last week, the yen exchange rate hit 88 to one USD. Every day, Japanese (and world) news reports on companies going out of business or laying off workers. Stock markets around the globe are in free fall.

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Snoopy x Porter Limited Edition Japanese Bags

Snoopy x Porter Limited Edition Japanese Bags

Posted on December 16, 2008 in

I was in Tokyu Hands this last weekend and I stumbled across a cool Japanese fashion collaboration - Snoopy x Porter x Tokyu Hands. You can't really go anywhere in central Tokyo without randomly finding something interesting. A little research

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