Month: February 2009

Sad news from the land of the rising sun. Ultra-hipster Japanese menswear brand Number (N)ine by designer Takahiro Miyashita is shutting down. This season's collection will be the final collection for the brand. They will also be shutting down their

A few weeks ago, we mentioned that the American fashion brand Forever 21 has launched a new line of Shibuya-inspired clothing. Now we find out that Forever 21 is opening it's first shop in Japan in April in Harajuku. The

The Atlantic magazine has an article in their March 2009 issue about Japanese fashion. The article is another in the growing list of voices worrying that Japanese consumers are losing their taste for high end foreign fashion brands Here is

Today, we want to share with you some info and pictures on a brand of cute funky sneakers for women that are only available in Japan. The shoe brand is Palmer, and the line of sneakers are called Robot Luv

Another Japanese fashion magazine and furoku update today. This time, it's the February 2009 issue of Zipper magazine and the freebie is a colorful tote bag by the famous Japanese lolita brand Milk. Milk was one of the original Harajuku