Paul Smith Japan Project 10: BAG
On April 10, 2009, Paul Smith Japan will launch a line of super limited edition print shoulder bags. The collection is called "Project 10: BAG", and has been in the works for months. There are 138 different bag designs, which
Comme des Garcons x Vogue Nippon Shop Coming
Last year, we reported on the limited time that opened in the Aoyama area of Tokyo selling super limited and expensive collaboration items between the two brands. Well, that shop is long since closed, but Rei Kawakubo is not giving
Olive des Olive – Japanese Brand Bankruptcy, More
The parent company of popular Japanese teen girls fashion brand Olive des Olive has filed for bankruptcy protection in Kyoto District Court. Moku des Moku, which owns Olive des Olive has over 16 billion yen (around US$150 million) in debt
Where The Wild Things Are Movie Trailer
Where The Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak is legend. The first official trailer for the upcoming live action movie is here... How is this movie trailer Tokyo or fashion related? Maybe it's not, but the Where The Wild Things
Wonder Worker Guerrilla Band Hot Chocolate at UT
Earlier this week, UT Harajuku launched a new fashion collaboration with the Wonder Worker Guerrilla Band, the Japanese design collective. The limited edition pieces available at UT as part of this collection/brand are called "Hot Chocolate". Here is the front
Japan Fashion Week Spring 2009 Posters
All over Harajuku right now, there are posters for Japan Fashion Week in Tokyo, which starts this coming week. The posters are randomly put up on walls and other places where you wouldn't necessarily expect fashion show posters to end
X-Girl Japan x Eastpak 2009 Collection
Walking by LaForet Harajuku today, I noticed that they have a brand new window display out front for the upcoming X-Girl Japan x Eastpak 2009 collaboration bag collection. The bag collaboration between the two brands is to celebrate the "Happy
Reebok Freestyle Sneakers at ABC Mart Shibuya
Walking on center street today in Shibuya, I noticed that ABC Mart is really hyping the Reebok Freestyle sneaker collection. Reebok did some kind of cross promotion or collaboration between Tokyo Girls Collection and the Reebok Freestyle series, so I
Fashion Brand Number (N)ine, RIP
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
Forever 21 Coming To Harajuku in April 2009
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
