Tag: boutique

Tokyo's famous street fashion scene has long been powered by an ever-changing group of independent Japanese and international designers. Another force - one which has been increasing exponentially in the last decade - is Tokyo's diverse lineup of specialty vintage

Styles of the 1980s and 1990s are extremely popular in today's Japanese street fashion scene. While smaller Tokyo neighborhoods like Koenji, Nakameguro, and Shimokitazawa lay claim to countless resale and vintage shops, Japan's most influential vintage boutiques are located in

Resale and vintage fashion have seen a boom on the streets of Tokyo over the last few years. The network of hip street-friendly shops that cater to vintage fashion fans is ever-growing, and includes (but is certainly not limited to)

Inspired by Judy Garland's character Dorothy in iconic film "The Wizard of Oz", Dorothy Vacance has grown from a college student's idea into a fashion and art boutique like nothing else. While at Sugino Fukushoku Daigaku (Sugino Fashion College), Ayano

Last weekend, Tokyo's newest vintage fashion boutique opened in the heart of Harajuku. Located on the second floor of a building on the same street as many of Japan's most famous streetwear and sneaker shops, Bubbles Harajuku offers a very

A hidden alleyway in the middle of Shibuya nestled between a street crammed with cafes and the Loft building. It's dark and a little eerie, but about halfway down you'll see a neon sign with the word "Candy" scrawled on

Shibuya, once famous for its dizzying array of subcultures such as backstreet b-boys, super-tanned ganguro and gaudy gyaru and gyaruo, has been going through something of a face lift. Fast fashion giants H&M and Uniqlo, and sportswear brands such as

While out shooting pictures & video for our recent LaForet Grand Bazar article, we couldn't help but notice the blaring sirens of a large group of Japanese fire trucks zooming by. They were all stopping just down the street from

It's September again, and that means it's time for the Musashino Fashion College Incubate shop to re-appear in Harajuku. The 2009 Incubate shop opened last week and will stay open through the end of this month. The shop is on

Talking in Harajuku last weekend, I noticed a new clothing boutique catering to Japanese girls on Meiji Dori near the Beams shops. The shop is called Spell by Under a Spell. I think it is in the same location as