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Japanese Denim Brand Edwin Coming to America

Japanese Denim Brand Edwin Coming to America

Posted on April 15, 2010 in

Popular Japanese denim brand Edwin (also known as Edwin Jeans) has announced that they will re-enter the US market this fall. The fashion brand had been in the US for 30 years, but pulled out in 2008 because of the

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Japanese Teens Spending Less on Fashion

Japanese Teens Spending Less on Fashion

Posted on April 5, 2010 in

There's an interesting article in today's WWD about the spending habits of Japanese teenagers. The piece brings up several interesting points, most of them implying negative trends for the Japanese fashion industry. (Unless, that is, you happen to be a

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Forever 21 Coming To Harajuku in April 2009

Forever 21 Coming To Harajuku in April 2009

Posted on February 16, 2009 in

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

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Economy Down, But Uniqlo Sales Up 17%

Economy Down, But Uniqlo Sales Up 17%

Posted on January 10, 2009 in

Everyday in the media there is more news about the sad state of the world economy - and news on how those economic problems are trashing the Japanese fashion world. From new flagship shops being to major department stores suffering

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Engineered Garments Fall/Winter 2008

Engineered Garments Fall/Winter 2008

Posted on December 17, 2008 in

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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Luxury Fashion Prices Falling, Trouble Ahead?

Luxury Fashion Prices Falling, Trouble Ahead?

Posted on December 6, 2008 in

There is an interesting article in the New York Times this week about the collapse of luxury fashion prices in New York during the run up to the Christmas holiday. The article is not directly related to Japan, but certainly

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Yuri Ebihara Graduation Ceremony

Yuri Ebihara Graduation Ceremony

Posted on December 3, 2008 in

The word "graduate" has a different meaning in Japan than it does in the Western world. When a member of JPop band gets big enough to go solo, or gets booted out of the band for being too old, that

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Louis Vuitton Japan Lowering Prices

Louis Vuitton Japan Lowering Prices

Posted on November 29, 2008 in

Louis Vuitton lowered prices on its brand goods in Japan by 7 percent yesterday according to Bloomberg. The main reason given for the price cut is because the Japanese yen has gained a lot against the euro in 2008. Most

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Harajuku – Trouble in Fashion Paradise?

Harajuku – Trouble in Fashion Paradise?

Posted on November 26, 2008 in

Everyone loves Harajuku. That's good, right? Well, maybe. What if some people loved Harajuku too much? What if those people worked for huge international fashion brands. And what if those huge international brands all decided that they wanted to setup

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