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Is Tokyo the Next World Fashion Capitol?

Is Tokyo the Next World Fashion Capitol?

Posted on December 14, 2008 in

The Not From Paris blog has an interesting article from a few days ago about the ascendance of Tokyo as the next world fashion capitol. The writer doesn't seem to be against the idea that Tokyo is rising, but he/she

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Pink Algonquins Outfit at LaForet

Pink Algonquins Outfit at LaForet

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Just another quick Tokyo fashion shop window picture for your enjoyment. This picture was taken in late November of one of the window displays at LaForet Harajuku. The Japanese brand featured in the photo is Algonquins and they have a

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Fuck Bear by Hysteric Glamour x Medicom

Fuck Bear by Hysteric Glamour x Medicom

Posted on December 10, 2008 in

Attention all fashionable girls, Japanese brand Hysteric Glamour has a message for you this winter - Fuck You! No, not really - maybe the message is Fuck Everyone! Whatever the exact message, the hot cartoon character on Hysteric's winter 2008

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Free X-Girl Tote Bag in Japanese MOOK

Free X-Girl Tote Bag in Japanese MOOK

Posted on December 7, 2008 in

The X-Girl 2008-2009 Fall and Winter Collection magazine / MOOK is out now in Japan. I picked up a copy in Tower Records in Shibuya last week. As has become the trend with many Japanese magazines and fashion brand catalogs,

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Jeremy Scott Party Pictures from Tokyo

Jeremy Scott Party Pictures from Tokyo

Posted on December 5, 2008 in

Last week, Jeremy Scott arrived in Tokyo. And he/they/it (it's a person, it's a brand, it's a lifestyle) didn't land silently. There was a big party called "I'm Gorgeous" in Shibuya to celebrate the launch of the Jeremy Scott brand

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Christofle x Hello Kitty

Christofle x Hello Kitty

Posted on December 4, 2008 in

While walking in the Aoyama area of Tokyo a few weeks ago, I noticed that the jewelry store Christofle on Aoyama Dori was all covered in Hello Kitty. The sign above the shop now says Christofle x Hello Kitty. I

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MilkFed x Care Bears Japanese Fashion

MilkFed x Care Bears Japanese Fashion

Posted on December 3, 2008 in

Harajuku loves cute. You can't walk ten feet down Takeshita without hearing shouts of "kawaii!!!" over and over again. Milkfed is not a Takeshita brand, but they are aiming right at the "kawaii" Japanese girls with their newest fashion collaboration.

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Sounds Good Shibuya Christmas 2008

Sounds Good Shibuya Christmas 2008

Posted on December 1, 2008 in

It's holiday time in Tokyo, and that means cool window displays at Japanese fashion shops. Here is another installment in our documentation of said fashion windows. This time, we take a look at Sounds Good Shibuya - a part of

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North Face Tokyo Exhibition at Spiral

North Face Tokyo Exhibition at Spiral

Posted on November 27, 2008 in

"Do More With Less - 40 Years of North Face", an exhibition celebrating the history of the North Face outdoor clothing and lifestyle brand, opens on Saturday (November 29, 2008) at Spiral Garden in the Aoyama area of Tokyo. The

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Loveless Aoyama Christmas Gremlin 2008

Loveless Aoyama Christmas Gremlin 2008

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Walking in Aoyama this week, I noticed that Loveless Aoyama has their Christmas 2008 window display in place. To be brutally honest, it's not that exciting of a window display by Loveless standards. I mean, Loveless does some of the

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