Tag: fast fashion

Catching our attention on the Harajuku neighborhood one evening are Kana, Lea and Lina, a trio of girls wearing eye-catching streetwear ensembles. At the left is Lea, an 18-year-old bartender in an all black outfit. She is dressed in a

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

Abercrombie & Fitch has landed in Asia. Yesterday in the Tokyo, the first Abercrombie & Fitch store in Japan opened to big crowds. Between 800 and 1200 people were waiting outside the new twelve-floor Ginza Abercrombie shop when the doors

At 10am on Saturday morning (a little early for us to be awake), H&M opened their massive new flagship store in the Shibuya area of Tokyo. This is the Swedish fashion chain's fifth store in Japan after Ginza, Harajuku, Yokohama,

With the economy hitting a new bottom day after day, there always seems to be one Japanese fashion company releasing good news - Uniqlo. No matter who badly the luxury brands get pounded, no matter how many select shops close