Tag: Tokyo

Following up on the news reported here last week about Sounds Good Shibuya closing down, we did a recon mission to check on the other Sounds Good locations around the central Tokyo area. First the bad news. We confirmed what

The popular Japanese young woman's clothing brand As Know As has launched a collection of clothing in collaboration with Popeye's favorite girl - Olive Oyl. The collaboration is a celebration of the 20th anniversary of As Know As and the

As we reported earlier this week, Friday was the launch day for the Paul Smith Japan should bags collection called Project 10 : BAG. Now that the bags are out, we can give you some more details and photos of

On April 26, 2009, Edwin Jeans Japan will open their new Edwin Denim Galaxy shop, art, and event space in Harajuku. The location of the new shop is on Meiji Dori almost directly across the street from their existing store

When I picked up a new pair of Onitsuka Tiger sneakers in Shibuya recently, I was happily surprised to find out that I got a free pair of wooden Onitsuka Tiger chopsticks with the purchase. The shop that I found

Sad news from the heart of Shibuya. The Sounds Good by United Arrows super hip fashion select shop here closed down at the beginning of this month (April 2009). We first reported on this cool concept store when it opened,

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

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

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

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