Japan

Fluffy ’Phones

Fluffy ’Phones

Guaranteed to deliver a warm, fuzzy feeling all winter long, these are the ultimate accessory for the music-loving female: ear muff headphones. Seriously, we’ve no idea why somebody didn’t think of... 

10th Tokyo Girls Collection

10th Tokyo Girls Collection

Tokyo Girls Collection 2010 TGC is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year. Since TGC was started in 2005 (it is held twice a year), it has become a major fashion event that attracts over 23,000 women... 

Do Justice – Traditional Japanese fabrics used to create something entirely modern

Do Justice – Traditional Japanese fabrics used to create something entirely modern

Take a walk through Harajuku, Omotesando or Shibuya these days, and you’ll find no end of big-name budget clothing stores. Such is the current obsession with “fast fashion”—that corner-cutting... 

Miyake brews up coffee-steeped menswear collection

Miyake brews up coffee-steeped menswear collection

The French capital’s menswear displays started with a caffeine rush today, as Japanese label Issey Miyake sent out a coffee-soaked autumn-winter 2010-2011 collection. Issei Miyake Fall-Winter 2010/2011 ”... 

Atmos x Chums “Stripe Collection” Bags & Jackets

Atmos x Chums “Stripe Collection” Bags & Jackets

It seems likely that someone over at Atmos is loving colorful patterns these days. Following up on their recent Porter x Atmos “Crazy Check Collection”, the Tokyo streetwear brand has announced another... 

Japanese Street Fashion

Japanese Street Fashion

Look at Styles of Japanese Street Fashion Japanese street fashion refers to outfits that are personally customized by the wearer using a mix of old and new styles. Hip-hop music, which has always been... 

Women’s Japanese Fashion

Women’s Japanese Fashion

Tokyo, the busiest and costliest city in the world, is home to numerous fashion fads and trends. Japanese women are known to be traditional and conservative, but there are some exceptions, especially those... 

Japanese Fashion for Men

Japanese Fashion for Men

Japanese Men’s Fashion Remains Essentially Conservative despite the Latest Trends among the Young You would imagine that in Japan’s conservative society, men would not be as concerned about fashion... 

TokyoMade Market

TokyoMade Market

TokyoMade Market Japan-based creators share their latest fashion, accessories and art at the TokyoMade Market in Shibuya. Years back when Masao and I wandered the aisles of Tokyo Design Festa we were...