Gene Osaka Store Opening
The opening of Gene, represents a new option for high street offerings in Osaka’s fashion landscape. Owner Kazuhisa Shimazoe has curated a specialty list of brands including Japanese heavyweights GOODENOUGH, fragment design, Gallery 1950, retaW...
HUMAN MADE Installation @ Dover Street Market
Setting up shop over the weekend at London’s Dover Street Market, Nigo’s HUMAN MADE will be available at the location for a short time as a part of a special installation. Meant to resemble Cold Coffee Japan, the installation features a l...
Medicom Toy Tokyo Soramachi Sky Tree Town Opening
Headlining the global toy market today is news that Medicom Toy will open doors to its Tokyo Soramachi Sky Tree Town store this month on Tuesday, May 22. Nestled in the tallest tower in the world formally known as the New Tokyo Tower, this aesthetica...
Leica Professional Store Tokyo Opening
Catering to those with both an extensive experience with photography and deep pockets to support it, luxury camera company Leica treats the professionals in Tokyo with their own retail outlet. Simply named the “Professional Store” and con...
Jake Davis: Say Hello to Bonjour Records
As part three of his four-part series with K-Swiss Japan that focuses on various different cultural elements, filmmaker Jake Davis catches up with Masatoshi Uemura of Bonjour Records. Having called himself a DJ for the last 20 years, Uemura is also t...
Casio London Concept Store Opening
This past Saturday, Casio opened its first ever concept store in London at the shopping hub of Covent Garden. The 933 sq. ft., two-floor retail space designed by creative agency HarrimanSteel features a streamlined monotone theme with tastefully expo...
Patta Amsterdam Store Re-Opening
After opening the Precinct 5 boutique in an old police station in 2009 as an extension of its own European streetwear retail experience, Amsterdam’s Patta has decided to merge with the offshoot for the opening of a new retail setting. With Ben...
Dior Homme SoHo New York Pop-Up Store
A Dior Homme pop-up store opened in SoHo on April 16 and will remain the sole Dior Homme boutique in New York until September 2012, while its flagship store at 17 East 57th Street is closed for renovation and expansion. Stocking merchandise across al...
Maison Kitsune New York Store Opening
A French label with true international flavor, Maison Kitsune made the move across the Atlantic to open its very first stateside retailer. Part record label, part fashion label, this relationship has enabled Maison Kitsune to spread itself through mu...
S/Double Surfshop Tokyo Opening Recap
After hearing about the planned opening of the S/Double Surfshop in Tokyo three weeks ago, images have become available which showcase the wildly-successful opening event that saw people from all walks of life celebrating Shawn Stussy’s foray i...
PROUD with UNITED ARROWS Concept Room
Evoking the idea of an “easy-to-wear house” is the new concept room from UNITED ARROWS and designer Yasuhito Kamoshida. Located at Tokyo’s PROUD Tower Shinonome Canal Court high-rise condominium, the visual presentation is a realiza...
Saturdays Surf NYC Pop-up Store @ Lane Crawford ifc mall
Steadily becoming a brand everyone has an eye on, Saturdays Surf NYC recently announced the placement of their brand in Lane Crawford’s flagship store at ifc in Hong Kong. To celebrate this launch the two collaborated on a pop-up store for the...
Stone Island Opens First German Flagship Store
Italian technical brand Stone Island has opened its first German flagship. Located on the island of Sylt, the exclusive tourist destination off the coast of northern mainland Germany plays host to an 80-square-meter location. Much of Stone IslandR...
Saturdays Surf NYC Daikanyama Store Opening
Saturdays Surf NYC, the now famous downtown Manhattan surf shop, recently opened their second location in Daikanyama, Japan. Known for their combination of surf culture relaxation with pinpoint New York tailoring, Saturday’s Japan location boas...
