Monocle Takes a Look Inside the Tokyu Hands Superstore
Japanese department store Tokyu Hands was established in 1976 as an original do-it-yourself store offering a wide array of products from those that support the foundations of its customers’ lives to products that provide pleasure and enrichment...
Eleven Paris Opens its Doors in London
Eleven Paris recently announced the extension of its retail chain across the English Channel, opening its first brick and mortar in London’s fashionable Soho district. The French label recently celebrated its 10th anniversary through a spring/s...
Take a Peek Inside Opening Ceremony’s New Tokyo Store
Led by Humberto Leon and Carol Lim, New York fashion purveyor Opening Ceremony has unveiled its new Tokyo offshoot — a 13,000-square-foot store located at the city’s modish Cat Street in the Omotesando district. Covering four levels, the...
Inventory Opens a New Store in New York City
Initially established as a magazine in 2009, Inventory tastefully reaffirmed the importance of the hard cover medium to its readers before opening up a storefront in Vancouver around a year later. Opening this month, New Yorkers can welcome Inventory...
Saturdays Surf NYC Kobe Opening
Coastal lifestyle brand Saturdays Surf NYC recently opened their new flagship store in the affluent area of Kyomachi in Kobe, Japan. The newly constructed retail space was open to a packed reception party on April 4th, the night before their grand op...
Heather Grey Wall ESTNATION Pop-up Store
Heather Grey Wall has announced a pop-up store to be opened in large specialist fashion mall ESTNATION for a limited time this month. Located in the chic neighborhood of Roppongi Hills, this store will run for 10 days from April 12 to 22 and stock se...
ALIFE 2013 Grand Reopening
Following several years of hiatus, New York lifestyle brand ALIFE announces the re-opening of its Alife Rivington Club shop located at 158 Rivington St. Famous for its rare and freshly released selections of kicks, as well as notoriously eluding your...
Saturdays Surf NYC Kobe, Japan Store Opening
After unveiling the contemporary interior design of their newest location, Saturdays Surf NYC is ready to open the doors of their Kobe location. To celebrate the opening of their second Japanese shop, the brand will host a party to properly debut the...
Stussy Taipei Grand Opening
Stussy has been making huge moves in 2013 and their momentum shows no signs of slowing down with the grand opening of a retail location in Taipei. Stocked with the latest collections, as well as in-store exclusives, the store marks an international e...
Coca-Cola x HUMAN MADE Installation at PRESENT LONDON
Continuing our extensive coverage on Coca-Cola’s collaborative range with NIGO’s HUMAN MADE brand, we head west from a Tokyo launch party to highlight retail space PRESENT LONDON’s decorative installation for the aforementioned heri...
Freemans Sporting Club to Open Tokyo Flagship
A favorite of bearded, lumberjack types since opening its doors seven years ago, Freemans Sporting Club will be bringing its distinctly American blend of menswear, barbershop and restaurant to a new frontier next month. The Taavo Somer-headed brand,...
A Look Inside Thom Browne Aoyama
Since the launch of his eponymous label, legendary American designer Thom Browne has experienced exponential growth and popularity with his reinterpretation of business wear, helping to define modern aesthetics worldwide. The brand now presents a loo...
Zaha Hadid x Neil Barrett Shop-In-Shop
Zaha Hadid, the celebrated architect responsible for a slew of masterpieces across the world, has a body of work that influences art and fashion (for an example, see Chanel’s Mobile Art Pavilion). Her latest work is a collaboration with high-en...
Levi’s Made & Crafted x Uncle Otis Shop-in-Shop
Made & Crafted, the archive-led division of Levi’s, teamed up with the guys at Toronto’s Uncle Otis for a special shop-in-shop. The shop marks Made & Crafted’s first store using their new aesthetic. Martin James deserves due...
