Ever since 2004 Johnny Cupcakes has been known as a brand that uses bakery and baked goods as its brand iconography. Johnny used this theme in his stores in Boston renovating them to look like bakeries. He is now working on a store project in LA with a team that has been known for their work with Disneyland and Universal Studios. The LA shoppe will be located on Melrose Ave, across from Kidrobot, Paul Frank, and G-Star Raw. It will use the bakery theme but will be renovated to be much more elaborate then his other stores, featuring a wall of 36 oven doors, large refrigerators, and a stock room equipped with an automatic door. According to Johnny “People are gonna be really confused, that there’s a kid opening a bakery on expensive Melrose Ave, without even selling real food”. This is just part 1 of the preview of Johnny Cupcakes LA shoppe, there will be more info coming soon.
In at time where collaborations are becoming the norm in fashion and street trends, sometimes there are pairings that leave us scratching our heads. In this case, retail giant, Target Corp. is teaming up with Rogan to produce an eco-friendly collection that will be showcased this weekend at Barney’s Madison Avenue store in New York City. It will then go on sale at the Barney’s in Los Angeles next weekend. Regardless of the reasons behind this collaboration, most consumers will be happy to see affordable designer clothes for a change. Stay tuned as Target will soon have this available. Note: Barney’s is limiting purchases to three pieces.
Source: WWD
On the heels of their original retail location in Singapore, What’s Good has expanded into neighboring Malaysia to open their second location in Kuala Lumpur. Look for the store to stock brands such as Kno1edge, Crooks & Castles, Haze, Hellz, In4mation, Futura Laboratories and brknhome. The grand opening party featured Hong Kong’s 24Herbs, rap artist Jin and the release of some special grand opening products.
What’s Good Kuala Lumpur
#06-69 6th Floor
Berjaya Times Square
1 Jalan Imbi
55100 Kuala Lumpur
p: +603 2148 6668
Hours: 1:00 PM – 9:00 PM / Monday – Sunday
Source: Dope Dustribution
In a first for the inhabitants of Russian captial Moscow, local entities Kixbox and UK Style within the fledging streetwear scene initiated a special Stussy Moscow Pop-Up Shop space. This project comes on the heels of a recent exhibition titled Faces & Laces which created opportunity for like-minded Russians to gather and enjoy similar interests. The Stussy Moscow Pop-Up Shop will feature the obvious including both Stussy and Stussy Deluxe products as well as other relevant products including Head Porter, limited edition Nike and Vans and Stussy’s other project items. A cool sight as different locales and cultures around the world put their on spin on things.
Unity, the official retailer for the brand Subcrew, recently opened their first flagship store in Taipei, Taiwan. Now, it looks like they will be hitting the Chinese market by opening their second store in Guangzhou, China. Streetwear is still quite young in the Chinese market so this might be a perfect time for brands like Subcrew to enter the market. The Guangzhou Unity store will open on May 18th with an opening party as expected.
Source: Enzo
Without much prior news nor noise, Alife’s Tokyo Flagship store has opened in the heart of Harajuku, Japan. With wooden floors and slick black trims, the store looks very classy and spacious. The store will carry mostly Alife products including their Alife’s own apparel and shoes. If you’re in Tokyo, be sure to drop by.
Alife Tokyo
3-15-10 Jingumae, Shibuya-Ku, Tokyo
JP 150-0001 – TEL: (03) 5775 0200
Monday – Saturday: 11AM – 7PM
Sunday: 12 NOON – 5PM
Toy and apparel giant, Kidrobot, is opening up its doors for the grand opening of New York City’s flagship store today. After spending years in a quaint little space down the road on Prince Street in SoHo, Kidrobot finally has upgraded itself into a two-level store with enough room to satisfy the multitudes of customers. Check out the store from 6-8pm for a chance to meet artist East3 or stop by to pick up t-shirt giveaways.
In a shopping landscape originally altered by the arrival of a flagship Bape retailer approximately two years ago, the Hong Kong market has enjoyed an influx of some of Japan’s most popular labels as they create a powerful fashion community around the Central dstrict. A brand with unrivaled popularity in Hong Kong, Visvim founded its first F.I.L. outside of Japan one year ago. In a celebration of this occasion, we took the opportunity to interview Visvim founder Hiroki Nakamura regarding not only his insights on Hong Kong but also the future developments of F.I.L. around the world. Also included in this feature are first hand accounts of the Folk Bear Foot FBT Shaman and a patchwork Ballistic 20 liter pack set to release exclusively at F.I.L. Hong Kong.
With the opening date, April 25th, getting closer and closer, it looks like Bape Store LA is making some progress. Here we show you some teaser pictures of the upcoming store. It seems that the store will be similar in style to the many other Bape stores around the world including their signature Bape camo print in neon lights, the big “Go Ape” sign in the front, and a wall covered with the blue camouflage print. You can also see the conveyor belt around the curved glass wall that usually carries their shoes. This store will definitely be another great addition to the Melrose shopping scene.
Source: CtotheJL, Peas and Carrots
Philadelphia is the birth place of many notable peoples including The Fresh Prince and DJ Jazzy Jeff, The Roots, and Noam Chomsky. Now it is also home to the newest Stussy store. Stussy opened its doors in Canada and Washington DC lately and the Philadelphia location is its third this year and we are only in the fourth month of 2008. Maleable fluorescent lighting is used to decorate the interior, and we get a little peak at Stussy’s official site. Expect much much more from the originators in the fields of fashion and culture, stay tuned.
It’s been a busy week for the whole crew at CLOT with last night marked by the grand re-opening of their newly renovated retail front Juice. As referenced by an earlier interview with CLOT co-owner Kevin Poon, the new shop is an updated reflection of the direction CLOT has taken with a more minimalistic and refined approach. For those who have had the chance to view the pre-renovation CLOT, a drastic change sees the removal of the wooden concept into a clean cut white approach. The store is open as of Saturday, April 19th.
Juice2/F Flat A53 Paterson StreetCauseway Bay, Hong Kong
Although the last few months have been a whirlwind of drama for Hong Kong’s multi-talent Edison Chen, we recently had an opportunity to discuss with the star regarding the revamping of not only his current personal life but also the status and progression of his boutique Juice and his lifestyle label CLOT. The outspoken and sometimes controversial personality has some stern words for the world in his first public interview following his scandal. Juice and CLOT co-owner Kevin Poon also offers his own insights on the new direction of CLOT and the conceptualization of the newly renovated Juice which opens Saturday, April 19th. This re-opening will be met by the release of the “Business As Usual” t-shirt. The interview can be seen after the jump.
Juice53 Paterson Street2/F Flat ACauseway Bay, Hong Kong
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