Every now and then, Comme des Garcons will open up a guerrilla store for a while then close it down and move onto another city. Currently there three guerrilla stores in the world including Athens, Beirut and Warsaw. Last Friday, Comme des Garcon opened their fourth guerrilla store in Singapore. If you’re located in Singapore, this is great news for you as you can finally purchase Comme des Garcon items for retail.
Comme des Garcons Guerrilla Store – Singapore
11 Mount Sophia #01-01
Singapore 228461
Tel: + 65 6224 3226
Hong Kong’s Subcrew label opened up their first flagship store outside of Hong Kong a short while back. Their store UNITY will provide a great opportunity for Taiwanese fans of Subcrew to get their hands on the latest gear from the popular Asian brand. We recently interviewed Subcrew’s Kobe in regards to a few things about Subcrew’s philosophy and reasoning behind their most recent project. Check out the interview here.
There comes a time when a brand becomes popular enough or has a big enough fan base to open a flagship store. The Japanese label NEXUS VII has gotten to that level this year. They have recently opened Vlack which is located in Yokohama, Japan on January 3rd. Their “Deeper Than Shadow” concept is to give customers a dark but luxurious feeling when shopping for some of their well made items. To commemorate the opening of the store, they even collaborated with Stussy on a tee which we previously showcased.
VLACK
Nishi-ku, Yokohama,
Kanagawa, Takashima 2-10-32 1F
Tel：045-461-3646
Supra has been one of the standout footwear brands of the past year, with the successful Skytop model and the recently launched NS lineup. Factory 413 is the brainchild of Chad Muska and Angel Cabada and will serve as the LA flagship store for Kr3w and Supra. The shop will also carry some of the best vintage gear in LA from rock Ts to Cazals and hard to find vintage Chanel jewelry – the store has it. The Upstairs will serve as the showroom for Kr3w and Supra. Head by the latest Fairfax destination starting January 5th, and say what’s up to Muska.
Factory 413
413 S. Fairfax
Los Angeles, CA 90036
(323) 936-0290
Hours: noon – 7:00 pm (closed Monday)
According to DNR, the streetwear label that been around since the beginning will be opening several new stores in North America coming this year. Stussy has just recently opened their new Hawaii stores in Honolulu and will be opening stores in Washington DC, Las Vegas and Toronto. The Washington DC store will be a partnership with Commonwealth owner, Omar Quiambao. The Las Vegas store will be part owned by no other than Eddie Cruz, one of the founders of Undefeated. Lastly the Toronto flagship store will be done with Matt George who is responsible for Goodfoot. You can read the full article here.
Info: Inquiringmind
Many say that since Bape stepped foot on American soil, it has lost its popularity amongst folks in Japan. But from the looks of these pictures, that might not be exactly true. The new Bape store opened today in Harajuku, Japan and over 1000 people lined up before 9AM to pick up goods including the offical Harajuku Bape tee as well as other items like the leather Shark Hoodie.
Image: Anytime
Wonderwall has unveiled pictures behind the work they recently did for the renovation of Tokyo’s APC Daikanyama Homme. The reason behind Wonderwall’s success is perhaps its consistently innovative architectural designs. The raw unfinished fixtures are balanced with the light hardwood floors providing a pleasant shopping experience. Each room provides a different theme and story with the gateway to the store coming in the form of a garden.
Image: Wonderwall via High Snobiety
Crooks & Castles is probably one of the most successful brands in streetwear these few years. They started off small and because of their smart branding, they have become a giant in this game. Because of this success, they have opened their first flagship store in Los Angeles. The marble filled store carries the Crooks & Castles brand as well as books and more. If you’re ever in Los Angeles, head over to Melrose and you will find this store right beside the newly opened DC store.
Image: The Hundreds
Dave Ortiz and the gang at Dave’s Quality Meats brings in the Christmas fun and cheer with his newest action packed, high budget, special effects ladened commercial as he goes around on his quasi-bike sleigh. I can’t imagine a dull moment with these guys. The video can be seen here on Youtube.
Snowboard and lifestyle brand Burton has just opened the doors to a 12,000 sq foot store in Los Angeles’ Melrose area. Aside from stocking Burton and its subsidiaries like Gravis, Anon, iDiom and R.E.D. it also boasts a solid range of other action sports brands. The top level of the building was also created as a fully skateable area. Many of industries top action sports athletes and celebrities were attendance to open the doors to this awesome retail space.
Image: The Hundreds / Hiroshi Fujiwara
BBC | Ice Cream’s newest addition in New York opened their doors for business yesterday. A large number of guests, celebrities and shoppers turned out for the grand opening with personalities such as Nigo, Jay-Z and Pharrell in attendance. The store will be closed for press events and a party on Wednesday but will re-open on Thursday, November 29th.
Within a few months of Hong Kong’s opening of their BBC | Ice Cream flagship store comes another storefront in the city of New York. The new store will open its doors to the public on Tuesday, November 27th. With the grand opening comes a series of special store exclusive items such as blue/blue Board Flips and t-shirt. Those who have had the opportunity to view the architecture of the Hong Kong BBC | Ice Cream store should expect much of the same exciting and theme driven interior design. The store is located at 456 West Broadway.
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