Fashion

The Festival of Indonesia had an excellent turnout. The goal was to spread awareness of the rich cultural diversity of the Indonesian islands and it did just that. The food stalls filled with halls with the Indonesian cuisine’s unique aromas, while the other stalls ranged from clothes and jewelry to art and decorative items. Indonesians from all around the...

It’s Christmas time, Super Groupies Sailor Moon Luggage Sets are perfect comrades when you are traveling. Bandai Premium in collaboration with Super Groupies are releasing three different styles of matching luggage. Super Groupies, a division of Animate Ltd. that specializes in Otaku fashion and accessories, is rolling out a new line of luggage with designs inspired by the main...

Store bought shoes rarely fit perfectly, and bespoke options are too expensive for many. Italian shoe maker Vibram, more commonly known for its military footwear, has come up with a solution to this problem with its Furoshiki Shoes. Furoshiki (風呂敷) are a traditional Japanese wrapping cloth used for transporting goods and were first used in the Edo period to carry...

Dr. Martens® is a British footwear and clothing brand have been setting the worldwide standard for style, durability, and the rebellious spirit since 1960. . The boots have been the choice of footwear among various groups in British culture: in the 1960s skinheads started to wear them, "Docs" being the usual naming, and by the late 1980s, they were...

The wildly popular mobile game Pokemon GO has become one of the most downloaded games in the app store in the past few weeks, easily shooting to the very top of the app store the day it was released.  Forbes reports that the number of Pokemon GO users has almost surpassed that of Twitter, with twenty-six million daily users...

Lolita style is a Japanese fashion subculture inspired by Victorian children’s clothing, Rococo aesthetics, and sometimes a heavy dose of goth. A new Lolita Maternity Dress designed from Japanese fashion brand Mocolle. Mocolle, the company behind Japan’s shrine maiden swimsuit and bunny lingerie.  A woman can wear it during and after pregnancy. It buttons up the front to allow easy access for breastfeeding. And the dress...

NOV 3, 2017 — FEB 4, 2018 Discover the past, present and future of Korea in this first U.S. exhibition to consider Korean fashion as an expression of social and cultural values. Couture Korea showcases historical Korean fashion and its modern reinterpretations at a moment when young Seoul-based designers are making the leap to the global stage and international haute couture is finding...

Cute Japanese bunny bags are the 2,678 yen (US$26) designed by YOU+MORE! and available from Japanese retailer Felissimo. You just fill the bag with things you want out of sight, tie off the top and go.These bunnies are designed to add some character to your household shelves and tabletops. Simply put your stuff into the bunny cloth, tie up the...

The OG streetwear brand, founded by Japanese Fashion Designer NIGO in 1993, has begun opening Baby Milo-centric stores across Japan (Harajuku and Shibuya), Hong Kong and China in December holiday season. The BAPE offshoot will focus on Milo and his crew of friends which include Koala Core, Panda PD, Hippo, Hokkaido, Baby Doppy, Giraffe Alii and Elephant Eleph. The...

With 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia coming up this year, the new home kit was prepared to get Japan’s players ready for the contests of the World’s highest level. The base colour is “KACHI-IRO”, meaning the colour of victory in Japanese, dark indigo colour, which is one of Japan’s traditionally-favoured colours. “KACHI-IRO” used to be widely preferred by samurai warriors...