Fashion

Randoseru is a leather backpack for elementary school children. When children start elementary school, family members will buy randoseru as a gift. Each randoseru costs over several hundred dollars. It serves functional purpose of carrying textbooks and all learning gears to school, but getting a brand new randoseru is a rite of coming age and a proof of commitment...

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...

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...

Japanese speciality merchant UNIQLO is opening its doors in the Town Center section of Disney Springs on July 15. UNIQLO has now for the first time opened a location in Orlando. The two-level, 25,000-square-foot space features everything from the company’s line of “LifeWear” activewear featuring lightweight linen and simple design, to collaborations with the Disney brand. Uniqlo's clothes are...

Sailor Moon celebrating 25th anniversary, Bandai's official online store Premium Bandai has started accepting pre-orders for the new Sailor Moon collaboration items. The Sailor Moon Pajamas Set. The scheduled delivery day for all items is in March 2018. Orders deadline on December 24, 2017.  Check the product photos below.  You can order at http://p-bandai.jp/item/item-1000121094/

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...

UNIQLO announced that it will open its newest location in the U.S. on July 15 in Disney Springs, at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. The new UNIQLO store, the first in the Southeast region of the United States, will occupy 25,000 square feet (2,300 square meters) across two sales floors and showcase the brand’s full...

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...