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...

Evisu Jeans “Year of the Rooster” jeans. This collectable Evisu Jeans is made in limited quantities and represents the craftsmanship of Evisu. The jeans has embroidery details on it’s signature 2008 regular fit selvedge jeans. The coin pocket is made with red Godhead quality guaranteed print. The Kanji character of Rooster and Katakana characters of Evisu Jeans are featured...

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...

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...

The Sailor Moon 25th Anniversary Project for a collaboration Yukata. The collection includes a whole line of yukata (summer kimono), adorable to the sophisticated. The collection produced by Kyoto Marubeni, the series include Yukata sets, folding fans, single yukata and single obi.  Yukata set, which comes in six variations and retails for US$150 (¥16,800). The designs on these yukata include large...

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...

With the online release (and in select stores) of the Takashi Murakami x Doraemon x Uniqlo UT Collection set for May 10th (plush toys to follow on May 24th & 25th). This collaboration is a nice followup to the imagery Murakami created for a Doraemon show at the end of last year in Tokyo. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEQFHBeQKTY] ...

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...

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...

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...