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Category: Fashion
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The History of Asics in Paper
Great short that tells the story of Asics/Onitsuka Tiger, using origami models. It won quite a few prizes as well. Via Motionographer.
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Fashion Trends of 2008 in Japan
It’s the end of the year, so time to look back on 2008, and if Japanese consumer trends and fashion are your thing, then Mekas’ “2008: The Year in Trends” feature is for you. Also includes great photography by Sean Wood.
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Louis Vuitton at Comme des Garcons
Cyril “King of Miami” Duval writes a piece on the “Louis Vuitton at Comme des Garcons” temporary concept store in Aoyama for the latest issue of 032c. You can read it here (click on the image).
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James Bond T-Shirt Collaborations in Japan
You can’t understand how upset I am that Quantum of Solace only comes out in January in Japan. A travesty, I tell you. See, I’m a bit of a Bond fanatic — I own the entire series on VHS, DVD, and I have all the blu-ray releases so far — and so this is rather…
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Japan Fashion Magazine Circulation Numbers
Want to know what’s selling and what’s not in the world of Japanese fashion mags these days? Mekas has a great round-up of numbers for top titles — comparing sales in June and November of this year — as well as commentary.
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Harajuku in Peril
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Harajuku under fire! Read all about it in this piece by that Macias guy in today’s edition of The Japan Times. And look at this, it just so happens to share the same page as this month’s edition of my “On Design” column (well, that’s if you pick up a physical copy of the newspaper).
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Shantell Kicks
I’m assuming these are one of a kind, but I could use a pair — art by Shantell Martin.