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Month: October 2004

  • TDB by Toe

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    Toe has loads of pics up from her day checking out TDB events in Aoyama. We were probably at some of the same places at the same time. I’ll post my rundown of that day later. Today I was really tired and didn’t end going out, so missed out on the stuff happening at Roppongi,…

  • Tokyo Exposed

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    A fellow Tokyo blogger (he runs the following Lomo site) is holding a photography exhibition called “Tokyo Exposed,” with the opening party happening this week. This series of over one thousand photographs captures the Tokyo lifestyle from the unique vantage point through the lens of alternative photography. Using a well known technique called cross processing…

  • Nigo the Hero

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    The latest issue of the Asian edition of TIME is their annual look at “Asia’s Heroes,” and Bathing Ape’s Nigo gets a write-up.

  • Uniqlo Goes Upscale

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    Looks like Uniqlo is continuing on its quest to become the Japanese Gap, which honestly, is not something the world needs more of. Fast Retailing Co, the casual-clothing store operator known for its Uniqlo brand, opened its first large-scale Uniqlo Plus outlet in Osaka’s Shinsaibashi district as part of efforts to improve its brand image…

  • Design Versus Rain

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    Even with the rain (I was still shivering from being soaked this morning when I woke up), last night ended up being lots of fun. I met up with Jesper in Shibuya after work, and we walked to Daikanyama, stopping at a few places along the way. We first stopped at Collex Speakfor and Gallery…

  • Zen Cafes

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    An article from the INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE takes a look at the growing popularity of Japanese-style healthy cafes and lunches. Fashion-conscious natives of Tokyo are turning their attention inward these days – what they eat is as important as what they wear. Several years ago, the Tokyo fashion slave wouldn’t have been caught dead dancing…

  • TAB Is My Guide

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    I am so thankful for the launch of Tokyo Art Beat. I’m using it pretty much exclusively to plan the things I want to check out during Designer’s Week, Designers Block, and Swedish Style. Here are some notes I took this morning (and everything listed here is free, except the “Container Ground” in Odaiba that…

  • Label

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    Stefano Guerrini is a reader of this site, and he’s also the fashion director for a very beautiful magazine called LABEL, which bills itself as “the Italian style magazine for international dreamers.” I’ve read the two most recent issues, and I’m definitely liking it. Presented in a bilingual format (Italian/English), it features all sorts of…