Going to Tokyo soon, what are the good fashion stores RIGHT NOW?So far, this channel has been usefulhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9E1gnmVNKNohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qikg3Rv-ip8Shimokitazawa is on the top of my list.Shibuya on the bottom of my list, i'm afraid i'll only find either polyester shit or $300+ pants there, and i don't want to be overwhelmed.I'm looking for middle tier brands, city boy fits in cotton, but not overpriced.
>>18652226>Going to Tokyo for fashionBAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
>TOKYO
>>18652226im a mark for godzilla.
>>18652326This literally how i say it and how i look when i say it.
>>18652226shimokita was good like 10 years ago lil bro
>>18652226uniqlo
>>18652351hence the question, where are the good spots rn
>>18652226The best store in Shimokitazawa is Velvet, but it sounds like you can't afford it.... The best stores in Shibuya are Archive Store and zsc2049, but it also sounds like you can't afford them...Shimokitzawa, overall, was really overpriced and picked over American thrift garbage. It would be like flying to NYC to try to buy Japanese clothing at a premium, which doesn't make any sense to me. Honestly, buying clothes in person in Tokyo doesn't make sense if you're looking for second-hand. Just use Y!AJ/Mercari and ship to your hotel for better prices and selection. My personal favourite neighbourhoods for shopping were Ebisu and Daikanyama. The clothing shopping in Ebisu is decent to good and affordable (Kapital & Yaeca are both there), but they have a lot of good art bookstores and homewares places (POST, PFS, SOMEWHERE). Just spend the morning at TOP Museum, grab lunch at the Blue Note next door, and then head south, hit all the Kapital stores and explore, then in the afternoon/evening go north of the JR station and explore that half. Daikanyama, start at the T site, just walk south, explore both sides of the road, a lot of weird denim shops, and the back streets have a great MHL store, plus cool cafes and galleries if you're into that. Since you're poor, I won't recommend anything in Aoyama, but it's great, too, because you can literally switch from shopping to going to museums all day there.
>>18652370>TRAVEL GUIDE BUT JAPANESEat least flex you went shopping in paris or something respectable. Sex tourists are weird
>>18652370>Ebisu and Daikanyama. The clothing shopping in Ebisu is decent to good and affordable (Kapital & Yaeca are both there), but they have a lot of good art bookstores and homewares places (POST, PFS, SOMEWHERE). Just spend the morning at TOP Museum, grab lunch at the Blue Note next door, and then head south, hit all the Kapital stores and explore, then in the afternoon/evening go north of the JR station and explore that half.>Daikanyama, start at the T site, just walk south, explore both sides of the road, a lot of weird denim shops, and the back streets have a great MHL store, plus cool cafes and galleries if you're into that.Actual good recos, thanks! I'll check it out, especially Kapital.>>18652306I go shopping on my jetlag days, fag>>18652326fag>>18652332fag>>18652386fag
>>18652436You repugnant little weeb. I can't stop cringing at your life.Imagine being infatuated with a country because you played Pokemon when you were 8. It's almost as if the shame will outlive you.
>>18652455>stop enjoying yourself saaaaaar!!man what is wrong with you indians
>>18652436you went to japan because youre too repulsive to get any pussy from a woman in the west. Nobody goes to tokyo for any other reason than to engage a prostitute. Is sexual desperation effay?
>>18652473Travelling to get pussy is like the most legit reason to travel for a man. Not to mention, it's probably the best place to get white pussy as well. Prime white pussy, not used british slag pussy like in Spain or whatever.
>>18652462>everyone who says anything bad about me is IndianYou're a brainless little shit, do you know that?
>>18652502boomer hand, kekFuck you, unc.
>>18652502While you're shitposting people enjoying life in Japan, your wife is probably getting good dick somewhere else, you cuck.
>wearing shoes to bed>wearing shoes inside a japanese homeI don't trust this magazine
>>18652386It's not a 'flex' to go to Tokyo, it's normal and expected, as is Paris, LA, NYC, London, etc. You do travel regularly, don't you, anon?
>>18652326jewmad
>>18652618only heckin soibois leave their shitty landlocked flyover states anon
>>18652226MMMMUST CONSOOOME DESSSSSSSSSSU>KOOOOONSUMMM D'SSSSSSS~ OWOvintage taxed, designer archive run by ugly tasteless gaijin operating stores at a loss, kapital's fashion victim and is now* running with ep-list adjacent
>>18652661word salad
>>18652226BEARS is worth the trip and the whole neighborhood is great and comfy. The staff is super friendly and the selection is 8/10 nice. I love TCB jeans and the baggy 50s were a great price with the exchange rate rn. Bears ベアーズJeans shop in Setagaya, JapanIts also totally worth going to a bigger flea market too, I got a french chore coat for like 40 bucks that would go for close to 100 in The USA
I'm posting here to remind myself to type up a proper reply in the morning.
>>18654715>Bears ベアーズ>Jeans shop in Setagaya, JapanIs it worth it to go all the way to Setagaya just for that shop? Are there other shops in the neighborhood?
>>18652226idk bruh i just went to hep five in osaka
if you go to cav empt's brick and mortar in aoyama you're just a few minutes from the rick owens store where it's customary to take embarrassed photos of the half naked statue and bother the employees who mog you in every way for a sample of LAMYLAND with no intention of buying anything. then you can head to omotesando and take a selfie with your MAX coffee in hand in front of one of the thousand vintage second hand stores like all the other middle aged white men.
>>18655625>cav empt's brick and mortar in aoyamaHere? Some of these stores are really puzzling, kek. If you don't know it's there, you dont know.
>>18655658yeah, right there. retail people are pretty nice all over tokyo but i enjoyed the shopping experience there the most, genuinely cool people and not too busy since it's a little hidden as you pointed out. buy a cassette tape if you're into that, they usually have pretty good ones (i picked up rezzett last time i was there). you'll also be 3 minutes from the comme des garcons store (not DSM, though that's worth checking out as well, even if you don't buy stuff, since their space is just super cool).
>>18652226I found just walking around Harajuku very fruitful, found a lot of great thrift stores and small local designers.
I’ve never been, but these are the retailers with the best stock lists that I’ve found online the last few years:>Hinoya>Bears Tokyo>Denimio>Barnstormer>Klamp Kayo>Mirrorball Also, definitely check out Desolation Row for Freewheeler’s main retail space. It looks amazing in there
>>18655512Ok, here I go.https://www.google.com/maps/@35.6755275,139.5913543,11z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!6m1!1s1hPhgoU0kb4B2fSfkDEIORksEv_8?authuser=1&entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDIxNi4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3DTokyo by sufu userhttps://files.catbox.moe/8jo2lg.pdfSufu Tokyo guide, current as of September.>TOKYO FASHION TOUR! CAT STREET>Archive>Vintage>SHIMOKITAZAWAFor gods sake, please don't watch these cannibalistic youtubers. These people are parasites that only feed you low level recommendations and shit up districts in the process before moving onto the next one.You will get more out of buying second hand, especially if budget is a concern. One issue with shopping online is that you will often experience feedback where you keep going after the same brands over and over; shopping in person is a different experience because you're more likely to stumble on something by chance, but it's less efficient. Reuse shops tend to carry items associated with the district that they're in, e.g Aoyama ones tend to carry CDG, Yohji, Ginza ones tend to carry more western brands, tailoring etcHere are stores and areas I would recommend, note that not everything will be applicable to you>AoyamaHigh end but not flashy like Ginza. Worth visiting to look if nothing else.>NakanoBroadway is better than Akihabara and the side streets have yet more vintage shops>KoenjiShimokita but not ruined by bocchi. Both districts have countless independent vintage shops and both are youth subcultre epicentres.>UnstitchIn koenji. Store has full inventory online and only a limited amount in the shop, but if you show them something on their site they can pull it out for you. Mix of styles, fair prices>Brooch3 branches. I've only been to Aoyama and Daikanyama. Both great, wide variety of stuff, fair prices. Probably not too Popeye-esque but worth a look.
>KindalChain, has a wide variety and usually fair prices. Has an increasing focus on being a premium reuse shop and focusing on high end 'designer' garbage like Chrome Hearts. Good otherwise>RagtagChain, decent variety. Prices can be very hit or miss; CDG for example is often overpriced but I've also bought brand new stuff from independent brands for a fraction of retail.>BringThis is my favourite store lately. It's a chain and has excellent variety, good prices and frequent price drops.>TrefacThere are a couple of different stores under this umbrella. Lower end chain reuse shop. Can find gems but expect mostly fast fashion or cheap thrift stuff.>House Mikiri HassinConcept store on the edge of Aoyama with a bunch of indie stuff. You won't see it the first time you walk past>N id ShibuyaHigh end>RforD>Desperadostraight outta bunka>Nepenthes>Beams & United ArrowsDoesn't warrant explainingHere are brands that may appeal to you most of which you probably know of already: Graphpaper, loopwheeler, minotaur, auralee, jieda, needles, engineered garments, cav empt, cottle (hope you're loaded!), bal. I'm blanking on others atm I'll post again later if I think of moreFood>Kikuya - Curry riceThis is the end game of home cooked meals. There's no English and the menu is hand written on pieces of paper on the wall and it appears to be in something a shed or garage. Opens late at night and stays open until about midday. Near skytree>Curry Bondy - Indian style curryVERY busy. Located in Jimbocho>Popeye - Home cooked set mealsCheap and delicious mum and pop store. Everything you need, nothing you don't.>JS BurgerHave you ever neglected to eat dinner until 11:55pm at night and really felt like a burger?>New Shinbashi buildingGo into the basement>>18655625It's really nice to see someone bring up CE in current year. I've got a massive collection of old CE but have never bought anything from there because there's nothing good seasonally whenever I'm over
>>18655968>>18655971oof thanks, that's a lot, i'll check this.I may spend $500 if it's for a good coat but yeah, some of these are out of my price range.
>>18652226i have SERIOUS jap fatigue
>>18656082Then don't open the fucking thread, Karen.
