At luxury jeweler Tiffany & Co. recently, something has been missing: Chinese tourists. For the second time in as many months, a big seller of high-end goods has noticed that a particularly crucial demographic within its shopping base had made itself scarce, damaging sales and ...
Bertrand Lavier's 'Medley' blows hot and cold
Bertrand Lavier seems to relish messing with our cognitive dissonance. As the self-taught artist, who originally studied horticulture, put it in a 2016 interview, "Art is a matter of paradoxes on nearly every level."
The AirBnb of luxury luggage: Laxus lets users rent high-end handbags for a monthly fee
Japan has long been one of the world's most reliable markets for luxury brand Louis Vuitton, with only New York matching Tokyo in number of stores. But smartphone apps have caused an evolution in the industry, with many consumers increasingly inclined to borrow luxury items. ...
Last month saw the launch of Designart — the capital's new annual collection of exhibitions that bring together Japanese and overseas creators for collaborations on product design and objets d'art. Here are a few picks that showcase the inaugural event's embrace of color, versatility ...
Liberal Party founder Itagaki favored Louis Vuitton goods, 1883 purchase record shows
Louis Vuitton bags and purses are among the most luxurious brands beloved in Japan. But a recent purchase record shows that Itagaki Taisuke, a historic politician who pushed for democracy in the late 19th century, was also a Louis Vuitton fan. A record unearthed by ...
Street style always looks back and forward
Style has always referenced the past, even though it's focused on the future. With spring heralding new looks and summer already approaching fast, new collaborations, brands and innovations are making their mark in stores now. Louis Vuitton's love letter to streetwear Hot on the heels of ...
Avatar models, Sanrio menswear and disheveled clothing — fashion at its oddest
Louis Vuitton is being struck by Lightning Since the character designer Tetsuya Nomura took the helm for Square Enix's "Final Fantasy" series of games, his work has been surprisingly inspiring in the world of fashion — and we are not talking just cosplay (costume play). ...
December offers Tokyo style and makeup shows, plus even more new high-end stores
Fashionably made up with Shiseido The "Tokyo Fashion Exhibition" at Shiseido is a celebration of Japanese creativity in both fashion and makeup. In a concentrated dose of fantasy and avant-garde-ism, 21 photos are being showcased, representing seven Japanese brands paired with seven of the country's ...
Louis Vuitton celebrates its muses, while Control Bear heads its own store
Louis Vuitton is celebrating six of its designer's "muses" in an interactive exhibition at the Tokyo Station Hotel. "Timeless Muses" honors supermodel Kate Moss, film director Sofia Coppola, French actress Catherine Deneuve, novelist Françoise Sagan, architect Charlotte Perriand and, to bring the "timeless" into ...
