Food & Drink Apr 10, 2021
A glimpse of Louis Vuitton’s luxe Le Cafe V Ginza
by Danielle Demetriou
The French fashion house collaborated with chef Yosuke Suga to design the menu — and the world’s first Louis Vuitton chocolates.
Art Sep 10, 2019
Fashion is a game with a dress code to crack
by Matthew Larking
Fashion can be identified as a game: The rules are not clear, but there are conducts to be observed, codes to be broken, winners, losers and, finally, stylistic exhaustion.
Art Jul 31, 2018
Bertrand Lavier's 'Medley' blows hot and cold
by John L. Tran
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."
Business Dec 25, 2017
The AirBnb of luxury luggage: Laxus lets users rent high-end handbags for a monthly fee
by Hidetoshi Takada
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. ...
Style & Design | ON: DESIGN Nov 5, 2017
by Mio Yamada
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 ...
National / History Jul 13, 2017
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 ...
Style & Design Apr 23, 2017
Street style always looks back and forward
by Misha Janette
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 ...
Style & Design | ON: FASHION Jan 9, 2016
Avatar models, Sanrio menswear and disheveled clothing — fashion at its oddest
by Misha Janette and Samuel Thomas
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). ...
Style & Design | ON: FASHION Dec 9, 2013
December offers Tokyo style and makeup shows, plus even more new high-end stores
by Misha Janette and Samuel Thomas
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 ...
Lifestyle | ON: FASHION Sep 9, 2013
Louis Vuitton celebrates its muses, while Control Bear heads its own store
by Misha Janette and Samuel Thomas
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 ...