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Retail

Style guides

From subtly showing how to wear the season’s latest pieces to giving advice via text, Tokyo’s menswear shop staff are dedicated to helping customers find their personal style.

  • Issue #147
  • 10 min read
Toga Ikeda standing in Hender Scheme store with shoes displayed on shelves behind him
Retail

Measure for measure

We profile 10 of the finest brands working in men’s style today, from casual collaborations and peerless watch-making to bold contemporary footwear.

  • Issue #147
  • 18 min read
Andrea Luparelli, founder of Sartoria Ripense, wearing a tailored beige suit in his Rome atelier.
Affairs

Open days

In need of an urban pick-me-up? Boosting quality of life in cities doesn’t always require large-scale intervention. These projects are improving the way their cities look, act and feel.

  • Issue #145
  • 6 min read
Open days
Music

Soichi Terada

The first thing that many of us will want to do this summer is put on our dancing shoes and boogie the night away. And Soichi Terada is intent on providing the soundtrack.

  • Issue #145
  • 3 min read
Soichi Terada
Fashion

Staying in shape

Five prominent players from across the fashion sector tell us how their industry has fared over the past year – and how they have adjusted to meet new business opportunities.

  • Issue #144
  • 20 min read
Hideaki Yoshihara and Yukiko Ode, founders of Hyke, sitting at a dark table in their Tokyo design studio

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