In the rough and tumble of Japan’s wash-and-go laundry market, we visit a drycleaner that values service over speed (your shirt will be back in three weeks).
Tokyo Designer's Week has become an annual fixture in the creative calendar, with the city literally taken over by exhibitions, events and parties. Monocle explores the shops and galleries of Aoyama, Harajuku and Shibuya…
Tokyo Designers Week is a long-established annual event featuring two key fairs: 100% Design and DesignTide. Monocle visited at the end of last year and found a healthy ambition to champion fresh talent. Here’s our pick…
Japanese clothing retailer Beams has its very own ‘internal affairs’ styling department, dedicated to helping shop staff find their personal look and inspire customers. It also believes in practising the perfect bow. This…
In Tokyo a day off work is a rare treat and whether you spend it walking in the park or working your way through your magazine stash, you’ll need the perfect attire.
A new concept store in Tokyo, Sunspel's first line of womenswear and a Q&A with Oliver Peoples' Larry Leight are featured in this month's fashion round-up.
Tokyo is one of the world’s most competitive commercial property markets but the fierce competition means that projects are finished on time and it is considered vital to get every detail right. The latest offering is…
From Monday morning meetings to wet Wednesday lunches, great nights out on Friday and the great outdoors on Sunday, you can dress sharp and look smart seven days a week.
As women re-enter work after career breaks, what shapes their experience? This was the topic of the latest dinner held in Tokyo by The Adecco Group’s Innovation Foundation, Konfekt and Monocle.
Deceased vintage denim brand The Stronghold is resurrected in Los Angeles, new collections are launched by Gloverall, Yuketen and Pedro García, and we ask Lindberg's CEO about its new luxury sunglasses range.
In this CGI era when craft means corralling pixels, we take a trip to a traditional animation studio in Tokyo to marvel at mastering the miniature. Among the models and drying paint we find that old-fashioned artworking is…