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Shopping & Style
Thanks to a constant supply of new stores, Tokyo is a shopper’s paradise. Here’s our pick of the shops breathing fresh style through the capital – and reimagining retail on the way
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ICON Guided by the hand of creative director Eiji Hatanaka, Icon is a brand-new concept store – having just taken its place in Omotesando in September this year. The theme is ‘House’ (nothing to do with Hugh Laurie), and it stocks high-end fashion for both sexes, collaborating with influential designers and artists on a regular basis and providing them with whole ‘rooms’ in which to express their creativity. Wander through the living room, dining room, library and so on to find pieces by Krisvanassche, JW Anderson, Ann
Demeulemeester, Casely-Hayford, Bless, BLK DNM, Shaun Samson and more. 5-39-1 Jingumae, Shibuya. 03 6419 7444. www.icontky.com. Meijijingumae, Omotesando and Shibuya stations. Noon8pm daily. CAFE KITSUNE Founded in 2002 by Gildas Loaëc (former manager of Daft Punk) and architecture student Masaya Kuroki, the Kitsuné brand has fingers in several pies – fashion, music and, it seems, coffee. In 2013, Kitsuné launched Café Kitsuné, the Japanese-style café, in MinamiAoyama. Grab a well-brewed cup there and browse the label’s records and CDs,and a selection from their T-shirt lines. Don’t forget to visit Maison Kitsuné’s first standalone store next door, which opened at the same time as the café. It’s currently one of the most sought-after French brands, offering clothing for both women and men. 3-17-1 Minami-Aoyama, Minato. 03 5786 4842. www.kitsune.fr. Omotesando station. 11-8pm daily. Café open 9am-6pm daily.
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Café Kitsuné
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o trip to Tokyo would be complete without roasting your credit card a little at the shops. It is, after all, a city at the forefront of fashion, a place where trendsetting teenagers wearing out-there ensembles rub shoulders with impeccably co-ordinated office workers. So whether you prefer the quirky style of Harajuku, sleek designer gear of Omotesando or something completely different, you’ll find retail nirvana in our round-up of the sexiest new shops of 2013.
Julien David
