After opening up shop in Williamsburg and Nolita, French womenswear brand Sézane has landed on New York City‘s swanly Upper East Side. The flagship store, or L’Appartement in true Sézane parlance, occupies a street level unit on the premises of The Benson, a newly built luxury residential structure on Madison Avenue. The brand’s founder Morgane …
Following much-publicised store openings overseas, HUMAN MADE, founded by Japanese cultural icon NIGO, is shifting gear on home turf, opening a flagship store this weekend at home base Tokyo. The brand has secured no less than 595 sqm. (6,405 sq.ft.) spread across three floors of a modern building in Harajuku which was previously home to …
With the arrival of Hermès in Williamsburg, one can easily say the area has officially gentrified. The iconic Parisian house may not be the first luxury brand to have opened up shop here, but it’s certainly the most esteemed from fashion’s upper echelon. The new Hermès store, its third standalone outpost in New York City, …
Founded in 2010 by Thai entrepreneur Anupong ‘Pint’ Kuttikul, streetwear brand CARNIVAL has since taken the home market by storm, operating no less than six standalone boutiques across Bangkok, which all are a fixture in the retail landscape of a young and savvy demographic. The latest outpost to open, situated at One Bangkok, a prestigious …
When it comes to the Chinese consumer market, Shanghai remains the country’s epicentre on almost any level, including fashion and lifestyle. It’s not surprising that ZARA, which has been present here with multiple stores across town, continues to seek opportunities to raise its profile. Well, it has just done so with a brand new design-led …
HUMAN MADE, the popular leisure wear brand launched by Japanese cultural icon NIGO, resonates well with a young demographic across the homeland and abroad. In neighbouring South Korea, HUMAN MADE operates standalone stores in the popular Apgujeong and Seongsu shopping areas of Seoul, but as of late, a new outpost in the city’s Jamsil neighbourhood. …
Often seen as being overshadowed by neighbouring powerhouse Singapore, Kuala Lumpur is a dynamic powerhouse in its own right, and interestingly, its metropolitan area is home to more people. Needless to say, life in the Malaysian capital is pretty good and comes with a lifestyle infrastructure that’s second to none, also in terms of high-end …
MVRDV-designed Urban Revivo flagship store in Beijing blends local architecture with global aspirations.
Japanese chain RINKAN specialises in the purchase and sale of high-end vintage men’s apparel, bags, small leather goods, jewellery pieces. and watches, although the latter segment is taken care of by the affiliated ASKWATCH boutique chain. Only recently, the company inaugurated a second retail space in Nagoya, and this time at the multi-storey HAERA department …
Founded in 2017 by then-students Anna Svydchenko, Alexey Pohyboi and Nikolay Strybkov, apparel and underwear brand Rikky Hype struck a chord with a young demographic across Ukraine since its inception, and quickly grew from a small enterprise into sizeable business with stores in Kyiv, Kharkiv, Dnipro and Vinnytsia. It’s in the Kyiv, the country’s capital, …
