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Our New Antique Japanese Textile Scarves

October 12, 2015

Our New Antique Japanese Textile Scarves

Boro tends to come in large pieces. Sometimes it’s a coat, sometimes a bedspread. It’s Japanese cotton, milled in the…

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Japanese Ivy tailor Tailor Caid

September 22, 2015

Japanese Ivy Tailor Tailor Caid

I’m in love with Japanese Ivy tailor Tailor Caid’s slightly stilted and astonishingly charming slogan.

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Turning Western

August 6, 2015

Turning Western

In his book Civilization, Harvard professor Niall Ferguson has an interesting chapter on how Japan started adopting Western modes of…

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Summer in Japan

August 5, 2015

Summer In Japan

Some great photos from W. David Marx, showing how some men dressed in Japan shortly before and during the war….

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Coordination guide from men’s tailoring magazine Danshi Senka

August 5, 2015

Coordination Guide From Men’s Tailoring Magazine Danshi Senka

Coordination guide from men’s tailoring magazine Danshi Senka (男子専科) in the early 1950s.  (via W. David Marx)

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a word search, originally published as an advertisement for J. Press in the Japanese magazine Men’s Club

June 27, 2015

A Word Search, Originally Published As An Advertisement For J. Press In The Japanese Magazine Men’s Club

Via the always-interesting Heavy Tweed Jacket, a word search, originally published as an advertisement for J. Press in the Japanese…

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Style & Fashion Zine: Fashion Comics From Japan

June 24, 2015

Style & Fashion Zine: Fashion Comics From Japan

If you want to get miscellaneous printed matter in the mail, become a public radio host. Every day, my mailbox…

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StyleForum in Japan

June 14, 2015

StyleForum In Japan

StyleForum sent a few of their writers to Japan this week. Lots of articles are coming soon, but for now,…

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Where is the Cool?

December 29, 2014

Where Is The Cool?

One of my favorite menswear blogs is Where is the Cool?, created by Laurent Laporte. Laurent just launched an online…

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Kimono Exhibits

October 16, 2014

Kimono Exhibits

A bittersweet story in The New York Times recently. Textile historian Terry Satsuki Milhaupt was almost finished with her book…

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Boro: The Beauty of Thrift

September 1, 2014

Boro: The Beauty Of Thrift

I’ve become really interested in other forms of textiles lately. Lots of stuff such as Middle Eastern rugs, Navajo weavings,…

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Artifacts From the Hiroshima Atomic Blast

August 27, 2014

Artifacts From The Hiroshima Atomic Blast

Slate has some haunting images today of some of the clothes left over from the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan….

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Actual Japanese Workwear

August 20, 2014

Actual Japanese Workwear

Check out these absolutely stunning Japanese firemen coats. Known as Hanten coats, these were worn by Japanese firefighters in the…

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The Man Who Wore Bespoke Suits and Jeans

March 24, 2014

The Man Who Wore Bespoke Suits And Jeans

It’s said on a few places online that Jiro Shirasu was the first person in Japan to wear jeans, but…

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Put This On Spring 2014: Japanese Blue & White, Five Ways (And Maroon, One Way)

March 11, 2014

Put This On Spring 2014: Japanese Blue & White, Five Ways (And Maroon, One Way)

For spring, the Put This On pocket square shop has added half a dozen Japanese cotton pocket squares. The cottons…

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