apparel

BIZ BRIEF: Mitsui acquires U.S. luxury fashion...
Mitsui & Co. announced Jan. 8 that it has acquired Paul Stuart Inc., a U.S. luxury apparel and accessory retailer first introduced in 1938.
Kamakura men's dress shirt maker makes New York...
A customer checks out shirts at Maker's Shirt Kamakura Inc.'s New York outlet on Nov. 14. (Toru Hatanaka)
KAMAKURA, Kanagawa Prefecture--Yoshio Sadasue opened his men's dress shirt shop 19 years ago in a tiny apartment above a convenience store in Kamakura.
BIZ BRIEF: Teijin to unveil new fiber...
Teijin Ltd. announced Sept. 4 that it will integrate N.I. Teijin Shoji Co. and Teijin Fibers Ltd., and introduce the combined businesses on Oct. 1 as Teijin Frontier Co.
Japan's cool youths wearing winter knit kit despite ...
Megumi Asai, left, and Ai Koizumi pose in knit hats in Jingumae district, Harajuku, on Aug. 17. They said they are wearing them "because it's summer." (Sayaka Yamaguchi)
Here's a hot tip: Colorful knitted hats are now must-have headgear in Tokyo's trendy Harajuku and Shibuya neighborhoods, despite searing 35-degree summer temperatures.
Tokyo 'ethical fashion' dealer touts 'cool and sexy'
Yuka Okada, left, a co-founder of the Inheels "ethical fashion" house, poses with a Jawaja Editor's Bag, while Taeko Ohyama, another co-founder, poses with an Arantza Flare Top. (Hirotaka Kawakami)
When shoppers buy something from Inheels, a fashion house based in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward, they find a tiny letter attached to their purchases with a string.
@JAKARTA: Allure of Muslim fashion is just my style
The Asahi Shimbun
It suddenly came to my mind. I had been posted here in Jakarta for several months, and one day on the busy street the sight of women caught my attention. Isn't the way I dress...
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