raijin

as inoki said earlier, its probably best to buy online --

not sure if anyone here knows where to buy in amsterdam/holland

you can find all the models, even the rare uc x ec ones i mentioned earlier on the net

about the sizings.. i heard the polke and kooning are slightly larger than nike fitting

its a japanese shoe brand..

thier stuff is unlike what any of the other shoe companies are doing

some people don't like thier shoes because they think they look too similar to moccasins

but thats for you to decide

thier most popular shoe is the fbt --

javascript:popupWindow('http://store.slamjam.it/store//popup_image.php?pID=574')

my favorite is the undercover x electric cottage x visvim FBT http://www.conceptshop.com.hk/sneakers/2004/15-19Apr/visvimfbtucec.htm

im getting me one of those

i believe the ftb and most of the shoes have fitting very similar to nikes,

but one of thier shoes [the name is escaping me right now] runs a tiny bit bigger.

what are some good stores?

already hittin up union,undftd, stussy & span of sunset.

[no order]

*does business in japan only

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hanon-shop [everyone knows this one]

Edited by raijin on Jul 7, 2004 at 05:46 AM

Edited by raijin on Jul 7, 2004 at 05:47 AM

Edited by raijin on Jul 7, 2004 at 05:47 AM

i think you need to do something that sets you apart from all the other labels out there, and do unusual/unique things with the garment itself other than just printing a design on it.

ex.

layered tees,

different materials for the shirt etc

A lot of japanese brands [ropes,community,etc] are doing this and it really makes the clothing different and fresh.

Edited by raijin on Jul 7, 2004 at 05:18 AM

hey,

does anyone know a [web shop preferrably] where i can find the white jacket/parka by CONTRAST on page 125 of mens non-no 7 [lastest issue]. It doesn't matter if the site is in another language or will only ship to japan, i will deal with it, so just tell me.

thanks everyone

might want to check out the maharishi store if your into the brand, they got deep discounts in london for summer!

yes, SA is the best!

I usually fly united, but everytime i get to fly SA (united has no 'redeye' US to CHINA flights)

i rejoice. They have better decor than the dreary gray and blue united planes.

Also, the service is very good and the planes are very high tech!

The laptop EMPOWER does not require an adaptor and you can just plug in your charger ~

its very nice. Also, the food is at least 5x times better than united.

The only thing that wasn't better than UA for me was the lounge, but what does that matter with all it's other redeeming qualities?

Mostly very urban and asian cities..

[not ordered]

Toyko

Hong Kong

Shanghai

New York

London

Paris

Milan

Los Angeles

Amsterdam

Madrid

This is by no means complete, and only has a couple stores of interest, but here it is so far

i will update it as i stumble on new places.

In the same building as concept shop in tsim sha tsui there is a store called 'genius'.

I wasn't able to go in [wasn't open yet] but from the window it looked like they sell a lot of supreme gear. If your heading to concept you might as well check that out, its on the floor directly below concept. There some other interesting stores in the winning commercial building, but nothing as good as genius or concept shop.

Of particuliar interest is that there are 2 hysteric glamour shops [hysteric glamour and hg mini]

in the Harbour City Centre.

There is a chrome hearts store in the prince building.

Also, in the silvercourt centre in kowloon there is are montage, x-large, G.D.C and double park and some other clothing shops.

Only one DP is listed on superfuture's guide, but really they are in any big mall you would go to.

They are a huge chain. Personally, the selection is not to my taste and they only stock a few brands/items i like, but its still worth a look. They stock recon,subware,x-large,obey,zoo york, etc.

And it seems ad:hoc has gone under since i was here

Thier branch in central [which i would assume to be the main one] has closed and thier other one in landmark [another large mall] has closed and it was nowhere to be seen at festival walk.

This leads me to believe that it is most likely out of business.

Don't shun the bigger malls even though thier filled with a lot of mainstream and boring stores,

you might just find something great!

Edited by raijin on Jun 20, 2004 at 06:01 PM

[no order]

giant robot

tokion

mens non-no

smartlow

anthem

wallpaper

Edited by raijin on Jul 7, 2004 at 05:20 AM

[very revised]

[no order, some of my favs]

Rogan

Comme Des Garcons

Ropes

Junya Watanabe

W)taps

Community

Victim

Fiberops

Project Srs

Stussy

Maharishi

Y-3

Edited by raijin on Jun 20, 2004 at 07:12 AM

Edited by raijin on Jul 12, 2004 at 05:10 PM

hey, im going to hk in a couple days and im

wondering what shops/areas i should hit.

ill be there for 2 months and staying on the kowloon side, but anywhere is fine.