Generic American Streetwear is popular in Japan?

[Aeros]

Well, according to Bobby Hundreds it is.

But seriously, as far as trends go, one thing that is noticeably different from when I was here a year ago is the infiltration of American streetwear brands into this market, just like home. And just like home, 10Deep is EVERYWHERE here! Other brands that I’ve been seeing consistently include Mighty Healthy, Crooks, aNYthing, and The Hundreds. But of course.

Is there any truth to this? I honestly can't believe that the Japanese market buys that shit (with the exception of aNYthing).

[LA Guy]

Sure, the novelty value gos both ways. Rogan is something special in Japan. Fashion obsessed Japanese students on exchange here rave about True Religion jeans and HTC belts the way people here rave about Studio D'Artisans (and accessories company of your choice here.) Something imported more often than not has value added.

[LanceP]

A couple of my bosses just came back from Tokyo, and they said Crooks is huge out there, along with the markup being insane ($300+ for the chain hoodies). They didn't mention anything about Mighty Healthy and The Hundreds, but I don't doubt it.

[FEL]

the blogs be a global phenomena.

they are responsible

[Sayword]

god aeros is there anything you DON'T hate? Just because superfuture doesn't like it, doesn't mean the world doesn't too.

[kenthenoob]

A couple of my bosses just came back from Tokyo, and they said Crooks is huge out there, along with the markup being insane ($300+ for the chain hoodies). They didn't mention anything about Mighty Healthy and The Hundreds, but I don't doubt it.

i was talking to the owner of Fresh in berkeley and he said the same thing about greedy genius in asia--like how bape is 300+ a hoody here, gg is 300+ over there.

woo first post!

[Liberation1945]

Something imported more often than not has value added.

abercrombie...

[artificialsky]

god aeros is there anything you DON'T hate? Just because superfuture doesn't like it, doesn't mean the world doesn't too.

aeros is ex-hypebeast-forums and now is trying way too hard to make up for his shameful past by hating on everything.

and now you know.

[prima]

those japanese consumers sure love their true religion and seven for mankind

[sidneylo]

Wow... my collection of chain hoodies is going to skyrocket... yahoo auctions jp here I come... woooooo!

[Aeros]

aeros is ex-hypebeast-forums and now is trying way too hard to make up for his shameful past by hating on everything.

and now you know.

Actually I was banned from Hypebeast for hating on generic streetwear over there. So this is nothing new...

[aitsuka]

those asians are the exact copy of us

[xcoldricex]

as liberation1945 alluded to... abercrombie is bigger over there than all of those combined.

no i'm not kidding.

[herpsky]

ive seen lots of fake A&F there too.

one of the best gift options for teenagers and 20-somethings.

[lithiumsys]

If this actually true, please ship all of your Southpole and Ecko to Japan ASAP.

[eastcoastrider27]

Well, according to Bobby Hundreds it is.

Who cares what that guy has to say. Dude is the biggest style biter in the game.

[DaBestSpoona]

look at the rediculous prices chapter charges for old navy

[ghostdeini]

it's true, I remember walking through harajuku this past july and popping into stores stocked with mighty healthy, crooks & castles, 10 deep... however I didn't really see anybody dressed like the way american kids do it. The tees were running for around $50ish each so I'm guessing there's at least a market for the stuff over there

[nappyhead jenkins]

its a lifestyle why wouldnt it sell

[homme.homme]

as liberation1945 alluded to... abercrombie is bigger over there than all of those combined.

no i'm not kidding.

They love A|X too. I used to work there (shame) and the japanese tourists, young and old, would stock up on the shit. Mostly tee's.

[turcy.]

aeros must be senile, cause the 10 deep i've seen that blown up in japan (dots hoodies in particular) are hot, i don't know how you can say some of the best streetwear companies' shit ISN"T hot, sure there's lots of filler, lots of crap, but you don't need to buy the crap

[eastcoastrider27]

^The Hundreds, Crooks and Castles, 10 Deep, etc., etc. are all garbage.

It's the same repetitive crap with no artistic integrity.

[Sayword]

^^^^Because...his word is law.

[Stylen]

Send someone an old Foxbody GT mustang and they'll send you ALL the Artisan, Edwin, etc you could ever imagine. People always want what they cant have, thats just the Human personality, striving to be original and different.

[nappyhead jenkins]

^The Hundreds, Crooks and Castles, 10 Deep, etc., etc. are all garbage.

It's the same repetitive crap with no artistic integrity.

wow so a scene fueled by mostly young innovative artist and the like creating there own clothing lines that is not defined by the music industry or by retail clothing giants lacks integrity

but japanese clothing companies pushing the boundry???????????

[Servo2000]

wow so a scene fueled by mostly young innovative artist and the like creating there own clothing lines that is not defined by the music industry or by retail clothing giants lacks integrity

The answer to your question is yes.

[sidneylo]

innovative artist

Hmm. You learn something new everyday, don't you?

[Stylen]

Hmm. You learn something new everyday, don't you?

???????????

AK47 was created by Russians...... Im confused a little? Vietcong used them, but they arent Japs either.

[red]

on okinawa, i dont see much streetwear. just a bunch of wierd avante garde shit. and a bunch of fake lrg, bape, and ice cream. the american kids in particular are fond of buying fakes and flossing them like theyre the shit.

ill take some pics one day. at least 10 fake ice cream sweaters can be seen on campus on any given day.

[sidneylo]

???????????

AK47 was created by Russians...... Im confused a little? Vietcong used them, but they arent Japs either.

Oh, those are all things I found on google images to make my new streetwear empire... coming to a blog near you.

(I hope I don't have to elaborate any further.)