Eyewear maker Oliver Peoples helps Porter celebrate its 50th Anniversary with a well designed collection of foldable sunglasses. As Porter is famed for its travel cases, bags and luggage, it’s fitting the glasses take portability for a premium while keeping the Japanese label’s heralded reputation for quality intact. All the frames are made from Japanese […]


It’s time you found out who Butcher Billy is. According to his Twitter, there’s a special place reserved for him in hell. Nintendo World, the Brazilian outpost of the Japanese Mega Star asked the artist Butcher Billy to bring his own personal vision to one of their characters. Taking a surprisingly twist, Butcher Billy has […]


19 Feb
Japanese designer Takumi Shimamura's unique carrier

Japanese designer Takumi Shimamura has created a Wooden Tote Shou Bag completely constructed of wood. Soft and durable wooden sheets were infused with resin then modeled into a bag, crafted with interior pockets fit for a smartphone and wallet. The infused resin makes the bag scratch resistant as well as pretty damn waterproof, making the Wooden […]


5 Feb
Japanese brand's clean winter hand warmers

WTAPS excels in clean, well constructed pieces and these leather gloves are no exception. The Japanese brand blends black lux cow leather with ribbed wool cuffs and understated tonal cotton WTAPS tag to create a simple winter accessory. Get them at Haven for $267.


14 Jan
The Star Wars bounty hunter gets the KAWS treatment

OriginalFake and Medicom Toy have collaborated to add yet another supremely evil space villain to their expanding KAWS Companion Star Wars crew. This time they’ve placed Boba Fett on their new year’s frontlines, joining the likes of previously released “Darth Vader” and “Storm Trooper” Companions. First seen on The Empire Strikes Back, Boba Fett was famously […]


11 Jan
One of the best anime series ever in skateboard format

Evangelion is still to this day one of the best and most popular anime series in existence, so much so that they have their own offshoot Eva Radio to handle their merch. Now Eva Radio has hooked up with Harajuku shop h FTC and intheyellow to release a line of crisp and clean skating decks, titled Evangelion: […]


This is one of those pieces of art that massages us right in the sweet spot of our frontal lobe, or wherever it is in our brain that appreciates art. Japanese artist/skateboarder Haroshi crafted this exquisitely accurate and humorously detailed skull out of re-purposed skateboard decks, even giving the handsome charmer a gold tooth and braces. […]


7 Jan
Limited edition items from Harajuku store & Japanese label

The “Funny Weapon Store Collection” is a range of products from a collaboration between one of Harajuku, Tokyo’s premier vintage stores, Berbejin, and Japanese progressive punk label Blackmeans. The collection includes reworked vintage items “rebuilt”, including the bold “DNIY series,” which showcases pieces like a khaki frilled shirt, and a leather jacket with vintage denim […]