Besides impeccable clothing and footwear, mastermind Japan’s not afraid to get into the plushy toy game. This Skull Kid plush toy takes mastermind Japan’s signature skull & bones and manifests it in ultra-cute format. If you didn’t attend the runway show of mastermind Japan at VERSUS TOKYO back in October to get it free, you […]

This year’s Tokyo Auto Salon saw the unveiling of an all electric sports car from the folks at the Toyota Engineering Society. The coupe, dubbed the TES-ERA EV, is powered by a 5.7 kWh lithium ion battery pack that supplies electricity to a 4JM electric motor developing 164 horsepower and a 248 lb-foot (335 Nm) of […]

The ungainly creation of a snow shoe and classic sneaker reproduction, the Diet Butcher Slim Skin Horse Hair High Top Sneakers should probably stay in Toyko (the place of its ghastly birth). The hybrid between two vastly different shoe silhouettes didn’t create something better — it only created a shoe a questionable footwear curiousity. The […]

British artist Billie Achilleos has crafted these Australian animal icons out of Louis Vitton bags to celebrate the vaunted French luxury label’s 25 years in the Land Down Under. They were commissioned by LV to dress up their flagship Louis Vuitton Maison store in Sydney — the highest level of LV shopping available, the Maison stores only […]

There are so many endless “limited edition” iterations of Medicom‘s iconic Bearbrick toy that frankly we’ve lost interest. Yes we realize it’s a cash cow for the vinyl toy maker but really, it may be time to move onto a new design. That being said, every once in awhile a clever re-imagination comes along that […]

Honda will unveil several new concepts at the Tokyo Motor Show next month, including this electric powered RC-E motorcycle. Because of the powertrain, the bike achieves 600cc-level performance in a 250cc-level body. The electric concept is outfitted with  Brembo brakes, Ohlins fork and shock and is shown in a Mike Hailwood colorway — plus it comes […]

To celebrate its 10th-year anniversary, superlative Japanese footwear brand visvim will release four new colorways of its Grizzly Boots Mid-Folk. Combining elements of a boot with a more natural moccassin, the highly organic Grizzly Boot will combine UK cow hide premium leather uppers with inserts by SocialSculpture denim and a Vibram outsole. The four-pack will […]

CLSTR introduces us to a highly exclusive jacket produced by respected luggage brand Porter in conjunction with Tokyo label LABRAT. The collaboration has taken fatigue jackets actually worn during the Vietnam War and given them a modern twist with some minor amendments. The Riders Jacket includes a nylon Porter breast pocket and vertically placed white stripes […]