This weekend sees the debut of the latest retail venture from Japan’s SOPH. Dubbed “A+S” (for “Architecture and Sneakers”), the brand new sneaker-centric space is located above SOPH.’s Harajuku location and offers a carefully curated selection of footwear alongside a smattering of sportswear like tees, sweats, and caps.
SOPH.’s new space held its grand opening today, March 21 at 12:00 p.m. local time.
A+S
2F 3-34-10 Jingumae Shibuya-Ku
Tokyo 150-0001
Japan
Coming soon from uniform experiment as a part of the SOPH. imprint’s Spring/Summer 2015 collection is a collaborative pair of buckle loafers alongside PIPPICHIC. Featuring tonal leather construction, the footwear resembles your prototypical penny loafer, but replaces the usual coin-sized slit with a buckled closure that resembles that of the iconic Hermès Birkin bag.
Available in both black and navy and complete with a co-branded footbed, the collaborative loafers are due out this Saturday, January 24 at uniform experiment stockists and SOPH. dealers for ¥42,000 JPY (approximately $353 USD) per pair.
Coinciding with the debut of its video lookbook for SOPHNET.‘s Spring/Summer 2015 collection is a preliminary look at uniform experiment‘s latest seasonal looks from SOPH. Produced by SOPH.’s own Hirofumi Kiyonaga and shot by DEFRAG’s Ryoji Kamiyama and Genta Uehara, the three-minute black and white piece sees everything from plaid suiting to varsity jackets while leaving the overall color palette up to the viewer’s imagination.
Check out the video above and stay tuned for a full look at the collection. uniform experiment’s Spring/Summer 2015 range is set to debut January 24 at SOPH. dealers and select stockists.
News comes from Japan today that honeyee.com Inc. is being taken over by Artana Inc., an IT firm in Miyazaki prefecture. The eponymous website started in 2005 under the leadership of Hiroshi Fujiwara of fragment design, Hirofumi Kiyonaga of SOPH., and Hiroki Nakamura of visvim.
Since its inception, the website and company have done well to emphasize streetwear, graffiti, and the generations of culture in Japan. It has been reported that much of the staff – including presiding Editor-in-Chief Tetsuya Suzuki – will keep their original positions.
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Japanese street culture site honeyee.com to be purchased by Artana Inc.
