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These Poké Ball high heels look like a joke, but they’re official… and only available in China
- Scott Wilson
Jun 20, 2020 - Tweet
Not sure if genius or Magikarp.
- China
- (fashion • high heels • Pokemon • pokémon merchandise • shoes • Zara)
Customers race to Uniqlo for new summer face masks, but are they really worth the hype?
- Oona McGee
Jun 20, 2020
We try out the cool sold-out Airism product everyone’s been waiting for.
- Japan
- (Airism • cool • design • face masks • fashion • limited edition • marketing • masks • SNJO • Uniqlo)
Cat lovers can now put a canned ring on it with new line of capsule toys
- Krista Rogers
Jun 19, 2020
Because who can judge what high fashion is?
- Japan
- (accessories • canned food • capsule toys • cat food • cats • cool • cute • fashion • gacha gacha • gachapon • pets • rings • toys • weird)
Crossdressing support subscription service launches in Japan with clothing delivery, tutorials
- SoraNews24
Jun 14, 2020
Girls Closet is latest initiative from Tokyo-based josou services company.
Awesome Studio Ghibli T-shirt line combines high fashion and anime history in 22 designs【Pics】
- Casey Baseel
Jun 13, 2020
Totoro, Spirited Away, and seven other classics inspire the “American casual” collection.
- Japan
- (anime • cool • fashion • GBL • Hayao Miyazaki • Princess Mononoke • shirts • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • t-shirts • Totoro)
Stay Tentacool in the summer heat with these gorgeous Pokémon polo shirts
- Katy Kelly
Jun 12, 2020
Original Stitch is back with custom shirts for the season — and you can get Poké Ball buttons on these ones!
- Japan
- (adorable • custom shirts • cute • fashion • merchandise • Original Stitch • Pokemon • Pokémon Shirts • shirts • summer • summer fashion)
Design-your-own-Pokémon-T-shirt service launches at Uniqlo, dozens of species to work with【Pics】
- Casey Baseel
Jun 11, 2020
Speedy program lets you pick up your creation on the same day you design it.
Japanese idol shows just how well the optical illusion boob shirt works
- SoraNews24
Jun 8, 2020
Gift from an otaku gives this woman a buxom bosom front-on, but from the side it’s a different story.
- Japan
- (crazy • ekoD Works • fashion • funny • Idols • Japanese idol • optical illusions • otaku • shirts • t-shirts • twitter • weird)
Disney releases new line of summer kimono, complete with stylish Mickey and Frozen motifs
- Katie Pask
Jun 5, 2020
Elegant enough to make anyone look and feel like a Disney Princess!
- Japan
- (Alice in Wonderland • cute • Disney • fashion • festival • frozen • kimono • summer • The Little Mermaid • Tokyo Disneyland • yukata)
Department of Magic opens in Japan with cosplay and accessories for wizards and witches
- Oona McGee
May 24, 2020
A one-stop shop for magical girls who have all grown-up.
- Japan
- (cosplay • cosplay costumes • cosplayers • fashion • Felissimo • grimoire • magic • Magical girl • sorcery • witches • wizards)
Japanese upcycle brand makes ’80s obi sandals in collaboration with United Tokyo 【Photos】
- Shannon
May 22, 2020
Traditional Japanese fashion in a sustainable, wearable form? Yes, please.
Uniqlo teams up with Billie Eilish and Takashi Murakami for exciting new UT collaboration【Videos】
- Oona McGee
May 17, 2020
The fashion collection we’ve been waiting for.
- Japan
- (anime • art • Billie Eilish • cool • design • fashion • limited edition • marketing • music • music videos • Takashi Murakami • Uniqlo • UT)
Make your own fishy face mask thanks to a Japanese university
- Katie Pask
May 16, 2020
There’ll be no need to fish for compliments with this mask mod!
- Japan
- (animals • awesome • crazy • fashion • fish • food • funny • Kindai University • Kinki • Kinki University • mask • tuna)
Suit up for video conference calls with new business pyjamas from Japan
- Oona McGee
May 15, 2020
Business up top, bedtime down below.
- Japan
- (business • fashion • Kickstarter • online chat • suits • telecommuting • telework • video conference • work • Zoom)
ANA unveils robot avatar shopper at boutique in Oita
- Master Blaster
May 13, 2020
Robots let us peruse the aisles of clothing stores from anywhere in the world.
- Japan
- (ANA • avatars • contessa ricca • fashion • newme • Oita • robots • shopping • technology)
New GU Pokémon collaboration: Worth the risk of catching coronavirus?
- Oona McGee
May 5, 2020
Japan might be under a state of emergency, but the only emergency these customers are worried about is not catching limited-edition Pokémon fashion.
- Japan
- (anime • cool • coronavirus • fashion • GU • Pikachu • Pokemon • shopping • social distancing • video games)
Indulge your foxy foot fetish with kitsune socks from Japan
- Oona McGee
May 2, 2020
Dress your feet up in fox spirit cosplay.
- Japan
- (cosplay • cosplayers • fashion • feet • fox • fox spirits • foxes • history • kitsune • socks • tights)
Pokémon Girls collection from Japanese lingerie brand Peach John appears【Photos】
- Oona McGee
Apr 23, 2020
Pikachu, Eevee and Jigglypuff are just some of the loveable characters popping up in this new collection.
- Japan
- (anime • cool • fashion • lingerie • pajamas • Peach John • Pikachu • Pokemon • pyjamas • shirts • underwear • video games)
Telecommute with Pikachu! Over 250 Pokémon video chat backgrounds now free to download
- Casey Baseel
Apr 23, 2020
Hide your home while showing your love for Pokémon.
- Japan
- (anime • backgrounds • dress shirts • fashion • Pikachu • Pokemon • Pokémon Shirts • shirts • telecommuting • video chat • video games)
Lace Bra face masks go on sale in Japan, immediately sell out【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Apr 21, 2020
All five designs snatched up, but lingerie company promises to step up production to meet country’s latent demand for lacy face coverings.
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- (cool • coronavirus • face masks • fashion • funny • lingerie • masks • weird)
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