Finally, the silkscreen printing jobs of the my “Staff” t-shirts was just done in Tokyo! Now It’s available at….. 1. Gold Gate (Harajuku, Tokyo) 2. Ooe Yofukuten (Ichinomiya, Aichi) 3. Wesco Osaka (Higashi-Osaka) 4. The Real McCoy’s (Kobe, Hyogo) 5. Atsu Leathers (Ebisu, Tokyo) 6. Universal Overall (Tokyo) Please stop by their shops! Also, you […]
Probably many audience will go out to “shopping” before or after the show on 11/1-2. Fortunately Ebisu is very closed to Shibuya & Harajuku. “Cocky Crew Store” from Osaka just moved to Harajuku! (2-27-4 Jingumae, Harajuku, Tokyo) Please stop by their shop and enjoy vintage fashion times in Tokyo! Thanks so much always, Murakami-san!
I got a new “Collector’s booth” vendor, run by Shin Minagawa san (CEO of X-Large). In 2013-14 I worked everyday with him and his (very nice) staffs to published their “X-Large” book. So I know him very well, but I didn’t know that he originally started his business as a vintage clothing dealer, named “Furugiya […]
Only 35 days are left by 11/1-2. Now I am making many event decorations with my designers. Here are sample of super jumbo banners, which will be set up from the roof top! Can’t wait to see you on 11/1-2! Thanks many always!
Madeline (right, our event model), David (center, her husband) and me….yes, we big enjoyed at a local jazz festival yesterday! “Central Ave” was the main street for LA black community around 1920s-60s, and famous jazz musicians played there. For long years, I have respected and loved. to join this jazz festival every Sep, because they […]
Kosuge-san, my event staff in Tokyo, is now TEST-making my STAFF t-shirts for our event on 11/1-2! It’s like a “KABUKI” graphics….Very good job, man! If you like You can buy it at online https://inspirationla.com/product-category/tickets Thanks so much, Kosuge-san!
Tanaka-san of —I wish, but I have never been to “Kyoto” (=one of most beautiful old cities in the world) in last 20 years….. CAPRi is one of the BEST vintage shops, What will Tanaka-san bring to our Tokyo show on 11/1-2?! I am very looking forward to seeing many dealers from Kansa area, including […]
This is a very nice “GENTLEMEN” photo by me! Yamagami-san (left) of Hysteric Glamour is…When I go back to Tokyo, he always takes me to very nice restaurants “by the mid-night” in last over 20 years! We can talk about “MUSIC” only but all night long! Mistuki-san (center) of “Begin Magazine” and I have been […]
Who was the BEST exhibitor at our 2025 Tokyo show? For me?!…. Probably….Booth #56 Terao-san and his friends (Tokyo) or #59 Tsuchino-san (Osaka) were very fantastic MINI-booth, because they are not professional dealers, but serious collectors!! They have touched “best and rare” vintage only. And they are “100% pure” in vintage business. So I love […]
