#americaya

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Skewer :D (Americaya bonus)

I was in the mood for a collage

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Americaya 🦅 (part 1)

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YOO I HAD NO IDEA YOU HAD TUMBLUR OMG :0

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Tokyo Rawdenim Hunt

Just got back from Tokyo. It was my first trip to Japan since my addiction to good quality denim so I was looking forward to try on some denim. I had two days of shopping time all to myself. Before just going around like a headless chicken, I read up on the Superfuture denim forum and went to nearly all of the shops suggested there….my conclusion from the two days is that even in Tokyo, raw denim is really not a thing for girls. The only stores that had proper raw denim for girls is the flagship stores of the major brands like Momotaro, SDA and they only had the standard ones from their website which I already own…

Picture was taken outside the SDA store tucked away in the harajuku area. Funny enough I was wearing my SDA when I visited that store. My regret is not looking up Samurai while I was there to try on the Geisha, I somehow assumed the non flagship denim stores would have some…

Boyz - If only time for one stop?

Harajuku had more of the washed down fashion and vintage denims but I like the raw stuff so really enjoyed Ueno. If you can only visit one place while you are in Tokyo, I would recommend visiting Ueno: Two stores side by side really easy to find:

1) Americaya – Loved this store, they had many different brands – samurai, Evisu, SDA, Flathead etc. The shop assistances were really laid back which matched the non commercial feel of the store. Really liked that. I was looking for a raw western style denim shirt for my boy and the guys there were really helpful. With my broken Japanese, they managed to find the shirts for me, point out the difference and find a shop assistance similar size to my boy to try it on for me. I think I can be friends with this bunch.

2) Hinoya – They have 3 branches there, I went to all three and liked the one next to Americaya the most. Maybe cos they had Momotaro in that store and lots lots of chinos, whats the deal with that?.

None of them stored proper raw denim for girls and so I asked back “Why not????!!!!!!” pretty sure that wasn’t very japanese of me haha

Ueno also have handmade leather belts, wallets there… Im also a leather fan so big bonus.