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Uniqlo: find a T-shirt design collaboration with everyone from Disney to the Tate Modern.
This 12-floor behemoth became one of the city’s best known and most loved flagships when it opened over a decade ago. After undergoing a renovation in 2021, it’s now even more impressive. The Japanese clothing company uses LifeWear as its slogan and philosophy – stylish, functional, affordable clothing – and this store has many special features, including a flower shop, a place to get fitted out for a custom-order suit, and UT Store, which features T-shirt design collaborations with everyone from Disney to the Tate Modern. And up on the 12th floor is a coffee shop for you to unwind after all that retail therapy.
See uniqlo.com
Shu Uemura Tokyo Makeup Box
At Shu Uemura in Omotesando, you literally walk into a giant black make-up box.
Is there any building in the world that reflects its brand as perfectly as Shu Uemura in Omotesando? You literally walk into a giant black make-up box to experience the Japanese cosmetic company’s flagship store. Inside, the design is gorgeous, from an oversized kokeshi wooden doll (you can buy small versions as souvenirs) to art by Japanese calligrapher Mami. Everything in the fabled company’s cosmetics and skin care range is here to try and buy, but you’ll also find limited edition products (tumblers, vanity cases, tote bags and more) and a range of special services unique to the store, including personalised gift wrapping, custom engraving and brush cleaning.
See shuuemura.jp/tokyomakeupbox
Kith Tokyo
Design firm Snarkitecture created the Tokyo look for US luxury lifestyle brand Kith.
Imagine the arches and curved ceiling of a chapel in an old church. Now imagine the ceiling is studded with masses of plaster-cast Nike Air Force One sneakers. Welcome to the Tokyo flagship of US luxury lifestyle brand Kith. The company wanted a strong visual statement when they opened here in 2020, and they got it from the wonderfully named design firm Snarkitecture. Shoes and clothing are displayed in what looks like a futuristic temple to apparel, with Carrara marble floors and a floor-to-ceiling custom glass cylinder for displaying founder Ronnie Fieg’s footwear archive. On the second floor it gets more playful with a cereal and dessert bar called Treats.
See kithtokyo.com
The writer travelled to Tokyo with assistance from Fender Australia.