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ORBISTAILORS & SARTORIAL HOUSES IN TOKYO4 stores · curated ORBIS register
Yanaka, Tokyo
Kayaba Bakery makes natural-yeast breads and seasonal pastries in a restored Yanaka townhouse. The counter suits take-away food shopping, while coffee and seating add a small hospitality element.
Best for Natural-yeast breads and pastries in a restored machiya townhouse
Tokyo, Japan
Women's line launched in 2006 by Tokyo designer Yoshio Kubo, who trained at Philadelphia University and under New York couturier Robert Danes; 'Muller' is an Aragonese word for woman, and dresses anchor each collection.
Best for Printed Clothing, Tailoring
Muller of Yoshiokubo is the women's line of Tokyo designer Yoshio Kubo, launched in 2006 alongside his menswear-rooted main label 'yoshiokubo.' Kubo studied at Philadelphia University's School of Textile and Science, graduating in 2000, then worked for four years as an assistant designer to New York couturier Robert Danes before returning to Japan in 2004 to start his own label. The name Muller derives from a word used in Aragon, Spain, meaning 'woman' - built around dresses as the core silhouette with jackets, boleros and trousers developed as companion pieces. The line shows at Tokyo Fashion Week.
2-7-3 Kita-Aoyama, Minato, Tokyo
This Japanese tailoring house is known for soft-constructed suits and carefully made shirts. At Tokyo, the range centers on Neapolitan school meets Japanese precision — the Balloon button-down with a roll.
Best for Neapolitan school meets Japanese precision — the Balloon button-down with a roll.
Japan
Scye is a Tokyo label from Masterpiece and Co. whose main line, started in 2000, rebuilds British classic clothing from a contemporary viewpoint, with a Scye Basics line for considered everyday pieces. Its first and only shop, Scye Mercantile, opened at 3-54-13 Sendagaya in August 2017, with designer Hideaki Miyahara's offices on the floors above so that he can meet customers himself.
Best for British-Japanese tailoring
Scye is a Tokyo clothing label run by Masterpiece and Co. Its main line started in 2000 and takes British classic clothing as its base, rebuilding it from a contemporary viewpoint into clothes meant for daily wear. A second line, Scye Basics, is built on basic items in which the fabric and the cutting are considered together with the inner construction. For most of its life the brand had no shop of its own and put on no shows. The opening of Scye Mercantile in Sendagaya at the end of August 2017 therefore came as a surprise to many of its followers. Designer Hideaki Miyahara told the magazine Houyhnhnm that a store had been part of the plan since the brand began. The pieces only fell into place in the five years before the opening. He looked for a building he could rent whole, with the store on the first floor and offices above. That way he could come down and meet customers when they walked in. The shop stands at 3-54-13 Sendagaya, in a quiet part of Shibuya-ku with Meiji Jingu Shrine next door. The company's own office is at 1-7-20 Uehara, also in Shibuya-ku. The label has released collaborations with DAKS and with Lee for United Arrows.
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