Tokyo Rebel

We're excited to announce the next in our ongoing series of interviews with icons of the Japanese fashion scene.  This time, we're bringing you a Q&A with one of the most famous designers of Lolita clothing in Japan: Innocent World's Yumi Fujiwara! Fujiwara-san is not only Innocent World's designer, but also the company president and founder. This has allowed Innocent World a consistency in design quality that few other brands of any kind can match. You may have seen Fujiwara-san (pictured at left) in the Gothic & Lolita Bible, where she regularly appears to promote her brand.

As always, we are opening up this Q&A to you! Send us your questions either by comment or by email - we will pick the best ones to include with our own. Of course, we will be asking her all of the obvious questions even if nobody sends them in, but this is your chance to really get some secrets of Lolita design and the industry in Japan!

Please send us your questions by Saturday, January 28!

We know not all of our friends here follow our blog, and not all of you subscribe to our email blasts either.  So if you want to know the latest holiday goings-on at our store, check out a web version of our latest email blast (sent today).  It features holiday hours and shipping info, an introduction of our new stock from Pullip(!) plus new items from Baby, the Stars Shine Bright, Alice and the Pirates and Super Lovers! You can subscribe to the mailing list itself from that link as well.

Looking for a part time job?  Live in or around NYC?  Love Japanese fashion? Well, we're hiring a new shop assistant!  Megan will be moving on soon (sad face) so we're going to need someone to help us out on weekends starting sometime around the middle of December.

This opening is for the Saturday shift (7 hours per week), with the possibility of additional hours depending on time of year and potential store events.
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We're now ready to announce some more details regarding our event with Baby, the Stars Shine Bright designers Masumi Kano and Mitsuba on August 1!

( Details under the cut! )

Check out the content from our latest email blast below:


BLACK FRIDAY DEALS!

Yes, this Friday marks the official start of the holiday shopping season, and we'd feel left out if we didn't offer you some great deals of our own.  Check these out:




Online and In-Store: all SEX POT ReVeNGe t-shirts and tank tops just $25!  (Excluding custom t-shirts.)  Regular price $35-$49.  Prices will be marked down on the web site - no coupon code needed.  Markdowns will occur at approximately 1PM, when our store opens, and end at 8PM.

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This week, Megan shows off some of our newest stuff from Angelic Pretty, Innocent World, and Victorian maiden. (Sorry, our new Atelier-Pierrot items are already gone! But we still have a lot of beautiful dresses and skirts from our previous shipment.)

Many of the items she's showing are already on the site. Here are a few links:

Angelic Pretty Candy Treat Jumper Skirt (purple)
Angelic Pretty Candy Treat One-piece (pink)
Angelic Pretty Candy Treat One-piece (white)
Angelic Pretty Candy Treat Socks
Angelic Pretty Candy Treat headbows
Angelic Pretty Oyobare Party Jumper Skirt (wine red)
Angelic Pretty Donut Bag (vanilla)
Innocent World Rose Jacquard Jumper Skirt (bordeaux/short)
Innocent World Rose Jacquard Jumper Skirt (black/short)
Innocent World Estella Jumper Skirt (two colors)
Innocent World Antique Book Jumper Skirt (blue, black or bordeaux)
Innocent World Night Bear items (JSK, tote bags, socks being added tonight!)
Innocent World Strawberry Bag (red or pink)
Victorian maiden Flower Tulle Regimental Dress (phantom grey)
Victorian maiden Braid Line Cape Dress (navy)

Check out our blog for Tara's latest video showing new items from SEX POT ReVeNGe as well!

ANNIVERSARY PRINTS ARE HERE!

The Tokyo Rebel 1st anniversary t-shirts and tote bags are now in stock!  Help us celebrate our New York store's first year in business!  (Ok, you caught us - we're 13 months old now!)

These are customized, exclusive prints made just for us and featuring our name - take a closer look on the product pages below!

These are priced as follows:
 

• Tokyo Rebel tote bag w/ Angelic Pretty print: $20


• Tokyo Rebel t-shirt w/ Putumayo print: $28


• Tokyo Rebel tote bag and t-shirt combo: $40 - save $8!

Hurry, because these are selling quickly and we have a limited supply - especially for certain sizes of the t-shirt.  We are already running low on size small.

( More featured products below! )