A video ahead of its times... in some years westerners will fully understand that Koenji is one of the best vintage areas in the world, and Tokyo the best city for vintage. The level of curation is unmatchable anywhere else, but not something many viewers understand unfortunately.
What I'm left wondering is 'where do these shop owners source their clothing from'? To successfully operate a storefront in Tokyo requires very large profit margins. If they're sourcing Junya Watanabe and vintage CDG for pennies on the dollar somewhere, that's where I want to be :)
@@imDezrt There are two main types of clothes thrift shops (or furugiya) in Japan: the ones that handle high brands like CDG etc and the others. The others are mainly selling Americana, of varying quality (the best ones to be found in koenji south of the station, but then widespread over Tokyo) and military / workwear. For the first type which you refer to, it's mainly big chains of thrift shops (rinkan, kindle, 2nd Street etc). They get their clothes from normal people, as they have a very convenient and well organized way to receive clothes from people (eg: a normal individual gets free shipping to send his clothes to those chains, then they make an estimate, often ridiculous (hence how they make a margin), and then if the owner accepts they make the deal). Of course you can also go and simply drop your clothes to the store and let them examine them. In any case, the price they offer depends on the brand, condition, desirability etc but is often way way way lower than the retail value. I've seen that when my gf tried to sell her high brand things. That's how they make the margins. Side note: there is a cultural element worth mentioning. In Japan, I found that many more people are into fashion than in western countries (I come from France, and it's.no.comparison). It is sort of generalized, which you can notice very quickly by looking at people on the street, in most areas in tokyo (not to mention super fashionable areas where it's a fashion show). Among this fashion conscious mass, some people exhibit a very unique pattern of buying the latest hot brands, wearing them less than 10 times and reselling them on the secondhand market. Hence it being the best in the world, arguably, because of the incredible condition of most items and the sheer choice, be it new or vintage. This helps the thrift shops supply I suppose :)
@@Baggageclaimareayou dont know what "ahead of its time" means lol. back before 2019 hardly any onsite vids of japans secondhand scene existed let alone were this good.
Awesome video! I try to find thrift store videos on youtube, but most of them are for women. This one is extremely helpful! Thanks for posting the name of the store, opening hours, location, and website!!!
The first store with the vintage japanese designer it's a grail place to buy, but the last ones... just the lamest selection of ugly 90s american brands, those ones why botter.
I agree but if you put it in to context of who John Elliott is it makes sense. He makes really nice upscale essentials which is what he was looking at in the last two stores.
A video ahead of its times... in some years westerners will fully understand that Koenji is one of the best vintage areas in the world, and Tokyo the best city for vintage. The level of curation is unmatchable anywhere else, but not something many viewers understand unfortunately.
What I'm left wondering is 'where do these shop owners source their clothing from'? To successfully operate a storefront in Tokyo requires very large profit margins. If they're sourcing Junya Watanabe and vintage CDG for pennies on the dollar somewhere, that's where I want to be :)
@@imDezrt There are two main types of clothes thrift shops (or furugiya) in Japan: the ones that handle high brands like CDG etc and the others. The others are mainly selling Americana, of varying quality (the best ones to be found in koenji south of the station, but then widespread over Tokyo) and military / workwear. For the first type which you refer to, it's mainly big chains of thrift shops (rinkan, kindle, 2nd Street etc). They get their clothes from normal people, as they have a very convenient and well organized way to receive clothes from people (eg: a normal individual gets free shipping to send his clothes to those chains, then they make an estimate, often ridiculous (hence how they make a margin), and then if the owner accepts they make the deal). Of course you can also go and simply drop your clothes to the store and let them examine them. In any case, the price they offer depends on the brand, condition, desirability etc but is often way way way lower than the retail value. I've seen that when my gf tried to sell her high brand things. That's how they make the margins.
Side note: there is a cultural element worth mentioning. In Japan, I found that many more people are into fashion than in western countries (I come from France, and it's.no.comparison). It is sort of generalized, which you can notice very quickly by looking at people on the street, in most areas in tokyo (not to mention super fashionable areas where it's a fashion show). Among this fashion conscious mass, some people exhibit a very unique pattern of buying the latest hot brands, wearing them less than 10 times and reselling them on the secondhand market. Hence it being the best in the world, arguably, because of the incredible condition of most items and the sheer choice, be it new or vintage. This helps the thrift shops supply I suppose :)
@@Baggageclaimareayou dont know what "ahead of its time" means lol. back before 2019 hardly any onsite vids of japans secondhand scene existed let alone were this good.
Awesome video! I try to find thrift store videos on youtube, but most of them are for women. This one is extremely helpful! Thanks for posting the name of the store, opening hours, location, and website!!!
junya watanabe north face jacket is mad😤😤
Thanks! I was wondering what collab that jacket came from ;) I agree, its fire
hi, would like to ask if you know where can i vintage perfume designers in Japan, and which shops and city?hopefully you reply 😊
first shop is a chain lol
Where this shop?
🙂
The first store with the vintage japanese designer it's a grail place to buy, but the last ones... just the lamest selection of ugly 90s american brands, those ones why botter.
I agree but if you put it in to context of who John Elliott is it makes sense. He makes really nice upscale essentials which is what he was looking at in the last two stores.
Cause some people like the 90s American brands.
Because that is exactly what was hot back then, fading out of style now. Catch up dude.