8 DAYS | 105STORY (^) YIP JIEYING PHOTOS EALBERT HO
WANNA ZHNG
YOUR IPHONE? Get
phone cases and wacky
beaded jewellery from
Japanese label RoomsShop
that Shibuya’s stylish
denizens will approve
of.
SHOE IN: When
you’re ready to play,
you can count on these
Japan-made feather
slippers from Nippon
shoe brand Le Talon.
SHINJUKU HIJINKS:
While the Lumine store in
its motherland is an entire
building that will take you a
day to explore, the Singapore
store is more manageable.
It offers 20 carefully curated
Japanese labels, chosen for
their popularity in Japan and
on-point trends. Prices range
from $15 for an accessory to
$850 for clothes. Five “influencer-based” brands like Emoda,
Murua and Mercury Duo (think kawaii, cheerful outfits that Japanese
girl pop group AKB48 might wear) will be housed under the Lumine Lab
concept, which gets its own dedicated space in the shop.
THIS WILL WORK:
Not everything sold here
came on an express train
from loud and proud Harajuku,
okay? If you are looking for something
that’s work-appropriate and not covered
in crazy polka dots, head to the corner
stocking the more sophisticated label
Tomorrowland, which offers neutral
colours in swanky surrounds that
remind us of a high-end boutique.