Men's Fashion from Japan

What is different about buying men's clothing from Japan?

The sizing, the trouser hems and the brands that never leave the country. Japanese menswear is cut for Japanese proportions, so a Japanese L fits like a US M and the 実寸 measurements Japanese sellers list decide the purchase; trousers from Japanese shops are often sold 未裾上げ (unhemmed) with the shop offering a 裾上げ (hemming) service, which a proxy order has to specify; and the brands — 裏原 streetwear, select shop labels and their 別注 exclusives, ドメブラ designer labels, アメカジ reproductions — sell through Japanese stores and online shops that deliver inside Japan only. OneMall supplies the Japanese address and yen payment and forwards from our Japan warehouse.

How do I pick a men's size from a Japanese listing?

From the centimetre measurements, not the letter. Japanese sellers list 着丈 (body length), 身幅 (chest, flat), 肩幅 (shoulder) and 袖丈 (sleeve) for tops, and ウエスト, 股上 (rise), 股下 (inseam) and わたり (thigh) for trousers; tailoring uses Japanese jacket sizes 44 to 50; shoes are in centimetres. Compare against a garment you own and, on trousers, check whether the inseam is as sold or after hemming.

What does 未裾上げ mean, and can a proxy order include hemming?

未裾上げ means the trousers are sold with the full-length hem unfinished, which is normal for Japanese shops, and 裾上げ済 with a 股下 figure means the hem has already been shortened to that inseam. Shops that offer hemming ask for the inseam at checkout; when you order through OneMall by pasting a product link, state the hemming choice in the order notes if the shop requires one, or buy unhemmed and have it done locally. On resale listings, a hemmed pair is a fixed inseam.

• 未裾上げ — unhemmed, full length
• 裾上げ済 股下○cm — hemmed to N cm inseam
• シングル / ダブル — plain hem / cuffed hem
• ワンウォッシュ / リジッド — denim washed once / raw

Which Japanese sites are best for menswear?

ZOZOTOWN for new stock from Japanese brands and select shops; the brands' own online shops by pasting a link; Mercari and Rakuma for resale of recent seasons; Yahoo Auctions for archive and vintage; 2nd STREET and ZOZOTOWN used for shop-graded secondhand. The brand pages for BEAMS, UNITED ARROWS, BAPE, NEIGHBORHOOD and the designer labels cover their own line names.

BEAMS from Japan: labels and 別注 exclusives →

How do I read condition notes on used menswear from Japan?

By location, which is how Japanese sellers write them: the flaw and where it is. Denim gets 色落ち (fading) and ダメージ (distressing, factory or since); knits get 毛玉 (pilling); outerwear gets ファスナー (zip) and 裏地 (lining) notes; shoes get ソール減り. Provenance wording is the seller's statement; OneMall is a proxy buying service, not the seller, and does not guarantee authenticity.

• 色落ち / ダメージ加工 / ダメージ追加 — fading / factory distressing / wear since
• 毛玉 / 色褪せ / ほつれ — pilling / fading / fraying
• ファスナー良好 / 裏地劣化 — zip fine / lining deteriorated
• ソール減り / かかと減り — sole / heel wear
• タグ付き / 試着のみ / 着用感あり — tags attached / tried on only / visible wear

What does it cost to ship menswear from Japan?

Little for tops, more for denim, most for outerwear and shoes, all paid after the parcel is packed at our Japan warehouse. At order time you pay the yen price, OneMall's service fee, shown before you confirm, and the seller's domestic shipping if charged; then you choose an international shipping method priced on weight and volume. Raw denim and coats are heavy, shoes ship by the box, and consolidating several purchases into one parcel is the saving. Import duty, if your country charges it, is collected on delivery.

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