Tokyo Style: A Field Guide to the World’s Best-Dressed City

Tokyo may be the best-dressed city on earth. Josh Sirlin on what a decade of design trips taught him about Japanese style, from the Okayama mills to Tokyo backstreets.

Culture, Heritage, Japan, Japan & CultureJosh SirlinJuly 15, 2026tokyo style, japanese fashion, japanese street style, ametora, menswear japan, style japan, black bear brand japanComment

Japan and Fashion: How a Nation Fell for Americana and Made It Better

Some of the most American clothing in the world is now made in Japan — and made better. The Ametora story, the mills of Okayama, and Black Bear Brand's decade-long love affair with the country that saved American style.

denim, Heritage, JapanJosh SirlinJuly 7, 2026japan american fashion, ametora, japanese denim history, okayama denim, japanese selvedge, how japan saved american style, japanese craftsmanship, black bear brand japanComment

Japan and Fashion: How a Nation Fell for Americana — and Made It Better

Some of the most American clothing in the world is now made in Japan — and made better. The Ametora story, the mills of Okayama, and Black Bear Brand's decade-long love affair with the country that saved American style.