United Arrows

Founded in 1989 and based out of Tokyo, United Arrows, with over 250 stores, is one of the most influential fashion and retail brands to ever come out of Japan. This book offers a fresh and comprehensive look at the brand and its evolution in becoming one of the most significant arbiters of street style and contemporary cool in the world. From opening their first shop in Shibuya (designed by Ricardo Bofill), United Arrows redefined the concept of the select shop the boutique, multibrand store exerting its influence on later retail pioneers like Colette and Dover Street Market. Highlighted within will be key collaborations between United Arrows and international brands from Nike to Adidas, New Balance to the North Face, to streetwear pioneers like A Bathing Ape and KITH, and standard-bearers of high fashion, like Comme des Garcons and Maison Martin Margiela alongside signature archival editorial photography.