An Expert's Guide to Vintage Shopping in Tokyo | WWD

Designer John Elliott and WWD’s style director Alex Badia head to Kōenji, a district of Tokyo, to go vintage shopping in three stores, including Don Don Down and Slut. While finding one-of-a-kind pieces, Elliot discusses why he thinks Tokyo contains the best shopping in the world, what it was like creating women’s wear for the first time and where he finds inspiration for his collections. Follow along to see the best of Tokyo’s underground, hard-to-find vintage spots. Subscribe to WWD's YouTube channel here: http://bit.ly/WWDYTSubscribe As a child growing up in San Francisco, at about age 8 John Elliott decided he wanted to start his own company. After sketching sneaker designers in class, his mother encouraged him to send them to Nike. Surprisingly, he received a written response from the company, which serves as “hallowed inspiration” for his streetwear brand now that he has collaborated with the activewear giant — something that he dreamed of for more than 20 years. Read More: https://bit.ly/2HP0LuC CONNECT WITH WWD Web: http://wwd.com/ Facebook: http://bit.ly/WWDFacebook Twitter: http://bit.ly/WWDTwitter Instagram: http://bit.ly/WWDInstagram Newsletter: http://bit.ly/WWDNewsletters ABOUT WWD The first in fashion. For over 100 years, WWD has been the voice of authority in the global women's and men's fashion, retail and beauty communities and the consumer media that cover the market. Fashion. Beauty. Business. Video Production: Empire Entertainment Japan Video Edit