Tokyo Shopping Guide

There's a movement gaining momentum in Japan right now called lohas, which is basically an appreciation for all things homespun and slow-paced. Red Clover is just the sort of place a stylish back-to-basics aficionado would love to shop: Its cement floors and simple iron racks provide an understated backdrop for the rustically fashionable clothing.
1-16-10 Aobadai, Meguro-ku, 03-5458-5075

Products: Women's Clothing
Type of Store: Boutique

This popular French label, famed for its infinitely chic modern basics, has set up a permanent outlet to sell past-season merchandise at more than half off retail.
1-25-1 Aobadai, Meguro-ku, 03-3719-2921

Products: Women's Clothing
Type of Store: Designer Discount

Though one of the smallest vintage spots in the area, Bonanzagram is also probably the best: Its rich selection of everyday—glam pieces and the dramatic, den like mirrored interior-inspired by the Fellini classic La Dolce Vita—more than make up for the lack of square footage.
1-25-2 Aobadai, Meguro-ku, 03-3791-0225

Products: Denim, Lingerie/Loungewear, Women's Clothing, Vintage, Shoes
Type of Store: Boutique

Potted cacti of all shapes and sizes greet shoppers at the door of this glass-walled, greenhouse like boutique. Garments from a rotating cast of a dozen or so labels hang from appealingly primitive clotheslines; two standouts include Out of Action (known for its roughed-up dressy skirts and tops) and Naked Bunch (check out its sweatshirt-fabric tux-style jackets).
1-17-1 Aobadai, Meguro-ku, 03-5784-0932

Products: Women's Clothing
Type of Store: Boutique

Specializing in volumes on Japanese and American art and culture, this inviting, well-stocked bookshop, decorated with Eames walnut stools and a Jenny Holzer-esque LED ticker, makes for a stimulating rest stop.
1-14-11 Aobadai, Meguro-ku, 03-5459-1747

Products: Books/Stationery
Type of Store: Department Store

It's easy to be inspired by the spectacularly dressed shop girls at this vintage resource. That's because they're always turned out in unconventional yet wearable past-decade pieces plucked straight from the racks: a dashiki dress with cone-heel boots one day; a landscape-print top with palazzo pants the next.
2F, 1-6-5 Kamimeguro, Meguro-ku, 03-3760-3746

Products: Women's Clothing, Vintage
Type of Store: Boutique

A smaller, more experimental offshoot of the popular boutique WR (see the Aoyama section), Family excels at offering accessible picks from cerebral lines including Martin Margiela, Rick Owens, Ann Demeulemeester, and London-based Gardem.
1-16-4 Kamimeguro, Meguro-ku, 03-5725-2570

Products: Women's Clothing
Type of Store: Boutique

A library like quietness and spare interior evoke a head-clearing sense of calm at our favorite outpost of this avant-garde Tokyo label. The lack of distractions only helps focus your attention on Frapbois' fascinatingly creative pieces, which are known for their voluminous (and quite flattering) cuts.
1-20-4 Aobadai, Meguro-ku, 03-6415-4688

Products: Women's Clothing
Type of Store: Boutique

It isn't big, but Lobby ambitiously pursues forward-thinking lines from nearly every continent; scads of unusual leg wear and underpinnings provide further enticement.
2F, 1-6-8 Kamimeguro, Meguro-ku, 03-5720-7852

Products: Lingerie/Loungewear, Women's Clothing
Type of Store: Boutique