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Yeh, Goro's is kind of a Tokyo (Harajuku) institution. To buy from their store you have to kind of wait out side, and be allowed in one at a time to view what he happens to have on sale on any particular day, I've read a lot of people saying that buying from Goro is as much part of the experience as having the actual goods.
I can't speak for the quality of what he sells (although I am sure it is excellent), but I know that he, and his jewellery are very well thought of by many.
Timely, I'm planning to go down there and sit in the queue pretty soon. Apparently they have to like your style and trust that you're not an eBay reseller before they'll sell you anything. I've never cared for necklaces but my wife's friend wore Goro's to our barbecue a month ago and got me hooked. If you can read/translate Japanese some Goro's fans put up a FAQ:
Another one I've been intrigued by is Ague in Koenji, they do Ainu designs.
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So I'm told (via Seenmy of Superfuture), the prices in store are not ridiculous. I have seen some stuff go on ebay and other forums for absolutely silly money, but I have seen more realistic people sell for quite reasonable prices.
For any of us not in or around Harajuku, you can usually buy pieces of used Goro jewellery on Rakuten for quite reasonable amounts.
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any one follow up on the Japan tourism information a while back?
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through the internet SBGs look to fade the same as current OD'ed denim. i really see no atari fades on the OD'ed denims anymore. wonder if it's cause they have gotten so good at the process of OD and the dye really hangs on a lot longer???
rhetorical question & no need to answer as i doubt it is anyway to compare the different dyes & denims used as the process has been refined over the past few years
