Today we came across news of a new store in London – A Child Of The Jago. Even though you might not have heard of the store, we are pretty sure you have heard of the people that are running it – Barnzley and Joseph Core of Agent Provocateur. 
The name of the store comes from a book with the same title, written by Arthur Morrison and takes place in the London slums in the 1890’s.
It looks like the store carries Cassette Playa as well as some other hard to come across brands and vintage goods. Already the location is well worth visiting! Via Carri Munden .
Check out more images of the store and some clothing that they carry after the jump.

We have already reported that Colette is currently renovating their store in Paris. Today they announced some features of the new renovated store and it for sure sounds intriguing and interesting. 
"The will indeed is to ensure the first floor a broadened out area, not only dedicated to fashion, and also a more accessible space for streetwear, so dynamic today. colette therefore contacted Japanese architect Masamichi Katayama / Wonderwall* to go over its ground floor and finally decided to let him redesign all three floors. A real challenge for him because of the limited time and existing space to work with.

On the ground floor, clients will still find a selection of books, magazines, CDs, records, DVDs, hi-tech products, watches and accessories, and all these little fun objects we love. There will also be a space dedicated to streetwear culture with a wall of sneakers, a house of tshirts multi-brands and mini-shops Alife, A Bathing Ape, Billionaire Boys Club / Ice Cream, Original Fake (all exclusive).

On the first floor, find always mens and womens fashion with our unique mix of established brands and newcomers, as well as accessories and precious jewelry. Beauty, “candles bar” and our favorites of the season will come to complete. The gallery remains were currently situated and a new space for temporary projects will be created below."
We cannot wait for the new store to be finished. August 25 is the re-opening.
In the meantime you can visit the Mini Colette Store at 23 Place du Marché Saint Honoré.

Two outstanding brands that we report about on a regular have decided to join forces later this year – Comme des Garcons and Louis Vuitton. After the announcement of the Comme des Garcons x H&M partnership, this is the second unexpected partnership by the Japanese brand this year.
"In an extraordinary collaboration, Louis Vuitton, the ultimate French luxury brand, and Rei Kawakubo of Comme des Garçons, the ultimate fashion rebel, will open a joint Tokyo store in September — an ephemeral three-month space where six one-off bags, designed by Kawakubo in LV monogram pattern, can be ordered by shoppers.

Yves Carcelle, chairman and CEO of Louis Vuitton, sitting front row at Kawakubos’ show on Friday, said that he was approached by Comme and considers the project a fine way to celebrate 30 years since Vuitton first opened in Tokyo.
For Comme acolytes, this move will be considered either as sleeping with the enemy — or a brilliant and imaginative partnership.

Kawakubo has re-designed the entire Comme des Garçons store on Kottodori, Omotesando for the Vuitton project. Carcelle says that LV is investing in the store, and that any financial profits will be divided.
Kawakubo described her designs as ‘party’ bags, promising multi-handles or two handles morphing into one. All will use the Monogram toile, with the LV initials, and the offerings will hark back to the styles of 30 years when Vuitton made only bags and leather goods." Via The Moment.

A couple of weeks ago we announced the Vancouver concept store, which was created for a limited amount of time for the releases of the Stussy x Neighborhood Boneyards collection. Thanks to Matt George we can now give you a look inside. The store turned out great and really translates the message of the collection into its interior design.
Check out a couple more flicks after the jump.

Long in the making, the new Johnny Cupcakes store on Melrose in Los Angeles now finally has a fixed opening date. The new store marks the second store overall of the brand, the first being in Boston.
The Los Angeles retail market certainly seems healthy, with a new store opening up almost weekly. Just in recent weeks we have seen Huf, Upper Playground, Bape and now also Johnny Cupcakes.

After Stussy Toronto, the next city in Canada that Matt George is opening up in is Vancouver. On the 21rst of June they are first opening a concept store that will carry the much anticipated Stussy x Neighborhood Boneyards collection. The concept store will be open for 3 months and then Vancouver will see a full blown Chapter store shortly after. 
Here we give you already a preview of the upcoming concept store. More images after the jump.

As reported by us yesterday, Huf is opening their Los Angeles store today and of course they will have some special product ready for the opening. They got together with Stussy on some t-shirts and they will also be releasing their Vans Satin Pack collaboation Sk8-Hi’s.
Huf LA
410 N. Fairfax Avenue
Los Angeles
Check it out all after the jump.

Huf managed really well to keep this under the wraps. Their new LA store is opening tomorrow, May 31rst on North Fairfax. Once again a welcome addition to theLA retail landscape. Via Crazy Steez Yo.
Hopefully we can soon show you some first images of the new location. Check out the flyer after the jump.

San Francisco-based apparel and art company Upper Playground, photographer and director Estevan Oriol and artist Mister Cartoon are excited to announce the unveiling of a series of four one-of-a-kind retail establishments in the Skid Row area of downtown Los Angeles. Each storefront will offer customers a unique fashion and fine art experience. In celebration of the new properties, the three entities will host anopen house on Saturday, May 31, 2008 that will feature a special art exhibit and appearances from some of the world’s leading designers involved in the project.
Upper Playground is the pioneer of combining fashion and fine art. In celebration of the new store opening, there will be a special art exhibit featuring the works of Usugrow, Sam Flores, Jeremy Fish, David Choe, Herbert Baglione, San, Retna, Saber, Alex Pardee, Ron English, Doze Green, Slick, Armsrock and David Ellis. Many of the featured artists on display also contribute designs to Upper Playground’s apparel line.
In addition to Upper Playground, the new venture includes “The Last Laugh,” which will house the Mister Cartoon and Estevan Oriol retail experiences.
The fourth location involved in the new retail project will be a rotating concept that will house unique fashion and art concepts for short periods of time. During the open house, it will feature a display of custom motorcycles from 1998 AMA 250cc Champion-turned motorcycle designer Roland Sands and limited-edition fashion pieces from designer and model Tony Ward’s line, Six in the Face. From August through September the site will be transformed into a truly unique promotional experience for the upcoming feature film from Overture Films called “Righteous Kill” starring Robert De Niro and Al Pacino. SA Studios Global, the agency of Estevan Oriol and Mister Cartoon, was selected to produce the iconic poster for the film. The space will become the exclusive promotional headquarters for the film and will feature a shrine to the film’s stars.
Upper Playground & The Last Laugh
125 E. 6th Street (between S. Main St. and S. Los Angeles St.)
Downtown Los Angeles, California
Wow, not one store, but actually 4 ventures will be opened and it sure sounds like it is worth passing by once in a while. Even if not for the clothing, there seem to be many other reasons to check out the space. The hype around opening retail spaces in Los Angeles does not seem to find an end.

A little while ago we presented you No. 74, a new concept store by Adidas in Berlin. The idea behind the store is both to present limited edition Adidas products, such as the Y-3 collection and the Consortium range, but also to source special product around the globe and offer it in the Berlin space.
After opening No. 74 this year, they have now transformed it for the first time into an oriental market. Inspired by the typical US garage sale in terms of style, the store offers a variety of goods now, all in the oriental theme and everything you see is also for sale. Via Artschoolvets.
Check out many more pics after the jump.