Meet Vowels: The Made-in-Japan Streetwear Brand Opening a Cultural Research Library in Downtown NYC

Between the launch of Awake NY's new performance series with Marshall and the opening of Fugazi's coffee and clothing store on the corner of Orchard and Canal, New York City's downtown streets are bubbling over with multi-functional, community-oriented streetwear outposts. Cutting the newest ribbon in the neighborhood, designer Yuki Yagi, founder and creative director of made-in-Japan alternative-luxury label Vowels, is entering the mix with an all-new showroom and research library that includes...