Fishermans pants

Today's customer is Eden. He's been familiar with SOU・SOU clothing for long time so he told us he was very happy that now we have the store in US too. Today he got a pair of
fishermans pants made of 100% Ise cotton, and kimono sleeve tops made of chizimi weaving cotton. Casual and modern kimono look completed!
(chinatsu)

Golden tabi shoes!

Today's customer is Shaya. who picked up our gold "flying elephant" tabi shoes, These are great pair to go with all black/grey
ensemble, like she wears in this pic!
This pair is available ONLINE!
(chinatsu)

Harem Pants

Today's customer is Emily, who writes for Crunchyroll.com, the website that introduces japanese animation and pop culture. She picked up our new harem pants. This pants is made of 100% light-weight wool, and it falls very nicely, You can wear it casually with a t shirt like Emily does here, or pair it with our matching kimono sleeve-tops and create the casual kimono look for a dressier occasion.

Reversible Haori Coat

Today's customer is Jack, who tried out our new reversible coat and he loved it! The coat is made of 100% muslin wool (very fine merino wool) and it is lightweight and warm, and Im sure with this bold pattern, this coat get a lot of attention!

Mix and Match!

Today's customer is Regina visiting from Germany, She got her first pair of SOU・SOU Shoes from her daughter and since then
she loved our shoes and wore them almost everyday!
Today she got a pair of hundred beauty pattern tabi shoes and alabaster pattern shoes, and she wore different pattern on each foot! What a great idea! Looks very unique and fun-I'm sure she got a lot of attention on the street!

本日のお客様はドイツからお越しのレジーナ様です。お嬢様にSOU・SOUの足袋をもらっていらい、とても気に入って毎日履いているとのこと。本日は百美人柄の地下足袋と、ゆきはな柄の地下足袋をお買い上げになり、片足ずつ違う柄を履いていかれました。
とてもユニークな履き方ですね！
(Chinatsu)

Persimmon Denim Tabi

This item is available ONLINE!









Today's customer is Eric, He got a pair of tabi shoes with Persimmon dye, which is hand dyed using natural persimmon juice.
The neutral color is very versatile and looks good with any outfit!
本日のお客様はエリック様です。本日は柿渋柄の先丸地下足袋をお買い上げになりました。
色がニュートラルなのでどんなお洋服にもあわせやすいと思います。

(chinatsu)

Dan Dan Grey and white

Today's customer is Ferman, who appeared on our blog before. He loved our shoes so he came back to get the second pair! This time he went for the split-toe shoes with Dan Dan pattern. Very bold pattern and great statement shoes.
本日のお客様は以前にもブログに登場いただいたファーマン様です。最初にお買い上げいただいた足袋が大変気に入ったということで今回２足目をお買い上げになりました。
今回お買い上げいただいたのは灰白のだんだん柄の地下足袋です。とても目立ってかっこいい柄ですね。
(chinatsu)

Pair from Spain

Jose's shoes is available here and David'shoes is available
here.

Today's customers are Jose and David visiting from Valencia, Spain.

Jose always wanted the tabi shoes from us, but he missed the chance when he was in Japan so he was very happy to find us in San Francisco.

Jose got a pair of tabi shoes with Cherry Blossom and Pine tree, and his friend David picked the pair with the family crest (kamon) pattern. We hope both of you are enjoying the comfort of tabi shoes!

本日のお客様はスペインからお越しのホセとデイヴィッド様。
ホセ様は前から地下足袋がほしかったそうですが、前回に日本にいらしゃった時に買い逃してしまったそう。
今回は文様あそび柄の地下足袋をお買い上げに。お友達のデイビッド様は家紋柄の足袋をお買い上げになりました。
お二人とも、地下足袋を楽しんでくださいね！
(Chinatsu)

Tabi shoes with Persimmon dye

Today's customer is Latonya. She loves Japanese street fashion and she was very excited to find our NEW PEOPLE building!

After getting advice from her sister and her mom, she finally decided on the pair of round-toe tabi shoes made with Persimmon dye. The neutral color dyed from natural Persimmon juice is a really good match for her casual jeans & t-shirt style.

They said they always go shopping together and decide together. It must be really nice to have your fashion adviser with you at all times!

本日サンフランシスコ店にいらっしゃったお客様はコンコードからいらっしゃったタ二ヤ様。日本のファッションが大好きで、よく日本のストリートファッション雑誌を読んでいらっしゃるそうです。SOU・SOUにいらっしゃって「日本製の靴がサンフランシスコで買えるなんて！」ととても喜んでいらっしゃいました。最終的にお買い上げいただいたのは柿渋色の先丸地下足袋。「履き心地が軽いわ〜」とのこと。いつもお母様と妹の３人でショッピングに行って、アドバイスをもらって決めるそう。ファッションアドバイザーがいつもいてくれるなんて素敵ですね。
(Chinatsu)

Samue Pants2

Today's customer is Kaoru, He is a professional Taiko/Japanese flute musician. He was looking for something that was both comfortable and suited his Japanese music style. He tried on our Kimono sleeve tops and Samue pants, and it worked out perfectly!
This look is reminiscent of Kimono, but is definitely more modern and easy to wear. Since he also collaborates with jazz musician or contemporary musician too, SOU SOU clothing, another mix of modern and traditional design, will be a great match for his perfomance.

He also tried the pants with our Le Coq Sportif bicycle t-shirt, which looked stylish as well.

You can check out about Kaoru's performance information here.

This pant is available ONLINE!

本日のお客様はニューヨーク、ブルックリンにお住まいのプロの太鼓及び笛演奏者の渡辺薫様です。本日はコンサート用の衣装を探しにご来店されました。
本日お買い上げいただいたのは作務衣と風靡上。日本の着物ルックですが、着物よりも断然動きやすく、パフォーマンスに向いているかと思います。一緒にご試着されたLe coq sportifのチャリンチャリンTシャツもとてもお似合いでした！
薫様のコンサート情報についてはこちらで見れます。
(chinatsu)

Black Sashiko tabi

This item is available ONLINE!

Today's customer is Sergey visiting us from Russia. He tried a few different pairs, but he decided on a pair of black Sashiko Tabi shoes.

This is a very simple tabi shoe with an appealing design, and great as the first venture into tabi shoes for anyone!　
本日のお客様はロシアからお越しのセルゲイ様です。色々とお試しになりましたが、最終的には黒のさしこの地下足袋をお買い上げになりました。黒のさしこの足袋はとてもシンプルなデザインなので、地下足袋初心者が初めてトライするのにぴったりです。
(Chinatsu)

Short tabi boots

This boot is available ONLINE!

Today's customer is Agni, visiting us from Canada. She has a pair of Tabi boots back in Canada, but she was surprised to see so much variety in tabi shoes at SOU・SOU. Her choice was the short tabi boots in burgundy. Looks very chic with black outfit!
本日のお客様はカナダからお越しのアグニ様。以前に日本の地下足袋をお持ちだったそうですが、SOU・SOUにいらっしゃってデザインが色々あるのでびっくりされていました。
本日は濃紫色の自力マジック足袋をお買い上げになりました。黒一色の服とあわせるととてもシックです！
(Chinatsu)

Samue Pants

Today's customer is Reginald, assistant nurse manager of Kaiser hospital (judging by his style, I thought he worked with the fashion industry...what a surprise!). He purchased our Samue pants with our Bar pattern.

Samue is originally a work cloth favored by Japanese carpenters or monks, but is normally only available in plain black or navy. This is the modernized and more exciting version of Samue!

I liked that he wore it with black tops so the pattern of the pants stands out more. Thank you for modeling, Reginald!

This pants is available ONLINE!

本日のお客様はカイザー病院の看護士さん、レジナルド様です。（てっきりファッション業界の方だと思っていました。お洒落な看護士さんもいるものです!）本日は桟柄の作務衣　下をお買い上げになりました。もともと作務衣は日本では料理人やお坊さんなどに好まれている作業着で一般的には黒や紺色が多いのですが、SOU・SOUの作務衣はもっとモダンでお洒落です。これ一枚でとても目立つ桟柄ですが上に黒のトップスを着ると引き締まりますね。今回はモデルしていただきありがとうございました！
(Chinatsu)

Newly wed couple!

The short boots is available here.

Today's customers are Akiko and Eugene, visiting from L.A. They just got married a week ago and visiting San Francisco for honeymoon!
Akiko got a pair of short tabi boots in burgundy, and Eugene got a v-neck shirt with
Ise cotton sleeve and black sashiko tabi shoes.
I hope their honeymoon is memorable one!

本日のお客様はLAからお越しのユージーン様とあきこ様です。なんと１週間前にご結婚されたばかりということで
ハネムーンでサンフランシスコに遊びにいらっしゃったとのこと。
あきこ様は濃紫の自力マジック足袋を、ユージーン様は伊勢木綿の違い袖風靡と、さしこの黒の地下足袋をお求めになりました。思い出深いハネムーンになりそうですね！
(Chinatsu)

Khaki short boots

This item is available ONLINE!

Today's customer is Matthew. He got a pair of our short Tabi Boots last year, and he loved them so much he wore them everyday and wore them out!

This time he picked up two pairs to make sure he doesn't wear them out so quickly. I liked how he folded down the velcro tape section to make them look like short boots.

本日のお客様はマシュー様です。昨年自力マジック足袋をお買い上げになったのですが、あまりに気にいって毎日履いていたらぼろぼろになってしまったとのこと。

今回は２足目にと濃紫の自力マジック足袋をお買い上げになりました。マジックテープの部分んを折り曲げてショートブーツ風に見せているのがお洒落です！

(Chinatsu)

Black short boots

This shoes are available ONLINE!

Today's customer is Firefly, who picked up our short Tabi Boots in black today.

She is a dancer and looking for shoes with flexible soles, when our Sou-Sou shoes caught her by surprise.

She was shocked to find out that these boots are so comfortable! Glad she really loved our shoes!

本日のお客様はファイャーフライ様です。
彼女はダンサーなので、底がやわらかい靴をお探しになっていたのですが、SOU SOUの地下足袋を今回履いてみて、あまりに履き心地がいいので驚かれていました。今回は黒の自力マジック足袋をお買い上げに。
とてもとても気にいっていただけたようで、こちらもうれしくなりました！

(chinatsu)

Sayagata pattern

Today's customer coming all the way from France is Hanna the architect.

She visited our Sou・Sou store in Tokyo and bought her first tabi shoes there.
She loved them a lot so when she came to San Francisco, she was determined to get another pair.

This time she chose the one with Sayagata Pattern. (sword sheath)
The geometric pattern is great choice for her black outfit.

本日のお客様は遠くフランスからお越しいただいた建築家のハンナ様。
以前に東京にいらっしゃった時にSOU・SOUを訪ねていただいたそうで、そこで購入された地下足袋がとても気にいったということで
サンフランシスコで２足目を買おうと決めていらっしゃったそう。
今回はサヤ型の先丸地下足袋をお買い上げになりました。ジオメトリックな柄が全身黒の装いとてもお似合いです！

(chinatsu)

Harem Pants

Today's customer is Jiao. She picked up a pair of our harem pants with the two-tone pattern. Paired with her white lace top, she's ready for going out! With its unique shape and bold pattern, I'm sure she got a lot of attention!

*This item is sold out but we will receive similar pants with a new design soon, so stay tuned!

本日のお客様はジャオ様です。本日は富士をお買い上げになりました。白のレースのトップスとあわせられると
このままパーティーなどのちょっとしたお出かけの装いに。大胆な柄使いと、ユニークな形で注目を集めるパンツだと思います！
＊現在このアイテムは売り切れ中ですが、同じデザインで素材が違うものが入荷予定です。
(chinatsu)

Arabesque pattern

This item is avialableONLINE!
Today's customer is Nick. He got a pair of tabi shoes with arabesque pattern in gold and white.
People tend to be afraid of wearing gold cause it is considered too flashy, but actually this is very versatile color and goes with a lot of outfits. You can wear with dark jeans like him, or if you are a girl, pair it up with leggings and skirt and looks cute too!

今日のお客様はニック様です。本日は金色と白の唐草模様の地下足袋をお買い上げになりました。
金色は派手すぎて履きにくいと思われがちですが、実はいろんな服にあわせやすい色です。彼のようにダークジーンズにあわせてもいいですし、レギンスを履いてスカートにあわせてもとても可愛いと思います！
(Rodrigo)