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Okayama repro of mid-century US workwear, loom-woven denim
What changes: Single label rather than a multi-brand shop
Brand profile
Clutch Cafe
London retailer and coffee bar from Japan's Clutch Magazine, specialising in Japanese and American heritage workwear, selvedge denim and footwear.
LondonOrigin
MenswearFocus
Workwear / HeritageStyle
$$$Price
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What to know about Clutch Cafe
A Japanese magazine's London outpost
Opened in 2018 by Atsushi Matsushima, editor-in-chief of Japan's Clutch Magazine, to bring "Amikaji" — the Japanese reading of American casual — to the UK.
The roster is the point
It stocks Japanese and American heritage labels like The Real McCoy's, Fullcount, Warehouse, Stevenson Overall Co., Buzz Rickson's, Haversack and Yuketen.
Shop services, not just shelves
The Fitzrovia store runs a coffee bar, pop-ups and workshops, and staff handle sizing guidance and in-house chainstitch hemming; it ships internationally.
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Brand facts
Clutch Cafe is a London menswear retailer and coffee bar opened in February 2018 by Atsushi Matsushima, editor-in-chief of Japan's Clutch Magazine, to bring "Amikaji" American-casual style to the UK. Its two-floor Great Portland Street store in Fitzrovia stocks Japanese and American heritage labels including The Real McCoy's, Fullcount, Warehouse, Stevenson Overall Co., Buzz Rickson's, Haversack and Yuketen, alongside footwear, leather goods and lifestyle publications. Staff offer sizing guidance and in-house chainstitch hemming, and the shop hosts pop-ups, workshops and brand launches. It ships internationally; typical prices sit around $300.
- Founded
- 2018
- Origin
- London, United Kingdom
- Price
- $$$
- Typical prices
- Home goods $203–$1080 · Shorts $128–$203 · Outerwear $162–$233
- Focus
- Menswear
- Facts checked
- September 2026
- Styles
- Workwear / Heritage, Urban prep / Ivy