88% matchAlan Bilzerian
Same Japanese/Belgian avant-garde buy, first-hand
What changes: Full-price multi-brand retailer, not consignment
Brand profile
Tokio 7
Long-running East Village consignment store selling secondhand and vintage designer clothing, with a strong Japanese and avant-garde bias.
New York CityOrigin
UnisexFocus
Avant-gardeStyle
$$$Price
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What to know about Tokio 7
Tokio7 is a consignment store at 83 East 7th Street in New York's East Village, dealing in secondhand and vintage designer menswear and womenswear. Stock leans Japanese and avant-garde: Comme des Garçons, Yohji Yamamoto, Junya Watanabe and Issey Miyake alongside Rick Owens, Raf Simons, Margiela, Loewe and mainstream luxury labels and handbags. Founder Makoto Watanabe opened the shop in 1996 at 64 East 7th Street and moved across the street in 2010; he died in February 2026 and staff continue to run the store. It takes consignments by appointment, ships worldwide and operates an online shop launched in 2021.
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Brand facts
- Founded
- 1996
- Origin
- New York City, United States
- Price
- $$$
- Focus
- Unisex
- Styles
- Avant-garde, Minimalist / Contemporary, Quiet luxury