Politically Incorrect Marketing

[MrMotoyoshi]

There are a growing number of shops springing up (in big cities: NYC, London, Tokyo etc) which cater to fellas who embrace "The Art of Manliness" and sell pipes, cravats, shaving mugs, mustache wax and similar implements, and it could be that Rattray's is trying to get its products well positioned in that burgeoning market.

Have you been to shops like that in Tokyo?

[cpmcdill]

Have you been to shops like that in Tokyo?

I have not been to Tokyo. Merely seen mention over the past couple years in some blogs, mostly relevant to the international trend itself. Sorry to say, I try to keep my bookmarks pretty lean, so it would be hard to track down the sites where I've seen it mentioned. But I am aware that there's a growing craze over there for vintage Western culture, particularly 40s-50s apparel/lifestyle, and next to that some Japanese pipe makers are gaining international fame (Tsuge for example)

[fiddlegrin]

..........there's a growing craze over there for vintage Western culture, particularly 40s-50s apparel/lifestyle.................)

That craze was going on and strong even back in 1979. Lot's of young people dressed in 50's style clothes and there were clubs that were thusly themed.
It was quite a surprise to me then, but I enjoyed it very much.

(good stories for a herf)