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Located on the border of Old Town and the Pearl, Kyoto is a menswear store launched this summer by
owners James Boyd (left) and Sophol It. Both have a passion for street looks and hip hop fashion.
Business Focus: Hip and Street
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Duo brings
menswear and
art to Old Town
for their opening.
Owner James Boyd and his part
ner, Sophol It, opened up the shop
for July’s First Thursday event and
treated guests to various flavored
sakes and live music by visiting DJs
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Reply, Shktht, and Dubb Life.
This summer marked the grand
Boyd, who has ventured into
opening of Portland’s latest black- business before, says he’s excited
owned business, Kyoto.
to own his first storefront. He chose
A menswear shop on the border the Old Town neighborhood citing
of Old Town and the Pearl, Kyoto its great foot traffic and mixed group
drew in a crowd of young and old, of residents and tourists.
the hip hop fashioned, and music
“This reminds me a lot of the
lovers from around the metro area original Portland I remember as a
kid,” Boyd says, “because its part
gritty but still really walkable, still
very fun. I see Old Town changing
but I think it will always retain part
of that wild-card aspect.”
Boyd says he was inspired to
name his local business Kyoto after
reading dozens of Japanese fashion
magazines, “Their style is amazing
and we handpick items for our store
that remind us of Japanese street
fashion trends from their magazines.
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