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Translated By DeepL

Diaspora Skateboards moves to the next stage. Finally, our flagship store, Purves, will open in Komazawa.

Formed in 2008, the Tokyo-based skate label's <Diaspora SkateboardsThe company started out by creating items by printing graphics such as the Magic Circle logo on the body of an item while skating around the streets with a group of friends. While skating mainly on the streets with friends, they started out by creating items with graphics such as the magic circle logo, which culture lovers must have seen at least once, printed on the body of an existing item. A few years later, they began releasing apparel on an exhibition basis, and in 2020, to commemorate their 10th anniversary, they released their first full-length video "SYMBIOSIS," a masterpiece. The flagship shop will open on Saturday, November 12.

The nearest station is Komazawa Daigaku Station, a 10-minute train ride from Shibuya Station on the Tokyu Denentoshi Line. It is a five-minute walk from the station along 246 Street.PURRBS." appears.

The origin of the name is a combination of the words "person" (PERSON) and "word" (VERB), and is a coined word that combines several words such as "URB," meaning city, and "PURPLR," the color of gemstones, which comes from the word Diaspora. The name was coined by combining several words, such as "PURPLR," the color of jewelry derived from Diaspora, and "purple," meaning city. This is another example of the skater's strong commitment to the brand.

At Purves, you will not only be able to pick up a full lineup of Diaspora Skateboards apparel, but it will also function as a skate store, selling skateboarding gear at all times. Furthermore, as the shop boasts a wide network of contacts through its activities over the years, it also plans to select brands with which it has close ties and to hold exhibitions of artists and brands on an irregular basis. The monitors in the store that show skate videos and music videos of friends, which is the manner of a skate store, also show the pride of being a skate label.

As a commemoration of the opening,Yoshifumi "YOPPI" EGAWA[Claire].MIN-NANO[Claire], [Claire].MY LOADS ARE LIGHT〉,16FLIP, "Jazzy Sport[Claire].CarServiceThe collaboration items will also be released with six groups from the "The New York Times" and "The New York Times".

Diaspora skateboards | Yoshifumi "YOPPI" Egawa
realmad Hooded Sweatshirt ¥16,500

Diaspora skateboards | MIN-NANO
DSP NSB Belt ¥5,500

Diaspora skateboards | MY LOADS ARE LIGHT
YE PEEPS Socks ¥2,200

Diaspora skateboards | 16FLIP
Concrete Waves vol.01 ¥2,200

Diaspora skateboards | Jazzy Sport
Magic Circle Leather Slip Mat ¥5,280

Diaspora skateboards | CarService
HW Logo Air Freshener ¥2,200

Just looking at the store's interior and the lineup of items on offer to commemorate the opening, one can fully understand the appeal of Purves, and expectations for the store's future as a cultural destination can only increase. Congratulations to everyone at "Diaspora Skateboards" on their opening!

INFORMATION

PURRBS

Address: Someko Building 101, 2-16-1 Komazawa, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo
Hours of operation: 12:00 - 20:00
Closed: Wed.
TEL: 3-6413-8729
Instagram:@purrbs.store

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