Ricky Takizawa at the new Pop boutique.
Popkiller’s New Store: Pop
For the past decade, the Popkiller brand has been selling clothes at its four Southern California boutiques with a style that is rock ‘n’ roll and infused with a taste of Japanese pop-culture. This brand will make a bigger noise, said Ricky Takizawa, the owner and creative director of Popkiller.
On Jan. 11, a grand opening party was produced for Takizawa's new brand and boutique, naturally called Pop, and it is housed at 349 E. 2nd St. at Japanese Village Plaza retail center in Los Angeles' Little Tokyo section.
The shop focuses on Pop brand T-shirts, which features collaborations on graphics with local artists as well as other L.A. area brands such as In Heroes We Trust and Wolf & Man. The shop might especially intrigue music fans. “Everything is packaged like a record,” Takizawa said. Most of the store’s T-shirts are merchandised and displayed like LPs. One request....Please don't play that ‘80s song “You Spin Me Around Like A Record, ” OK?
