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Heisei Retro

A soft-focus love letter to 90s Japan — shoujo-manga sparkle, milky pastels, polka dots and idol-pop sweetness, printed to wear.

Heisei Retro aesthetic - Heisei Retro Pastel Core Soft Girl Collage Sweatshirt

When every shoujo heroine sparkled

Heisei retro is the soft, sparkly afterglow of Japan’s late-80s-through-2000s pop culture — shoujo-manga panels, milky pastel palettes, polka dots, and the bubblegum optimism of idol pop and early purikura. It’s nostalgia with the contrast turned down and the cuteness turned all the way up. We print that gentle vintage glow onto all-over pieces you can actually wear out the door.

The Heisei Retro Collection

All-over-print, made to order. Every Heisei Retro piece, in one place.

How to wear it

Live in milk pastels

Build the whole outfit from milky pink, mint and butter-yellow so nothing competes with the print.

Echo the polka dots

Pair a dotted print with one dotted accessory — a scrunchie or socks — and stop there.

Go full shoujo

Add a satin ribbon, a heart barrette and a tiny shoulder bag to lean into the retro-manga heroine look.

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