US denim label LINDA HOPP debuts its first Japan-made piece at a Daikanyama pop-up
LINDA HOPP JAPAN, the New York denim label's year-old Tokyo subsidiary, is making and sizing a garment specifically for Japanese customers for the first time, previewing it at a two-day pop-up in Daikanyama -- a small but concrete test of whether a niche import brand can localise production, not just distribution, in Japan.
LINDA HOPP JAPAN Co., Ltd. said it will preview CAPRI PANTS -- JAPAN EDITION, its first Japan-made product, at a two-day pop-up at WHITEROOM Daikanyama on October 21 and 22. The piece keeps the silhouette and length of the brand's New York-made original but has been repatterned and resized for Japanese women, according to the company, and is made to order, with pre-orders opening on the first day of the pop-up and delivery taking about six weeks.
LINDA HOPP is a denim label founded by Linda Rodin, a former fashion stylist who also built the beauty brand RODIN olio lusso, later acquired by the Estée Lauder Companies, and who ran a shop called The Hopp Shop inside Bergdorf Goodman; the brand's name comes from a SoHo denim shop Rodin ran in 1979. LINDA HOPP JAPAN, the Tokyo-registered subsidiary that handles the brand's local product development, manufacturing and sales, was established in October 2025, and began a full Japan rollout -- an online store plus pop-up events -- in April 2026, the company said. The Daikanyama pop-up will also sell a quilted skirt, a lace-up pullover, a denim shirt, a jacket and a coat, with a 10% discount and a gift for on-site purchases.
A Japan-made, Japan-sized item is a different commitment from simply shipping US stock at Japanese pricing -- it means LINDA HOPP JAPAN has lined up domestic production and a pattern specifically for a Japanese customer base, which only makes commercial sense if the brand expects repeat, not one-off, demand here. One capsule piece, sold made-to-order through a two-day pop-up, is a modest first test of that bet; whether it becomes a standing part of the range, rather than a one-off localisation exercise, is what the next pop-up will show.