When that brand closed in 2019, he ventured out on his own, launching Frère, a direct-to-consumer business whose roots were in custom tailored clothing ... open a store in New York's SoHo.

N, R at Prince St.; 6 at Spring St. Thanks to a slew of megachains, Soho’s cobblestone streets ... wares from five Kyoto-based artisans, the store’s bazaarlike concept is the brainchild ...