Xi Men Ding! (西門町)

Thursday, 4 October 2012

 You could say that this place is the hub for young people. Dubbed the "Harajuku" of Taiwan, Xi Men Ding offers good shopping and life time supply of idol and celebrity goods (for all you kpop and jpop lovers out there...this place is the place to be). Kpop and or Jpop blasts out of every store you walk by. Not only do they offer merchandise, their 'Supre','SES', ' Just Jeans' (Baleno, Levis, STAGE)are all there in one place.  In addition to their clothing shops, it is also home to famous Korean cosmetics brands such as, The Face Shop and Tony Moly (Fun Fact: T-ARA themselves have been to the Tony Moly store and have left their signatues on the door). There are also many, MANY fanmade-goods store where they print out pictures of Taiwanese, Japanese and Korean Idols on novelty products like pillows, cups, poker cards, almost everything!

To get there: Many buses stop at Zhonghua Road, Ximending and if you are taking the train, go onto the Ban Qiao Line or Xiao An Men Line and get off at Xi Men Station.
Xi Men Station

STAGE SHOP

STAGE is a celebrity brand created by Show Luo. It took us a while to find but I was determined! I could sense my all time favourite idol's auror beaming from the shop. Then, I saw Carebears overshadowing ( the shop had a Care Bear makeover for Christmas) and I was overjoyed! The familiar STAGE symbol was on the door and I made my way through the automatic door. Inside, the decor is modern and all STAGE clothing was neatly placed on racks. The staff greeted us with a synchronised, "Welcome". The store has 2 levels where the top level was mixed with Manhattan Portage (another brand Show endorses).

Sylvia~

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