Although I’ve already been back in the United States, but my heart is still in Japan. Japan was incredible and amazed me in so many ways. The one thing that I really enjoyed was a chic hat store I found during my visit in Tokyo. Ca4La has a strong debuted name in both Japanese and overseas for long time. I actually saw Ca4La brand at the first time from @Hatabouttown (one of my favorite Instagram accounts to get hat inspirations from all over the world).
Ca4La is a hat shop established in 1989 by Weave Toshi Co.,. How to pronounce the brand name? It’s pronounced as Ka-Shi-La (Shi is 4 in Japanese). The meaning of the brand is the head and also the top in addition to their own designs. There are several stores throughout Tokyo. Here are stores locations and business hours.
Omotesando branch
Harajuku Piaza Building 1/2F, 4-26-18 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0001
Tel. 03-3497-3163
Opens 11am – 8pm
Shibuya store
Frame Jinnanzaka H section 1.2F, 1-18-2 Jinnan, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 18150-0041
Tel. 03-3770-5051
Opens 12pm – 9pm
Daikanyama store
17-5 Daikanyamacho E204, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0034
Tel. 03-5459-0085
Opens 11am – 8pm
Ginza store
Ginza Building 1F, 5-6-14 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0061
Tel. 03-3571-7150
Opens 11am – 8pm
Ikebukuro PARCO store
3F Ikebukuro PARCO Main Building 1-28-2 Minami Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo 171-8557
Tel. 03-3987-6454
Opens 10am – 9pm
LUMINE Est Shinjuku store
Lumine Est Shinjuku B1F 3-38-1 Shinjuku, Shijuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0022
Tel. 03-5919-2226
Opens Weekdays 11am – 9.30pm, Sat/Sun/Holiday 10.30am – 9.30pm
Keio Shinjuku store
Ladies’ clothing section on the 1st floor of Keio Department Store Shinjuku, 1-1-4 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8321
Tel. 03-5321-8175
Opens Weekdays 10am – 8.30pm, Holidays 10am – 8pm
Delica Shibuya Hikarie ShinQs
Q150-8509 Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 2-21-1 Shibuya Hikarie ShinQs 2nd floor
Tel. 03-3486-2368
Opens 10am – 9pm
Parcoya Ueno Store
PARCOYA 1F, 3-24-6 Ueno, Taito-ku, Tokyo 110-0005
Tel. 03-3837-4433
Opens 10am – 8pm
For the first visit, I would recommend to visit a flagship store of Ca4La at Otemondo. The store is in the heart of Shibuya and some of their staff speaks English. You can get off from Shibuya station and walk 12 minutes or from Harajuku station and walk about 8 minutes. The front of the store is very well displayed with the lovely trunk of hats on the left (so you can’t miss the mark!) And the elegantly intricate iron stair on the right. The mosaic floor has also written Ca4La – perfect for instagram photo #IHaveThisThingWithTheFloor.
As soon as I entered to the store, I felt like I was in the hat heaven. There are various styles of hats both for men and women (women hats are in the front and side of the store, men hats are in the back of the store). All the hats at the first big table in the middle right after the gate is beautiful handmade by Ca4La Ateliers on the 2nd floor. The other hats spread out in the store; they are imported items and items that they have collaborated on with international artists, designers and musicians.
During my visit at Ca4La, I had Tei gave me the best hospitality and helped me whatever I had throughout the entire visit. She’s so charming, energized and cheerful, just like how Ca4La presents to the world.
Ca4La is offering both quality and quantity. No doubts that hats made by Ateliers are well made and exclusive. In Ateliers’ house, they also do custom designs for bridal head, hair accessories and repairs. You can visit the 2nd floor and see how the artisans in the Atelier work while admire the displays of some high-end hats in collaboration from all over the world. Talking about quantity, I mean there are various hat designs that you can choose from cute animal faced beanies to fierce leather or fur bucket hats or felts. The store has a hat for everyone. Believe me just standing and trying one by one hat are so tempting to buy all of their hats.
Stay up to date with all the news and hat collections at Instagram @Ca4La_official and shop online at ca4la.com.
Have you heard about this brand before? If not, I hope you enjoy the content and keep this brand in your radar next time when you think of purchasing a hat that you’ll cherish for years to come.
