Workman Girl (ワークマン女子) aims to reduce everyday stress for women by utilising their functional clothing developed from selling workwear. They sell fashionable and utility clothing including water-repellent midi skirts.
Introduction
Workman has been my partner’s favourite clothing store in Japan since he pooped into one in 2012. His stylish Toraichi work pants and jacket he bought then is still going. (I’m secretly envious of all the pockets and Japan-made material.)
Back then, Workman mainly sold work clothes for male labourers (like chippies). Around 2015, I remember they started marketing on TV media for hikers and women to broaden their consumer base.
Then in 2020, they opened up their first Workman Girl (ワークマン女子) store in Yokohama, next to Tokyo. Their concept is to “turn the harshness of everyday into wonderful.” (ie. Reduce everyday stress – like rainy commutes and running out of hands holding kids – by wearing their utility clothing.)
What do they sell?
Workman Girl sells functional clothing with utility, stemming from the work clothes they specialised in.
Think water repellent, lots of pockets, affordable, and now – fashionable.
I managed to purchase a powder blue water resistant skirt (A$20) and a black one 😀
They appeared to be unavailable when checking stock online, but here they were in Solamachi!
After wearing the skirt on a horizontal rain day with no umbrella, the skirt was dry when I got home.
I also bought these water repellent and UV protection jacket that transforms into a messenger bag (A$25); one of the very few jackets that has a wide enough hem to wear with a skirt.
The jacket-to-bag transformation is actually pretty handy!
You can transform it when it stops raining or when you go inside a shopping mall.
Chuck an eco-bag inside when it’s in bag mode so you can carry your things when you turn it into a jacket.
Other items I’m interested in are:
Check out their full catalogue. Above assumes 100JPY≈A$1.00
Where are they located?
There are currently 44 Workman Girl stores in Japan. (View the full list)
Notable locations are:
- Solamachi (Tokyo Skytree)
- Ginza (Workman Colors)
- Ikebukuro Sunshine
- Kawasaki Rufuron & Mizonokuchi Marui Family
- Yokohama Bibure & Colette Mare
- Osaka Namba City & Tennoji Mio
- Kyoto Aeon Mall
The store I would go to in Tokyo is the one in Solamachi. (The store in Solamachi is pretty low key, but there are heaps of other fun shops in the complex so it’s worth visiting. My favourite unagi lunch is there too.) Their special Workman Girl shop (called Workman Colors) is in Ginza, but the store wasn’t very flagship-like. Outside of Tokyo, Kawasaki Mizonokuchi and Yokohama Colette Mare stores felt nicer.
I’m keen to go back to Workman and Workman Girl shops on my next trip to Japan; it’s a 🥈(=make a detour) on #myrevisitlist.
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