VF Corporation announced the launch of the Tokyo Design Collective (TDC) and new regional office in Tokyo's Harajuku district, internationally recognized as a center of Japanese youth culture and fashion. The office will be the new home for VF's Dickies®, Timberland®, and Vans® brands in Japan, as well as the newly created TDC team. The mission of the TDC is to reinforce VF's commitment to infusing aspirational Japanese product design and craftsmanship into its iconic global brands.

The TDC will leverage the expertise of an in-house design team in addition to a network of freelance designers, artists, and Japanese brands to develop and promote new expressions of Japanese fashion. It will also serve as a global incubator for talent and inspiration through a "Design in Residence" program that will welcome designers from across VF's global brands to live, work, and co-create together in this internationally recognized hub for Japanese streetwear culture. The TDC's fully resourced design studio is already engaged in several new projects across VF's brand portfolio, many of which will launch later this year.