Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on February 2012

Handmade corset shop Abilletage (5-32-6-303 Sendagaya, Shibuya-ku; www.abilletage.com) not only tailors elegant accessories and sells antique products, they also serve you drinks in a lush wood-and-red interior. Stop in during the day for a non-alcoholic beverage (from ¥500) from 1:30-7:30pm, or swing past at night for something a little stronger (¥800) between 7:30-11:30pm. Sweets of the day are on hand to try, and to enhance your necessity for wearing a corset in the first place.