The Coolest Breakfast Club Is Actually in Tokyo

Clockwise from Bottom Left: GUCCI patent-leather leggings, $6,700, at gucci.com. N°21 skirt, price upon request, at numeroventuno.com. CHLOE viscose georgette dress, $2,995, at Chloé boutiques. ERDEM Sienna ankle boot, $935, at erdem.com. MIU MIU top and denim, price available upon request, at miumiu.com. GUCCI tulle long sleeve T-shirt, $1,500, at gucci.com. JIL SANDER knit turtleneck, $1,210; skirt, $1,080; and legging, $1,080, all available at Jil Sander. DIOR poplin shirt with collar, $1,350, and pleated skirt, $4,900, at Dior Boutiques. GUCCI high-neck gown, $18,000, at gucci.com. N°21 top, price upon request, at numeroventuno.com. CHANEL glitter fantasy tweed dress, $8,150 at select CHANEL Boutiques. DIOR embroidery gown, price upon request, at Dior Boutiques. Photo: Colin Matsui

Diners, and other casual eateries have long been glorified in pop culture. The Burger Diner (Grease), Monk’s Cafe (Seinfeld), Bo’s Diner (Baby Driver) all quickly come to mind. There’s a timeless appeal to seeing beautiful people in a place where you can get a tuna melt and a chocolate shake at a moment’s notice. It’s the ultimate high-low mix. (And clearly the appeal endures — Batsheva Hay showed her Laura Ashley–inspired dresses in a Tribeca diner during Fashion Week.)

While many diners have a tinge of Americana, photographer Colin Matsui and stylist Kat Typaldos captured one in Tokyo, run by a woman named Luli Shioi, or “Mama Luli,” as she is better known by the members of her Breakfast Club.

Shioi started the Breakfast Club in Tokyo to make a “home base” for her friends and family, some of whom don’t live in the U.S. It’s an all-day breakfast place where Shioi can hang with her friend group of artists, musicians, and cool teenagers with multiple side hustles. She said if the club had a mantra, it would be “Let’s eat together! Let’s drink together! Let’s talk and hang together! Let’s draw and write together! Let’s sing, play, and dance together! Come on and join us!” Here, photographer Colin Matsui has captured them in Eckhaus Latta and Chanel — just one big, happy, instagrammable family.

From Left: JIL SANDER knit turtleneck, $1,210; skirt, $1,080; and legging, $1,080, all available at Jil Sander. CHANEL glitter fantasy tweed dress, $8,150, at select CHANEL Boutiques. GUCCI high-neck gown, $18,000, at gucci.com.

From Left: GUCCI tulle long sleeve T-shirt, $1,500, at gucci.com. N°21 striped shirt with polaroid insert, $375, at numeroventuno.com.

From Left: JIL SANDER textured jersey shell vest, $370, and skirt, $530, at Barneys. CHANEL glitter fantasy tweed dress, $8,150, and hat, at select CHANEL Boutiques.

From Left: CHANEL calfskin mary janes, $850, at select CHANEL Boutiques. MISSONI sweater, $1,295; shirt, $985; and pants, $1,065, all available at Missoni.

From Left: CHANEL glitter fantasy tweed dress, $8,150, and hat , available at select CHANEL Boutiques. CHLOE viscose georgette dress, $2,995, at Chloé boutiques. MIU MIU top and denim, price available upon request, at miumiu.com. GUCCI tulle long sleeve T-shirt, $1,500, at gucci.com.

MICHAEL KORS COLLECTION long-sleeve tee, $695, and pajama pant, $895, both available at michaelkors.com.

CHANEL glitter fantasy tweed dress, $8,150, and hat available at select CHANEL Boutiques.

From Left: CHLOE viscose georgette dress, $2,995, at Chloé boutiques. VERSACE knit top, $775 at 647 5th Avenue. ALTUZARRA Gavi wool windowpane plaid pant, $995, and belt, available at altuzarra.com.