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I visited the Menlo Park Store this summer and wasnt terribly impressed. I think i was expecting something with a much more Japanese Sensibility.
the Menlo store is pretty big. Too basic for me. but i have to admit that this trench is nice...
i heard that they may be opening a meatpacking store as well. Which, i think could be a good thing for New York. I dont understand how Stores such as Conway and Bolton's exist in New York City...If Stores like Uniqlo replace it, that would be a good thing in my book.
the Menlo store is pretty big. Too basic for me. but i have to admit that this trench is nice...
i heard that they may be opening a meatpacking store as well. Which, i think could be a good thing for New York. I dont understand how Stores such as Conway and Bolton's exist in New York City...If Stores like Uniqlo replace it, that would be a good thing in my book.
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maybe November 10?
http://www.uniqlo.com/flagship/
http://www.uniqlo.com/flagship/#campaign
also it will be born on December 9 in Shanghai
http://www.uniqlo.com/flagship/
http://www.uniqlo.com/flagship/#campaign
also it will be born on December 9 in Shanghai
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http://www.uniqlo.com.hk/?ref=L1
cerfas probably it's not possible now
but they just started to try to make it worldwide in earnest.
excerpts and pic from the wwd story today (H&M has the same exact checked jacket this season, anyone notice?)
-On Friday, a 1,100-square-foot preview store will open at 30 Rockefeller Plaza, an area that is a magnet for tourists. And before the end of October, a 1,200-square-foot temporary unit will bow at 2231 Broadway, between 79th and 80th Streets on the busy Upper West Side.
Both preview locations will stay open until the end of the year, but after the SoHo flagship bows, the temporary stores will sell concept-oriented merchandise such as the 100 percent cashmere program and Japanese pop culture T-shirt project.
Although many Uniqlo stores are designed to look like warehouses — the name stands for Unique Clothing Warehouse — a new, more sophisticated prototype is being used for the flagship, which will be the largest of the company's 730 stores worldwide. With exposed brick walls and wooden floors, the space is intended to be functional and easy to shop. Limited-edition styles created by young designers through Uniqlo's Designer Invitation Project will be sold at the flagship. A T-shirt gallery will feature pop culture graphic Ts, some designed by artists.
Uniqlo began testing the Manhattan market in September 2005 with a Uniqlo@Vice temporary store on Lafayette Street in lower Manhattan. That was followed by a temporary unit at 76 Greene Street in SoHo. In June, a preview store at 486 Broadway replaced the Greene Street location; it will operate through the end of this month.
Prefabricated stores made from corrugated metal on the outside and fitted with shelves inside began arriving from Tokyo on Sept. 3 and have been deployed to locations such as the Jones Beach Amphitheater in Wantagh, N.Y., Cobble Hill, Brooklyn, and Central Park. A store will be delivered tomorrow to the corner of Houston and Lafayette Streets. Two stores on Nov. 6 will be parked on Broadway in front of the flagship, where they'll remain until after the opening.
-On Friday, a 1,100-square-foot preview store will open at 30 Rockefeller Plaza, an area that is a magnet for tourists. And before the end of October, a 1,200-square-foot temporary unit will bow at 2231 Broadway, between 79th and 80th Streets on the busy Upper West Side.
Both preview locations will stay open until the end of the year, but after the SoHo flagship bows, the temporary stores will sell concept-oriented merchandise such as the 100 percent cashmere program and Japanese pop culture T-shirt project.
Although many Uniqlo stores are designed to look like warehouses — the name stands for Unique Clothing Warehouse — a new, more sophisticated prototype is being used for the flagship, which will be the largest of the company's 730 stores worldwide. With exposed brick walls and wooden floors, the space is intended to be functional and easy to shop. Limited-edition styles created by young designers through Uniqlo's Designer Invitation Project will be sold at the flagship. A T-shirt gallery will feature pop culture graphic Ts, some designed by artists.
Uniqlo began testing the Manhattan market in September 2005 with a Uniqlo@Vice temporary store on Lafayette Street in lower Manhattan. That was followed by a temporary unit at 76 Greene Street in SoHo. In June, a preview store at 486 Broadway replaced the Greene Street location; it will operate through the end of this month.
Prefabricated stores made from corrugated metal on the outside and fitted with shelves inside began arriving from Tokyo on Sept. 3 and have been deployed to locations such as the Jones Beach Amphitheater in Wantagh, N.Y., Cobble Hill, Brooklyn, and Central Park. A store will be delivered tomorrow to the corner of Houston and Lafayette Streets. Two stores on Nov. 6 will be parked on Broadway in front of the flagship, where they'll remain until after the opening.
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Both the Baptista and Taralis collections are in stores in London right now - I bought a Baptista tunic dress and a Taralis poloneck - both very high quality and beautifully made and ever so cheap....!
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holy crap look at these names!!
photo and story from wwd
cloak, phillip lim and alice roi
Uniqlo Taps Designers For Capsule Collections
By Sharon Edelson
NEW YORK — When it comes to marketing itself in the U.S., Uniqlo hasn't missed a trick.
Pop-up shops, prefabricated roving stores and advertising blitzes on taxicab roofs and subway entrances are part of the arsenal that has been employed to raise awareness of the brand in advance of next month's opening of a 36,000-square-foot Uniqlo flagship on Broadway in SoHo.
Now the Japanese casualwear retailer has tapped Lutz & Patmos, Kino, Alice Roi, Phillip Lim and GVGV to design capsule collections for women as part of its spring Designer Invitation Project, which is being launched in conjunction with the SoHo store opening.
Uniqlo is taking a page from another foreign transplant, H&M, which made waves by hiring designers such as Karl Lagerfeld, Stella McCartney and Viktor & Rolf, names not usually associated with fast fashion, to create collections for the H&M label.
Target has also brought class to the masses with the Isaac Mizrahi label and Go! International, its program of rotating designers. So far, Luella Bartley, Tara Jarmon and Sophie Albou have participated. Next up is Behnaz Sarafpour.
Uniqlo's capsule collections will be available at all of its stores worldwide. The company views the project as a cross-cultural exchange, exposing American consumers to young Japanese designers and Tokyo culture, and vice versa.
Each capsule collection will remain in stores for one month and will feature eight looks, a spokeswoman said. The items can be mixed and matched within a collection and will be complemented by Uniqlo products.
The collections will draw on the strength of each designer. The first, from Lutz & Patmos, will bow in February, and focus on sweaters. The designers are known for modern knitwear in luxury fibers. In March, Japanese designer Kino will design tops and skirts in knit fabrics; Alice Roi in April will offer dresses and separates; Phillip Lim in May will develop an abbreviated collection of his label 3.1 Phillip Lim, including dresses with bubble hems, and GVGV from Japan will feature crisp shorts with bibs.
Three men's wear designers were also announced: Cloak's Alexander Plokhov, and Satoru Tanaka and HALB from Japan.
"I'm excited to have the opportunity to work with these esteemed and talented young designers," said Yuki Katsuta, president of Uniqlo Design Studio N.Y. "I look forward to seeing each collection and the unique vision and interpretation they see for the broader Uniqlo customer."
Nobuo Domae, Uniqlo's U.S. chief executive officer, said the project will underscore the company's philosophy of balancing "high style and high quality merchandise at affordable prices."
Uniqlo is owned by Fast Retailing, whose other brands include Comptoir des Cotonniers in France and One Zone in Japan.
photo and story from wwd
cloak, phillip lim and alice roi
Uniqlo Taps Designers For Capsule Collections
By Sharon Edelson
NEW YORK — When it comes to marketing itself in the U.S., Uniqlo hasn't missed a trick.
Pop-up shops, prefabricated roving stores and advertising blitzes on taxicab roofs and subway entrances are part of the arsenal that has been employed to raise awareness of the brand in advance of next month's opening of a 36,000-square-foot Uniqlo flagship on Broadway in SoHo.
Now the Japanese casualwear retailer has tapped Lutz & Patmos, Kino, Alice Roi, Phillip Lim and GVGV to design capsule collections for women as part of its spring Designer Invitation Project, which is being launched in conjunction with the SoHo store opening.
Uniqlo is taking a page from another foreign transplant, H&M, which made waves by hiring designers such as Karl Lagerfeld, Stella McCartney and Viktor & Rolf, names not usually associated with fast fashion, to create collections for the H&M label.
Target has also brought class to the masses with the Isaac Mizrahi label and Go! International, its program of rotating designers. So far, Luella Bartley, Tara Jarmon and Sophie Albou have participated. Next up is Behnaz Sarafpour.
Uniqlo's capsule collections will be available at all of its stores worldwide. The company views the project as a cross-cultural exchange, exposing American consumers to young Japanese designers and Tokyo culture, and vice versa.
Each capsule collection will remain in stores for one month and will feature eight looks, a spokeswoman said. The items can be mixed and matched within a collection and will be complemented by Uniqlo products.
The collections will draw on the strength of each designer. The first, from Lutz & Patmos, will bow in February, and focus on sweaters. The designers are known for modern knitwear in luxury fibers. In March, Japanese designer Kino will design tops and skirts in knit fabrics; Alice Roi in April will offer dresses and separates; Phillip Lim in May will develop an abbreviated collection of his label 3.1 Phillip Lim, including dresses with bubble hems, and GVGV from Japan will feature crisp shorts with bibs.
Three men's wear designers were also announced: Cloak's Alexander Plokhov, and Satoru Tanaka and HALB from Japan.
"I'm excited to have the opportunity to work with these esteemed and talented young designers," said Yuki Katsuta, president of Uniqlo Design Studio N.Y. "I look forward to seeing each collection and the unique vision and interpretation they see for the broader Uniqlo customer."
Nobuo Domae, Uniqlo's U.S. chief executive officer, said the project will underscore the company's philosophy of balancing "high style and high quality merchandise at affordable prices."
Uniqlo is owned by Fast Retailing, whose other brands include Comptoir des Cotonniers in France and One Zone in Japan.
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