When abroad in London several years ago, I came upon this mass market retailer, UNIQLO. I never actually purchased anything instead this high tech, perfectly maintained store but continually came across the logo every time I traveled back to London. It wasn't until recently and a planned trip I have to Tokyo, that I began to dive more into the history of this company and their product inventory. Opening in 1984 this store had great success amongst the Japanese … more
There's a few things I miss a few things about NY. Brooklyn rooftop parties all summer. Amazing pizza. Autumn in the park. And Uniqlo. Uniqlo flagship store in Soho (on Broadway between Prince and Spring) is the only one that exists in the states, and is sadly the only place you can go get these Gap-like basics but far more fashion forward that it's flailing American counterpart. When it first opened, it was know as the place to get colored cashmeres for under $40, classic trenches for under $100 … more