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On Fleeting Hong Kong Trips, Chinese Make Frugal Fashionable

Global Currents | News & Analysis 20 May, 2013

Source: Reuters

HONG KONG, China — Armed with empty suitcases and same-day return tickets, an army of mainland Chinese is descending on suburban outlet shopping malls and international fashion chains in Hong Kong, turning cheap into the new chic as luxury falls out of favour.

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Week in Review | Warby Parker Opens Offline, Uniqlo’s Evolutionary Approach, Want Les Essentiels de la Vie

| Week in Review 19 April, 2013

Warby Parker Flagship, Soho, New York | Source: Warby Parker

BoF editor-in-chief Imran Amed recaps the week in the business of fashion.

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With an Evolutionary Approach, Uniqlo Aims to Create New Category

Fashion 2.0 | Intelligence 19 April, 2013

Uniqlo Lifewear Presentation | Source: Uniqlo

Earlier this week, BoF spoke to senior executives at the launch of Uniqlo’s new Lifewear concept to understand the guiding principles and goals of an apparel company more rooted in technology than fashion.

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The China Edit | Shanghai Tang, L’Oréal Expands, Uniqlo Performs, Triple-Major, Made-in-Asia Luxury

Global Currents | The China Edit 16 April, 2013

Inside the Shanghai Tang Mansion on Duddell Street | Source: Shanghai Tang

Today, we bring you the first instalment of The China Edit, a weekly curation of the most important must-read fashion business news and analysis from and about the world’s largest luxury market.

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Fast Retailing Raises Forecast on Overseas Sales, Weaker Yen

| News & Analysis 11 April, 2013

Uniqlo Ad Campaign Autumn/Winter 2012 | Source: Uniqlo

TOKYO, Japan — Fast Retailing Co., Asia’s largest clothing retailer, raised its forecast for annual profit as the seller of Uniqlo apparel expanded overseas and benefited from the yen weakening to a three-year low.

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