Sato went on to take a radical approach which led to lines such as Charlotte Ronson, Vena Cava, and +J (the latter in collaboration with Jil Sander). He planned his next move wisely and enlisted the help of famed Japanese designer Kashiwa Sato to lead a creative team that would set up international flagship stores for Uniqlo. In addition to the issues with sizing, Yanai firmly believed that Uniqlo had to be accessible and stylish to succeed in overseas markets. Uniqlo and JW Anderson FW19 (Image via Uniqlo) Shortly after, Uniqlo closed 16 of 23 London and 3 recently opened locations in New Jersey. Due to issues with the Japanese sizing of the garments, Uniqlo did not make as great an impact as Yanai had hoped. But taking the company’s success in Japan and replicating the same retail model abroad was not as straight forward as it might have seemed. In 2002, Uniqlo opened 21 stores around London and later a handful in the US. Success was plentiful for Uniqlo as 10 years after Yanai had inherited his Father’s business, there were already 100 stores in Japan.īut now the time came to expand internationally and this was where the brand began to hit stumbling blocks. Cutting production costs and in turn increasing profits, set the stage for Uniqlo to become the global giant which we know it as today. However, in the 1990s Japan experienced an economic downturn which encouraged the brand to shift all production overseas to China (where approximately 70% of Uniqlo’s garments are currently manufactured) in order to meet the public demand for cheaper goods in hard times. We will update this story when we receive updated news.Uniqlo in Seattle, Washington (image via Uniqlo) The shirts will drop in Japan on 15 July, but we are not sure if or when they will be coming to Singapore. This Uniqlo collaboration is one of the most beautiful and subtle ones yet, so you can showcase your love for pink-lit skies and intricate Japanese animation with these t-shirts. Your Name was a hit internationally, including in Engish-speaking countries like USA, and many Singaporeans raved about the intricately detailed animation and intriguing plot.

And you will probably see friends posting about Weathering With You in the next few weeks. Uniqlo x ‘Your Name’ Director Makoto Shinkai Collaboration Captures The Beauty Of His AnimationsĮven if you are not an otaku, you have probably heard of the animated film, Your Name (Kimi No Na Wa). We have good reason to believe that physical laws will be bent a la Inception in his new anime, as director Shinkai loves to bend physics in his work. Finally, a white t-shirt featuring the female lead suspended in mid-air.

Uniqlo your name shirt