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A pair of SALT Optics Townsend optical frames in Tweed Moss. Unworn, but have been fitted with prescription lenses.

Make: SALT Optics
Model: Towsend (on the SALT website)
Frame color: Tweed Moss (sort of like a brown tortoise on the outside and brownish-green on the inside)
Frame material: Acetate
Lens width: 53mm
Bridge width: 19mm
Temple length: 147mm
Made in Japan

Price: $170 (includes shipping within continental US)

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Up for sale is a Wings + Horns Mountain Parka from this season (S/S 12) in Navy, size Small.

Price: $390, including shipping within continental US

In excellent condition, only worn once. I'm moving soon, so could use the additional funds.

Measurements:

Chest: 20.5"

Length: 28.5"

Sleeves (from pit to hem): 22.75"

Note that the raglan sleeves are pretty long

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removed sold items, +J bomber still available

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Khaki - Sold

Navy - Sold

Brand new pair of German Army Trainers (BW Sport), size 280 (43.5) - fits about a half size larger than Sambas, size 10(US)

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I've got a pair of Uniqlo Vintage Chinos and a pair of Uniqlo Tasmanian Wool Trousers for sale. Prices include shipping within the continental US.

Uniqlo Vintage Chinos - Light Brown, Size 30x34 - NWOT - SOLD

Measurements (approximate)

Waist: 15.75"

Front Rise: 10.5"

Back Rise: 14"

Upper Thigh: 12.25"

Knee: 8.7"

Leg Opening: 8.25"

Inseam: 34"

Uniqlo Tasmanian Wool Trousers - Dark Gray, Size 30, hemmed to 30 - NWOT - SOLD

Measurements (approximate)

Waist: 15.5"

Front Rise: 9.75"

Back Rise: 16"

Upper Thigh: 12"

Knee: 8.5"

Leg Opening: 8"

Inseam: 30"

has anyone dealt with the "nylon bomber jacket"

what's your opinion on it, and does it actually come with a hood ?

i.e http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/396/dsc05846a.jpg

and would you say +J and standard uniqlo shirts in S fit true around a 46?

I live out in NZ where I can't try the shit on.

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There are some pics of the nylon jacket on the Japanese site showing it with a zip out hood.

http://store.uniqlo.com/jp/CSaGoods/299897-69

I haven't tried the nylon jacket, but the other +J items in S fit pretty true for a 46. Standard Uniqlo shirts, however, are quite large on a 46.

From the WSJ:

Retailer Shops For Deals

By MARIKO SANCHANTA and JURO OSAWA

TOKYO—Fast Retailing Co. Chairman and Chief Executive Tadashi Yanai said the operator of Japanese retailer Uniqlo is on the hunt for acquisitions and plans to spend as much as $11 billion to strengthen its global presence.

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'We could grow organically, but it would take a long time,' says Tadashi Yanai, chairman and CEO, shown at the opening of the Paris branch of Uniqlo last year.

Mr. Yanai, who founded the purveyor of cheap-and-chic clothes in 1984, has made no secret of his ambitions to transform Uniqlo into the world's leading global apparel retailer, leapfrogging the likes of Gap Inc. and H&M operator Hennes & Mauritz AB. He said in an interview Thursday that acquisitions would be necessary, particularly in the U.S. and Europe, to reach that goal.

"For a company like ours, it's not unusual to spend 1 trillion yen (about $11 billion) or more," he said adding, "We could grow organically, but it would take a long time."

"It's like getting married," he said, adding, "we need to find the ideal bride for us."

Although Mr. Yanai didn't mention specific acquisition targets, "the bigger the better," he said. The target company wouldn't have to be similar to Uniqlo in terms of products, but it would have to accept Fast Retailing's management philosophy, he added. "We shouldn't buy a company that we can't control," he said.

Mr. Yanai didn't detail how it might raise 1 trillion yen, though the company is in secure financial position. In the year ended in August it had roughly $1.8 billion in cash and about $2.8 billion in net assets.

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Fast Retailing chief Tadashi Yanai at the opening of the Paris branch of Uniqlo last year.

Fast Retailing, Japan's No. 1 apparel retailer by sales, contrasts with other major Japanese companies that are seeking to expand abroad but have less access to cash amid the economic decline in their home market. Its ambitions come as Japan's traditional icons, such as Toyota Motor Corp. and Japan Airlines Corp., face quality questions and financial difficulties, respectively.

"We are a new kind of Japanese company," said Mr. Yanai, who is one of Japan's richest men. He added, "What happened to Toyota is a great shame. The company is a source of pride for the Japanese."

Mr. Yanai said the company has learned from its past expansion mistakes. Earlier in the decade Uniqlo closed some U.K. stores and closed its small number of U.S. locations amid disappointing sales. Mr. Yanai said the success of its lone remaining U.S. store since it opened in 2006, in New York's trendy SoHo district, convinced him further expansions should center on major urban areas that are more accepting of foreign brands.

He said the company's acquisition strategy includes finding a foothold for its Uniqlo brand, which is known for simple offerings such as tunics and leggings, and getting more global brands.

In 2007, the Japanese retailer made an unsuccessful $900 million unsolicited bid for upscale retailer Barneys New York.

It has carried out smaller purchases, such as buying the Princesse tam.tam lingerie brand in 2005, and the French Comptoir des Cotonniers brand in 2006.

"We are looking for a company that can become Uniqlo's platform in the U.S. and Europe," Mr. Yanai said. "At the same time, we want to increase the number of global brands in our portfolio."

Fast Retailing also operates other brands such as Theory, which originated in New York.

Uniqlo is focusing its organic growth efforts on Asia, where it has stores in China, Hong Kong, South Korea and Singapore. "Asia is still an underdeveloped market, whereas in the U.S. and Europe there are already competitors," he said. "It is less likely we can expand as rapidly [in the U.S. and Europe]."

Mr. Yanai said Uniqlo was planning to open a store in India within the next two to three years, as well as outlets in San Francisco, Los Angeles and more shops in New York City.

The retailer is planning to open its fourth store in Shanghai this spring, as well as its first store in Moscow. It opened another shop in Paris's Opera district last year.

At a time when consumer spending in Japan is in the doldrums and deflationary pressures are returning, Fast Retailing reported a net profit for the year ended in August of 49.80 billion yen, up 14% from the year before, while sales rose 17% to 685 billion yen.

Mr. Yanai also said he wants to make Uniqlo products available world-wide through electronic commerce channels within a year or two.

Questions have been mounting regarding Mr. Yanai's successor, and he said that the individual didn't have to be Japanese, as long as they had "Uniqlo DNA" in their bloodstream.

The company is currently training about 200 people for management positions, he said.

Write to Mariko Sanchanta at [email protected] and Juro Osawa at [email protected]

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