Uniqlo and Coca-Cola have teamed up again this year to present a new capsule collection of T-shirts inspired by the iconic beverage brand. The ten T’s were selected to be produced as a result of Uniqlo’s 8th Annual UT Grand Prix (UTGP) T-shirt design contest. Priced at $19.90, the T’s are now available in Uniqlo stores and online worldwide.
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Interbrand, the world’s leading brand consultancy has released its 2nd annual global report dedicated to the retail sector. The Best Retail Brands report ranks the top 50 U.S. retail brands by brand value, as well as the top retail brands from the U.K., France, Germany, Spain, and the Asia Pacific region.
Uniqlo has announced it will release UU Uniqlo Undercover, by designer Jun Takahashi. The new collection has nothing to do with avant-garde looks, instead, the new ads showcase traditional family scenes. It means that UU is being promoted as ‘clothing for the families of today’ and includes 105 piece collection with 43 items for men, 34 items for women, 27 items for children and even 5 things for babies.
Uniqlo launched the All-Product Recycling Initiative at its stores in the US, UK and France. British Radio 1 DJ and TV presenter Sara Cox announced its UK kick-off at the 311 Oxford Street Flagship Store yesterday at 9 am. Uniqlo UK partnered with the charity Centrepoint for the APR project and Sara, who has been involved with Centrepoint since 2000, joined to launch the initiative.
Coca-Cola has been a muse for a range of other brands and used as a canvas for creative imaginary by celebrated artists and fashion icons. The legendary drink and its red and white style has become the theme of the eighth edition of the Uniqlo’s UT Grand Prix T-shirt design contest. Designs inspired by Coca-Cola are accepted starting August 4 through September 12—the submissions from all around the globe will be judged by a panel of experts in the design industry and be unveiled for online voting. The winners will receive money prizes and get their designs implemented on tees, which will arrive at Uniqlo’s venues worldwide in spring 2012.
Earlier this year, the Japanese lifestyle brand Uniqlo launched a fashion community UNIQLOOKS for those who like to create new outfits made of the brand’s items, share their ‘mix-and-match’ efforts with other people around the globe, who rate the entries with Facebook ‘Likes.’ Now, the brand is inviting its fans to show off their unique summer looks with the other fashionistas for a chance to win a trip to one of five world’s fashion hotspots and receive Uniqlo gift vouchers.
Uniqlo, a Japan-based fashion retailer, has introduced a new online fashion project featuring an integrated Facebook functionality. Fans of the brand are welcome to upload photos of themselves dressed in UNIQLO clothing items at uniqlooks.uniqlo.com. By doing this, the fashion retailer gives a chance for those eager to show off their style make a statement, while those willing to share their viewpoint and get a place where they can do this.