Italy Rips Off American Apparel; Stay Away from Uniqlo Today

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ITALY—A traveling reader found this very familiar-looking Helvetica sign in Florence. There are probably a million Dov Charney/Berlusconi jokes one could make here. [Racked Inbox]

SOHO—Uniqlo was apparently a madhouse this weekend, and the holiday frenzy shows no sign of slowing. Per the FIPS Twitter: "Lots of good shit on sale at Uniqlo...too bad the line (yes, I checked every floor bitches) is so long, you'll need to pack a lunch." [FIPS]