Manufacturers are now producing high quality goods. They are good because they are not mass produced for world consumption

Whip out the plastic at:
Seoul's trendiest late-night shopping mall: Doota, 18-12 Euljiro 6-ga, Jung-gu; [phone]; Tuesday-Saturday 10:30 a.m.- 5 a.m., Monday 7 p.m.-5 a.m., Sunday 10:30 a.m.-11 p.m.
Lotte Department Store flagship,1 Sogong-dong, Jung-gu; [phone]; 10:30 a.m.-8 p.m.
Garosugil, Sinsa-dong, Gangnam-gu (shop-lined trendy street), accessible via subway from Sinsa Station (Subway Line 3)
10 Corso Como, B1F Trinity Building, 79 Cheongdam-dong, Gangnam-gu; [phone]
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11. Milan

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Home to many of fashion's biggest names such as Prada, Dolce & Gabbana and Versace, it's little wonder this beautiful city is full of glamorous locals and shops that cater to them.
One of the most beautiful (if expensive) shopping experiences can be found at Quadrilatero della Moda or Quadrilatero d'Oro ('rectangle of gold'), which many fashion insiders consider is the world's most important fashion district.
The interwoven pedestrian streets are lined with jewelers, boutiques and lifestyle showrooms that make for great window shopping.
While the boutiques cater to the alligator-bag-and-black-card-toting crowd, luckily for bargain shoppers, yesterday's styles are tossed aside so fast, outlets and sales racks are always full.
Il Salvagente ("the lifesaver"), Milan's best known and longest established outlet, has three floors of goods discounted up to 60%, all organized by size and color.
No one back home needs to know it was bought at an outlet mall -- Milan fashions are always months ahead of the trends elsewhere.
Whip out the plastic at:
Quadrilatero d'Oro, between via Montenapoleone, via Borgospesso, via Della Spiga and via Sant' Andrea, Milan
Il Salvagente, Via Fratelli Bronzetti 16, 20129 Milan; [phone]; Monday 3 p.m.-7 p.m., Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-7 p.m.
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