Mall of China?
If the Mall of America is a suburban shrine to our national consumer excess, what would a Chinese version look like?
According to one U.K. source, a new shopping center in Nanjing is about to provide an answer. It's an entire mall consisting of nothing but not-quite-right brands. After a long morning shopping for the perfect Naik, Dama, or Adidos sneakers to go with your A&G jeans, you can stop for coffee at Bucksstar or grab lunch at McDnoald's.
The counterfeit conundrum is whether this is an actual mall or merely the Mirror's idea of an attention-grabbing photo essay. Either way, I think I'll pass on the Pizza Huh -- especially if the "huh?" is a reference to mysterious toppings. Sausage is scary enough.
Many thanks to longtime Counterfeit Chic reader Deborah Mason for the tip!
