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COMPASS MAGAZINE, June 2003

MARC By MARC JACOBS 299, TaichungGang Road, section 1, 2F (SOGO Dept. Store) (04) 2328-6697; Hours: 11 am-10 pm

       This spacious, uncluttered boutique was the first on Taiwan for respected American Louis Vuitton designer Marc Jacobs' more youthful line, known simply as Marc. This Marc By Marc Jacobs boutique, located on Sogo Department Store's second floor, currently focuses exclusively on female customers, although there are plans to add men's items later. Targeted at 20-to-35-year-old customers, fashion items include a wide range of colorful items, many incorporating playful motifs such as stars and polka dots and materials like colored denims. Clothing, such as T-shirts, skirts, dresses, jackets and swimsuits, ranges from NT$3,300 to NT$22,000 in price, while shoes--slippers, heels and pumps--cost between NT$3,200 and NT$9,700. There are also belts, wallets and bags (NT$3,800-NT$17,000). Products are nicely spaced across the open-feeling store, making shopping here an easy-going, unpressured experience.