Sunday, February 22, 2009

The Huge Mountain

One of the many things I like about Korea is the profusion of outdoor shops and local brands. There are plenty of Columbia, Patagonia, and The North Face stores in Busan. There are also lots of K2, OK Outdoors, and Kolon sports stores - Korean brands. 

They also don't seem so concerned with copyright laws here. We have seen fake Dunkin Donuts and fake Starbucks shops. 

The North Face is a particularly popular brand to wear, and to knock off. We have seen 'The Red Face' and 'The Black Face' brand jackets. Yesterday, we saw my favorite 'North Fake' - the jacket label said 'The Huge Mountain' and was complete with the three nested arcs that The North Face uses as its symbol.

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