| SHOWING OFF: Ayu sports a typically eclectic outfit outside a
traditional Cantonese dai pai dong, or food court, in Hong Kong. '"If we
stock what she's wearing," says a Tokyo fashion buyer, "it's guaranteed
to sell." |
| KIN CHEUNG/REUTERS |
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