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The company also formed a Japan subsidiary last year to distribute his products links of london sale stand-alone stores and department store "shop in shops." The designer opened his first Tokyo boutique in August. During an interview at his minimalist Manhattan offices, the perennially tanned designer and judge on TV's "Project Runway," talked about expanding his stable of fragrances, handbags, women's shoes valentines Day pendants men's and women's eyewear and watches, and taking his brand into travel and food packaging though those ideas aren't yet fully formed. "Perhaps I am a little ADD right now," says the animated designer, whose fall fashion show is Wednesday. "My mind is always blinking." A key factor in the 51-year-old's success has been wearability: "The only Links of London M Charm fashion comes to life is if someone wears it, and I don't think just wears it in a fashion show." Mr. Kors's plans to become an American mega fashion brand in the vein of a Ralph Lauren are ambitious and raise the issue of whether, after initially moving slower than other designers with store openings and product expansions, Mr. Kors could Links of London L Charm opening too many stores and expanding too quickly. That was part of the problem for Tommy Hilfiger in the late 1990s, when consumers abandoned the brand, fatigued by its ubiquitousness. The once-highflying Kenneth Cole announced he was closing eight stores last month. Michael Kors as mega brand seemed unlikely 25 or so years ago.