Uniqlo was founded in 1984 in Hiroshima, Japan, as the Unique Clothing Warehouse—an ironic name for a manufacturer known for clothing that is in no way unique. For a certain segment of American shoppers—young, urban, professional, practical—Unigqlo basics have become a cornerstone of the contemporary wardrobe.
Uniqlo has profited from changes in American society, some of which might seem at first glance to be unrelated to fashion. Millennial shoppersentered a job market with fewer jobs, while carrying more student debt, which limited how much money many of them could spend on clothes. That austerity contributed to a cultural shift, in which conspicuously expensive clothing fell out of favor.（Apr.10 2019 The Atlantic）
长难句解析：
本句是一个主从复合句Uniqlo was founded in1984 in Hiroshima, Japan.首先，as the Unique Clothing Warehouse是主语补足语。其次an ironic name 是the Unique Clothing Warehouse的同位语，for a manufacturer 是原因状语，known for clothing 是过去分词短语作后置定语修饰manufacturer，最后that is in no way unique 是that 引导的定语从句修饰clothing。
核心词汇：
ironic /aɪˋrɑnɪk/ adj.有讽刺意味的
manufacturer /ˌmænjʊˈfæktʃərə/n.生产商
urban /ˈɜːbən/adj.城镇的，城市的
professional /prəˈfɛʃənəl/adj职业的，专业的 n.职业人士
cornerstone /ˈkɔːnəˌstəʊn/n. 基石
contemporary /kənˈtɛmprərɪ/ adj.当代的austerity /ɒˈstɛrɪtɪ /n. 经济紧缩conspicuously / kəns'pikjuəsli/ adv.显著地profit from 〔从某事中〕获利
be unrelatedto 与...不相关
fall out offavor 不受欢迎
in no way 绝不
参考译文：
优衣库于1984年创立于日本广岛，Uniqlo ，独特的服装仓库，这个名字有些讽刺意味，因为这家服装制造商并不因为服装的独特性而出名。对于特定的一部分美国顾客来说—这些顾客是身处都市职场，追求实用的年轻人—优衣库的基础款已经成为当代衣橱的基石。
优衣库从美国社会的转变中获利，其中有些变化可能一眼看上去与时尚无关。千禧一代的消费者进入就业市场，就业机会很少，然而却背负着更多的学生债务，这限制很多人在衣服上的花费。这种经济上紧缩导致了观念上的转变，看起来很昂贵的衣服不再受欢迎了。
