https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/talk-to-me-about-uniqlo Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Tue, 14 Apr 2026 22:01:25 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/talk-to-me-about-uniqlo#post-1783695 Fri, 03 Mar 2017 02:52:32 +0000 Caro in Oz 1783695@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love their Heat tec thermals &amp; have some lovely cotton long-sleeve tops for my lounging capsule but other than that I find them a bit boxy. The fabrics are fantastic for the price but the cuts are (generally) ordinary imo. My husband is a very classic dresser &amp; he loves their shorts &amp; polos :)&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/talk-to-me-about-uniqlo#post-1783670 Fri, 03 Mar 2017 02:06:58 +0000 Jennib12 1783670@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I made an Eaton Centre trip just to check out this store! I bought a few heat tech shirts and love them. Some of the other basics seemed good as well, but, like you, it was a quick trip, so I didn't have time to *really* look. I wish they did online in Canada! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/talk-to-me-about-uniqlo#post-1783598 Fri, 03 Mar 2017 00:06:14 +0000 Laura (rhubarbgirl) 1783598@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>They run too short and too small for my shape, but I do think they're remarkably good quality for the price. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/talk-to-me-about-uniqlo#post-1783494 Thu, 02 Mar 2017 19:44:47 +0000 elpgal 1783494@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love their merino wool sweaters. They wear better than the JCrew Tippis. </p> <p>Boring and basic colors though. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/talk-to-me-about-uniqlo#post-1783470 Thu, 02 Mar 2017 18:16:33 +0000 Quietgirl 1783470@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>We have one in our mall. I do shop there. Angie alerted me to Heattech. I have four of those layers. I have purchased washable merino wool sweaters there. Decent results. Also a down vest that I have probably worn 50 times. Angie is right. Their items are more casual. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/talk-to-me-about-uniqlo#post-1783469 Thu, 02 Mar 2017 18:10:36 +0000 rachylou 1783469@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love their Heattech tops and socks and tights. Thermal under layers, like Angie. And although I've never bought anything else there, I do think my uncles and aunties look smart in their Uniqlo puffies. Maybe one day a Uniqlo Puffy for me... I see Uniqlo as the purveyor for preppies in the new millennium. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/talk-to-me-about-uniqlo#post-1783461 Thu, 02 Mar 2017 17:44:15 +0000 sylvie55 1783461@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Casual, underlayers and gear -- yes! I've worn this fleecy coat to death since ordering it last year. It was something like $29. Long undies are warm, quality and about $8 per piece. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/talk-to-me-about-uniqlo#post-1783416 Thu, 02 Mar 2017 15:39:55 +0000 Angie 1783416@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I do VERY well with their thermals - that's it. The rest is too casual for me.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/talk-to-me-about-uniqlo#post-1783415 Thu, 02 Mar 2017 15:37:39 +0000 Anonymous 1783415@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I wear the Airism tees under pullover sweaters and some tops/blouses to prevent sweat stains and allow rewear before washing. They're really light and don't show or cling. </p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/talk-to-me-about-uniqlo#post-1783410 Thu, 02 Mar 2017 15:32:35 +0000 Anonymous 1783410@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm convinced. &nbsp;I don't have a Uniqlo in my city, but I will certainly be perusing them online from now on. &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/talk-to-me-about-uniqlo#post-1783387 Thu, 02 Mar 2017 14:29:38 +0000 Greyscale 1783387@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I could have written everything La Pedestrienne wrote. I wear something from Uniqlo most days, mostly Pima cotton tees. The Lemaire and related Uniqlo U collection gave me a bunch of my current staples. My silk shirts are all from the Ines de la Fressange collection. </p> <p>That said, I have better luck with the collabs than the basics aside from my favorite tees and a few merino things, for fit reasons and because the basics can be a little too basic for me. I have a longer torso than the usual uniqlo shape. But I love that the sleeves are a good length for my shorter arms. </p> <p>I really appreciate the quality and the pure cotton options. I wish they still made my favorite tees. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/talk-to-me-about-uniqlo#post-1783384 Thu, 02 Mar 2017 14:16:42 +0000 Pat_P 1783384@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I too love Uniqlo! But I do use caution when ordering online. The fit in the same piece can vary dramatically from batch to batch. So even if I have tried something on in the store, it may not fit when I order it online. (When I spoke to customer service, they confirmed this.) Because of that, I'm going to try to stick to buying in person when I am down in Boston. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/talk-to-me-about-uniqlo#post-1783380 Thu, 02 Mar 2017 14:08:11 +0000 Suz 1783380@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>ETA, I would probably own much more of their stuff if they did online in Canada. It's not always easy for me to get to the store in the city, alas.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/talk-to-me-about-uniqlo#post-1783379 Thu, 02 Mar 2017 14:07:20 +0000 Suz 1783379@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think they are great for basic layering pieces. So far I have bought underlayers (Heattech tights, socks, long sleeved top, and fleece polo necks). I definitely plan to pick up those cotton shells that <b>Brooklyn </b>shows in her Finds because those would be warm weather staples for me -- super for layering and also nice on their own (for my body type).&nbsp;</p> <p>I agree with <b>LaPed</b> that the quality is decent <b>for the price</b>. I'm a similar size to her so the fit model also tends to work for me (although unlike her, I do okay with J. Crew as well, so who knows?).&nbsp;</p> <p>I had a couple of linen shirts from Uniglo shortly after I joined YLF. They were gorgeous colours -- just luscious!!! I loved them. But. They were (oddly) a little on the long-in-the-body side for me...and they were also a bit scratchy, and after three years of wear the scratchiness did not abate, so I finally let them go.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/talk-to-me-about-uniqlo#post-1783366 Thu, 02 Mar 2017 13:29:12 +0000 Jaime 1783366@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love Uniqlo!!&nbsp; Anytime I am in a city with one I make sure to get there. They are perfect for basics. The quality is so much better than anything similar at places like Old Navy, Gap, LOFT, and even Everlane. I still have the Tees from my first visit over 3 years ago and they look great. The only tees that match them in longevity&nbsp;are my Eileen FIsher.&nbsp; <br />I read once where they are such a huge company they can negotiate deals on much nicer fabrics so that they can produce clothing of better quality. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/talk-to-me-about-uniqlo#post-1783349 Thu, 02 Mar 2017 11:59:54 +0000 LaPed 1783349@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have a lot of Uniqlo. For me, they've become the place I look first for basics: synthetic baselayers, cotton tees and tanks, etc. I've bought items from the Lemaire and IDLF collabs and been happy with both. The quality is very good <b>for the price.&nbsp;</b>I've been wearing two of their $20 (on sale) merino sweaters since the fall, and they both look good, holding up well (I hand wash all wool, even the stuff labeled machine washable). I also like the fleece-lined "winter walker" pants for cold weather hiking when real snowpants would be overkill. I wore a pair of lightweight cotton-linen pants from them all last summer (and I think the summer before, too?). They're absolutely a workhorse for me and, again, cost all of $15 on sale, probably $30 msrp. I'm a sucker for their art tees. I have a lightweight down puffer that's a crazy workhorse and, again, I paid ~$30 for it.&nbsp;</p> <p>I'm reaching a point where I'm wearing something from Uniqlo almost everyday -- especially in the winter, because HeatTech. I started shopping there about 4 years ago when I innocently wandered into one of their stores in LA. Never looked back. For me, it's basically replaced the brands I remember being "good" in the 90s/early 200s: Gap, J Crew, American Apparel, etc. Cotton basics, well designed. But remember, I'm 5'4" and 115# so that may be part of why I get along better with the Japanese fit models. I'm not tiny, but wow, are the J Crew and Gap fit models ever off for me. (Also, their price-quality ratio is very off much of the time IMO.)</p> <p>Here's the thing: every time I order from Uniqlo (because I do mostly order online, though occasionally I'll shop in person when I'm down in Boston), I'm impressed with the way things look and feel. I very rarely have to return things (online garment measurements, yay!), and I can't say that about many other brands at this point. But I have a pretty strong dose of normcore in my style. I love how no-nonsense Uniqlo is. Not boring: it's more a matter of design vs over-design. I don't care about the bells and whistles on a garment if it doesn't fit or the seams won't hold.</p> <p>Okay, long ode to Uniqlo over. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/talk-to-me-about-uniqlo#post-1783348 Thu, 02 Mar 2017 11:58:25 +0000 Chris987 1783348@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I went into a Uniqlo for the first time at the Boston meet-up in early January, after&nbsp;reading&nbsp;a lot of great reviews on YLF before that. Diana, Crazyone, and JamC all bought items there but I just browsed. A few weeks later&nbsp;I went into&nbsp;one close to me and bough the heatech fleece turtlenecks in two colors&nbsp;to wear as a bottom layer on my morning walks in winter. So far I LOVE them. I sized down a little for a snug fit (since I'm wearing other layers over them) and they are warm, soft and very comfy. The&nbsp;neck is just tight enough to work well, which is unusual as I have a thin neck and find many&nbsp;basic turtlenecks are&nbsp;too loose for my liking. &nbsp;I have washed them a few times and they are great, no twisting or pilling or any other issues. I don't put much of anything in the dryer. </p> <p>I recently bought basic t-shirts for summer in white, black, and&nbsp;light blue.&nbsp;I was&nbsp;very impressed with the fit and the thickness of the fabric. I don't care for the&nbsp;tissue-thin t-shirt fabric that seems to be everywhere and these were much more substantial yet not heavy. &nbsp;Haven't worn them yet. The fit was surprisingly good, maybe a tiny bit long on me but that's nothing compared with what most regular sized tops are like on me. At the same time I got a cotton/cashmere vneck sweater that I'm going to return because I decided I don't want&nbsp;this fabrication&nbsp;for spring,&nbsp;but the&nbsp;quality is lovely. </p> <p>Also the pricing seems very low for the quality,&nbsp;at least here in the US. The fleece tops were around $15 and the Ts around $10. LLBean carries similar fleece tops for around $35 that I have not tried.. </p> <p>I will definitely go back for more basics.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/talk-to-me-about-uniqlo#post-1783334 Thu, 02 Mar 2017 10:28:58 +0000 Inge 1783334@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am really happy with the quality of their Heattech items (camis, long-sleeved tops), and their cotton-rich layering tops (I have camis and long-sleeved versions of those too).<br />Very happy with their socks, puffer jackets and short puffer coats too: thin but warm, and they usually come in a fun assortment of colours.<br />I also have a merino jumper which is lovely as well, although I find it to be not as soft as other merino sweaters in my closet. (Finds below are Uniqlo items I own.)</p> <p>I've been looking at the top Brooklyn mentions above too.</p> <p>Like you, I like it that they offer many cotton and/or cotton-rich items for Summer. They also do quite a lot of linen in S/S. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/talk-to-me-about-uniqlo#post-1783333 Thu, 02 Mar 2017 10:21:41 +0000 Style Fan 1783333@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am just looking at a few things online.&nbsp; Watching this with interest.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/talk-to-me-about-uniqlo#post-1783330 Thu, 02 Mar 2017 10:13:26 +0000 Brooklyn 1783330@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have these 3 cotton tops (duplicates in black, blue and white). They have been in heavy rotation this summer. I am wearing the black one now! The white one does get dirty easily around the neck but that's the nature of white. I am very happy with them. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/talk-to-me-about-uniqlo#post-1783288 Thu, 02 Mar 2017 03:47:45 +0000 Anonymous 1783288@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I've only bought it in Japan but pieces have held up well for years. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/talk-to-me-about-uniqlo#post-1783278 Thu, 02 Mar 2017 03:21:39 +0000 Jaime 1783278@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The light puffers and jackets are really good. I got a reversible jacket for my son and he lives in it. I have to say the sweater quality is not amazing in my small experience.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/talk-to-me-about-uniqlo#post-1783265 Thu, 02 Mar 2017 02:21:19 +0000 dashielle (Ann) 1783265@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have the below Finds from Uniqlo and find their underlayers to be quite breathable and comfy. The quality of the other pieces that are gear or gear-leaning (jogger, puffer) are on par with anything I'd buy at Athleta etc. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/talk-to-me-about-uniqlo#post-1783264 Thu, 02 Mar 2017 02:13:37 +0000 Carla 1783264@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>A two story Uniqlo opened up in the Big Mall in Toronto fall 2016, but I didn't care for the look of things my first go 'round and hadn't been back. And, well, you have to cut through Nordstroms to get to it.... :-)</p> <p>Anyway, the displays were so appealing I decided to check them out today. It was a whirl wind visit, but gosh, their S/S stuff looks nice. Flipping labels revealed lots of cotton rich garments as well. There seems to be some argument online about quality basics vs fast fashion, and I know folks here vouch for their under layers. </p> <p>What has been your experience with Uniqlo? </p>