‘Tis a fleece season with Uniqlo
MANILA, Philippines - With cooler days ahead, expect to see more highly fashionable coats and functional windproof jackets.
Japanese global brand Uniqlo combines fashion and functionality by expanding its lineup of fleece outerwear in its fall-winter 2015 collection.
The men’s line includes an expanded range of windproof fleece, with a special film between the inner and outer materials to keep out drafts. This wind-resistant functionality has been incorporated in the soft and comfortable pile lined fleece jacket, the Sherpa fleece jacket in trendy khaki or camouflage colors, and the faux mouton fleece jacket, with the last designed as a mouton jacket rather than a fleece. The windproof film has been improved from last year, making it appropriate as outerwear, and also offering reduced stiffness. Uniqlo has also introduced a kids’ windproof fleece jacket this year.
The women’s line features four new types of coats, each with a unique silhouette — a trendy teddy fleece coat, fluffy fleece coat, pile lined fleece coat, and windproof fleece coat. They are suitable for any setting — from fashionable to casual to sporty.
Uniqlo has also grown its extra warm fleece offering, introduced last year to provide 1.5°C greater inner warmth (specific increase in internal warmth varies by wearer). Along with standard jacket types, this extra warm fleece is available in parkas and print fleece, as well as women’s fluffy fleece jackets and kids’ print fleece jackets. The cross-section of these special fibers is in a “C” shape that retains dead air to enhance warmth.
The line also includes an expanded range of check and bi-color designs, as well as those from Uniqlo’s Magic for All collaboration with Disney, which was launched for fall-winter 2015.
Uniqlo first launched fleece in 1994, and 20 years on, it remains a symbol of the LifeWear concept.
For more of Uniqlo’s offerings, visit Uniqlo Philippines’ social media accounts, including Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, and also visit www.uniqlo.com/ph.
