On the website they have a new collection that looks really interesting.
Mainly blue/indigo work shirts, sweat shirts and chore jackets.
I appreciate that it's not purist ivy but I like the idea of wearing the chambray and sweatshirt for a lazy afternoon at Singer Towers.
Last year they did an oversize work shirt that sadly was ill fitting.
Disappointed to see on the website that Uniqlo no longer offer the heavyweight white t shirts I've been raving about. I must have about 7 or 8 of them but I wished I'd bought more. Uniqlo seem to have a policy of changing designs/products to remain 'fresh' . M &S did the same with their t shirts a few years back. Companies always looking to cut corners on quality for our throwaway society.
To avoid disappointment I bought last week a 3rd pair of their regular chinos, and a waffle tee / sweat shirt for the Mrs, she bought two (well I paid !), in Uniqlo Penang last month, they won't have them forever and in the past she's wished she'd bought more of certain similar items, and at Uniqlo prices if you buy and don't use for a year or two, it's not a lot of dosh tied up in the back of the wardrobe !
I was away for half term and took some of the long sleeve heat tech under shirts with me.
Superb insulation and comfortable all day. Wish I had more than three
I strongly recommend them
New shirts with a half decent collar roll now being sold for £34.90. I haven't seen them ' in the flesh' but they look ok on their site
I popped into Stratford Uniqlo to check out the new BD shirts. Sad to report that the collars don't have a decent collar roll except for one stripped shirt sitting on its own that did have a 3 finger collar.
I bought socks and a white T shirt that has doubled in price to £19.90 since I last bought them. They undercharged me by £3.90 for one pair of sox. Yeh!
Last Saturday I spotted a selection of Merino crew necks in a variety of colours. A great price too.
On closer inspection the quality of the knit was very good.
I have visions of these as a layering piece worn on chilly Summer evenings.
The classic navy looks great as does a dark green.
A merino crew with summer weight chinos looks great imo, (obviously) with a b/d !
Lots of interesting items in the new Oxford St store yesterday. I picked up
Stuff for my father, but am going to get a pair of the corduroy walk shorts for myself which looked great. There were mock neck merino knits in the sale in navy and olive. If you like the Black Ivy look there are plenty of chore coats and overshirts in different colors and fabrics.
Picked up a copy of their magazine which is always well designed and art directed.
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Thought the linen shirts looked alright if you're into them. Light pastel shades. Prefer more bold or darker myself.
Ultra light down gilets on sale. They are really light, warm and useful for travel.
Merino has always been good. Even Crompton had to admit that. Decent deep v necks which I prefer.
£14.90 sale price for the excellent chinos. Downside is you have to have a waist of 31 inch or less as they don't have any larger waist sizes.Hope they are not stopping making these as I need to buy more.
Wow £14.90 , i pay £14 to have mine hemmed ! I’ve bought 4 pairs over the last 6 months at full price In case they discontinue making them, unfortunately 31 inch waist is a stretch too far for me......
Stax- If you spend over £20 on chinos they will shorten them for free in Uniqlo. I haven't used the service but there was a sign above the slim fit chinos in the Stratford shop offering alterations . I checked out the sale price normal fit chinos. They didn't have my size except in black for £14.90. I was tempted but l don't need chinos in black. I reckon they will stop making the chinos except for the slim fit ones.Shame
I did spend £30 on an denim overshirt in the sale. Kingston1an would not have approved as I look like a dustman wearing it but I bought it for forest work in Finland
Robbie - So that's 4 x £14 I could have saved having my chinos shortened at Uniqlo ! Black trousers are for waiters I was told many moons ago by John Lally in the IS Richmond !
But often old school waiters would be better dressed than most of their customers.
Black or charcoal goes with most things. In my second childhood, M&S school trahseez seem under appreciated. Inexpensive, presentable and they took a hell of lot of tough wear.
Popped into the Kingston Uniqlo for some socks and stumbled upon a lovely brown dogtooth balmacaan overcoat. Whilst everything else in Uniqlo ATM seems to be almost but not quite right, this one has all the right details: raglan sleeves, swelled seams, nice collar which pops. Just over a £100. Obviously, some downsides: made in China, polywool blend so lighter weight, but ideal for autumn/winter.
Uniqlo ultra light down vest is really good. Very warm, packs small for travel. I have a couple of them. Not stylish but very practical.
Colin
I saw the overcoats last month and thought they looked great. The swelled seam and the button fastener on the sleeve elevate them.
I really liked the navy one.
Given the price point they make a cheaper yet comparable option to the JS overcoats
As a new parent, it was price point which won. Tried the navy one, but the dogtooth tweed won out. Navy a shade too dark for me, maybe. Material isn't brilliant (I remain on the hunt for a brown herringbone wool balmacaan) but I knew that when I got it. But as I don't wear my vintage early 60s cashmere/wool balmacaan around small messy children, this will get me through a couple of winters!