Global apparel retailer UNIQLO launches the LifeWear magazine Issue 07, 2022 Fall/Winter. The theme of this latest publication is “Today’s Classics,” showcasing designs that are at first glance traditional and basic but updated with modern details. The Issue 07, 2022 Fall/Winter also focuses on clothing that reflects ingenuity and a commitment to quality manufacturing, contemplating the standards of the future through a variety of fashion stories and interviews.
Takahiro Kinoshita, Fast Retailing Group Executive Vice President and Creative Director commented: “The 2022 Fall/Winter issue of the LifeWear magazine is a contemplation of ‘old yet new,’ the timeless that exists in our world. The outdated disappears, while the flashy is soon dismissed. But old things that feel eternally new have special value. ‘Today’s Classics’ are central to the spirit of LifeWear, which aims to honor history while constantly evolving. This issue reflects that idea. The cover art borrows from the archive of textile-dyeing artist Keita Miyairi, presenting wonderful ‘old yet new’ artwork.”
Main Contents of Issue 07, 2022 Fall/Winter
Today’s Classics in London
The opening pages are adorned with a fashion feature captured in London. Classic items updated with modern materials and silhouettes, such as trench coats, wool suits, duffel coats, and pea coats, are modelled by 14 Londoners as continually evolving LifeWear.
Hello, Mame – Interview with Maiko Kurogouchi
Maiko Kurogouchi, designer of the Mame Kurogouchi womenswear label, is about to release her
fourth collaboration collection with UNIQLO. In this feature interview, she discusses her exacting standards for materials and curved lines, asserting that “I felt that with UNIQLO, I would be able to create underwear that broke the mold, something truly special.” Interviewed in her native Nagano Prefecture, the discussion also explores her roots and values.
Salut, Paris!
Developed in collaboration with l’étiquette, a French periodical that weaves intricate stories set against the backdrop of stylings and items that capture the Parisian perspective, this fashion story shot on location in Paris focuses on the latest collection from Uniqlo U. Eight men and women present their outfit stylings, centered on outerwear that combines functionality and beauty, as well as sophisticated knitwear. The neutral colors standing out against the streets of Paris will whet the appetite for shopping.
John Pawson and his Home Farm
This article features the villa owned by British minimalist architect John Pawson in the Cotswolds, in the U.K. This home farm, built in 1610 and renovated over a period of nearly six years, is truly something that is both old and new. The story explores the design philosophy of a man seeking to create ageless designs.
Unique Clothing / Joyful Upcycling
Unique Clothing is a serial feature that looks at UNIQLO masterpieces, the basic items that continue to evolve. Issue 07, 2022 Fall/Winter presents fluffy fleece, which from this season features 100% recycled polyester fabrics for the main body. An accompanying feature, Joyful Upcycling, introduces the upcycling and repair services launched at UNIQLO stores around the world, including London, Berlin, and New York.
LifeWear magazine is a free publication that conveys the UNIQLO LifeWear philosophy of making the everyday lives of people richer and more comfortable.
Overview of LifeWear magazine Issue 07, 2022 Fall/Winter
Magazine: A4 modified size, 124 pages, bilingual Japanese and English
Main distribution points: UNIQLO stores nationwide and on UNIQLO.com Free Kindle version also available on the Reader Store on September 2
Special website: https://www.uniqlo.com/jp/en/contents/lifewear-magazine/Online exclusive contents available for download
Apparel that comes from the Japanese values of simplicity, quality, and longevity. Designed to be of the time and for the time, LifeWear is made with such modern elegance that it becomes the building blocks of each individual’s style. A perfect shirt that is always being made more perfect. The simplest design hiding the most thoughtful and modern details. The best in fit and fabric made to be affordable and accessible to all. LifeWear is clothing that is constantly being innovated, bringing more warmth, more lightness, better design, and better comfort to people’s lives.
About UNIQLO and Fast Retailing
UNIQLO is a brand of Fast Retailing Co., Ltd., a leading Japanese retail holding company with global headquarters in Tokyo, Japan. UNIQLO is the largest of eight brands in the Fast Retailing Group, the others being GU, Theory, PLST (Plus T), Comptoir des Cotonniers, Princesse tam.tam, J Brand and Helmut Lang. With global sales of approximately 2.13 trillion yen for the 2021 fiscal year ending August 31, 2021 (US $19.4 billion, calculated in yen using the end of August 2021 rate of $1 = 109.9 yen), Fast Retailing is one of the world’s largest apparel retail companies, and UNIQLO is Japan’s leading specialty retailer.
UNIQLO continues to open large-scale stores in some of the world’s most important cities and locations, as part of its ongoing efforts to solidify its status as a global brand. Today the company has a total of more than 2,300 stores across the world, including Japan, Asia, Europe and North America. In 2010 UNIQLO established a social business in Bangladesh together with the Grameen Bank and currently there are more than 15 Grameen-UNIQLO stores, mostly located in Dhaka.
With a corporate statement committed to changing clothes, changing conventional wisdom and change the world, Fast Retailing is dedicated to creating great clothing with new and unique value to enrich the lives of people everywhere. For more information about UNIQLO and Fast Retailing, please visit www.uniqlo.com and www.fastretailing.com.
