October 17, 2022, Manila, Philippines – Global apparel retailer UNIQLO today announces the launch of the Uniqlo and Mame Kurogouchi 2022 Fall/Winter Collection on Friday, November 11, 2022. Established by designer Maiko Kurogouchi, the Mame Kurogouchi fashion brand has drawn recognition worldwide for timeless designs and the use of innovative materials. This fourth collaboration line offers exceptional skin comfort from new materials created with leading-edge technologies, and exquisitely designed details. The new expression of LifeWear offers an unhindered and beautiful everyday life that frees the mind and body of every woman.

New material to wear with sensitive winter skin

The new HEATTECH wool blend material developed from yarn, especially for this collection provides a warm feel in thinness suitable for layering. It features a crew neck and turtleneck T-shirts*1 with curved bottom edges, as well as leggings*1 to complete the outfit setup. A newly launched silk blend HEATTECH provides an even smoother feel against the skin, used in the sleeveless tops*2 and bra T-shirts*2 that directly contact the skin to add comfort to winter outfits.

New lustrous and beautiful Body Shaper Shorts

Newly added to the line, Body Shaper Shorts gently sculpt the body with soft comfort. The sheer material in a refined luster draws the eye. At the same time, variations in the fabric for the thigh, rear, stomach, and other body parts deliver exceptional comfort and a pleasant fit. The elegant and expanded line of items includes bustiers and shorts in soft 3D souffle yarn, as well as refined see-through HEATTECH tights and socks, offered in seasonal colors of deep khaki.

*1 T-shirts and leggings: 51% acrylic, 32% polyester, 13% wool, 4% elastane

*2 Sleeveless tops and bra T-shirts: 35% modal, 33% acrylic, 22% viscose rayon, 6% elastane, 4% silk

2022 Fall/Winter Collection Highlights

Total 21 Items

* Pricing is the planned range at the present time, and is subject to change.

Details of 2022 Fall/Winter Collection

Launch date: Friday, November 11, 2022

Store availability: Full line at Uniqlo Manila Flagship Store, Uniqlo SM Megamall, and the uniqlo.com online store
*Some items are only available in select Uniqlo Philippines stores

Special website: https://www.uniqlo.com/ph/en/contents/collaboration/mamekurogouchi/22fw/

About Uniqlo and Mame Kurogouchi

The Uniqlo and Mame Kurogouchi innerwear collection no longer distinguishes between innerwear and clothing to allow women to shine from within. Comfort is noticeable from the moment the garment is first worn, along with designs that beautifully accent the body’s gentle curves, lift the spirit, and add brilliance to the small moments of everyday life. This new embodiment of LifeWear incorporates the idea of helping women add color to the small areas of daily life.

Maiko Kurogouchi Profile

Maiko Kurogouchi is the designer of Mame Kurogouchi, a womenswear brand gaining worldwide recognition for the use of innovative materials, ingeniously constructed details incorporating traditional techniques, and curved lines that accentuate a woman’s beauty. The Mame Kurogouchi brand she established in 2010 continues to produce clothing that gently enriches everyday, individual moments in which modern women live. Her commitment to creating clothing with details that allow women to live unrestricted, vibrant lives has captured the hearts of people around the world.

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About UNIQLO LifeWear

Apparel 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 block of an individual’s style. A perfect shirt is always being made more perfect. The simplest design hides the most thoughtful and modern details. The best in fit and fabric are made to be affordable and accessible to all. LifeWear is constantly innovating clothing, bringing more warmth, more lightness, better design, and better comfort to people’s lives.