The store is 3 stories - the main floor is men and women, the upstairs is for men and cellar is for women. Every wall was lined with colorful and folded clothing from floor to ceiling. It is almost a daunting amount of clothing, quite impressive.
In the front of the store Uniqlo is pushing their Heat Tech clothing. The water wicking under clothing that is also meant to keep you warm. Very similar to the same stuff that Nike & Under Armor promote.
Past that display the store opened up to a main show room showing off the cashmere sweaters, wool peacoats and outerwear. The cashmere sweaters were ultra soft available in every color imaginable and only $99 for the V-neck and $129 for the cardigan. The Peacoats, which came in gray, black, navy and light gray glen check were only $99 and a great way to supplement a winter coat collection. I wouldn't use Unqilo coats for the coldest weather, but they certain will keep you warm on cold and snowy days.
Upstairs I went to the plethora of clothing upstairs. More cashmere sweaters, more Peacoats as well as plenty of essentials and non-essentials a like. The essentials collection was great and something I would utilize more if I lived in NYC. They were selling a great collection of socks, 4 for $9. The socks were in the best colors: gray, navy & khaki. The boxer briefs were 2 for $9 and a nice selection of patterns and colors. They also were not covered in half naked men staring at you, which was a very pleasant change when shopping for under garments. The under shirts were in every color and were $4 a shirt. I went with light heather gray shirts, as they are less visible under plain white dress shirts.
They also had a jeans in various colors, washes, fits and prices. The jeans ranged from skinny to relaxed and ranged in price from $39 to $79. The selvedge denim was the more expensive jeans while the normal denim was only $39. I would have opted for the regular denim in slim straight cut. I would buy my selvedge from a top manufacturer like APC or Stronghold.
I was very impressed by the Lambswool sweaters in V-Neck, Crew neck & Cardigan at $19.99 to $29.99 for the latter. They had the basic selection of colors for the sweaters and they were good weight, not too bulky or too fine. I would highly recommend the sweaters as a way to supplement your closet with colors that you might not otherwise purchase, like purple & yellow.
I also highly enjoyed the collection of oxford shirts. They had white, light blue, dark blue, light red and a gray all for only $19.99 a shirt. A great deal.
The flannels were also nice. They came in either heavy weight or light weight and in a bunch of nice color combinations including red and black buffalo check. The off white with window pane navy blue check was very appealing and reminded me of my favorite shirt from high school.
As for pants, they had a nice collection of chinos, both washed and dressier versions; $29 and $39, respectively. All of the pants in the entire store came in either 32 or 34 inch inseam. The good news Uniqlo would tailor them free of charge, the bad news it would take a minimum of a week for them to complete the job. I do like the idea and would encourage the practice for more stores.
The selection of wool pants was slim pickings but I found a pair I loved in light gray brushed wool for only $49. They are slim straight and will have to be hemmed.
Uniqlo also had an encouragingly large selection of non-iron dress shirts and a disappointingly small selection of suit coats. When I was there, the only coats were tuxedo trimmed velvet jackets in burgundy, black, olive and navy. I am still deciding if they are cool for a night out or just plain cheesy.
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