Uniqlo - Discovering the Brand

In my pursuit of simplifying my wardrobe, I've heard a lot of good things about the Japanese brand Uniqlo. I am naturally skeptical regarding the overall quality among fast fashion retailers, but decided to give them a try as I've been having mixed results with Zara, H&M, Old Navy and others; my primary problem being the lack of basic essentials.

T-shirts // Good
For example, I just wanted some decent quality t shirts in plain colors for a reasonable price. So I started there and am quite impressed with Uniqlo already as I purchased both their Supima Cotton and Dry Packaged lines of t shirts. The only problem I had was finding them in size large. I'm in that weird limbo size category between medium and large and generally buy large and hope it shrinks a bit to fit nicely.

Oxford shirts // Good
I also found a nice oxford short sleeve in light blue and picked that up. I'm quite happy with it. I also found a nice linen shirt in a blue/white plaid pattern for $3.90 and picked it up as well; I would have bought more, but the other color patterns didn't match me very well.

Rest // Undecided
I did want to buy some polo shirts, sweaters, pants and outerwear, but couldn't find anything. For the price, I prefer to get Ralph Lauren Polo Shirts, Banana Republic sweaters, Haggar pants and Adidas jackets. I guess, I'll stick to Uniqlo for basic essentials and other layers I'll rely on other brands.

Long term, I plan to buy a total of 9 pieces (6 t-shirts, 2 oxfords, 1 linen). I'm more than halfway there with 5 items so far and will wait for a sale to complete my wardrobe update.

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