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Fast Retailing's casual-wear chain, which opened its first store in Hiroshima in 1984 with Tadashi Yanai at the helm. It sells LifeWear basics, Heattech and Airism among them, developed with Toray, alongside designer lines: +J with Jil Sander, Uniqlo U, launched in 2016 under Christophe Lemaire, and the UT graphic tees. Clare Waight Keller was named creative director in 2024.

Founded
1984
Based
Yamaguchi, Japan
Owner
Fast Retailing
Official site
uniqlo.com

Uniqlo drops

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Uniqlo x Cecilie Bahnsen

Fall/Winter 2026 fleece collection
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Uniqlo x Francesco Risso

F.RISSO knitwear capsule
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Uniqlo x JW Anderson

Fall/Winter 2026 collection

Uniqlo news

Key moments

  1. June 1984

    Uniqlo opened its first store, the Fukuromachi Store, in Hiroshima.

  2. October 1998

    Uniqlo launched its 1,900-yen fleece campaign.

  3. September 2001

    Uniqlo opened its first overseas store in London.

  4. 2003

    Uniqlo launched HEATTECH, developed with Toray Industries.

  5. November 2006

    Uniqlo opened its first global flagship store in New York’s SoHo district.

  6. October 2009

    Uniqlo launched +J, its collaboration with designer Jil Sander.

  7. June 2016

    Christophe Lemaire became artistic director of Uniqlo U and Uniqlo’s Paris research and development center.

  8. September 2024

    Uniqlo appointed Clare Waight Keller creative director, expanding her remit to its mainline womenswear and menswear.