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papergirl
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| I don't think UNIQLO has been mentioned yet, but they were all over the Kansai area (not sure about Tokyo). The clothes are cheap, solid prints, bright assortment of colors, and Western sizes. |
Maybe for you and your own sizes, papergirl, but not for me and my (male) sizes in simple things such as shirts and pants. I'm barely a large in U.S. sizes, yet the LL is as high as they go in Uniqlo, and those are (not surprisingly) still often a bit too tight around the shoulders or hips. |
That's a good point Glenski. I was really thinking of women's clothing. The Japanese male fashion is not well suited to many Western men's preferences or sizes. I remember buying a pink t-shirt from the clearance bin at Uniqlo. It was a large size and fit nicely. I later realized it was a men's t-shirt. A large men's t-shirt in the US would be like a nightgown on me!
But as for women, I found that many of us curvy girls were able to find clothing that fit in Uniqlo, and in a vast array of colors, including dark blues, greens, etc. Flowy tops are trendy with women in Japan, and tend to be forgiving.
The most common problems women have with fitting into Japanese clothing are length of pants and bosom/butt/shoe size. So if you foresee any trouble in those areas, it's best to bring your own clothing. I'd also suggest lightweight, loose-fitting cotton clothing for summer, as it is very hot and humid (at least in the Kansai area).
The shoe fashion in Japan for women tends to be VERY HIGH heels, so even if you have small feet, I'd recommend bringing your own shoes, already broken in. Two pairs of formal shoes and one pair of comfy casual shoes are really all you need. I brought all sorts of "cute" heels to Japan, but they were crippling to walk in or stand in all day, and I eventually tossed them in the back of my closet and didn't retrieve them until the day I packed to come home. They're a waste of luggage space.
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OneJoelFifty
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| I'm 6 foot tall and fairly slim, I went shopping in Uniqlo in Tokyo a couple of times and bought a million t-shirts, it worked for me. I tend to like my t-shirts and shirts fairly fitted. There was no way I was finding shoes that fit in Tokyo though, I'm a UK size 11 as a rule. |
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