Clare Waight Keller has figured out the commute. Her fall-winter 2025 UNIQLO : C collection envisions a uniform for the modern walker, someone more likely to sidestep a puddle than climb a peak.
The shapes are generous but not indulgent. The palette sits somewhere between commuter asphalt and a well-stocked spice rack. Meanwhile, the mood leans studious, with collared shirts and pleated pants setting the tone.
There’s plenty of soft armor. Puffed jackets are zipped to the chin. Knit cardigans behave like outerwear, and sweatshirts are large enough to hold their own in a crowded subway.
Shirts stay tucked, collars crisp, and wide denim trousers hang with the sort of deliberation that suggests an intentional exit from stretch everything. Here, movement is built in, but not emphasized. The models run, mostly because they can.
What Waight Keller offers here is refinement with good manners. There’s no drama in the mix, and that appears to be the point. These are clothes for the UNIQLO man who trusts fabric more than flair. After all, he knows better than anyone that utility done well needs no explanation.
UNIQLO : C Fall/Winter 2025 Collection
