Ultra Vogue

Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on April 2011

Seen those ladies walking around in full body suits, gloves and umbrellas—when it’s forty degrees on a clear, sunny day? Many also have been known to layer on the sun protection underneath the threads. Those afraid of the sun’s harmful rays and keen to stay youthful into old age need no longer resort to such measures. Uniqlo’s spring and summer range of UV-proof clothing, named Kiru UV Cut, blocks 90 percent of those nasty rays. Released in April, the t-shirt and sweatshirt line offers 26 different varieties ranging in price from ¥1,000-2,990.

Kiru UV Cut, available from Uniqlo stores nationwide.