The Winter is showing signs of settling in early. The temperature has dropped this week, and there’s already been a touch of frost on the ground and ice on the car in the morning. Now is the time to get prepared for Winter, think about layering, warm clothing is key and one way to ensure you are snug this season is with HEATTECH technology clothing from UNIQLO.

HEATTECH from UNIQLO

Fashion and technology are starting to mix even more these days; HEATTECH brings together function, innovation and fashion in one clothing category and will be a stylish way to stay warm this winter. Available exclusively at UNIQLO, the Japanese company has spent years working with textile manufacture Toray to create a new material to fight the cold. Perfect for Japanese winters and quite frankly, perfect for the ever colder British winters.

HEATTECH The Concept

HEATTECH is designed using rayon-rich fibre blends that naturally retain and lock in heat within tiny air pockets. Now here is the science bit; “Moisture retention is achieved in the fabric by blending it with milk protein that contains natural amino acids, as well as kneading in whey, a component of high moisture retention effects”. Basically HEATTECH turns moisture that evaporates from your body into heat, magic huh!?

HEATTECH clothing at UNIQLO is basically like a second skin. But one that comes in all shapes, sizes and colours! The collection features t-shirts, fleece turtlenecks, socks, knitted hats, gloves, neck warmers, tights and long-johns. From wintery knitted styles to bold strong colours, you can wear these pieces as undergarments, layering them up or as outer garments to brighten up a winter day. The pieces are as thin as 0.5mm, so you can certainly wear them underneath other clothes in your wardrobe. They are pretty warm though so to be honest, you won’t need to layer up too much.

HEATTECH at UNIQLO: Menswear

The Technology of HEATTECH

So we’re combining moisture and heat, sounds like it would be a bit messy; well no, here are some key features of HEATTECH technology:

• Soft Texture, smooth to the touch
• Anti-Odour (Mens)
• Odour Control, by anti-bacterial agents
• Stretchable Comfort
• Quick Dry (Mens)
• Anti-static
• Shape Retaining

The HEATTECH also features in loungewear for women available at UNIQLO in a lace detailed camisole, underwear, cardigans and sweat pants. For the technology minded shopper, there is also the ‘smart phone friendly gloves’, to keep your hands warm, but technology still at your fingertips!

HEATTECH at UNIQLO: Womenswear

HEATTECH isn’t just for the winter though, wear it when you’re out and about; skiing, on a hike, working outside or just because it’s comfortable and stylish! Check out their facebook page for more info and to find out the latest on HEATTECH – follow the hashtag on Twitter #HEATTECH