How exactly do you wear Heattech?

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1. Short sleeve t-shirts go with short sleeve heat tech undershirts.

   Long sleeve shirts go with long sleeve heat tech undershirts.

2. The trick is to not give a fuck 🙃

   I personally wear short sleeved shirts with long-sleeved heattech tops… but they’re the same color, or at worse, complementary or looks good together eg red heattech with black tennis/golf drifit shirt. Very useful when cycling, I tell you.

   A lot of people in Japan wear heattech that way. And chances are you’d have a soft/light hard shell on top of those anyway so it’s usually not visible in the first place

3. “How do I wear clothes…*in japan*”?

4. get fat and rely on good ‘ole _meat tech_ instead

5. Where are you living? Where are you going to wear them? Have you already gone out an bought them?

   As a mum to young adults myself, I wouldn’t recommend buying up until it actually gets cold. You might not need them. Regular underwear may suffice.

   Layering is good. Undershirt, long sleeve shirt, cardigan or vest, down if you like jacket. Done and dusted.

6. I just wear heat tech under my regular clothes, nothing to it. I never considered wearing it by itself, outside. Inside I do that all the time, haha. You wear it how you want to, I don’t think there is anything special about it and the longer I live in Japan I feel like Uniglo is getting me to spend more money as they, heattech shirts and bottoms, stretch out over time and are sold individually, never in a pack for a deal.

7. I only wear them during the Winter, under other long sleeve clothes.

8. I don’t think heattech work “correctly” if they’re not properly covered…? Maybe the extra thick ones, but I feel like the most basic layer is meant to act as insulation, meaning something needs to cover it? So, a long sleeve shirt on top would probably be better than a tshirt? The waffle one alone seems to be fine, but I just think you won’t see it much here because alone it’s not particularly “fashionable”, so it would most likely be worn with a shirt on top.

9. I actually have a bunch of uniqlo stuff including heattech. not all heattech is meant to be undershirts, and it should be pretty clear which are and which aren’t. as you already guessed, that waffle top you linked is perfectly fine to be worn solo. on the other hand there’s ones like [these](https://www.uniqlo.com/jp/ja/products/E461004-000/00?colorDisplayCode=32&sizeDisplayCode=004) which are actually really light (much thinner than you expect) and sort of clinging to your body, so wearing this with nothing else would look strange. and then there’s also [these](https://www.uniqlo.com/jp/ja/products/E441664-000/00?colorDisplayCode=00&sizeDisplayCode=009), which are both undershirts and short sleeves, so those can be worn as undershirts under tshirts too, for example.
   however, don’t underestimate how warm these will keep you. I would actually say that you won’t be needing more than one layer+a jacket for autumn here. if you want to get new clothes anyway, get the waffle sweatshirt and also a light jacket. that way you can easily put on and take off the jacket whenever you want.

10. I’m not even sure if you are more concerned about the weather or what your mom is saying/your image… It’s a shirt… Wear it if you’re cold. Take it off if you’re hot.

    No one cares what you wear. Half the people are buried on their phones anyways.

11. You have options. Most people just switch to long sleeves when it gets gold, then to sweaters, and when that’s not enough, the heat-tech goes under the sweater. You don’t need to start with heat-tech as step one. If you really can’t take the cold, you can wear the heat tech leggings under your pants too. But a down coat will do more for you than anything else. Autumn lasts but a moment. The winter is long. If you work in an office and need to wear button ups, you can do heat-tech under them, even this mild time of year. But to be honest, heat-tech is kind of new and gimmicky and shouldn’t really be your fist move for cold weather. Just try some sweaters of varying thicknesses and materials and see what works for you, and keep in mind it’s not even remotely cold yet. It will get COLD (or so it will seem to you your first winter). The waffle-style does look a bit like underwear, but I wouldn’t find it weird in a casual setting under a jacket. You mom is right about the first point though.

12. >…but she rightfully counters that you’d never see people walking outside with their bras.

    Respectfully, experience tells me your mom is wrong.

13. Autumn, great time to visit! 🙂

    I’m from the Kyushu area myself and I highly advise against heat tech imho. It does not get cold enough for the need of heat tech until late December. I only ever need it once January hits 🙂

    A regular cotton turtle neck + a jacket for once the sun sets should be plenty. If you’re sensitive to the cold then I would suggest a turtle neck + oversized (for comfort) button up worn open as a jacket + carry a slightly heavier jacket for nighttime.
    Layers are your best friend over here, as they blast the heater on HIGH everywhere indoors during Autumn and Winter, they’ve already started and it’s not even November yet T_T
    You’ll also be moving a lot so that’s another point towards layers! Easy to take off some if you’re over heating 🙂

    Also I’m not sure why people are disapproving of the long sleeves under t-shirt? It’s a huge common appearance in street style fashion and even tech wear fashion? Girls also love layering HEAPS of layers! skinny skivvies (mesh long sleeves) with oversized t-shirts + small tight fitting quilted vests is a popular trend for eg. It’s all dependent on how you style it really. If you stick with long sleeves + Tee + regular slacks/jeans/pants w/e you’d look more casual and street. You can see these styles advertised everywhere once you’re here 🙂

14. Clothes are clothes. Wear them however you like.

    I’ve worn heatteach the way you’ve described. Worn them as the only layer. Worn them as the outer layer. I’ll wear them however I feel like.

    The only thing to note is that more layers > less layers in Japan. Because they go to the extremes indoors vs outdoors. Like, it’ll be 0 degrees outdoors and then like 30 indoors from blasting the heat. Vice versa in summer. Layers mean you won’t roast and can just add/remove as needed.

    P.S. am Malaysian

15. Wear it like extra underwear, which it is. The tops go under a long-sleeve shirt, the bottoms go under your trousers.

    I would advise against wearing too much. Once it’s on, you can’t really take it off. Pretty much anywhere you go indoors in Japan will be around 28 degrees. That can be uncomfortably hot if you’ve got a heattech base layer.

    If you’re going to be outside for a few hours, it’s a good idea. If you’re going to be in and out, a fleece and a sweater is a better option. You can remove layers if you get too hot.

16. The Heattech I have from Uniqlo is underwear, so you would wear it under your outerwear. Maybe check Uniqlo’s website and see how they show it being worn.

17. I actually wear a cotton undershirt underneath my heat tech top because whenever my sweat comes into contact with the heat tech polyester, the fabric becomes a BO magnifier. The extra undershirt provides a layer of absorption.

18. Thick heattech can be worn standalone, the thin ones should be worn underneath something or they won’t trap the heat in. I have several thins and they get nice and toasty after an hour with a jumper over them

    >but I’ll look dorky

    if you’re good looking then you will look good no matter what and if you’re ugly then it also won’t matter because people have already made up their minds about you. Enjoy~

19. The way to wear heatech is to not because everywhere puts the heating on so high you will die.

20. I find heat tech to be a complete gimmick, just another way for uniqlo to get you to buy their shite over anyone elses. What you need is general layers if you want to stay warm. Layers prevent heat from easily escaping by making it have to pass through more and more to escape. And layers means you can take them off as you transfer through environments, to prevent yourself overheating.

21. Your idea is right, wear the heattech against your body, and normal clothes over the top. T-shirt might be OK for the next couple of weeks, but by mid-November you’ll probably want a proper jacket.

22. Wearing a long-sleeved Heattech inner layer with a T-shirt will look weird yes. But no one will dare tell it to you. Actually, you’ll probably do a lot of stuff that will make people cringe and you’ll never know. So go with your original plan. Don’t worry too much about what others think of your appearance, otherwise you’ll go nuts.

    It’s totally okay to wear thick Heattech items as a top though, as these are not really underwear. You can tell your mother that there are Heattech trousers too. See what she says then.

23. In autumn it will be too warm to wear heat tech in my opinion, unless you come from some tropical island and can’t stand any coolness at all.

    Be careful, there are three levels of heat tech. In Tokyo, I would only ever wear the absolute lowest level of heat tech, and even then I would only wear it when it’s very cold in late January or February.

    Of course in a snowy region it might be better to wear a thicker type, but on trains and in stores, they usually crank the heat up, so rather than heat tech, I would wear a fleece top that I can easily take off if necessary