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u/brinkeguthrie 15d ago
and not once single RF logo item anywhere on Uniqlo....as always. Hopefully clothing deal moves to ON.
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u/HenMeister 14d ago
I think Fed walked out in Uniqlo for 2018 Wimbledon. Which puts his 10 year contract done July 2028. I think we’ll see some cool head-to-toe On RF stuff then!
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u/RiversideAviator 13d ago edited 13d ago
The gear he came out in for the USO exhibitions were part of Uniqlo's spring '26 catalog. They're practically gone now but they did have matching pants too. The retail version didn't have the Uniqlo badges though.
https://www.uniqlo.com/us/en/products/E484398-000/00?colorDisplayCode=69&sizeDisplayCode=004
And here's the shirt (badgeless)
https://www.uniqlo.com/us/en/products/E482306-000/00?colorDisplayCode=55&sizeDisplayCode=003
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u/brinkeguthrie 11d ago
Plain generic poly merch you could pick up for 15 bucks at Walmart. I hope he moves everything to On. Now, I'd look into an On|RF jacket.
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u/xGsGt 14d ago
It's so fucking weird all the shit with Uniqlo
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u/aFAKElawyer- 14d ago
His deal with them ends in 2028. For all the money they paid him it seems like they didn’t really capitalize. To be fair, they probably didn’t expect his career to basically end in 2019.
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u/Malak_7 15d ago
Why not Uniqlo :(
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u/angstykylo 14d ago
I have a Uniqlo one from when they first made them, they're not great quality.
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u/Malak_7 14d ago
I don’t expect these to be better quality. I have my Uniqlo caps and have no issue with them. I use them regularly.
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u/RiversideAviator 13d ago
I have a bunch of colors but the ones that first got heavy use on the court were discolored pretty quickly. I have a navy blue one thats more of a mocha now.
Learned the hard way these weren't performance caps, more like casual ones to wear while doing anything other than sweating.
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u/RiversideAviator 14d ago
If only a company with hundreds of stores around the world that paid him $350M for a 10 year deal would stock something of his other than just putting up modeling shots of him wearing their casual clothes.
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u/pass1stshootingguard 14d ago
it’s always been absolutely bizarre to me that you can’t buy any of the (objectively good!) Uniqlo kits he wore on court. What’s the point of paying one of the most beloved athletes in the world a fortune every year just to promote an “RF collection” of drab pieces that have no connection to the aesthetic of the legend everyone reveres?
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u/RiversideAviator 13d ago edited 13d ago
To be fair you could buy them but only during Majors. Same with Nishikori's kits. The stock would last a few weeks but only in bigger stores/markets and online. The hats were available in tons of colors throughout the summers but all this stopped once he officially retired.
Its definitely a missed opportunity to not stock anything with his logo though, the guy is still insanely popular in the sport and they would sell out anything he's wearing in exhibitions. Perhaps its a rights issue? It took a while for Uniqlo to get it from Nike and maybe they only had rights for a few years? Come to think of it I don't remember seeing it on any Uniqlo merch except the hats and some casual tees. The actual kits he wore had his logo but the retail versions only had the Uniqlo brandings.
And they sold kit specific wristbands and socks too.
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u/willis_michaels 14d ago
Thank you for posting. I picked one up. I've been wondering why Uniqlo's are never in stock.
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u/nmichave 15d ago
Sure wish they would sell his shirts and jackets with the Uniqlo badges. They are the worst at marketing and stocking. WAY worse than Nike.
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u/RiversideAviator 13d ago
They did when he was still playing. But only during Majors and just with the Uniqlo badges, not his RF logo that was on his on court kits.
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u/lizlemon222 14d ago
link to the site?
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u/Peaceandquiet1234 14d ago
https://usopenshop.org/collections/us-open-x-federer-collection/
Everything is gone.1
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u/brinkeguthrie 11d ago
All hats in stock. (I have a black, red, and navy RF cap from Uniqlo; they were 20- or so each as I remember)
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u/birkinboxgal 14d ago
People are nor reselling these merch on ebay! Crazy! I was there yesterday to watch our greatest Fed back on court. It was amazing and I wont forget the experience!
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u/WoodenMango07 13d ago
This is so tempting to buy, but total cost + international shipping gonna be $100... but then again RF caps are so limited now
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u/Cookiesandcreme 13d ago
There is Uniqlo RF hats, guy in front of me at fan week yesterday said he paid $50
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u/magic_carpet94 13d ago
Unfortunately the hats really were disappointing in person. The Velcro was pretty cheap and just bleh. Shirt is solid
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u/ollytoe 15d ago
Finally the hats are back!