i guess u heard it before, but im just gonna tell u again.

UNIQLO, however they try to position themselves in Malaysia, is a cheap brand.

i stayed in Japan for 6 years, and i know.
Quality is OK, but dont expect like high quality.
its just ok quality with a cheap price. design mostly copy expensive brands.

In Japan, if someone who want to look established, successful, they dont wear UNIQLO. People might look down on them. In a way, its embarrassing for some people to wear UNIQLO.
In Malaysia, because they want to look like a good luxurious brand, they try to position themselves like that.
successful, because their designs looks nice (again, copy/similar other brands) then put price like that.
of course the currency exchange also another factor.

As a student in Japan, of coz i go to places like Uniqlo, Gap etc. its cheap and affordable for us.

As a working man in Malaysia, when i go to Uniqlo, my first thought was " OMG, so expensive!! "
because i know the brand, i know the quality and i know how the price should be.
basically i bought a lot of UNIQLO stuff when i was in Japan, but i never ever once bought UNIQLO in Malaysia.

Uniqlo in Japan is like BATA in Malaysia.

I would also say the same about ZARA, H&M, Gap etc. Because some people really bangga to wear those brands when its actually a normal common brand in their home country.

If u want better quality product and branded but cheap, go to those rejected clothes shop. They tore of the original brand, but its still of better materials, maybe salah jahit a bit or something.
Shops like Good2u or something.

Also, affordable, nice design and quality ok are like Padini, Brands Outlet, FOS etc.