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Christophe Lemaire takes up the creative reins at Uniqlo's R&D Centre

London - Christophe Lemaire has finally made his ongoing relationship with Fast Retailing's Uniqlo official, by becoming the artistic director of the Japanese label's newly established R&D Centre in Paris, France. And the first big task of his new role is to establish Uniqlo's new "Uniqlo U" line, which is slated to become the debut, new...

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Christophe Lemaire to launch capsule collection for Uniqlo

Apparently H&M will no longer be the only fast-fashion shop in town known for their designer collaborations. Trendy Japanese retailer Uniqlo will be collaborating with former Hermès creative director Christophe Lemaire for a capsule collection that will be debuting this fall. Unlike H&M, however, who has collaborated with the likes of Lanvin,...

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Christophe Lemaire departs Hermès to focus on eponymous brand

Hermès is set to say goodbye to its artistic director of women's ready-to-wear,Christophe Lemaire, who is leaving the label to focus on his own namesake label. The French fashion house revealed on Monday that Lemaire was leaving his role after holding the position for four year. Lemaire will showcase his final collection for Hermès on 1 October...

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Raf Simons' jailbirds kick off Paris fashion week

Designer Raf Simons kicked off the start to five days men's fashion in Paris on Wednesday, with a collection making it clear he intends to make his audience work for his art. Last year the Belgian designer - who as well as having his own label is also artistic director at Dior - bussed several hundred photographers, journalists and buyers out to...