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At Paris Fashion Week, Undercover gave its audience butterflies

In a truly remarkable display at Paris Fashion Week, designer Jun Takahashi of Undercover unveiled a collection that featured skirts brimming with living butterflies, resulting in an utterly mesmerizing and surreal spectacle. The final moments of the show were particularly enchanting, as models adorned in illuminated miniskirt prom dresses...

Design

Uniqlo to offer kidswear

Uniqlo’s Undercover (UU) collection, a collaboration with designer Jun Takahashi, launches in UK stores on March 16, and for the first time in 10 years the retailer will also be offering kidswear to the British market. The new collection is the first UU range with a focus on a family theme, and will include a full line-up of apparel for women,...

Fashion

Uniqlo taps Undercover after Jil Sander

Japanese high street conglomerate Uniqlo has ended its collaboration with Jil Sander and announced a partnership with Undercover designer Jun Takahashi for its coming collections. Jil Sander has long been known in the industry as a purist designer, and her minimalist approach to fashion centred on working with the most exquisite fabrics and...