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At Paris Fashion Week, sneaker brands hold court

Paris men’s fashion week, held on the eve of the Olympic Games, saw as many runway presentations as off-schedule sportswear activations and product launches. Rarely have fashion and sport intertwined so effortlessly (and commercially) as now. Sneakers were a big deal on the runway, as much as they were off court. Here are some of the highlights:...

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Video: Sacai FW22 collection at Paris Fashion Week

In this video, fashion label Sacai has presented its FW22 collection at Paris Fashion Week (PFW). Watch the video below. Video: Sacai via YouTube Photo credit: Image via Sacai on YouTube

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Paris haute couture: Jean Paul Gaultier x Sacai

The conical bra and corset that made Jean Paul Gaultier a household name was re-imagined for the maison’s first haute couture collaboration since his official retirement last year. The guest creator of this season’s collection is the formidable Japanese designer Chitose Abe, founder of luxury label Sacai, who reportedly had unprecedented access...

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Dior collaborates with Sacai for first co-branded collection

Dior and Japanese luxury brand Sacai have revealed a co-branded collection. The men’s capsule collection represents a fusion of the identities and cultures of the French and Japanese houses, between Dior men’s Artistic Director Kim Jones and Chitose Abe of the Japanese brand Sacai. The garments amalgamate Dior’s tailoring with Sacai´s sportswear...

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Jean Paul Gaultier returns to ready-to-wear

When Jean Paul Gaultier closed his ready-to-wear line six years ago to focus on haute couture and fragrances, there was little suggestion the French designer would one day return. Despite his illustrious career, the once-dubbed Enfant Terrible of Paris fashion is returning with a pret-a-porter line launching this week. A post on the brand’s...

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Gaultier postponing Sacai couture collection

With the couture shows now cancelled, Jean Paul Gaultier has had to delay Sacai designer Chitose Abe guest designing his next collection. Abe will now unveil her collection for Gaultier next January during the planned next couture season. Couture Week was one of several Fashion Week's to be cancelled thanks to coronavirus, in addition to Paris...

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Jean Paul Gaultier announces new strategy, a new designer every season

Legendary French designer Jean-Paul Gaultier may have hung up his scissors, but his fashion house will live on under an ever-changing carousel of guest designers, he said Wednesday. The flamboyant creator -- who bowed out last month after half a century at the top of the fashion tree with a musical spectacular in Paris -- said a guest designer...

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Sacai unveils two collaborations for the end of the year

Japanese luxury brand Sacai is unveiling two exclusive collaborations for the end of 2018. The first, for the Sacai men’s Spring and Summer and women’s Pre-Spring 2019 collections, is based on the idea of no season. Designer and founder Chitose Abe incorporated elements associated with autumn and winter into the spring and summer collection. The...

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Fashion rallies to support press freedom from Trump

Paris fashion stood up for press freedom Saturday with two brands linking up with the New York Times to show their unease at Donald Trump's attacks on the media. Japanese brand Sacai and French label Etudes used slogans from the newspaper's "The Truth is Hard" advertising campaign on their clothes in their men's winter collections. Sacai...

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In Pictures: Sacai X The North Face

Outerwear brand The North Face joined forces with Japanese brand Sacai back in January, working together on a capsule collection with the aim of attracting new audiences. The 17 piece capsule collection was previewed at Sacai’s Autumn/Winter 2017 menswear show in Paris. Featuring oversized parkas and coats which build on The North Face’s...

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Paris Men's Fashion Week Day 4

When Balmain announced last week it was to be bought by Qatar's Mayhoola, all eyes were to be on Creative Director Olivier Rousteing on day four of Paris fashion week. With imminent plans to expand Balmain's retail presence and invest in further development of its accessories, there were high expectations of a new dawn at Balmain's SS17 men's...

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Paris Fashion Week brings back the 1970s

On the Paris catwalk Monday, a reappearance of bandanas -- those paisley kerchiefs that were hot back in the 1970s, remember? -- proved the lesson that old can become trendy again if you just wait long enough. Japanese brand Sacai dusted off the accessory and updated it for its Spring/Summer collection, tying it around models' necks to complete...