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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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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...