sacai

The enigmatic feminist designer Chitose Abe, having proven herself at COMME des GARÇONS with Rei Kawabuko before going out on her own, in Tokyo in 1999, paraded for the first time in Paris in 2001 She takes her time and likes a form of stability, as opposed to fast fashion. She regularly crosses several garments to give them a haute couture silhouette. And she notably counts Birkenstock and Nike among her recent (and numerous) collaborations. The designer of the most fashionable ready-to-wear labels defines himself as “against the tide”. Deconstructing and rebuilding forever, applying textiles to garments they shouldn't be on, marrying sweaters and jackets or shirts and hoodies, tailoring that can look lopsided or awkward, yet elegant. This breathtaking elegance is what best describes sacai.