Clare Waight Keller Named Uniqlo Creative Director
Back in August 2023, Clare Waight Keller was introduced because the artistic power behind Uniqlo: C. The anticipated assortment in collaboration with the Japanese trend retailer (boasting a complete of 30 appears to be like) dropped one month later in September. Prior to the British designer’s appointment at Uniqlo, Clare Waight Keller’s final excessive profile trend gig was as the primary feminine artistic director of Givenchy (the place from 2017 till 2020 she was the creative director of high fashion and ready-to-wear for men and women). Today, the 2018 recipient of the British Fashion Award’s Womenswear Designer of the Year is introduced because the lead artistic director of Uniqlo, additional cementing her relationship with the model. Clare is about to design the mainline trend collections for women and men, and can begin with a group for the Fall/Winter 2024 season.
Read beneath the reactions of theFashionSpot’s discussion board members:
“It’s giving Zac Posen for Gap Inc. I guess less random than Zac x Gap considering Clare Waight Keller already did the C line with Uniqlo.” [rowjellies]
“I love all the Uniqlo callabs because they actually work well as separates. Also thank god they let Clare Waight Keller do menswear. I own a bag from her last collection and literally everyone complimented it.” [TaylorBinque]
“I don’t understand this appointment. Uniqlo does not need a public creative director. I cherish Uniqlo for its non-Eurocentric point of view – it’s created mainly in response to the need, trends, styles, and body types of Japan. I’m not sure how Clare can tap into that organic POV.” [J02215]
“I agree this won’t work and it will be a waste of money. If I want COS or Arket-looking clothes, I go to those places. The Clare Waight Keller C collection had many leftover stock in my city. The knits are super itchy and stiff, the fit is extremely unflattering.” [TomBlanksFullFatMiuMiu]
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