Sacai

Sacai (stylized in lowercase) is a Japanese luxury fashion brand founded by Chitose Abe (née Chitose Sakai) in 1999.[1] Vogue magazine has cited Sacai as influential in breaking down the dichotomy between casual and formal clothing.[2]

Sacai
Private
IndustryFashion
Founded1999
FounderChitose Abe
Headquarters,
Websitewww.sacai.jp

History

Abe grew up in Gifu prefecture making clothes for dolls. Her mother was a seamstress.[3] Abe worked as a pattern cutter for Comme des Garçons and later worked for Junya Watanabe.[4]

From 2016 to 2019, Sacai collaborated with Sophie Bille Brahe, The North Face, Beats Electronics, Apple, and Nike.[5][6][7]

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gollark: This seems kind of bad.
gollark: And how does one stick three images in?
gollark: Well, possibly, but not all the images.
gollark: See? Only five results.

References

  1. "Barneys New York". barneys.com. Retrieved 2017-09-17.
  2. NICOLE PHELPS, FALL 2017 READY-TO-WEAR: Sacai Vogue magazine, MARCH 6, 2017
  3. Hypebeast, issue 15, p. 178
  4. "Sacai Clothing : Dresses & Tops at Bergdorf Goodman". bergdorfgoodman.com. Retrieved 2017-09-17.
  5. Kelly Wetherille, Sacai Moves Into Jewelry: Chitose Abe has tapped Danish jewelry designer Sophie Bille Brahe for a capsule collection of fine jewelry. Women's Wear Daily, February 2, 2016
  6. ELLIE PITHERS, AUTUMN/WINTER 2017 READY-TO-WEAR: Sacai Vogue, 6 March 2017

See also


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