Asian fashion is set to make a splash at Paris Fashion Week, which kicks off in the French capital today.
An eagerly awaited show, according to the Fashion Network website, will be that of Japanese label CFCL (Clothing For Contemporary Life). The brand was founded in 2020 by sometime Issey Miyake designer Yusuke Takahashi and is taking to the runway in Paris for the first time.
Chinese designers will be represented at the Shenzhen Futian Fashion Day and by the Hong Kong Fashion Guerilla project. The former takes place at the Palais Brongniart and features luxe women’s wear brands Ellassay, Yiner, and La Koradior. Meanwhile, “one size” outerwear designer Chen Peng’s fall-winter show takes place at the American Cathedral in Paris on 1 March.
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The Talent Indonesia incubator programme presents collections the same day, while three Korean labels will show on 4 March, Fashion Network reports.
Paris Fashion Week runs until 5 March 5, comprising 38 presentations and 71 runway shows by 109 labels.
Top houses from Dior to Balenciaga will naturally be showing, but all eyes this year are on Italian designer Alessandro Vigilante’s first collection for Rochas on 28 February. Other must-sees are German designer Chemena Kamalis debut for Chloé on 29 February, and Seán McGirr’s first collection for Alexander McQueen on 2 March.
