Sacai

Sacai (stylized in lowercase) is a Japanese luxury fashion brand founded by Chitose Abe (née Chitose Sakai) in 1999.[1][2] Vogue magazine has cited Sacai as influential in breaking down the dichotomy between casual and formal clothing.[3]

Sacai
Company typePrivate
IndustryFashion
Founded1999
FounderChitose Abe
Headquarters
Tokyo
,
Japan
Websitewww.sacai.jp

History

Abe grew up in Gifu prefecture making clothes for dolls. Her mother was a seamstress.[4] Abe worked as a pattern cutter for Comme des Garçons and later worked for Junya Watanabe.[5]

From 2016 to 2022, Sacai collaborated with Sophie Bille Brahe, The North Face, Beats Electronics, Apple, A.P.C., Nike and Dior.[6][7][8][9]

References
  1. "Barneys New York". barneys.com. Retrieved 2017-09-17.
  2. Cochrane, Lauren (4 March 2024). "The Cult of Sacai". Grazia. No. 876.
  3. NICOLE PHELPS, FALL 2017 READY-TO-WEAR: Sacai Vogue magazine, MARCH 6, 2017
  4. Hypebeast, issue 15, p. 178
  5. "Sacai Clothing : Dresses & Tops at Bergdorf Goodman". bergdorfgoodman.com. Retrieved 2017-09-17.
  6. 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
  7. ELLIE PITHERS, AUTUMN/WINTER 2017 READY-TO-WEAR: Sacai Vogue, 6 March 2017
  8. Beats by Dre
  9. APC x sacai collab Highsnobiety

See also


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