Carine Roitfeld to collaborate with Uniqlo
Former Vogue editor will release a collection with the high street store.
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Your support makes all the difference.Uniqlo has announced it is to release a collection of clothing designed by Carine Roitfeld.
The ex-editor of French Vogue who went on to found bi-annual fashion magazine CR Fashion Book and is currently Global Fashion Director of Harper's Bazaar, is turning her hand to design.
The collection, which will be released in October will consist of 40 items designed by Roitfeld for the store.
Commenting on the news Roitfeld said:
“I feel joy at creating new mode expressions. I am constantly asking myself what these are, and creating new clothing within the UNIQLO LifeWear concept is a great challenge."
"I started from the idea of clothes that I would want to wear myself, and developed this into clothes that anyone would want to wear, a woman’s ideal of clothes that make her feel transformed when she wears them”
Roitfeld hinted at the collaboration in the latest issue of CR Fashion Book released last month, which included Uniqlo in a feature on re-imagined fantasy fashion campaigns.
Uniqlo has a long history of fashion collaborations including its much-praised collections with Jil Sander and more recent ranges by the likes of Pharrell Williams and Ines de la Fressange.
Roitfeld is famous for her signature sexy styling epitomised by her work with Tom Ford at Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent - how this will translate into designs for Uniqlo - the store famous for its everyday basics, remains to be seen.
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