Sacai Spring/Summer 2024 Ready-To-Wear

Sacai Spring/Summer 2024 Ready-To-Wear

By: Hardy Greene

Founded by Chitose Abe in 1999, Sacai has always been on the cutting edge of modern fashion. Abe continued to display her genius in the house’s latest ready-to-wear collection through the use of hybridization and simple formality.

This show, as per usual, was a piece of art. Abe opened the show with a number of neutral pieces in dramatic shapes with lots of texture. She toys with the idea of “swollen utility” as the models strut oversized pieces to form outfits reminiscent of a white collar uniform. The collection featured large tops with classic quarter zips, trench coats, and blazers. Each look was completed with large black shoes and business-ready skirts or trousers.

As the show progressed, we saw Abe build up to a creative climax through the revelation of floral and pinstripe patterns as well as unsuspecting fabrics in the form of sheer tops and dresses. The formality of the line melts away as Abe proposes unique silhouettes, something we have come to expect from Sacai. These silhouettes are made up of a number of different inspirations, from pieces with obvious military roots to dresses with unconventional cuts and oversized pockets like those seen in many  vintage pieces from the 20th century.

The bold patterns and designs exited the collection as quickly as they entered.  Abe returned to the mood that she opened the show with and the last 11 models walked down the Paris runway in solely black and white. Abe uses this symmetry about a creative peak to affirm her work as art. 

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