A MAGAZINE CURATED BY SACAI

《A Magazine curted by》

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A Publisher is pleased to announce that Chitose Abe of sacai has been invited to guest-edit a magazine curated by sacai, the magazine’s 25th issue. Chitose Abe, the founder and creative director of the cult Japanese label, has called upon her inner circle of friends, family and artistic collaborators to contribute cultural and creative content across the 200 page magazine.

Proposing a radical ultramarine blue cover in both English and Japanese, a magazine curated by sacai explores the world of community and high concept behind sacai, from an international series of #sacaiTHEpeople portraits from Tokyo to LA, to commissioned projects by chefs, industrial designers, architects, artists, writers and business analysts. From the material concerns of minimalist architecture and upcycled industrial design to the intangible possibilities of CGI products and A.I. fashion reporting, Abe has channelled sacai’s collaborative spirit into a profoundly contemporary document that approaches her brand pillars of hybridity and ‘stability and betrayal’ in myriad ways.

ABOUT SACAI:

sacai incorporates the idea of hybridization through juxtapositions of contrasting textures of fabrics, such as knits with super fine wovens and the usage of techniques based on reinterpretations of patterns of the garment, transforming the pieces into unexpected shapes and silhouettes. While her collections may appear to be about femininity, Abe’s interest is in creating clothes that are entirely unique and timeless, innovative and experimental. To Abe, who is influenced by observing her surroundings and functions of daily life, the sacai collection has a distinctive elegance that is based on renderings and transformations of basic and classical items. The result is a collection of items that can transition easily between various occasions and is not only reserved for special opportunities. The sacai men’s collection launched in Spring 2009 is based on the same philosophy and similar approach as Abe’s women’s collection. Carefully crafted staple items for men imbued with a touch of elegance. The sacai women’s collection began showing in Paris during Fashion Week since October 2009 and currently both women’s and men’s collections are shown in Paris. sacai opened their first flagship store in September 2011 in Minamiaoyama, Tokyo. Abe chose to work with architect, Sou Fujimoto, who is known for his integration of contrary elements such as nature and artifact, the idea of outside and inside, the new and the old in his work, with which she closely identified with. The space was renovated in 2022 and reopened in April 2023, with a new concept by the Japanese designer Yusuke Seki. sacai is currently available through its flagship stores in Tokyo, Hong Kong, Beijing and Seoul along with specialty stores and department stores around the world.

CONTRIBUTOR:

CHIKASHI SUZUKI, CRAIG MCDEAN, DAISUKE GEMMA, DANIEL ARNOLD, DR WOO, EDISON CHEN, GELCHOP, GHETTO GASTRO, HANK WILLIS THOMAS, HANS ULRICH OBRIST, JACK PIERSON, JEAN TOUITOU, JOAQUIN LAGUINGE, KARL TEMPLER, KATSU NAITO, KEITH OSHIRO, KOHEI KAWATANI, LAWRENCE WEINER, MARVIN LEUVREY, MICHEL GAUBERT, NOUA UNU STUDIO, PABLO ZULETO ZAHR, PICZO, RASHIDA JONES, ROLLSWYZE, RORY VAN MILLINGEN, SARAH ANDELMAN, SHIOLI KUTSUNA, SHUPEI QIN, SOU FUJIMOTO, TAKASHI HOMMA, TARIQ ‘BLACK THOUGHT’ TROTTER, THE D SORAKI, TORAYA, VINCE AUNG, YOSHI TSUJIMURA, YOSHIHIRO NARISAWA, YOSUKE KUBOZUKA, YUSUKE SEKI

ABOUT A MAGAZINE CURATED BY:

A Magazine Curated By explores the universe of a chosen fashion designer in each issue. Founded in Antwerp in 2001, A Magazine invites a guest curator – an international fashion designer, group or house – to develop innovative, personalised content to express their aesthetic and cultural values in a unique, collectible document. Each issue celebrates this designer’s ethos: their people, their passion, their stories, emotions, fascinations, spontaneity and authenticity. Every A Magazine Curated By is a new story waiting to be told.