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From Givenchy to Tokyo: Uniqlo’s creative director Waight Keller on her move from the luxury to the mass market

In a keynote session at the World Retail Congress in Berlin, Clare Waight Keller, creative director of Uniqlo, outlined how the Japanese retail giant is balancing rapid global expansion with a rigorous, technology-driven approach to product development. Waight Keller, who previously held creative leadership roles at Givenchy, Chloé, and Pringle...

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Clare Waight Keller to join the BFC executive board

The British Fashion Council (BFC) has announced the appointment of British designer Clare Waight Keller, who has served as creative director at leading international luxury houses, including Pringle of Scotland, Chloé, and Givenchy, to its executive board. Waight Keller, who is currently creative director of Uniqlo, will join the BFC’s executive...

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The return of the designer: Fashion's creative renaissance

The recent creative director appointments at some of the world's most prestigious fashion houses signals a profound shift from an era long dominated by marketing mavens and corporate strategists. Matthieu Blazy at Chanel, Louise Trotter at Bottega Veneta, and Sarah Burton at Givenchy, alongside Clare Waight Keller at Uniqlo, Pieter Mulier at Ala...

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Reformation launches jewellery with Clare Waight Keller

American sustainable fashion brand Reformation has launched its first jewellery collection created with former Chloé and Givenchy creative director Clare Waight Keller. The limit-edition vintage-inspired capsule jewellery collection draws inspiration from the roaring 20s and features earrings, bracelets, and necklaces all made with certified...

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Uniqlo names Clare Waight Keller as creative director

Japanese retailer Uniqlo has appointed British designer Clare Waight Keller as its creative director. Waight Keller, the former creative director for leading fashion houses, including Chloé, Givenchy, and Pringle of Scotland, will be responsible for Uniqlo’s mainline collection, including menswear, from autumn/winter 2024. The new role is an...

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In Pictures: Former Givenchy artistic director Clare Waight Keller to launch Uniqlo collection

British fashion designer Clare Waight Keller, who was the former artistic director of luxury label Givenchy, will create her next collection with Japanese brand Uniqlo. Launching on September 15, the ‘UNIQLO:C’ FW23 womenswear collection will feature “timeless designs, subtle use of color, and roomy silhouettes in contemporary materials”, Uniqlo...

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Clare Waight Keller speaks out on Givenchy exit

British fashion designer Clare Waight Keller has called her tenure at Givenchy as artistic director as “three truly wonderful years” in a statement on her personal Instagram page. The news of her departure came as a shock to many, especially as in such a short period, the British designer had elevated the fashion houses’ couture collections as...

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Clare Waight Keller leaves Givenchy

In what comes as a shock to many in the fashion industry, GIvenchy's artistic director Clare Waight Keller is leaving the fashion house after a three year stint at the brand. Waight Keller's contributions to the house include elevating their couture collections and designing the now world famous wedding dress Meghan Markle wore to marry Prince...

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Ariana Grande named new face of Givenchy

Givenchy has teased a new campaign video featuring a silhouette of a woman with a high ponytail, and there's one celebrity known for that trademark above everyone else, Ariana Grande. Givenchy hasn't officially confirmed Grande's appointment yet, but the teaser videos featuring what is very obviously her silhouette are all over their Instagram....

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Clare Waight Keller, Jennifer Hyman & Pierpaolo Piccioli on Time’s 100 most influential people list

Time magazine has featured three fashion professionals on this year’s list of the 100 most influential people in the world. They are Clare Waight Keller, Artistic Director of Givenchy; Jennifer Hyman, Founder and CEO of Rent the Runway; and Pierpaolo Piccioli, Creative Director of Valentino. Appointed in 2017, Keller is Givenchy’s first female...

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Video: AW19 show by Givenchy in Paris

Givenchy Fall Winter 2019/2020 by Clare Waight Keller on the catwalks in Paris. Source: FF Channel, YouTube.

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Video: Meghan Markle - The Duchess of Sussex - British Designer Womenswear Givenchy @ The Fashion Awards

Meghan Markle makes a special appearance at The Fashion Awards to announce the winners. Source: Youtube, Fashion Feed