Sacai FALL 2022 READY-TO-WEAR

This was manifested in new versions of the label’s signature hybridizations. For women, she converted the linings of jackets into bra-like elements, melding innerwear with outerwear in singular items.

“For women, I took men’s jackets and made them into something resembling lingerie,” Abe said. The technique was applied to everything from blazers to anoraks to faux shearling jackets, representing a new silhouette that was at once unique and also typically Sacai.

Another key piece for women was Abe’s take on a long pencil skirt, which she created by folding a wool skirt accordion-style, and then cutting into it like a child would a paper snowflake. The result resembled mesh or macaramé; a new take on an open netting style.

For both men and women, Abe showed suiting that took its inspiration from a tracksuit sensibility. For men, silhouettes were loose to allow freedom of movement, resembling snowboarding outfits in neutrals or bright red and blue checks. For women, blazers were melded with puffer vests, shirts were given asymmetric shapes, and suit jackets became long, handkerchief-hem dresses combined with crisp white shirts.