Clare Tag

Designer Clare Waight Keller, largely absent from the style scene since parting ways with Givenchy three years ago, has been quietly working on a set for Uniqlo, sources told WWD. It is known her first designs for the Japanese fashion chain will reach stores as early as this fall. Contacted by WWD late last week, a spokesman for Uniqlo parent Fast Retailing Co. Ltd. said “we cannot confirm any recent projects or collections presently.” Additional particulars about Waight Keller’s designs and the launch plan couldn't immediately be learned. The British designer would join an illustrious clutch of designers which have collaborated with Uniqlo, including Jil Sander, Jonathan Anderson, Christophe Lemaire, Tomas Maier and Undercover’s Jun Takahashi and Inès de la Fressange. These talents have...