I interviewed Ines de la Fressange when she launched her own label 'Ines de la Fressange' in Paris back in the 1990s when she even had a big boutique in Avenue Montaigne, the poshest and priciest shopping street in Paris. Sadly her store lasted only a few years but I adore her!
Last year, she relaunched her label again under the same name so I wish her all success. I think her mistake when she launched her own brand was not modelling herself. I remember asking her she did not model her own clothes and she said she did not want to give the impression her collection was meant only for models. I disagreed and told her since she was a French model and icon and designer, she should be the face of her label. Uniqlo obviously agrees as Ines de la Fressange is now modelling her own range!
UNIQLO Launches
Special Collaboration with Ines de La Fressange
From France to
the World
Petite Parisienne
Bleu, Blanc, Parisienne
Note Parisienne
Souffle de Parisienne
UNIQLO
announces the launch of a special collection created in collaboration with
French fashion icon Ines de La
Fressange. The concept of UNIQLO
LifeWear has always been to extend beyond fashion and to enrich lives. The 2014
Spring Summer lineup continues to pursue this mission, by partnering with
French fashion icon Ines de La Fressange to offer a special collaborative line
for women.
Rather than following trends, this collection offers
clothing that Ines would wear. Specially designed to make women feel good and
look beautiful, details such as the height of the waist line, opening of the
neckline and the overall fit have been carefully refined through a long fitting
process with Ines in order to create a perfectly balanced collection.
"The qualities important to me are beauty,
originality, and elegance. The price doesn’t matter at all. The most enjoyable thing for me is the
ability to mix and match styles, and my favorite items cover a broad spectrum
from inexpensive to pricey. The potential to freely mix and combine many
different items is a source of constant pleasure", said by Ines.
Talking about his experience working with Ines, Naoki
Takizawa, the Design Director of UNIQLO, said “I think that Ines has an
immeasurable influence on the fashion world. She is loved by designers
everywhere, and her comments as a model and co-creator of clothing give rise to
the true nature of apparel. Talking with Ines, images of the next generation of clothing come to me
naturally. We have combined that with UNIQLO’s LifeWear concept.”
The collection comprises four lines,
“Petite Parisienne; Bleu, Blanc, Parisienne; Note Parisienne; and Souffle
de Parisenne, which includes items such as caps, stoles, blouses and pants. Take a sneak peek at the Ines de La
Fressange collection here: http://www.uniqlo.com/my/ines/index.html.
Exclusively at UNIQLO Fahrenheit88,
the collection will be available in Malaysia from 28 March 2014. Selected lines
will also be available at KLCC.
Luxurious clothes, and beyond” from UNIQLO and Ines
Ines’ charm lies in her universal style which is entrenched in refined feminine
beauty but with a touch of mischievous playfulness. Her concept is Parisian
chic, based on authentic quality and individual values, unconstrained by price
or brand. It is a mixture of genres, utilising a wide range of items from
luxury to vintage, for a universal appeal.
About the four
lines:
Petite Parisienne
Evoking the spirit of traditional French work clothes, the classic and
time-honoured silhouette has been updated with playful details, such as
rounded collars or floral motifs hidden under the sleeves. Available in
late March.
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Bleu, Blanc, Parisienne
The French blue, white, and red provides the inspiration for this line,
with a Parisian twist on UNIQLO favorites such as polo shirts, Oxford shirts,
chino pants, and jeans. Available in late March.
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Note Parisienne
A refined style is expressed in this line of basics which includes
draping dresses, beautifully sheer knitwear, and soft and delicate chiffon
blouses. These items can also be worn casually for an authentic Parisian chic
style. Available in May.
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Souffle de Parisienne
With natural and refined colors, beautiful
silhouettes that show off the line of the body without constricting movement,
and quick-drying fabrics that won’t cling, this line is
perfect for practicing yoga, exercising, or just relaxing at home. Available in May.
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About Ines de La
Fressange
Born into an aristocratic family in France, Ines de La
Fressange forged a career as a fashion model, becoming Chanel’s star model from
1983 to 1990, as well as the muse of designer Karl Lagerfeld. In 1989 she was
chosen by the French government as the likeness for a bust of Marianne, the
symbol of the French Republic.
Ines is also active as a designer, journalist, author,
and fashion consultant, and in 2010 was selected as a member of L’Oréal’s
“Dream Team”. Her book Parisian Chic
has been translated into 17 languages, with more than a million copies sold
worldwide.
In 2013 Ines re-launched her own brand, INES DE LA
FRESSANGE PARIS, and has been closely involved as creative director. The luxury
lifestyle brand includes a wide range of products to create a truly Parisian
style, from ready-to-wear apparel to interior decorations.
About
UNIQLO and Fast Retailing
UNIQLO is a brand of Fast Retailing Co., Ltd., a
leading global Japanese retail holding company that designs, manufactures and
sells clothing under seven main brands: Comptoir des Cotonniers, GU, Helmut
Lang, J Brand, Princesse tam.tam, Theory, and UNIQLO. With global sales of
approximately 1.14 trillion yen for the 2013 fiscal year ending August 31, 2013
(US $11.62 billion, calculated in yen using the end of August 2013 rate of $1 =
98.36 yen), Fast Retailing is one of the world’s largest apparel retail
companies, and UNIQLO is Japan’s leading specialty retailer.
UNIQLO continues to open large-scale stores in some
of the world's most important cities and locations, as part of its ongoing
efforts to solidify its status as a truly global brand. Today the company has a
total of more than 1,200 stores in 14 markets worldwide including Japan, China,
France, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, South
Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, U.K. and U.S. In addition, Grameen UNIQLO, a social
business established in Bangladesh in September 2010, opened its two first
stores in Dhaka in July 2013. UNIQLO operates an integrated business model
under which it designs, manufactures, markets and sells high-quality, casual
apparel. The company believes that truly great clothes should be supremely comfortable,
feature universal designs, are of high quality and offer a superb fit to
everyone who wears them.
With a corporate statement committed to changing
clothes, changing conventional wisdom and change the world, Fast Retailing
is dedicated to creating great clothing with new and unique value to enrich the
lives of people everywhere. For more information about UNIQLO and Fast
Retailing, please visit www.uniqlo.com and www.fastretailing.com.
Store
Directory
Store Name
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Address
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Telephone
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UNIQLO Fahrenheit 88
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Fahrenheit 88, Lot
G1.01.00, Ground Floor, 179, Jalan Bukit Bintang, 55100 KL
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603 2145 8852
603 2145 8853
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UNIQLO Suria KLCC
|
Lot C19-21, Concourse
Level, Suria KLCC, Kuala Lumpur City Centre, 50088 KL
|
603 2166 3350
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UNIQLO 1 UTAMA
|
G135 & F136 (Center Court - old wing), 1 Utama Shopping Centre,
Lebuh Bandar Utama, Bandar Utama Damansara, 47800 Petaling Jaya
|
603 7726 0296
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UNIQLO Setia City Mall
|
Upper Ground 24 & 26,
Setia City Mall, Jalan Setia Nusantara U13/17, 40170 Setia Alam
|
603 3345 6008
|
UNIQLO Mid Valley
|
G-JA1C, Ground Floor, Mid
Valley Megamall, Lingkaran Syed Putra, 59200 KL
|
603 2287 0296
|
UNIQLO Sunway Pyramid
|
LG1.67 & 68, Level LG1, Sunway Pyramid Shopping Mall, No. 3,
Jalan PJS11/15, Bandar
Sunway, 46150 Petaling Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan
|
603 5638 0296
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UNIQLO Paradigm Mall
|
UG-02, Upper Ground Floor, Paradigm Mall, 1, Jalan SS7/26A, Kelana Jaya, 47301
Petaling Jaya, Selangor
Darul Ehsan
|
603 7492 0296
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UNIQLO Queensbay Mall
|
1F-93A & 93(A), First
Floor, Queensbay Mall, 100 Persiaran Bayan Indah, 11900 Bayan Lepas, Pulau
Pinang
|
604 644 8300
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UNIQLO Alamanda
|
LG12, LG13 & LG75, Lower Ground Floor, Alamanda Shopping Centre,
Jalan Alamanda, Precinct 1, 62000, Putrajaya, Wilayah Persekutuan
|
603 8881 1257
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UNIQLO KL Sogo
|
Lot 3.3, 3rd Floor,
Kompleks Sogo, 190, Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman, 50100 KL
|
603 2691 2733
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UNIQLO The Mines
|
Lot
L3-36, Level 3, The Mines, Jalan Dulang, Mines Resort City, Seri Kembangan,
43300 Selangor Darul Ehsan.
|
603 8938 5543
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UNIQLO Berjaya Times Square
|
Lot 01-02, Level 1,
Berjaya Times Square, No. 1 Jalan Imbi, 55100 Kuala Lumpur.
|
603 2141 2815
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UNIQLO Dataran Pahlawan Melaka
|
G001a, 002 & 003,
Upper Ground Floor, Dataran Pahlawan Melaka Megamall Jalan Merdeka, 75000
Melaka
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606 282 1419
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UNIQLO Cheras Sentral
|
Lot 700-LG-28E, 28F, 28G,
28H, 28J & 50, Lower Ground Floor, Cheras Sentral, Jalan Cheras, 56000
Kuala Lumpur.
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603 9100 2536
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Issued
on behalf of: UNIQLO (Malaysia)
Sdn Bhd By: Edelman Malaysia
For further information, please contact:
Alvin Kiang alvin.kiang@edelman.com (+60-3)
2287-8689 ext. 226
Tan
Chee Kun cheekun.tan@edelman.com (+60-3) 2287-8689 ext.
310
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