We all know and love Uniqlo for its sleek and simple clothing and accessories. Japanese casual wear is always fashionable but nearly never trendy (which is not a diss, by the way — all the cool kids wear Uniqlo and its many collabs). The classic pieces are the building blocks of a high-quality, long-lasting wardrobe. And that’s even more true for the brand’s LifeWear collection, a range of elevated everyday essentials, which has just been refreshed via a second sought-after collaboration with British designer Clare Waight Keller.
Waight Keller previously designed for luxury brands Chloé and Givenchy (and was the latter’s first-ever female artistic director), held positions at Gucci, Ralph Lauren, and Calvin Klein, and was named British Designer of the Year in 2018 at the British Fashion Awards. If all that isn’t impressive enough, Waight Keller was also the designer who created Meghan Markle’s iconic wedding dress. To put it simply, she’s put her stamp all over the fashion industry, and recently, she’s been focusing on Uniqlo.
In September 2023, Waight Keller first became the designer of Uniqlo : C, a womenswear collection within Uniqlo LifeWear. Both the prior Fall/Winter 2023 drop (which R29 readers ate up and helped sell out, according to our anonymous shopping data) and the new Spring/Summer 2024 drop are full of effortlessly modern pieces that prioritize comfort and functionality. “In this second collection for UNIQLO : C, I wanted to explore the concept of movement through lightness,” Waight Keller said in a statement, adding, “Fluidity and freshness were key elements of the spirit.”
Uniqlo : C’s Spring/Summer 2024 collection launches globally today, February 22, both in-store and online, and we anticipate that the pieces are going to sell out just as quickly as they did the last time. If you didn’t get to cop a Clare Waight Keller x Uniqlo original the last time, here’s your second chance to hop on the new collection, which you can shop now below!
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