Uniqlo appoints new creative director
It comes after Fast Retailing, Uniqlo’s parent company, upped its full-year operating profit estimate by 24.6% to ¥475bn (£2.3bn)
Uniqlo has announced the appointment of British designer Clare Waight Keller as its new creative director.
She will now lead the Uniqlo main line collections for men and women starting with Fall/Winter 2024.
Weight Keller was previously appointed as the brand’s designer of the Uniqlo: C collection, last September.
She has previously been the artistic director for luxury fashion brands, including Chloé and Givenchy.
Waight Keller said: “Working with Uniqlo over these past two years, I have been hugely impressed by their innovation and ability to create exceptional products. Working with the team, I became deeply immersed in the brand and the future they are creating. It is very exciting and an honour for me to be involved in the evolution of LifeWear.”
It comes after Fast Retailing, Uniqlo’s parent company, upped its full-year operating profit estimate by 24.6% to ¥475bn (£2.3bn).
In the nine months to 31 May, the company’s revenue increased by 10.4% year-on-year to ¥2.3trillion (£11bn), while operating profit rose 21.5% to ¥401.8bn (£1.9bn).
In the international segment, revenue rose 19.5% to ¥408.8bn (£1.9bn) and operating profit increased 15.6% to ¥71bn (£346m).