CFCL FW24 / Fall Winter 2024 – 2025 at Paris Fashion Week
On Monday, February 26, the first day of the Womenswear Paris Fashion Week, CFCL presented CFCL Fall Winter 2024 – 2025 first runway show since joining the official calendar in 2022, at the Saut du Loup in the Palais de Tokyo. The simple straight lines of the runway were filled by the tense melody of a string quartet created by Hristina Šušak, a contemporary music composer from Serbia. Sporty set-ups and dresses that can be worn on any occasion intersected the runway, expressing a variety of styles with a gradual transition into everyday life.
COLLECTION THEME CFCL FW24
Knit-ware, Cadence
A gradation of gender, a variety of body sizes. Knitwear has an inclusive nature of accepting the individuality of each person. Sensing the potential of this material, CFCL has been developing a new concept by referring to the word ware, a term used for vessels with functionality.
CFCL FW24, The theme of VOL.8 is “Cadence.” Practical clothing, stripped of excessive ornamentation, creates a rhythm that enriches our daily lives. From the start of your day to night, from weekdays to holidays. Each day is a sequence of tension and relaxation, and clothing gently supports all of them. Focusing on modest elegance that can accompany any moment, we propose Knit-ware for a contemporary life with cadence.
VOL.8 REPRESENTATIVE SERIES
ACETATE MILAN
The MILAN RIB series, characterized by a sophisticated luster from high-gauge acetate and recycled polyester, fits into the rhythmic scenes of daily life, seamlessly transitions from everyday to formal occasions.
The double-breasted dinner jacket has been simplified, featuring just one button and seam pockets. The apron dress is made of an extremely simple construction that creates a silhouette only by ribbing a rectangular flat pattern.
LOOK #1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39
MESH
The lightweight, sporty mesh texture is made of water-repellent recycled polyester in a computer programming-aided knitting. The fencing jacket is knitted with continuous ribbing at the back waist, incorporating functionality into an elegant, sporty style. The addition of padded quilting as a lining offers a warm and vivacious style.
LOOK #3, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13
HYPHA
The HYPHA series has a finely knitted stripe structure that gives a different impression depending on the angle of view, like a lenticular pattern. The seamless darts by computer programming create a fitted and distant three-dimensional shape in the knitted fabric state. The bomber jacket is tailored in a voluminous cocoon silhouette, while the tailored jacket has a bold, structured peplum with a marked waist.
LOOK #14, 15, 16, 26
VELOUR
The series features a thick, velour knit with raised texture, providing warmth even in the harsh winter. POTTERY and MILAN RIB, the brand’s signature series, are also knitted by mixing rayon braid yarn to obtain a new texture that has luster and is soft to the touch. The wrap-style setup, with its single-layer edge unique to computer programming knit, gives a light and airy impression.
LOOK #10, 12, 13, 17, 21, 27
ENCHANT
The ENCHANT series is eye-catching with its sparkling expression. Craftsmen take the time to hand-sew sequins one by one on clothes that are contrarily output without human intervention, like a 3D printer. The dress and T-shirt with two types of round sequins – glossy and matte – layered together, illuminate everyday styling and are versatile for dressing up.
LOOK #31, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37
ABOUT ARTIST PROFILES Hristina Šušak
Born in 1996 in Novi Sad, Serbia, began composing music at age 8. She studied composition and music theory at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna, graduating in both. Awarded the City of Vienna’s prestigious Music Prize, a Stiftung des deutschen Volkes stipend, and an Austrian Ministry of Culture stipend, her compositions have been globally performed by top orchestras and ensembles.
Notable performances include those by the Ensemble Intercontemporain in Paris, NDR and MDR Symphony Orchestras, Orquesta de Valencia, Arditti Quartet, the Vokalsolisten Stuttgart and more at prestigious venues and festivals like the Viennese Konzerthaus, Kioi Hall Tokyo, Takefu International Music Festival and the ECLAT Festival. Since October 2023, she’s been a lecturer at the Berlin University of Arts and is pursuing postgraduate studies under Mark Andre.
As a conceptual and performance artist, Hristina participated in a Marina Abramovic workshop in Belgrade in 2019. She is also a respected music theorist and researcher, having lectured at Sorbonne University, Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory, and other notable institutions.
ABOUT CFCL
CFCL stands for “Clothing For Contemporary Life.”
“Simplicity, Modesty, and Responsibility” are core-values the brand heralds. CFCL designs clothing for people following a timeless approach and ethos. CFCL primarily consists of 3D-computer-developed knitwear using materials which contribute to sustainability, and state of the art technology. CFCL makes our best effort to build up the most appropriate domestic value chain and keep it transparent for the credibility of all the stakeholders. CFCL assesses knitwear as a progressive laboratory for innovative fashion-making that maintains sophistication while matching the needs of contemporary life.
Notes:
*All series have no cutting process during production, minimizing waste generation.
*On July 28, 2022, CFCL became the first Japanese apparel company to be certified as a B Corp (Benefit Corporation).
*All garments in this collection, with the exception of wool and cashmere, are made of GRS / RCS certified materials. As of VOL. 6 (Fall/Winter 2023), 84.1% of all mass-produced products are made from recycled & regenerated materials that have been certified by a third-party organization as responsible for the global environment and basic human rights. CFCL has set a goal to achieve 100% use of GRS, GOTS, and other certified materials in all mass-produced products by 2030.
*From the first season, LCA has been conducted on some of our products. Half of the target was announced by the previous season. We aim to expand the target to all products by 2025, and to be carbon neutral by 2030.
See for more on how CFCL is integrating the SDGs into its work. www.cfcl.jp/en/pages/consciousness
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