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FRED & CLOT

AVAILABLE ON THE RAKUTEN JAPANESE WEBSITE, JUICE.COM, THE JUICE STORES IN HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI THAT DISTRBUTE THE CLOT BRAND

FRED & CLOT

AVAILABLE ON THE RAKUTEN JAPANESE WEBSITE, JUICE.COM, THE JUICE STORES IN HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI THAT DISTRBUTE THE CLOT BRAND
Fred Samuel was not yet thirty when he opened his jewelry house in 1936 in Paris. By engraving his business card with the words ‘Moderne Joaillier Créateur’, he instantly declared his bold and pioneering style. His youth and visionary spirit spurred him to rewrite the traditional jewelry codes and collaborate with numerous artists. He designed jewels with an air of chic casualness that was radically new for the time. Among these was the Force 10 bracelet: considered the first sports jewel, and worn by women as well as by men, it has gone on to become a genuine icon.

This season, Valérie Samuel, artistic director and vice-president of FRED, continues this avant-garde tradition by fusing jewelry and streetwear: “I gave carte blanche to Edison Chen and the CLOT label to get inspiration from the universe of Force 10 and create this clothing line. The style and sporting values of our iconic bracelet find a natural place in the streetwear fashion of CLOT and in Edison Chen’s urban and arty vision. In my opinion, his sense of daring chimes perfectly with the personality of my grandfather Fred Samuel and the spirit with which he imbues our Maison.”
FRED & CLOT
FRED & CLOT
FRED & CLOT
Started in 2003 in Hong Kong under the leadership of its two founders, Edison Chen and Kevin Poon, CLOT is a fashion and lifestyle brand combining streetwear and urban sport influences. With a global presence, CLOT draws on its Asian roots to forge bonds with the West through its ready-to-wear collections and collaborations with big names in street culture. “We always aim to bridge the East and the West through reimagining different cultural icons through our own lens, and this collaboration is no different. With what CLOT and FRED stand for, the collaboration itself is a mark of bridging the East and the West,” explains Edison Chen.

The designer further anchors Force 10 in the world of sport through the first fashion capsule collection in FRED’s history. Inspired by a set of fine jewelry and multiplied like a chain, the signature buckle appears at the neckline and on the front of t-shirts, sweatshirts and hoodies in bold colors. A cap and a beanie complete the line.
「“Luxury jewelry has always played a big part in street fashion and, of course, in fashion at large. We looked into FRED's archives and took cues from advertisements and visuals from the ’50s and ’60s, bringing this to the modern day with a CLOT twist. A lot of the collection also pays homage to ’90s hip-hop such as the three-chain crewneck. Special design elements such as the lace-up detailing on the coach jacket are directly inspired by FRED jewelry pieces and, of course, the main colors of this collection are navy blue (representing FRED) and red (representing CLOT). We hoped to remix some of our brand identity with FRED's signature designs to create a collection that appeals to different demographics and both brands’ fan bases,” Edison Chen adds.

This collaboration will be unveiled in full in a digital fashion show during Rakuten Fashion Week in Tokyo on October 16th, 2020. The same day, following the "see now, buy now" concept, the collection will be available exclusively on the rakuten.com website.
FRED & CLOT
FRED & CLOT