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← The Designers

Co-artistic director, Lemaire

Sarah-Linh Tran

French

Sarah-Linh Tran joined Lemaire's creative direction in the early 2010s and now leads the Paris house with founder Christophe Lemaire. Their collections favour soft tailoring, practical shapes and quiet colours, and are shown in Paris. Tran also co-directs Uniqlo's Paris research and development centre and the Uniqlo U line with Lemaire.

Houses

Their runway, measured

124 looks in 2 shows

Next to every runway we track, Sarah-Linh Tran's looks are darker, more muted, less tonal and smoother.

Colours

Share of garment area across their looks; × is against every runway.

Colour and surface

  • Lightness32/100darker · all runways 39/100
  • Colour saturation9.2more muted · all runways 12.6
  • Neutrals67%about average · all runways 60%
  • Warm hues72%about average · all runways 70%
  • Tonal looks20%less tonal · all runways 33%
  • Colour-blockingΔE 37about average · all runways ΔE 35
  • Surface texture4.03smoother · all runways 5.06
  • Sheen0.087shinier · all runways 0.065

What sets them apart

Shapes, fabrics and details they use far more often than other designers.

Flip-flops / thongs 5.5×Leather jacket 4.6×Leather 3.8×1990s 3.1×Crumpled / creased 3.1×Overcoat 2.9×Workwear / utility 2.9×Quiet luxury 2.7×

Silhouettes

  • Straight / tubular 72%1.8×
  • Oversized 52%1.8×
  • High-rise 25%1.4×
  • Boxy 22%1.8×
  • Inverted triangle / strong shoulder 19%

Materials

  • Cotton / poplin 50%1.6×
  • Wool / tailoring cloth 39%
  • Leather 37%3.8×
  • Silk / satin 23%
  • Knit 23%

Details

  • Belts 32%1.7×
  • Utility pockets 23%1.7×
  • Shoulder emphasis 23%
  • Pleats 19%
  • Cut-away / asymmetric hem 17%

Patterns

  • Animal print 3%1.9×
  • Abstract print 2%49% less
  • Colour-block 2%56% less
  • Geometric 2%53% less
  • Abstract stripe / brushstroke 2%

Mood

  • Relaxed 71%2.1×
  • Elegant 49%
  • Austere 43%2.2×
  • Serene 37%1.8×
  • Utilitarian 19%2.6×

Era references

  • 1990s 23%3.1×
  • 1970s 15%
  • 1940s 2%1.9×
  • 1980s 2%58% less
  • 1950s 2%34% less

From the AI tags on 124 of their looks. A designer is credited with a house's shows while they lead it; ×: how much more often than across all 25,892 measured looks.

Opening looks

The first looks of each collection

Collections