Paris Men's SS27 · Runway show Menswear
sacai
By Chitose Abe. 42 looks, shown 28 June 2026 in Paris. Known this season for utilitarian, visible socks, workwear / utility.
The show
The collection, look by look
Menswear Spring/Summer 2027 · SS27Every look in runway order as a column of the colours measured from its garments. Hover or use the arrow keys to read each one; play to walk the show.
1Look 1 of 42
Oversized striped blue shirt with burgundy stripe scarf and navy pocket-flap trousers
Office codes are knocked askew: a draped pinstripe scarf drops like a sash over an outsized poplin shirt, while trousers sprout oversized flap pockets that read like an untucked second shirt hem.
Who designs sacai
sacai.jp ↗Founder and designer
Chitose Abe
Since 1999 · about 27 years
Japanese, born 1965
Chitose Abe worked as a pattern maker and designer at Comme des Garcons, including on Junya Watanabe's line, before starting sacai in Tokyo in 1999. The label is known for hybrid garments that splice classic pieces such as trench coats, knitwear and tailoring, and for frequent collaborations with brands including Nike and Carhartt WIP.
Their runway style →What set sacai apart
Over-represented in this house's looks compared with the rest of the season.
The palette
- Black27%
- Charcoal18%
- Khaki / olive7%
- Ivory / cream7%
- Grey7%
- Silver5%
Share of garment area across 42 looks, measured from the clothes (skin and set excluded).
Silhouettes
Share of the 42 tagged looks.
What the collection was made of
Share of the 42 looks described by our AI taggerTraditions in the collection
Cultural influences →2 of sacai's 117 looks draw on a specific dress or craft tradition, as read from the photographs. The house is based in Japan.
Tartan / kilt · Scotland · European folk & regional dressLook 28Japan → Scotland
“Knee-length pleated wrap panel in dark navy-burgundy tartan, worn over trousers like a kilt, with a hanging strap at the front.”
Navajo / dine weaving pattern · Native American (unspecified) · Indigenous North AmericaLook 60Japan → Native American (unspecified)
“Stacked horizontal bands of serrated triangles, stepped zigzags and chevrons in red, orange, yellow, black, white, green; resembles Southwestern blanket/Pendleton-style patterning, rendered as silk print. Could also read as generic geometric.”
The character of the clothes
sacai's clothes were cooler and more casual than most of the season.
- DarkerLighter
- MutedVivid
- CoolerWarmercooler than 81% of collections
- SmoothTextured & printed
- CasualFormalmore casual than 86% of collections
- ClassicDaring
- ExperimentalWearable
sacai against every other house measured so far
Also in Paris, Spring/Summer 2027
Paris field notes →The fortnightly digest
sacai, in context
Every house is measured against every other, across every fashion week. The fortnightly digest sends you what moved, and who moved it.