A model wears a colorful knitted dress by CFCL on Monday in Paris, which combines a traditional Japanese dyeing method and computer-controlled knitting.
17:49 JST, September 24, 2024
PARIS — Among the fashion brands showing their spring/summer 2025 collections at the start of Paris Fashion Week on Monday was CFCL, a Japanese brand known for its innovative use of 3D computer programming.
The CFCL show featured a knitted dress made using a traditional Japanese dyeing technique called chusen. The brand’s combination of technology and traditional methods thrilled the audience.
CFCL’s computer-engineered knits require almost no cutting or sewing, which minimizes waste in the creative process. The brand also actively uses recycled materials made from plastic bottles.
Thanks to these efforts, CFCL became the first Japanese apparel manufacturer to be certified as a B Corporation, an international certification awarded to companies considered of value to the public.
In addition to producing sustainable fashion, CFCL used the chusen dyeing technique to create vibrantly colorful garments for this latest collection. The technique is traditionally used in dyeing items such as tenugui cotton cloths.
“I hope [the CFCL collection] “It will be a starting point for people to juxtapose beauty and sustainability and also look at environmental issues,” said Yusuke Takahashi, 39, founder and creative director of CFCL.
