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Carol Lim & Humberto Leon

Founders & Designers, Opening Ceremony

The retail gurus-turned-designers founded concept store Opening Ceremony and modernised Kenzo with bold prints and easy shapes.

Carol Lim & Humberto Leon
Fashion Week

Binary Thinking at Kenzo

Sunday night was a sum of men's and women's, literally: two separate collections joined at the hip, but now, more than ever before, precision and conciseness are the best instruments to get a message across.

Fashion Week

Binary Thinking at Kenzo

Sunday night was a sum of men's and women's, literally: two separate collections joined at the hip, but now, more than ever before, precision and conciseness are the best instruments to get a message across.


Fashion Week

A Postmodern Play at Kenzo

The Kenzo collection had panache, and rhythm, but the message got diluted in repetition.

Fashion Week

A Postmodern Play at Kenzo

The Kenzo collection had panache, and rhythm, but the message got diluted in repetition.


News & Analysis

The Top 10 Fashion Films of the Season

This season, our top films featured high concept narratives by big name directors and savvy synergistic collaborations between brands and musicians.

News & Analysis

The Top 10 Fashion Films of the Season

This season, our top films featured high concept narratives by big name directors and savvy synergistic collaborations between brands and musicians.


Fashion Week

Kenzo Club Kids

Carol Lim and Humberto Leon applied a Studio 54-era vibe to a wardrobe of sporty separates for an interesting, if not groundbreaking, effect.

Fashion Week

Kenzo Club Kids

Carol Lim and Humberto Leon applied a Studio 54-era vibe to a wardrobe of sporty separates for an interesting, if not groundbreaking, effect.


Fashion Week

OC's Politics and Pageantry

Carol Lim and Humberto Leon used their time slot at New York Fashion Week to talk about more than just clothes.

Fashion Week

OC's Politics and Pageantry

Carol Lim and Humberto Leon used their time slot at New York Fashion Week to talk about more than just clothes.


Fashion Week

Studio 54 Club Kids at Kenzo

The collection was a bold mix of urban staples, reconfigured streetwear and boxy, oversized tailoring in odd proportions, accessorised to an nth with caps, stripy socks, and glittery platforms.

Fashion Week

Studio 54 Club Kids at Kenzo

The collection was a bold mix of urban staples, reconfigured streetwear and boxy, oversized tailoring in odd proportions, accessorised to an nth with caps, stripy socks, and glittery platforms.


Retail

H&M Announces Designer Collaboration with Kenzo

H&M's next designer collaboration will be with French fashion house Kenzo, which will create women's and men's collections as well as accessories.

Retail

H&M Announces Designer Collaboration with Kenzo

H&M's next designer collaboration will be with French fashion house Kenzo, which will create women's and men's collections as well as accessories.


Fashion Week

Reference and Remix at Kenzo

Carol Lim and Humberto Leon's collection was their most referential in recent times, owing debts to Vetements and Hedi Slimane's seedy Saint Laurent.

Fashion Week

Reference and Remix at Kenzo

Carol Lim and Humberto Leon's collection was their most referential in recent times, owing debts to Vetements and Hedi Slimane's seedy Saint Laurent.


Fashion Week

Beam Her Up

Carol Lim and Humberto Leon sent their girl to space.

Fashion Week

Beam Her Up

Carol Lim and Humberto Leon sent their girl to space.


Fashion Week

In New York, the Challenge of Cultivating Desire

Fashion brands are increasingly focused on courting consumers with their shows, but are they succeeding at creating product people actually want to buy?

Fashion Week

In New York, the Challenge of Cultivating Desire

Fashion brands are increasingly focused on courting consumers with their shows, but are they succeeding at creating product people actually want to buy?


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