Featured Designer — Pas de Calais

On a clear day looking over the Channel, the white cliffs of Dover come into view. The famous "Dentelle de Calais" is renowned as one of the most beautiful places in the world. The rich heritage of this region in northern France, its fine delicate lace, the outdoor lifestyle set in a stunning landscape, the state of mind and way of life are sources of inspiration behind the Pas de Calais label.

Founded by Tokyo-based designer Yukari Suda in 1998, the Japanaese label develops its own textiles, combining a variety of traditional dyeing and advanced techniques used with cotton, linen, and silk. Natural materials are harmoniously composed into a comfortable, wearable collection. The color tones, like the surrounding landscape, are based on soft naturally subdued shades of ecru, sand, khaki green, chalk white, dove gray, and coal black.

With an essence of purity and nostalgia added to modern casual design, the Pas de Calais spirit is a romantic contemporary universe. Pas de Calais proposes a balanced subtle mixture of casual silhouettes in wholesome fabrics highlighted by touches of decadence that give a freedom of personal styling that crosses all frontiers.