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The Fresh Prince of Lemaire

It’s been a decade since Christophe Lemaire linked up with Uniqlo for a partnership that’s both steadfast and mutually beneficial. But while insiders now expect a conclusion of the collaboration, Lemaire’s namesake line is on the shortlist of independent luxury brands that every strategic buyer has been quietly watching.

Christophe Lemaire and SarahLinh Tran
Fashion designers Christophe Lemaire and SarahLinh Tran acknowledge the audience at the end of the Lemaire Women's Fall-Winter 2019/2020 Ready-to-Wear collection fashion show in Paris, on February 27, 2019. Photo: Philippe Lopez/AFP/Getty Images
Lauren Sherman
June 29, 2026

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Last week’s Lemaire show in Paris, staged in an unfinished concert hall in the Opéra Bastille, was typical for designers Christophe Lemaire and Sarah-Linh Tran. With Lemaire, the shtick is that there is no shtick, just solutions for dressing for real life. Every season, the clothes are adjusted but never totally erased. You could call it iterative fashion.