sacai has taken over the second floor of Le Bon Marché Rive Gauche with sacai TO GO, a temporary pop-up celebrating the dialogue between Japanese culture and Parisian creativity. Part of the department store’s SUPER JAPON series, the installation runs from August 29th to October 11th at 24 Rue de Sèvres.
A Japanese retail vision, filtered through Paris
Co-curated by Sarah Andelman, co-founder and former creative director of Colette, sacai TO GO recasts retail as a meeting place for fashion, food, art and design. Conceived as a monochromatic blue kiosk, the space draws on Japanese retail architecture while retaining a distinctly Parisian restraint.
Andelman has invited a circle of sacai’s long-standing collaborators, reflecting Chitose Abe’s eclectic creative universe and its constant exchange between Japanese references and Paris’s cultural scene.
From matcha to bento: a meeting of two cultures
Food anchors the experience, from traditional Japanese confectionery house Toraya and Rocky’s Matcha to rotating weekend guests including F.O.L.D.E.R.O.L, Iné, Benchy, NIWA and Dreamin’ Man. Their menus span natural wine, ice cream, bentos, kissaten-inspired sandwiches, seasonal dishes and coffee.
The changing programme gives the pop-up a lively rhythm, inviting visitors to eat, browse and discover the creative world surrounding sacai.
Exclusive sacai pieces and playful archival references
The selection includes exclusive black-and-white T-shirts, MA-1-inspired pieces, Rocky’s Matcha tiger graphics and styles from sacai x Carhartt WIP.
The brand’s Zantan series returns with repurposed-fabric totes and hand-sewn plush charms created with artist Madoka Morikawa’s Peloqoon. A collaboration with paper-doll label RYVDOLL transforms archival looks into miniature magnetic figures that can be mixed and matched.
Open through October 11th, sacai TO GO brings fashion, Japanese tradition, food and Parisian creativity beneath one striking blue roof. Before you go there, read our interview with Sarah Andelman, as she shares her thoughts on art history and taste, interdisciplinary creativity, and why print still matters in a digital world.
Photography by MATHIEU FORTIN
Courtesy of SACAI
