''Atelier de Production et de Création'', or A.P.C.'','' is a French

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brand founded in 1987 by the

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fashion designer Jean Touitou in

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History

In 1987, Jean Touitou created a clothing line which would later become the A.P.C. brand. The clothes from this first menswear collection wear labels that only mention “HIVER 1987”. In 1993, the brand opened several international stores in

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Daikanyama in 1991 and New York Mercer Street. It was only in 1989 that the labels referring to the seasons are replaced with A.P.C. labels, confirming the creation of the brand. The first pieces of the A.P.C. collections were characterized by

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designs, clean lines, and simple patterns. The collection would later include raw Japanese denim. In 2011, designer Jessica Ogden launched the first collection of A.P.C. quilts, elaborated with fabric remnants as well. A.P.C. is also starting to organize parades and since 2018 they have been included in the official calendar of the

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Products

Collaborations

A.P.C. has done collaborations with brands and creatives including Kid Cudi,

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, Suzanne Koller, Brain Dead, Carhartt WIP, RTH,

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, Charlotte Chesnais, and

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