CARVEN's 2013-14 Autumn/Winter collection was unveiled at Paris Fashion Week. Artistic director Guillaume Henry envisioned a fierce woman like Beatrice Dalle in "Betty Blue," and a Parisian nightscape reminiscent of a film noir. The coats are made of teddy-bear-like shaggy fabric in feminine powdery colors like sugar pink, which Guillaume calls "Barbapapa pink," pale blue, and ivory. The oversized, open-necked silhouette evokes a wild, feminine image. Jacquard fabric resembling tire tracks on rain-soaked ground, prints of street corners illuminated by car headlights, and holograms evoking rain-soaked windowpanes all incorporate scenes from Paris at night into the design. The eyewear also has frames inspired by car bumpers, and the rubber soles of the shoes are designed to resemble tires.

Business is booming, with sales also progressing favorably, primarily in France, the United States, and Japan. A second store opened in Paris in March, and a long-awaited flagship store opened in Japan on April 10th in Omotesando, Tokyo (4-3-12 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo).