Two Russian brothers, Irving and Jack Schott, founded a leather clothing design company after emigrating to the United States. The perfecto’s crazy adventure didn’t start until 1928, after an order from Harley Davidson’s reseller Beck Distributors. Because of a lack of safety in the clothing available for motorcyclists, the following criteria was given: impermeability and...
The brand has entrusted to the Paris Al Dente agency the promotion. In this video performed by Patrizio Miceli, the model Hanne Gaby explodes some piñatas with giant barley sugar, paced by the enchanting voice of Eartha Kitt. http://christmas.soniarykiel.com
At J.M Weston, history isn’t erased, it’s rewritten. In operation starting in the post-war period, the brand mixes a traditional shoemaking savoir-faire with Weston quality to bring the elegance of the shoe up a notch with a touch of Italian style. But the elegance is definitively French. It’s nothing but a search for balance, and...
Coco Chanel discovered Scotland alongside the Duke of Westminster. She brought back tweed, her emblematic material. 1954: volumes and Christian Dior’s New Look were the talk of the times. Chanel was pursuing her quest for modernity when she designed a style that was against the current. With minimalist silhouettes, her clothes were less constraining. The...
AD: Stella McCartney, Model: Binx Walton (NEXT), Look #16
The French brand called on designer Peter Saville – famous for founding Factory Records, and also for having designed the uniforms for England’s football team – to reinterpret their mythic polo for Lacoste’s 100th anniversary. But it’s the crocodile that he chose to alter by keeping the same size and shape. What amused him was...
AD: Alberta Ferretti, Model: Klara Boscic (Elite Milan), Look #7
