Hilfiger Crushes Spring 2017 London Men's Wear Event

June 11, 2016, London For the 9th consecutive season, Tommy Hilfiger supports the London fashion week and co-hosts a dinner with Dylan Jones at Cafe Monico.

Milan Fall Fashion 2016 "The Italian Connection"

Milan - The Italian fashion elite have again showed up big this season with new styles and designs that expressed a return elegant men's apparel. The fashions they presented were bold, artful, creative and well tailored. Here are just a few of the fashion houses' best looks!
 

 

CANALI

CANALI

CANALI

CANALI

BRIONI

BRIONI

BRIONI

BRIONI

BRIONI

BRIONI

PRADA

PRADA

PRADA

PRADA

Images Courtesy of : businessoffashion.com, brioni.com, and canali.com

About:

CANALI - Canali is a clothing company based in Italy specializing in luxury men's clothing. In 1934, Canali was founded, by Giacomo Canali and Giovanni Canali, in Italy as a family business. In the 1950s, the ownership of Canali passed on to the second generation of the family. In the 1970s, Canali was the first Italian tailor to introduce mechanised cutting machines. Canali opened its first flagship boutique in Milan.

BRIONI - Brioni is a menswear couture house owned by French holding company Kering. Founded in Rome in 1945, it is known for its made-to-measure men's suits, sartorial ready-to-wear collections and leather goods. Throughout its history, the company has invented concepts such as the men's runway show, the trunk show, and the ready-to-wear Haute Couture. It has been a point of reference for the entertainment, institutional and business worlds. Its current Creative Director is British-born Brendan Mullane.

PRADA - Is an Italian luxury fashion house, specializing in ready-to-wear leather and fashion accessories, shoes, luggage, perfumes, watches, etc., founded in 1913 by Mario Prada.

Iconic 20th Century Luggage Brand is Back!

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December 2015 NYC, Belber, the Philadelphia-born trunk maker and luggage specialist that became the world’s largest luggage manufacturer in the first half of the 20th century, returns as a unisex leather goods brand after being dormant for four decades. Belber will launch its first line of bags and accessories inthe21st century in December 2015, bringing the original brand and its values back to life.

From the start, almost 125 years ago, Aaron and Henry Belber created products for women and men alike. Asearlyasthe20’s, the Belber team included women in the creation of patents and innovations. Function was always at the heart of the brand and Belber wanted to offer the same functional features to both men and women. This first collection, “A New York Diary”, is a resolutely unisex line of bags and small leather goods for the professional urban traveler. Inspired by the colorful experiences of the mysterious Mr. and Ms. Belber indifferent corners of the City across the four seasons (represented by its first four color combinations),the full range will be available online from December 2015 on www.belber.com. Authorized retailers launching inSpringSummer2016 will be announced soon.


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Bringing a contemporary, qualitative, fresh take on bags and accessories for the modern professional without gender distinction, Belber is aimed at urbanites whose dynamic lifestyles call for products that perfectly combine style and function with a twist of humor and aesthetic surprise. In true Belber tradition, the first capsule is elegant and understated, impeccably crafted, rich in color contrasts and with great attention to detail in the finishing touches. Clear but subtle brand markers give each item a strong identity without altering the clean designs. The new Belber maintains the essence and inspiration of some of the original vintage iconic pieces from the 1940s and translate them into a product that fits the needs of today’s customer.

 

About the Brand

Belber is a love story with the best from the past, as modern as tomorrow and relevant today. Since1891, the Belber name has been synonymous with style, functionality and innovation at accessible price points with in the high-end leather goods market. Founded in1891, by Aaron and Henry Belber, the brand is a fascinating journey of creativity and business excellence across family generations of European descent and American spirit.

Currently, led by a group of entrepreneurs with decades of experience in the Luxury and Fashion industry, the new team has turned a passion for unique, timeless pieces into a vibrant first line of essentials of undeniable quality and craftsmanship. Belber’s voice is currently in New York, its heritage remains in Philadelphia and the team operates between the USA and Hong Kong.

For more information on the brand, please contact Olga Dolapsakis at press@belber.com or visit the company’s website:

www.belber.com

Alfred Dunhill Introduces its Autumn and Winter 2014 Lookbook

With over 100 years of experience in the world of luxury, Alfred Dunhill's history is filled with unique and exquisite products made to the specification of its most discerning patrons at the highest level of craftsmanship. This season the company launches its first collection from Dunhill's Creative Director, John Ray who looked toward the House's founder, Alfred Dunhill, for inspiration.

Alfred was a true innovator and entrepreneur and he lived his life searching for the new and undiscovered. He coined the term 'Motorities  ' to describe the exceptional objects and clothing he developed to make traveling a more pleasurable and practical experience. 'Motorities' inspired the AW14 collection.

Rich and luxurious fabrics from established and revered British mills are used across the tailoring and also blend into the sportswear. Reviving the old cloths with a new playfulness, such as Venetian wool which also adds color, the weaving of classic mohair but in a winter twill construction, and the development of a Tattersall flannel as a suiting. These unique touches are also developed further into the knitwear selection.

Who is Mr. Alfred Dunhill:

Alfred Dunhill (30 September 1872 – 2 January 1959) was an English tobacconist and inventor. He is the progenitor of the Dunhill luxury goods company and the Dunhill branded tobacco products from British American Tobacco (now two independently owned entities).

From 1893 Dunhill ran a company selling motoring accessories, and in 1902 opened a shop in Mayfair. He developed a pipe designed for motorists in 1904. He opened a tobacconist's shop in St James's in 1907, offering tailored tobacco blends. Shops were opened in New York and Paris in the 1920s. With his international ambitions, Dunhill helped to create the modern luxury goods market. He retired from business in 1929, and married his mistress in 1945, following the death of his wife.







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