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The iTalian menswear guideWinter 2008/09

When the weather turns warm, the world’s

most stylish men are already thinking cool.

Get a jumpstart on your fall/winter ward-

robe with Elite Traveler’s guide to next

season’s most coveted men’s clothing and

accessories.

E L I T E R E C O M M E N D S

e x c l u s i v e r e p o r t f o r i t a l i a n M e n s W e a r s h o W s

fashionable codes of qualityIn comparison to women’s fashion, the look of menswear barely changes from year to year, and even generation to generation. That’s a point of pride for some stylish men, like Fiat scion Lapo Elkann, who wears the expertly tai-lored suits he inherited from his immaculately dressed grandfather, Gianni Agnelli, with flair.

But well-dressed men who notice such details as the height of a lapel, the texture of a cashmere sweater or the polish strokes on a pair of shoes are aware that the best makers of menswear update their collections constantly. Technical innovation leads to fabrics that regulate body head, repel water or power an Ipod. Eco-consciousness triggers the use of wood pulp, bamboo and organically grown fibers in clothing fabrics. A global demand for luxury fuels the addition of such decadent touches as fur, exotic skins and limited edition items in collections. And the ever-changing style tide brings new colors, patterns, silhouettes and en-sembles to the forefront of every season.

The Italians remain the undisputed leaders in the luxury menswear arena, and our twice-a-year visit to their show-rooms and trade show displays reveal what stylish men will want to wear in the months ahead. In this guide, we preview the collections that men will be wearing next fall/winter. We saw the sample suits, outerwear, shoes and ac-cessories this past January in Florence and Milan, along-side the menswear buyers from the world’s top depart-ment stores and specialty retailers as they selected what to carry in their own stores next fall. On many occasions, prices were not yet established and designers could not yet say whether select items would indeed be carried in certain corners of the world. But well-defined style trends and key pieces worthy of pre-orders emerged, and this guide will make sure you are among the first to know about them.

Hot trends for men when the temperature drops will in-clude the return of the three-piece suit, elbow patches on sport coats, knitwear as light as a cloud, Prince of Wales plaid, detachable fur collars and linings on outerwear, eco-friendly fabrics, high-tech performance fabrics, and exotic skins given a suede finish. And as seen for several seasons now, small details that only come from old-fash-ioned hand-tailoring (working button holes, hand-stitched lapels, custom linings, brush strokes on shoes) are codes for quality.

A. TesToni| Fall Focus | Italian leather accessories maker A. Testoni caters to the classic man with a preference for a decadent touch. Since its origins in Bologna in 1929, its focus has been on artisan craftsmanship, exotic materials and aged finishes. This season, that translates into a hint of Fellini’s film “La Dolce Vita” throughout all the lines. In the top of the range, “Amadeo Testoni” line, crocodile boots are lined with sheepskin. In the “Black Label” line, shoes contain contrasting colors and leathers, such as black on smoke gray as buckskin meets suede. Bags go big and bold for fall/winter, and feature such details as ostrich leather and again the pairing of shades like black, smoke gray, burgundy and dark brown.

| Key Pieces | The soft totes in supple leather will only look better with age. And A. Testoni’s formal foot-wear gets a subtle, stylish twist that doesn’t abandon traditional standards that classic men love.

| Where to Buy | A. Testoni operates 74 boutiques around the world including locations in New York, Las Vegas, Dubai, Korea, Russia, China, Japan, Indonesia and Taiwan.

| corPorate contact | Corporate Mar-keting Manager Francesco Aimi, Phone: 39-051-890-1711; Fax: 39-051-890-1740; Email: [email protected]

Avon Celli| Fall Focus | Founded in 1922, Avon Celli stays true to its roots as a luxury cashmere knitwear company and keeps its collection modern with fashionable de-sign, details and color. Famed for using machines de-signed for making ladies’ stockings to weave the very finest sweaters, these pullovers remain wardrobe essentials. We challenge you to find a lighter-weight weave. Its Capsule 1922 collection represents the brand’s highest standards of quality and all the ele-ments of its rich history. Now the company is expand-ing into socks, jackets, leather goods and tailored garments.

| Key Pieces | Rich browns are key colors for knitwear this season. The perfect layering piece is a jacket that has the elements of a sweater. Also opt for a classic 24-ply knit sweater, which is crafted without seams (a 24-hour knitting process). The new leather accesso-ries, as soft as its knitwear since they are made from deerskin, include jackets and bags. The duffel will sell for $4,000, and a jacket with a wallaby hood will cost about $11,000.

| Where to Buy | The Avon Celli collection is avail-able in top menswear boutiques in New York, Monte Carlo, Dusseldorf, London, Zurich, Madrid, Milan, Moscow, Seoul, Tokyo and Hong Kong. Visit www.avoncelli.it.

| corPorate contact | Consultant Geoffrey Saun-ders, Phone: (609) 439-2700; Email: [email protected]

BAllAnTyne| Fall Focus | This classic Scottish cashmere brand (now under Italian ownership) launched in 1921 and gained fame in the 1930s for mastering the hand-knit intarsia pattern, or argyle. These beautiful knits con-tinue to be produced in Scotland, and the collection is growing to include Italian-made garments too like outerwear, shoes, trousers, blankets and bags. This season, designers look to the mountains for inspi-ration in a deep and rich color palette dominated by purples. Knit details throughout are subtle reminders of the brand’s luxury heritage.

| Key Pieces | Items that every well-dressed man will want for his weekends include velvet jeans, knit peacoats, knit bomber jackets and a regal purple herringbone topcoat. Creative uses if its exceptional knitwear include knit ties, a knit tuxedo and knit un-constructed jackets. Soft buffalo hide is used for bags and other accessories. And the finest, lightest cash-mere is woven into colorful scarves that will sell for about $900.

| Where to Buy | Ballantyne’s stores are located in Milan, London, Cortina and Tokyo, with Florence and Portofino locations opening later this year. Visit www.ballantyne.it.

| corPorate contact | U.S. Head Sandra Verbeck, Phone: (212) 980-2738; Email: [email protected]

BAlly| Fall Focus | This legendary Swiss accessories and ready-to-wear brand has a hip new designer at the helm, Brian Atwood, and his creative talent is clearly visible in the fall/winter 2008 collection. He refer-ences memories of shopping for vintage items, plus rock, grunge, and jazz funk music as inspiration for the season’s looks. Earthy colors, such as rust, black, moss and clay, ground the collection for autumn.

| Key Pieces | Shoes range from velvet evening shoes and boots, to shearling sneakers, and Welling-ton boots in soft glove leather. Atwood updated the Scribe shoe from Bally’s archives. This item uses the 200-step Goodyear welting process, which allows the footbed to take on its wearer’s unique foot shape. Each shoe is also hand-finished to make a lustrous leather upper (be they French calf, suede or crocodile), and hand-hammered on the dual-tone sole. The style name, size and other details are hand-written on the lining by each shoe’s craftsman. Bags are abundant this season, and are soft and light. Calfskin weekend-ers, messengers and multi-pocket bags with bronze hardware come in leathers and exotic skins. Tops for luxury is the opossum duffle. Clothing-wise, look for a relaxed silhouette in super light cashmere, jersey, boiled flannel and chunky knits. The rock-and-roll vibe comes through when shearlings, hand-woven jacquard, fur, velvets and wools come together in a riot of texture.

| Where to Buy | Bally boutiques are in capital cities worldwide, including New York, Paris, Cannes, Ge-neva, Casablanca, Melbourne, Sydney, Panama and Hong Kong. Visit www.bally.com.

| corPorate contact | Communications Manager Marnie Prather, Phone: (212) 446-3910; Fax: (212) 446-3901; Email: [email protected]

BAmford & sons| Fall Focus | The English Bamford family, them-selves the epitome of elite travelers, created a line of classic and beautifully tailored clothing befitting their lifestyle, whether they are dressing for safari, a coun-try house weekend, the board room or the yacht. The family is also adding a capsule collection of eco-con-scious organic fabrics and garments that incorporate materials grown at the family farm in the Cotswolds. Look for the bee as the signature logo, or the Bamford crest of course. This winter, rich chocolate browns and navy blues dominate the core collection.

| Key Pieces | Strong outerwear pieces include such classics as a pea coat and bomber jacket, plus a sporty trackside jacket and heavy knit sweaters. The pattern of the season—Prince of Wales plaid—lines several jackets. Look right for a shooting party in Bamford’s down-filled tweed vest and embroidered ties, rich in deep purple and green. Leather-covered flasks and thermoses ensure no detail is neglected. Planet-friendly garments this season include trousers made from 50 percent wood pulp, and several dyed with vegetable coloring. New accessories and bags made from exotic crocodile are even more luxurious with a suede finish.

| Where to Buy | Bamford & Sons boutiques are located in London exclusively, and the collection is also available in top department stores such as Bergdorf Goodman in New York. Visit www.bamfor-dandsons.com.

| corPorate contact | Consultant Debra Thom, Phone: (212) 529-5533; Fax: (212) 529-2131; Email: [email protected]

BelvesT| Fall Focus | The finest fabrics, hand-tailoring, Italian styling—all these elements make Belvest a wardrobe staple for men who demand top quality and classic design in their business, formal and weekend dressing. No luxury detail is overlooked—from adding fur to outerwear to weaving bedding from the softest fabrics available.

| Key Pieces | This fall, cashmere and wool topcoats take on linings in opulent mink and sable. Prince of Wales is the favorite pattern for the daytime suit. Plush velvet adds decadence to the sport coat and even the tuxedo (where elbow patches make an appearance). From cashmere to vicuna to blends of cashmere with mink or cashmere with vicuna, the Belvest suits are feather light and extremely soft this season.

| Where to Buy | Belvest is sold at top specialty re-tailers and department stores. Visit www.belvest.com.

| corPorate contact | President Roberta Cocco, Phone: (212) 317-0460; Fax: (212) 317-9370; Email: [email protected]

BoTTegA veneTA| Fall Focus | Discretion is the preferred attitude of the Bottega Veneta man—you will never see him brandishing a bold logo or radical new accessory. In-stead, his wardrobe consists of luxuriously functional pieces that reveal their artisan quality of craftsman-ship up close (and sometimes these details are most abundant on the inside, giving the customer the great-est luxury). For next fall’s collection, designer Tomas Maier sought inspiration in the concept of the uni-form. Formalwear is sharp with Neapolitan tailoring. The new direction here is a trouser with a very wide leg and high rise. From pinstripes and windowpane plaids to gray and navy cashmeres, a dark collection of colors dominates. On the sportswear side, the work uniform concept is more obvious. Heavy canvas, stiff denim and cotton turn into carpenter’s pants, drivers’ coats and jeans. Accessories are given the same at-tention to detail and include round-toed shoes with heavy soles, polka dot ties, tie clips, vests and even jeweled boutonnieres. New on the bag front is a large leather shopper with quilted effect.

| Key Pieces | These bianco cotton pants, storm cot-ton jacket, nero wool cashmere hat and nero shoe take utilitarian style to new extremes. The nero wool smoking suit, pique shirt, silk bow tie and antique sil-ver floral brooch define personal elegance.

| Where to Buy | Bottega Veneta is available in spe-cialty stores in Europe, Asia and North America, and a rapidly growing number of BV boutiques worldwide in locations like New York, Beverly Hills, Singapore, Indonesia, Guam, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Russia, Italy and Denmark. Visit www.bottegaveneta.com.

| corPorate contact | Communications Manager Joshua Gaynor, Phone: (646) 292-5825; Fax: (646) 292-5897; Email: [email protected]

Brioni| Fall Focus | Roman sartorial powerhouse Brioni celebrates all the elements that the well-dressed man undertakes each day in his “ritual of dressing.” That translates into great attention to all the details of all elements of the wardrobe, from working hours to private time. This season, sober colors prevail and in-clude black, charcoal, grey flannel and chocolate with touches of camel, mauve and olive. Even though it is the winter season, fabrics are lightweight. Traditional patterns make a grand comeback, such as an over-size Prince of Wales check in cashmere.

| Key Pieces | Among suits, perhaps Brioni’s most famous items, the cut is sharp for fall to include peak lapels and gilets. For casual Fridays, Brioni proposes a double-breasted cashmere suit worn with a turtle-neck. And when paired with a checked jacket, the vest is definitely back. Brioni takes outerwear in a new direction by waterproofing silk and double-faced cashmere and teaming it with shearling and sheared mink. For night, the tuxedo is updated in sharkskin, and dinner jackets are made from velvet or moiré silk. The most sumptuous and exotic of materials—crocodile, hand-finished calfskin and suede—make for luxurious shoes, belts and bags.

| Where to Buy | Brioni operates its own boutiques in luxury hot spots like New York, Moscow and Las Ve-gas. Visit www.brioni.com.

| corPorate contact | Consultant John Huynh, Phone: (646) 336-1398; Fax: (646) 336-1401; Email: [email protected]

Brunello CuCinelli| Fall Focus | Revered cashmere clothier Brunello Cucinelli, who continues to craft his collections in the small Italian village of Solomeo, now offers his dedicated customers a full wardrobe, complete with outerwear, knits (of course), shirts, trousers, jackets and accessories—including leather-handled dumb-bells. For fall, windowpane is the popular fabric for blazers, and they are worn under puffa vests. Color schemes include light gray coupled with dark gray, and dashes of bright green or orange as eye-catching accents. Subtle details—which Cucinelli pays impec-cable attention to—consist of more side pockets in outerwear jackets (giving the wearer a jaunty stance when he’s using them to keep his hands warm), light-weight fabrics (ideal for travel to a warmer climate in the winter season), and a shift in general from zippers to buttons.

| Key Pieces | The Continental Jacket is outerwear crafted from extremely fine (290 gram) flannel. Cloud-light cashmere (260 grams) is used in the new Play Jacket. The classic Cardigan in cashmere takes on an elegant touch with mother of pearl buttons. The Girocollo Rigato cashmere sweater hits a sporty note with stripes. Zip-front Felpa hoodie is a sophis-ticated piece perfect for layering in elegant gray. Tuta in Cashmere will become your most luxurious lounge/exercise wear.

| Where to Buy | The collection is sold at Bergdorf Goodman in New York, and at two Brunello Cucinelli boutiques in the New York area: Manhattan and the Hamptons. Visit www.brunellocucinelli.it.

| corPorate contact | Senior Manager Jill Keiser, Phone: (212) 750-2990; Fax: (212) 750-2999; Email: [email protected]

Canali| Fall Focus | What began as an Italian family-run tailoring operation in 1934 has grown to be one of the powerhouse menswear businesses in the world today. The classic tailored clothing is now joined by sportswear and accessories, with innovative and lux-urious materials serving as quality hallmarks of all lines. This season, monochromatic looks make the Canali man look especially sleek and sophisticated, and fabrics consisting of precious blends (like sable blended with silk and cashmere) are used in the most luxurious suits. Colors are primarily natural this sea-son, with vivid violet or a Prince of Wales plaid as an eye-catching accent. Canali’s special edition suits, which sell for about $5,000, are made in the sarto-rial tradition from Super 160 fabrics that feature a straight-shoulder silhouette this year.

| Key Pieces | The unstructured “K” jacket has emerged as a favorite item in the collection in recent seasons, and this winter it takes on the added fashion touch of elbow patches. The softest sportcoat in the line is made of veal leather. Other outerwear details include fur collars of mink, rabbit and beaver. Inno-vations for evening include embroidered and printed black jackets, hand-embroidered velvet dinner jackets (worn with jeans and eel dress shoes), and knit ties.

| Where to Buy | In addition to department stores such as Saks Fifth Avenue and Bloomingdales, the Canali collection is available at their own boutiques in such cities as Beverly Hills, Dubai, Hong Kong, Macau, Moscow and Bangkok. Boutiques in Costa Mesa, Las Vegas and New York will open this year. Visit www.canali.it.

| corPorate contact | Consultant Simone Poggi, Phone: (212) 247-9299; Fax: (212) 247-9298; Email: [email protected]

Car Shoe| Fall Focus | This footwear brand, now owned by Prada, was established in 1963 by a race car fanatic. The handmade driving moccasin that launched the brand has a sole set on small rubber nubs, now a pat-ented design in Italy. Roberto Rossellini and John F. Kennedy were the type of aficionados that took to Car Shoe in its earliest days, and today many a stylish Ital-ian man will pair the soft leather shoe with his finest suits, especially for a Vespa trip to the office.

| Key Pieces | New for the season is an ankle boot sneaker in water-repellent suede or soft vintage calfskin, with a nubbed rubber tread of course. This shoe’s rubber intersole gives it an anti-slip quality.

| Where to Buy | Visit Bergdorf Goodman for Car Shoe’s collection in the U.S., or the flagship boutique on 1 Via della Spiga in Milan.

| corPorate contact | Manager Valentina Danieli, Phone: 39-02-3498-1337; Fax: 39-02-3498-1377; Email: [email protected]

CeSare PaCiotti| Fall Focus | When Gianni Versace and Dolce

& Gabbana were in search of a top Italian shoe manufacturer, they turned to Cesare Paciotti. The

same level of quality and attention to detail that attracted the top names in Italian fashion is in abundance in Paciotti’s own lines of luxury shoes. Sexy shapes, surprising combinations of materials and skillful design make these accessories must-haves for fashionable, well-dressed men.

| Key Pieces | Who says men are limited to neutral-colored dress shoes? This season, Cesare

Paciotti offers dazzling suede and satin dress shoes in jewel tones, as well as two-tone models in hand-painted trompe l’oeil. For evening, velvet and patent leather shoes and boots are opulent options. Other standout designs include outdoor boots with rubber-ized details on the soles and uppers, and shoes with a patchwork effect using lizard and suede.

| Where to Buy | Paciotti opened its first boutique in Milan in 1984 and now has locations in New York, Los Angeles, Paris, Naples, London, Istanbul, Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Seoul, among other lo-cations. Visit www.cesarepaciotti.it.

| corPorate contact | CEO Matteo Cecarini, Phone: (212) 249-1389; Fax: (212) 249-5241; Email: [email protected]

Dunhill| Fall Focus | Dunhill, the quintessential English brand, titles its fall/winter collection “Self Portrait” in celebration of the way men dress up and express themselves in front of others. On the tailoring front, prepare for the return of the three-piece-suit. This season its hallmarks are a notch lapel with two or three buttons, a long and lean vest, and classic pat-terns like pinstripes or Prince of Wales check (pair it with a dark shirt for a ‘70s vibe). The twist is often in the details, such as the suit from techno material, the crested blazer buttons in silver instead of gold, or the elbow patches on a cashmere sweater. The trav-eler will take to such pieces as Alpine ski sweaters (complete with snowflakes), packable travel jackets, and vests packed with pockets. Driving apparel is key to Dunhill’s history and this time it looks prepared for speed. Perforated leather, suede, shearling and dis-tressed leather define the racing jackets. Dunhill’s color pallet consists of French blue plus khaki, green and cognac.

| Key Pieces | “Motorities” iterms, designed for the driver, remain classics.

| Where to Buy | This year the global Dunhill brand unveils two new flagships—in New York and London. Also visit www.dunhill.com.

| corPorate contact | Manager Joanna Christie, Phone: 44-020-7290-8635; Fax: 44-020-7838-8304; Email: [email protected]

ermenegilDo Zegna| Fall Focus | This family-run fabric giant and Ital-ian suiting expert is doing what it does best for fall: developing luxurious new materials for its classically-dressed man that make him look chic from meeting to weekend. At the top end, the Couture line is all about elegant tailoring with suits completely sewn by hand. Blues and grays rule for day, and suits made from Zeg-na’s “14milmil14” wools closely follow the body and feature higher lapels. Limited edition, hand-polished oxford shoes complete the elegant look. Within the Sartoria line, a new Trofeo fabric made of 100% super-fine Australian merino wool is extremely lightweight and long lasting. It is used in two main suit styles: the fuller Roma silhouette and the slim Milano. Zegna also puts “intelligent” fabric finds to perfect use in its Elements outwear, whose coats, parkas and bomber jackets allow the body to breathe while regulating body temperature and protecting from the outside elements. New details in the pieces for fall include a natural brown color, herringbone weave and beaver fur lining. And the Solar Ski Jacket contains subtle so-lar cells (on the collar) that capture energy in sunlight and power all those portable batteries that one uses to run phones, music players and other devices.

| Key Pieces | A silk and cotton velvet dinner jacket trimmed with a silk border and mother of pearl but-tons come in burgundy, cobalt blue or midnight black. Accessories in the Couture line utilize precious, exotic skins. The Diplomat case in the Sartoria line combines goat skin print leather with solid brass hardware. This line’s classic suiting style is best represented by the gray chalk stripe suit in Trofeo fabric worn with a cashmere overcoat, shirt with subtle stripes and Chelsea boots. From the Upper Casual line, Zegna’s “Oasi Cashmere” is used in two-button herringbone blazers. Outerwear from the Elements line includes intelligent garments that adjust to weather conditions and body temperatures.

| Where to Buy | Ermenegildo Zegna has global distribution in department stores, specialty boutiques and its own stores in such cities as Buenos Aires, Mexico City, New York, Costa Mesa, Paris, Kiev, Jo-hannesburg and Auckland.

| corPorate contact | Director Djordje Stefanovic, Phone: (212) 751-3468; Fax: (212) 826-6354; Email: [email protected]

FaConnable| Fall Focus | New ownership of this Nice, France-based sportswear brand is taking Faconnable in sub-tle new directions. (Nordstrom was the prior owner). Early changes include a more European and stream-lined silhouette, and new luxurious fabrics. This sea-son, the collection is inspired by the private jet trav-eler (the engraving on shirt buttons will look familiar to anyone who has seen the tail number on a PJ).

| Key Pieces | A pure wool jacket is ideal for travel, and is made more versatile with removable vest pan-els plus stylish elbow patches. Suits also have their third piece—the vest—back this season, and the mod-els in cashmere and silk blends are extremely soft and strong. Outerwear is increasing within the col-lection, and an early standout piece is a surprisingly light-weight shearling, which will cost about 1,900 euros. The perfect garment for weekends will be the cashmere jeans with a touch of stretch, which will sell for about 300 euros.

| Where to Buy | The Faconnable collection is avail-able at Nordstrom as well as the brand’s own bou-tiques in such locations as New York, Miami, Beverly Hills, Madrid, Lisbon, Cannes and Paris. Visit www.faconnable.com.

| corPorate contact | Marketing Director Marie-Aude Barilley, Phone: 33-04-9215-8917; Fax: 33-04-9215-8885; Email: [email protected]

Fratelli roSSetti| Fall Focus | Hand-painting and hand-sewn soles reveal the artisanal origins of this Italian family foot-wear company. The collection always contains styles that look perfect with a Savile Row suit, and offers an equal number of designs for casual comfort and con-temporary, fashion-forward looks.

| Key Pieces | For the cool weather, Fratelli Ros-setti’s ankle boots keep the chill away while main-taining a classic shoe style under a suit. The com-pany is also highly regarded for its riding boots, and exotics such as ostrich and eel make an appearance for evening loafers.

| Where to Buy | In addition to high-end department stores internationally, Fratelli Rossetti shoes are sold at their own boutiques in such locations as New York, Chicago, Paris, Hong Kong, Milan and London. Visit www.fratellirossetti.com.

| corPorate contact | Consultant Simone Poggi, Phone: (212) 247-9299; Fax: (212) 247-9298; Email: [email protected]

globe-trotter| Fall Focus | A new generation of traveler is dis-covering the 111-year-old British brand of suitcases, Globe-Trotter. The hand-made luggage manages to be extremely strong and lightweight at the same time. Its what Queen Elizabeth II chose for her honeymoon lug-gage, and what Sir Edmund Hilary took to base camp on his conquest of Everest. All the cases consist of an ash wood frame, cloth lining and leather trimming that is constructed in Hertfordshire. Pricing starts at $400 for a vanity case and ranges to $4,000 for a large trunk (higher if from a limited edition series). This season, new editions were made in conjunction with the hot new fashion designer Undercover, as well as Jonathan Saunders and bold print specialist Liberty.

| Key Pieces | Opt for a style with a leather trim in a strong contrast color.

| Where to Buy | Visit the flagship in Arlington Ar-cade, London, or at such global outposts as the Con-ran Shop, Neiman Marcus or Barneys New York. Visit www.globe-trotterltd.com.

| corPorate contact | Julie Agashiwala, Phone: (212) 450-0312; Fax: (212) 450-0722; Email: [email protected]

harryS oF lonDon| Fall Focus | It all started with the Jet Slipper, that perfect soft leather-soled moccasin for padding around the Gulfstream in comfort and style. Now Har-rys of London’s collection is filled with styles for every aspect of the well-to-do gentleman’s life, from golf to yachting to beach-combing to making an appearance in the office.

| Key Pieces | The new look for the Jet Slipper this season is camouflage. The company can also make this model in exclusive fabrics, as it does for the One & Only resorts. Prices range from $400 to $600 in fab-ric, and $3,500 in exotic skins. Also key for fall are tra-ditional leather lace-ups with rubber soles, as well as vintage-looking boots. The fashion-forward man will appreciate classic black wingtips with bright orange stitching and orange rubber soles.

| Where to Buy | Harrys of London’s first boutique will open in London this year. For US sales, contact Ju-lia Rogers in New York at (212) 217-2745 or [email protected]. Visit www.harrysoflondon.com.

| corPorate contact | Director Alice Sykes, Phone: 44-20-7437-4366; Email: [email protected]

henry beguelin| Fall Focus | All of the accessories in the Henry Be-guelin collection are cut and stitched by hand in Italy, and one can imagine the tiny man that is the compa-ny’s logo symbolizing the human element in the con-struction of its fine products. For next fall, three lines will dominate. Blue Omino consists of the simplest shoes and bags that represent timeless refinement. Prices will start at 98 euros for shoes and 220 euros for bags. The Cobra collection contains exactly that: black leather accessories with a real, fierce-looking cobra on it. Finally, Country Chic draws on the original design code of the brand with bags featuring shiny, vegetable finishing and such leather colors as ebony, blue and green. In outerwear, check out old washed leathers, plus soft colored shearlings.

| Key Pieces | Outerwear with a natural finish don’t require a “break-in” period. Exotic skins elevate the luxury level for accessories.

| Where to Buy | Henry Beguelin operates 17 bou-tiques around the world including locations in Rus-sia, Tokyo, New York, Aspen, San Francisco, Chicago, Malibu and Dallas. Visit www.henrybeguelin.it.

| corPorate contact | Tullia Nembro, Phone: 39-02-5501-1605; Fax: 39-02-5412-3771; Email: [email protected]

hiCkey| Fall Focus | Century-old, American-made Hick-ey-Freeman has long been the local establishment’s go-to classic suit-maker. The company’s new, young Hickey line is geared toward the more fashion con-scious crowd of guys. For next fall, the collection plays into this customer’s renegade American sen-sibility. And you can’t miss the sense of humor here as tailored clothing, sportswear and accessories bear such whimsical motifs as marijuana leaves, color-ful paisleys, the mudflap girl’s silhouette, and skull snowflakes. Prices range from $118 for a tie to $2,000 for an overcoat.

| Key Pieces | Bring back the vest in a fashion forward way by opting for a fabric that contrasts with your suit.

| Where to Buy | In addition to US department stores such as Bloomingdales, Scoop, Saks Fifth Avenue and Barneys New York, the Hickey collection is sold at its own boutique in New York’s Soho. Visit www.hickey-style.com.

| corPorate contact | Associate Brand Manager Ian Velardi, Phone: (212) 308-3397; Fax: (212) 826-3531; Email: [email protected]

IsaIa| Fall Focus | The Neapolitan sartorial company Isaia is opening the door of fine suit-making to the young man who is passionate about details but not a slave to anyone else’s fashion dictates. Isaia con-siders this customer the “Eteropolitan Man,” who appreciates both the traditional and the contempo-rary sides of life. For next fall, the collection focuses on comfort and is filled with relaxed suits, fabrics in blues, browns and grays, eco-sensitive fabrics, and even sartorial sneakers.

| Key Pieces | Outerwear shines this season. The new take on a trenchcoat renders it in high-tech cot-ton with corduroy lining. And a classic wool top coat packs a punch in bright colors. Detachable fur linings add a luxurious touch to classic overcoats. The new suit jacket shape comes straight from the requests of Isaia’s celebrity clientele: the one-button peak lapel. Heed the details on the Isaia shirts: jewel buttons, and fabrics of cashmere-cotton, camel-cotton-silk, and cashmere flannel. The humble jean trouser also goes luxe this year in cashmere flannel. Supple leath-er accessories in the company’s trademark coral red give a bright accent to any outfit. Isaia also teamed up with Italian sneaker-maker Superga for a line of limited edition and classic sport shoes this fall. Cus-tomers can opt for the casual sports shoes in a luxury upper (such as crocodile, sharkskin, ostrich or Isaia’s proprietary Aquacashmere), or suiting material from Isaia’s garment collection.

| Where to Buy | Isaia is sold at fine department stories including Neiman Marcus, and specialty menswear boutiques.

| corPorate contact | Director Lauren Weiss, Phone: (212) 245-3733; Fax: (917) 591-3358; Email: [email protected]

J.M. Weston| Fall Focus | For over a century, J.M. Weston shoes have been made by hand in Limousine, France, start-ing with the process of vegetable tanning the leather hides. For the hard-to-fit foot, they are a top quality option without going the bespoke route since three and seven different widths are offered per half-size of shoe. Without doubt, the collection is always classic, and its lace-ups, ankle boots and slip-ons will convey good taste from the chairman’s suite to the concert hall. This season, look for subtle designs in the up-pers consisting of stitching and punched holes.

| Key Pieces | Patent leather isn’t the only for evening. Pair these high-gloss accessories with classic suiting too.

| Where to Buy | J.M. Weston shoes are available at specialty boutiques as well as the brand’s own bou-tiques in Africa, North America, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. Visit www.jmweston.com.

| corPorate contact | Sales Director Dennis Dwyer, Phone: (212) 535-2100; Fax: (212) 535-8567; Email: [email protected]

KIton| Fall Focus | Naples-based Kiton creates the most refined, hand-tailored clothing that can follow any top executive from the board room to the ski chalet. And now the company is creating the perfect wardrobes to contain those precious clothes. The wardrobes, dress-ers (and massage tables too) are covered in smooth leather. Pricing is about 15,000 euro for a cabinet wardrobe. On the clothing front, aubergine is the cho-sen accent color of the season. Casual attire takes on such new luxurious details as a sportcoat made from cashmere, vicuna and silk, technical coats lined in mink (for about 5,000 euro), and riding boots. Also new for this season is a limited edition of jeans constructed from Japanese denim. Only 500 pair will be available worldwide, and they will cost about 600 euro.

| Key Pieces | If you already own the Kiton suit, now is the perfect time to delve into sportswear, as the company’s fabrics, colors, shapes and outerwear are more abundant than ever.

| Where to Buy | Kiton is carried in the finest spe-cialty boutiques worldwide and also its own stores in such locations as New York, Paris, Capri, Moscow, To-kyo, Seoul, Munich and Beijing. Visit www.kiton.it.

| corPorate contact | Veronica Martinelli, Phone: (212) 486-5309; Email: [email protected]

LorenzInI| Fall Focus | This family-run company took root outside Milan, near Como, in 1920 and rapidly gained fame for creating beautiful dress shirts. The collec-tion contains a few additional garments today, such as boxer shorts, pajamas and bathrobes, but the fine-crafted shirt remains the focus. Subtle but thoughtful details include a tab at the bottom of each shirt so it can be buttoned inside trousers, and hand-stitching at every step of the manufacturing process. The classic Lorenzini shirt costs $385. The most luxurious line in the collection is the 1920, which is a series of shirts based on archival models, and the price is about $450 per shirt.

| Key Pieces | A line in the collection known as Ville is most appropriate for a fit, young customer who likes a lean silhouette with a touch of stretch for comfort. A “Tie No Tie” line, with shirts priced at $250, consists of those collars and ideally-placed buttons that work with our without a necktie. And limited editions as well as made-to-order shirts are available and priced near $1,000. Round out your wardrobe with a velvet bathrobe for $800 or a package of three pairs of boxer shorts for $195.

| Where to Buy | The collection is available at top department stores and specialty boutiques in the U.S. Visit www.lorenzini.it.

| corPorate contact | Consultant Geoffrey Saunders, Phone: (609) 439-2700; Email: [email protected]

Loro PIana| Fall Focus | Six generations of Loro Piana fam-ily members have built the business of providing the finest cashmere and wool fabrics to discerning cli-ents into one of the leading brands in global luxury. The company literally goes to the ends of the earth to search for the finest materials. The latest offering is its Baby Cashmere. This material is a result of ef-forts Loro Piana made between 1995 and 2005 when it worked with Chinese and Mogolian breeders to set aside—at the goat kid’s first combing when it is be-tween three and 12 months old—small quantities of its softest underfleece. The exceptionally soft fabric that results—a three-ply cashmere—creates downy knitwear for fall.

| Key Pieces | Baby Cashmere is used to create the softest Bomber jackets with mink lining, suede elbow patches and tab pockets. New this season is also an extra full looking turtle neck, a water-resistant Har-bor overcoat, and blankets in plaid and white. Loro Piana is also expanding its accessories line with such elegant pieces as the soft weekend bag in Delon leather (with many inner pockets for devices and doc-uments), and the PC computer bag. Loro Piana may be most famous for its weather-ready outerwear, and its new St. Anton Jacket in storm-treated cashmere is prepped for winter with down fill, a knit collar, detach-able hood lined with marmot fur, inner glove pockets and deerskin details.

| Where to Buy | Loro Piana opened its first bou-tiques in 1993 and today has more than 100 stores worldwide. Locations include Tokyo, Dubai, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Capri, Porto Cervo, Portofino, Gstaad, Paris, London, New York, Boston, Palm Beach and San Francisco. The collection is also sold in fine de-partment stores.

| corPorate contact | Manager Stefania Amfitheatrof, Phone: (212) 201-0258; Email: [email protected]

LuIgI BorreLLI| Fall Focus | With the perfect hand-made shirt at its base, the Luigi Borrelli collection contains all the building blocks for a complete wardrobe with Nea-politan style. Craftsmen in Southern Italy, who have learned their skills from generations of tailors, use needle, thread and paper patterns to make these clothes the historic way. And in the newer Luxury Vintage line of casual clothing, their handmade de-tails are carefully adding an aged effect. Pieces have a softer, more deconstructed look which fit the body while remaining comfortable. The jackets often have leather elbow patches, leather under the collar and working button holes; trouser options include jean tailoring, and shirts may include contrasting collars. Classic, sober colors are a given, but this collection also offers rich tones such as lavender and patterns like houndstooth.

| Key Pieces | Don’t be afraid to play with pattern. Bor-relli’s vibrant prints are joyful while remaining classic.

| Where to Buy | In addition to fine specialty bou-tiques around the world, this collection is found in Luigi Borrelli’s own stores in such locations as San Francisco, Palm Beach, New York, Moscow, St. Pe-tersburg, Tokyo, Seoul, Italy, Greece, Spain, Switzer-land and Australia.

| corPorate contact | U.S. Director of Sales David Anicich, Phone: (212) 644-9610, Email: [email protected]

MaLo| Fall Focus | At Malo, the 30-year-old knitwear ex-pert with roots in Florence, a full collection of tailored and casual clothing was recently added and attention this season falls on evening looks. Specifically, Malo re-invented the smoking jacket to re-establish a cult garment in the man’s wardrobe. Midnight blue, black and iridescent shades dominate the pieces, which fall at various lengths. The soft jackets are offset by the more linear look of trousers and shirts with pleats and knit ruches. Of course, this knit company pays extra attention to the weave of the garments, and the evening looks feature super light cashmere, mohair and wool woven into felts, shiny jacquards or striped with fur. Other details include subtle embroidery, ki-mono styling military style plaids.

| Key Pieces | Malo fans, who own the company’s legendary cashmere sweater in all their favorite colors, will love the high-fashion style of the new evening wear.

| Where to Buy | Malo’s new Milan boutique em-bodies the style of the company’s plans for the future. The company has 23 of its own boutiques around the world (including locations like Portofino, Cortina, Par-is, Monte Carlo, Rome, New York and Aspen), and its line is also sold in exclusive departments stores. Visit www.malo.it.

| corPorate contact | Consultant Shawn Buchanan, Phone: (646) 747-3021; Fax: (212) 741-0630; Email: [email protected]

MoncLer| Fall Focus | With puffa coats at its core and firmly back in fashion, Moncler is revitalizing an-other traditional winter coat for the coming season: the quilted jacket.

| Key Pieces | This one jacket is put completely into the spotlight, and during its Milan premier was worn by 100 young men standing tall in rows of eight. The shell of the new Moncler d’Angleterre jacket is constructed from English wools (produced by Marling & Evans) in gray. Moncler’s chairman and designer, Remo Ruffini, sites Bauhaus architecture as his inspiration.

| Where to Buy | The outerwear line is sold at Bar-neys New York, Peter Elliott and Bloomingdales, plus Moncler boutiques in such locations as Paris, St. Moritz, Cortina, Megeve and Courmayeur.

| corPorate contact | Consultant Mindy Webster, Phone: (646) 336-1398; Fax: (646) 336-1401; Email: [email protected]

orcIanI| Fall Focus | Men’s leather accessories specialist Orciani, best known for its proprietary “dragon skin” treated leather belts and bags, heads into fall with new classic, bespoke, and even edgy collections. In the Wild & Rock line, pale gold is paired with distressed leather, iron-colored metals give a tough impression, and French gold dresses up humble corduroy. This line also contains accessories made of “cloudy leath-er,” which is another skin custom treated for Orciani to a glittery effect. New for fall is the Pocket City line, combining full grain calfskin with gray cashmere, and, naturally, overlapping front pockets and zippers. The flat bags of various sizes are complemented by belts featuring small metal details.Leather patches, technical materials and polished metal studs are hallmarks of the Winter Sport series of bags and gloves. The most luxurious line in the collection is “I-Collection,” featuring belts and bag shapes (from briefs to totes to duffels) that can be customized in clients’ preferred skins (“dragon,” horse, alligator or crocodile, for example) and color at pricing starting at $500. Belt buckles are statement pieces, and are con-structed from nickel or silver.

| Key Pieces | Any city-dweller will love these sleek, leather gloves this winter. Pony gives a fashionable edge to a streamlined suit.

| Where to Buy | The custom program is only avail-able in the U.S., Asia and Russia. Visit www.orciani.it.

| corPorate contact | Consultant Mary Lawton, Phone: (212) 941-7057; Fax: (212) 941-7058; Email: [email protected]

oxxford| Fall Focus | Fine tailoring has taken place, since 1916, in Chicago at the home of Oxxford Clothes. The master tailors and seamstresses at this Midwest fac-tory cut, sew, finish and press according to the custom requirements of each suit client. The result is a per-fectly classic handmade suit with a lightweight hand and a trim silhouette. Prices range from $3,500 to $35,000 for a made to measure model.

| Key Pieces | Pinstripes, solids, checks and flannels will see the industrial titans through any shareholder meeting in style.

| Where to Buy | The collection is available at top department stores and the flagship boutique in New York. Visit www.oxxfordclothes.com.

| corPorate contact | President and CEO Mike Cohen, Phone: (212) 593-0204; Fax: (212) 593-0911; Email: [email protected]

Pal Zileri| Fall Focus | Tailored menswear maker Pal Zileri brings color and pattern to the fore for fall. The Vi-cenza-based firm turns to neighboring Venice for in-spiration of its color palette. That translates into full-canvas constructed suits with sartorial details in dark browns with natural white hints plus accents of warm orange or tangerine. Imagine a winter sunset reflect-ing off of the waters of the lagoon to see the shades and textures that influenced suits in colors of smoke and ash with violet nuances. The richest colors in the collection—ruby red, vermillion and wine—stem from Venice’s famous winter Carnival.

| Key Pieces | Luxurious fabrics this season include a new weave on a mohair wool base, a light flannel, and even reversible fabrics that make any garment’s interior as stunning as its outside. A suit in Prince of Wales check, overchecks or herringbone will be a bold addition to any wardrobe. The newest cut to the suit sees a shorter coat with soft shoulders, which look equally appropriate with cashmere knits. Jackets with elbow patches in contrasting colors make the collec-tion’s most fashion-forward statement of the season.

| Where to Buy | Visit Pal Zileri’s boutiques in Las Vegas, Palm Beach, Milan or Venice, or luxury depart-ment stores worldwide. Also visit www.palzileri.it.

| CorPorATe ConTACT | President Luca Spano, Phone: (212) 751-8585; email: [email protected]

Paul & Shark| Fall Focus | This Italian sportswear company has manufactured classic and versatile mens’ collections since 1977, and today, thanks to constant research into innovative materials and design, its Italian-made pieces are wardrobe staples for men to wear on the town, to the ski chalet, on the yacht and out in the ele-ments. Hallmarks of the line include weather-proof outerwear and knits, and luxurious details like real horn toggles, 24K gold zippers and mother-of-pearl buttons. This fall, the Paul & Shark man will be wearing corduroy trousers, mélange wool garments trimmed in suede, “cool wool” smart garments with micro fiber details and Loro Piana outerwear fabrics, and wool/cashmere knits with zip necks.

| Key Pieces | Materials research results in the Heat Jacket this season, which incorporates a Teflon-coated jacket shell with a coyote fur lining, plus a battery-powered heating mechanism within the coat. The Interactive Jacket is truly waterproof (tested to withstand a 20m column of water) and features an Ipod and Bluetooth connection. Knitwear silhouettes go 100 percent cashmere this season in the Yachting 918, Knitted jacket 921 and Bretagne crewneck pull-over styles. other favorites are classics with a twist, such as the peacoat with titanium buttons and tech-nical details, motorcross jacket in rich colors like or-ange or red, and rubberized outerwear.

| Where to Buy | Paul & Shark boutiques are in new York, Short Hills, Sausalito, Miami, the Baha-mas, Toronto, Vancouver, Mexico City, San Miguel de Allende, and in cities throughout Asia, europe, Aus-tralia, South America and Africa. The collection is also sold at top specialty boutiques nationwide. Visit www.paulshark.it.

| corPorate contact | President rachelle Giroux, Phone: (212) 765-2792; Fax: (212) 765-1394; email: [email protected]

Pringle of Scotland| Fall Focus | Creative Director Clare Waight Keller is taking Pringle’s deep heritage of perfect Scottish cashmere clothing (this is the company that coined the term ‘knitwear’) in new directions by designing a full wardrobe of equally luxurious pieces. Military de-tails sharpen outerwear this season, and purple dom-inates the palette to give the collection a regal touch.

| Key Pieces | no Pringle wardrobe would be com-plete without a hand-knit sweater, which can take five days to knit. other standout pieces are a sheared velvet double-breasted blazer, slim jackets with high buttons, tuxedos with shawl collars, corduroy, and en-sembles that combine teal with gray and inky blue.

| Where to Buy | The men’s collection is now car-ried in 11 specialty stores in the U.S. and abroad in department stores such as Harrods (UK) and Tsum (Moscow). Pringle also operates its own boutiques in such cities as London, Tokyo and Taipei. Visit www.pringle-of-scotland.com.

| corPorate contact | Consultant ervin ramos, Phone: (212) 246-1222; Fax: (212) 265-5379; email: [email protected]

riva| Fall Focus | The brand that has defined sexy Ital-ian yachts for decades is launching its second season of menswear, with items appropriate for much more than just the yachting life. The heart of the collection is luxury sportswear with elegant and innovative de-tails. every piece is made in Italy, from the threads and fabrics, to simple stitching, to the more techni-cal thermal ribboned materials. Designers turned to nylon for insulation, and used polyester and canvas to give strength to fur, wool and cashmere.

| Key Pieces | The best knitwear pieces combine cashmere and leather and a touch of fur. Fashion pieces for fall are made in blues and grays, with the riva brand’s signature turquoise as an accent color. Footwear is also designed for the active man. The leather moccasin is stitched onto a rubber sole, and of course there are boat shoes, which this season come with such decadent linings as cashmere and fur.

| Where to Buy | As of our viewing, the collection was available exclusively through riva’s Zappieri showroom in Milan. Visit www.gruppozappieri.it.

| corPorate contact | Manager Alessandra Viola, Phone: 39-035-91-0202; Fax: 39-02-700-58602; email: [email protected]

SamSonite Black laBel| Fall Focus | For nearly 100 years, Samsonite has stood for durable travel bags. Its premium division, Black Label, consists of luggage and travel acces-sories for the affluent customer who appreciates fashion (guest designers include Alexander McQueen and Viktor & rolf); the latest design technology (new Ultralight wheelies become MP3 speakers in your ho-tel room); and customization (the bespoke program allows you to customize any case you like, available at the boutiques only). new for fall are the first soft weekend bags as part of “Weekend” lines. They in-clude the classically-shaped resort bags in black, chocolate, orchid red or silver, the resort Mono-grammed pieces featuring the house monogram in gray or cream, the foldable and packable Concertine in patent, chocolate, ecru or rainbow, and ergonomi-cally-shaped Bayamo bags in black or tan.

| Key Pieces | Ultimate Travel Shoe Collection com-bines the function of sports shoes with the style of leather slip-ons. Fashion designer Alexander Mc-Queen’s rib cage wheelie comes in chocolate this season following the success of its black and white versions. In the “Weekend” line of luggage, resort Monogrammed weaves the house’s signature into luxurious canvas and adds leather detailing. The Concertine is perfect for the shopper who needs an expansion bag that can also fold flat within a suitcase. Strong winds and desert sands inspire the Bayamo bags for men that feature saddle stitching, elemental shapes and silver metal details.

| Where to Buy | Black Label luggage is available in specialty stores and Samsonite’s own Black Label boutiques in locations such as new York, San Fran-cisco, Dallas, Denver, Las Vegas, Boston, Bogota, Sao Paulo, Bangkok, Hong Kong, Mumbai, Singapore, Shanghai, Tokyo, Moscow, Dubai, London, Antwerp and Madrid. Visit www.samsoniteblacklabel.com.

| corPorate contact | Consultant Mary Slevin, Phone: (917) 351-8643; email: [email protected]

Santandrea| Fall Focus | The sartorial firm Santandrea creates the Milanese-style suits that bear the Stefano ricci and ralph Lauren Purple Labels, and it is gaining awareness for its own collection of tailored suits as well. All hand-made by the company’s 155 tailors, the suits reflect such Italian standards as definite hand cuts, horsehair linings, silk thread seams, and a sil-houette that is trim and sober (accentuated shoulder lines, a waistband close to the body). The company, which has its own wool manufacturing facility, brings an exclusive fabric to suiting: estrato is 100% wool or cashmere that offers a natural stretch without incor-porating any synthetic fibres.

| Key Pieces | The classic Santandrea man’s ward-robe for fall will contain cashmere flannels, hound’s tooth patterns, pinstripes, chevrons and micro-struc-tures. Some blue suits and jackets have a silky luster to them. Vests look appropriate with the most formal business suits. All ties are seven-fold, and shoes are hand-made in Milan at the methodical pace of two pair per week. For a more relaxed look, a natural-colored cashmere blazer is key. And evenings go glamorous with a silk velvet tuxedo in midnight blue. A new shirt debuts this season, based on archival research. An extra light fabric is affixed to the inside of the shirt to keep it looking fresh after a full day of wear.

| Where to Buy | Santandrea will open its first branded atelier in Milan this year, designed by Piero Lissoni. Visit www.st-santandrea.it.

| corPorate contact | Ceo Luca Trabaldo Togna, Phone: 39-0721-856-050; Fax: 39-02-760-14142; email: [email protected]

Stefano ricci| Fall Focus | Florence-based Stefano ricci began his career perfecting silk fabrics in Lake Como’s re-vered factories, and now his eye for perfection spans his full collection of clothing, accessories, luggage, outerwear and even jewelry. Stefano’s passion for de-sign is evident in every collection, and always incorpo-rates vibrant colors, exotic skins and exclusive fabrics. This fall find exclusive suit fabrics, shirts and ties.

| Key Pieces | Diamond cufflinks complement Stefa-no ricci’s decadent details perfectly. A knit cashmere sweater is transformed into chic outerwear thanks to the addition of an orylag fur lining. A chocolate-col-ored shearling coat goes even more luxe with embroi-dered details, for about $7,000. Among accessories, every executive will appreciate the nubuck-finished crocodile briefcase with gold hardware.

| Where to Buy | Stefano ricci boutiques are located in new York, Beverly Hills, Monte Carlo, Paris, Bei-jing, Moscow, Kiev and Baku, and the next locations to open include Korea, Yerevan, Dubai, Doha and Indo-nesia. The collection is also available at top retailers like neiman Marcus. Visit www.stefanoricci.com.

| corPorate contact | Dott. niccolo ricci, Phone: (212) 371-3901; Fax: (212) 371-3910; email: [email protected]

tod’S| Fall Focus | Italian footwear firm Tod’s, famed for its pebbly, driver-friendly soles, defines sporty chic. This season Tod’s is diving into its archive to re-issue its iconic laced boot in celebration of its three decades of design success. The company is also venturing in some new directions for fall/winter with such pieces as sneakers constructed in pony, patent leather, suede or technical materials, wingtip sneakers, lizard loafers and patent evening shoes. Accenting the collection’s footwear are such accessories as sueded crocodile belts, and bags made of crocodile and nylon. Influen-tial colors are classic blacks, blues, browns and grays.

| Key Pieces | expand your collection of driving mocs with a new pair in an exotic skin.

| Where to Buy | Tod’s is sold throughout America, Asia and europe, and its flagship boutiques reside in new York, Hong Kong and Tokyo. Visit www.tods.com.

| corPorate contact | Director elizabeth Pasternak, Phone: (212) 223-2466; email: [email protected]

valextra| Fall Focus | Leather accessories from Valextra are so iconic that their zippered briefcase is in new York’s Museum of Modern Art’s permanent collection. Logos and brand names never appear on these items, but they are instantly recognized for their strong and sleek leather with black-sealed edges. For fall, Valex-tra expands its collection to offer a total look for men, from watch straps to shoes to belts and bags. each season a few new colors come to the fore, and this time oyster and royal blue rule.

| Key Pieces | new accessories that collectors will covet include a tie-holder for travel made of leather lined with satin, a travel sewing kit, and belt buckles and gloves decorated with subtle diamonds or gems as a new signature look. A new long wallet features an extra panel of leather to hide credit cards—for Valex-tra’s most discrete clients. Want your watch strap to match your other Valextra items? The company will now offer a custom program to clients. Seek out the striking royal blue crocodile briefcase, which will sell for 18,000 euros.

| Where to Buy | The full collection is sold at Valex-tra boutiques in Milan and Tokyo, and available at top department stories like Saks Fifth Avenue and Bar-neys new York. Visit www.valextra.it.

| corPorate contact | Senior VP Myrianne Gaeta, Phone: 39-02-9978-6000; Fax: 39-02-9978-6900; email: [email protected]


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