Luxury Italian purveyor Salvatore Ferragamo tore looks directly from the Mediterranean style book for Autumn/Winter 2017, updating the pieces with daring patterns and boxy fits to differentiate. This latest collection marks the runway debut for Guillaume Meilland, the former Lanvin Senior Designer who took creative control of the brand’s menswear line just two months ago.
As part of a massive creative shakeup at Italian luxury brand Salvatore Ferragamo, former Lanvin Senior Designer Guillaume Meilland takes the tanned leather reigns of the company’s burgeoning menswear department, an integral part of freshly instilled CEO Eraldo Poletto’s aggressive new market strategy. Joining fellow inductees Paul Andrew and Fulvio Rigoni, assuming creative control of footwear (the first to do so since the label’s eponymous founder) and womenswear respectively, the young designer is a top-tier label heavy hitter, beginning his career with Louis Vuitton before heading over to Yves Saint Laurent and, finally, Lanvin in 2007. “This is a momentous challenge,” says Meilland. “I plan to draw on the brand’s history and heritage to create modern men’s collections that look to the future.” This spirited, and undoubtedly positive, outlook is one of refreshing importance to Ferragamo, who noticeably chose three new designers known for their innovative DNA and youth-skewed creative eye. With Meilland’s eagerly anticipated debut coming January 2017, all eyes will be on the men’s ready to wear collection, one that currently sits between firm pillars of function and ’70s flair.
Salvatore Ferragamo reveals its Autumn/Winter 2016 advertising campaign, highlighting the brand’s Italian roots and celebrating modern luxury. The campaign features James Rousseau, shot by Craig McDean, and inhabits a space of vintage decadence.
Don’t be caught off guard while strolling along the bright and sunny beaches this Spring/Summer 2016 season. To keep you looking cool, while staying hot-on-the-heels of summer’s steamiest time, here is a completely sizzling compilation of the best pairings for the beach, pool, and anything in between–sunscreen not included.
1. Richard James x Salvatore Ferragamo
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Show off a green thumb with Richard James’ floral patterned trunks. A leather sandal from Salvatore Ferragamo fine-tunes this natural look with an unconcerned ease.
With its beauties and traditions Tuscany has always been a source of inspiration for Salvatore Ferragamo. Inspired by this Italian Eden, Ferragamo introduces the luxury perfume anthology: Tuscan Soul Quintessential Collection Set. An array of olfactory poems connected to tradition and cultural essence that range from sun-drenched soil to a summer day on the Tuscan shore. Luxuriate in these scents that blend the richness, elegance, and authenticity of the land using signatures of amber, floral notes, and citruses. As always, Signor Ferregamo accentuates the meaning of ‘La Dolce Vita’ in this lush collection set now available online.
Clashing tastes fueled Salvatore Ferragamo‘s Autumn/Winter 2016—a chaotic carryover from last season—with new, smarter spins on abstract play and above-the-ankle trousers.
Salvatore Ferragamo fulfills every fashionisto’s wish with MTO (Made to Order), an exclusive customization program where—for the first time in the brand’s history—customers can personalize the house’s iconic men’s driver shoes. This system allows individual modification of Ferragamo’s drivers with 100 permutations of luxurious materials including crocodile, ostrich, condor calf and, suede mink and a myriad color options from ultramarine to flame red. As if that did not quench the thirst already, the brand offers personalized lettering options that complete the truly one-of-a-kind creation. This satiating launch of MTO commemorates the essence of the driver—personalization, inherent style, and idyllic destinations.
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Such tribute is, thus, all the more fitting for the new Escape campaign, marking the next chapter of A Man’s Story, which celebrates creative minds that are not afraid to make their own rules. A century after its establishment in 1914, Salvatore Ferragamo has collaborated with innovative men including Douglas Booth and A$AP Rocky for the first #ManStory that encapsulates the “single-minded approach to life,” with which the label deeply identifies. This time around, Ferragamo enlists racecar driver Mathias Lauda, SoundCloud co-founder Alexander Ljung, and model Johannes Huebl to kickoff Ferragamo Escape, which celebrates iconic men renowned globally for their professional success and personal stylish lifestyles.
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Now, you can join the list of the ultimate Ferragamo man with your own MTO driver.
Actor Hugh Dancy stars on the cover of Essential Homme February/March 2015, the magazine’s biggest spring fashion issue of the year.
Opening the book, MOST WANTED (pg. 21) this issue focuses on two fragrant releases from Carven, Hublot’s collaborative and charity-benefitting watch with English band Depeche Mode, and Kris Van Assche’s futuristic frames by Linda Farrow Gallery. Next, in WHISTLING FOR THE WIND (pg. 40) photographer Markus Ziegler and stylist Adrian Manuel welcome nautically roused, ultra-light clothing that even on land makes waves, featuring Raf Simons, Gucci, E. Tautz, Prada, Dries Van Noten, and more.
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In product news, NEW ARRIVALS (pg. 52) showcases Sperry’s beach boasting collaboration with noted photographer Gray Malin, Dolce&Gabbana newest scent, Intenso, starring Colin Farrell in the cologne’s inaugural campaign, and Alexander Wang’s luxe lounge chair and trunk collaboration with Italian leather vanguard Poltrona Frau, just in time for NYFW. SCENE (pg. 60) paddles through Art Basel Miami Beach 2014’s hottest parties—from Bally, Berluti, Salvatore Ferragamo, and more—after the galleries and beside the shore.
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Selected features include:
A TINGE TANGY (pg. 62): From the cell block all the way up to the catwalk, orange’s cheerful complexions build bold outfit components as sweet as they are sour with Michael Kors, Burberry Prorsum, Hermès, and more.
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WINDOW SHOPPING (pg. 78): Call it a gateway pattern, or a calm middle ground between solids and prints of a more provocative nature, the windowpane arrives this season in full view.
FULL THROTTLE (pg. 78): Hardly reserved to the common blue jean, today’s newfangled denim deviations from Maison Martin Margiela, KENZO, Moschino, and more blast ahead cooler and more daring tan those still on the road, as shown by model RJ King atop a Harley-Davidson’s finest.
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LONG STORY SHORT (pg. 90): Storytellers, Opening Ceremony founders, and co-creative directors of KENZO, Humberto Leon and Carol Lim summon the same old tales in a new, paradigmatic fashion.
MADE UNDER THE ITALIAN SUN (pg. 96): Eyeing both fashion brands’ bright future, CEO Gildo Zegna reveals Ermenegildo Zegna’s new partnership with Italian eyewear manufacturer Marcolin.
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IN THE DARK OF YOUR LOVE (pg. 104): Months after Twin Shadow’s runway debut this fall, he returns this March with his third album, the musician’s first major-label release that continues his quest from the shadows to further places we dare not pause.
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CANNIBALS AND CALMNESS (pg. 120): Opposite a mad man on the small screen, actor Hugh Dancy finds fatherhood just as gripping.
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UNDER YOUR SPELL (pg. 132): Motionless in a romantic trance, the best, most mysterious bounties of the season expose a darker scene for spring.
Video: Marco Falcetta.
FORGING THE FLEX ZONE (pg. 149): Protein packs with a new age boost from Protein World, Juice Press, and Orgain.
NOW BOYS ALLOWED (pg. 150): Once quarters to Eleanor Roosevelt, Louise brooks, and Sara Teasdale, the formerly female-only Martha Washington hotel returns several lives later fully revived for all.
Image: Jonathan Chesley, courtesy of Selldorf Architects.
The February/March 2015 issue of Essential Homme magazine is available on national and international newsstands and online starting today.
About Essential Homme magazine: Essential Homme is a bi-monthly print publication and website that act as the style source for affluent, successful, and fashion-forward readers that are passionate about high-end men’s fashion and its reflective lifestyle. Essential Homme has been published since 2010 and past cover stars range from Dean and Dan Caten, Daniel Radcliffe, Theophilus London, Sullivan Stapleton, Kellan Lutz, Ian Somerhalder, and Colton Haynes. From bold editorial spreads showcasing the latest in style trends, to features on fashion industry insiders and the most stylish men in entertainment, an eye to the nightlife scene, and an exploration of fashion’s most exciting new gadgets and spaces, Essential Homme is a leading authority for the style and design enthusiast.
Photographers Mert & Marcus teamed up with creative think tank Baron & Baron and Creative Director Massimiliano Giornetti for Salvatore Ferragamo‘s leisurely luxe Spring/Summer 2015 campaign, starring supermodels Arthur Gosse and Daria Webowy.
