This is how Coach will keep its luxury bags out of landfills and reimagines end-of-life processes in fashion

Coach introduces the Coach (Re)Loved Craftsperson Apprenticeship Program, a new one-year leather craftsmanship skills and training program designed as part of the house’s commitment to helping create a better-made future through better-made things. Created to support Coach (Re)Loved, the house’s circular ecosystem of unique programs in repair, refurbishment, upcycling, recycling and trade-in, the Coach (Re)Loved … Read more

The Palace X AMG Get Sehr Fast: New partnership signaling Mercedes-AMG’s transformation towards more lifestyle

    Mercedes-AMG, the performance and sports car brand of Mercedes-Benz Cars, teams up with skateboard and streetwear brand Palace for a capsule collection focused on an AMG GT3 with Palace-designed livery. Mercedes-AMG and Palace Skateboards Design Capsule Collection. Motorsport and street skateboarding share some basic characteristics: in both areas, it’s all about performance and … Read more

For those who won’t be labelled: Sustainable luxury leather bags without an ego

Silent goods: Creating a Sustainable Luxury Bag London has long had a Fashion Week and a Design Festival. Now there is 2018 London Craft Week – a magical combination of imagination, individuality, passion and skill found in the best-made of things. This year’s London Craft Week offered the chance to visit Silent Goods studio in … Read more

Haider Ackermann’s debut collection for Berluti revealed new basics in men wardrobe

Fall-Winter 2017 show: First collection by Haider Ackermann for Berluti.

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Haider Ackermann, Berluti’s new Creative Director, presented his first collection for the luxury Maison. Ackermann’s concept revolved around the passage of time and materials’ patina.

The much-awaited debut collection for Berluti by Haider Ackermann revealed new basics in a wardrobe for men. According to the luxury fashion house (a subsidiary brand of LVMH luxury group), this collection is a manifesto for clothes that develop a patina over time and are easily handed on from one generation to the next, the collection is designed as a list of key pieces. These pieces include a bomber jacket in nylon and cashmere, a soft velvet tuxedo in royal blue, a black leather aviator jacket with red lining, and leather bags …as exquisite as they are casual… The color palette for these basics is marked by contrasts.

Haider Ackermann's debut collection for Berluti FW2017

The distinctive essence of Berluti lies in the details and the amazing quality of materials, like a roll neck cashmere sweater with just two seams that fits like a second skin.

Fall Winter 2017 for Berluti is dressed in timeless camel, navy and kaki. The palette is joined by combinations of blues and powder pink hues clashing with burgundy.

Established in 1895 by Italian Alessandro Berluti of Marche, Berluti is based in Paris on rue Marbeuf. Alessandro Sartori was its artistic director for 5 years, ending his role in February 2016.

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Is it time to give up leather?

Cows have long been farmed to fuel the fast food market. Now, by turning leather into a seasonal fashion, they are becoming part of fast fashion. Soon we will have to kill 430m every year. Lucy Siegle gets to grips with life without leather (well almost)