FA L L W I N T E R 16 F LO R E N C E
PA R I S
DUSSELDORF
C O P E N H AG E N
Jan 12–15
Jan 22–28
Jan 29–Feb 01
Feb 03–05
LO N D O N
MUNICH
Feb 02–19
Feb 13–15
M E N SW E A R
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CONTENTS
Blood Brother
02
Champion Reverse Weave
06
Beams x Champion
10
Earnest Sewn
12
Estemporanea
16
ETQ
20
Folk
24
McLauren
28
Mr. Hare
32
Neuba
36
Qasimi
40
Todd Snyder + Champion
44
Sales contacts
48
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B LO O D B ROT H E R
Blood Brother is a menswear brand from London, founded in 2011 by Nicholas Biela and James Waller. The brand has evolved from jersey staples into a considered menswear lifestyle brand. Blood Brother uses exclusive fabrics, quality sourcing and minimal cuts to solidify the forward thinking aesthetic of the brand. Providing statement pieces alongside modern essentials for a global lifestyle. While consistently growing its UK and international stockists the brand remains extremely proud to call its Shoreditch flagship store home.
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C H A M P I O N R E V E R S E W E AV E
Formed in 1919 as the Knickerbocker Knitting Co. by Abe and Bill Fainbloom, the company pioneered the manufacture of heav y duty cotton products, used primarily for warming up and down by athletes who had historically used lightweight day attire for any sporting activities. In the 40s the company changed its name to Champion Knitting Mills and became market leaders in sporting cotton apparel. In 1952 they patented their Reverse Weave heavy cotton knitting process, essentially knitting the cotton backwards they found the solution that avoids vertical shrinkage. This then gave the garments more durability wash after wash, cornering the US sporting market. Through this sporting association Champion was adopted by many of the US Hip Hop and Rap pioneers through the 80s and was influential in European club culture in the 90s and has remained a staple wardrobe, leading to collaborations with Stussy and most recently Supreme which have reinvigorated the brands premium market space.
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BEAMS X CHAMPION
The longstanding partnership between Champion and Beams Japan have answered the call from their loyal followers. For the first time, European stores will be able to buy into this limited two season collaboration bet ween the t wo heav y weights . The combination of Champions’ unrivaled sportswear identity and Beams’ strong Japanese heritage, is sure to resonate immediately with its customer and create something to excite the market. All will be revealed soon…
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EARNEST SEWN
Earnest Sewn was born in downtown New York, embodying the aesthetic of the city at the core of its collection. A denim brand which sets itself apart through its compelling concept and lifestyle identity, Earnest Sewn is simultaneously and exhaustively dedicated to producing quality. The brand, rooted in America’s denim heritage, combines this history with a contemporary urban appeal. Originally launched in 2004, the Earnest Sewn design principle was literally translated as product sewn in earnest. By honoring this standard, an unmistakable pride is emphasised in its workmanship and commitment to authenticity. Relaunching in 2015, the fusion of their legac y and contemporar y design is further demonstrated by the use of the highest quality fabrics with the modern era, via a production process engineered around environmental friendliness. By staying true to its roots as one of New York ’s first premium denim lines, Earnest Sewn cultivates perfected fits and unique washes, as well as key essentials with a modern twist. Earnest Sewn continues to produce a line of denim that reflects an unprecedented commitment to quality and individual style and is already stocked in some of the highest regarded stores globally such as Barneys, SSENSE, Liberty, United Arrows, Lane Crawford and more.
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ESTEMPORANEA
Estemporanea creates luxury leather goods with a timeless essence. The Italian label was founded in 2014 by Riccardo Ugolini, senior designer at Casadei and Luca Vicini, renowned high-end shoe maker from San Mauro Pascoli producing for some of the most established luxury maisons (Saint Laurent, Hermes, Gianvito Rossi and Casadei to name a few). Launching this Fall Winter 2016 with the brand ’s signature item: the diary, and a full range of bags and small leather goods for men and women; Estemporanea combines the finest materials with the highest quality standards of made in Italy.
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E TQ
In a time of abundance, with more questions than answers and more choices than decisions made. ETQ was founded in 2010 as an antidote to this. Driven by a mindset that values the elimination of the unnecessary, the brand strives to focus solely on excellence and superior design. Today, these principles have matured into a carefully selective range of handmade footwear, menswear accessories and the multi-brand store in ETQ’s home city of Amsterdam. Every element is a true representation of what ETQ stands for. The footwear collection, designed in Amsterdam and handmade in Portugal, demonstrates the brand ’s commitment to quality and design, by catering to ETQ’s audience’s desire for exclusivity and timelessness. Each shoe is crafted using carefully selected materials, such as Napa and Polido leather, and individually finished with a luxurious calfskin lining and durable cup soles. Designs are inspired by the art of minimalism and the philosophy of essentialism. This means every product created by ETQ is designed to be a necessary and timeless part of a contemporary man’s wardrobe.
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FOLK
Folk is a London based casualwear label with four stores in London, as well as being stocked in over 150 of the best independent and department stores worldwide including Liberty, Selfridges, Har vey Nichols and Isetan. The label was established in 2002 as a design led menswear label and the women’s collection was added in 2012 with a similar ethos of creating contemporary practical day wear.
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McL AU REN
Founded in 1962, McLauren has long been a famous knitwear brand. However, in the 1990s all traces were lost of the fine handmade Shetland creations, until an Italian entrepreneur, mindful of the brand ’s heritage and tradition, decided to relaunch it. Having produced knitted garments for Lanvin, Missoni, D&G and more, they are creating a handmade product using only the best yarns with Italian craftsmanship. Today McLauren’s collections are 100% made in Italy and redesigned in a contemporary key which is translated into fine elegance, which combines retro style with innovation. Ever y McLauren garment resembles a tailor-made item, not a mass produced one. Some models are still woven by patient hands, the custodians of ancient skills. McLauren can be found in some of the best stores globally including United Arrows, Beams and Isean.
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MR. HARE
There are many, many mens shoes on the planet, but very few of them fit into the elegant, sophisticated and well crafted category that Mr. Hare’s shoes inhabit. Since 2009 Mr. Hare has been building a reputation for crafting beautiful mens shoes for discerning contemporary individuals. Through exquisite styling , colour and texture selection, shaping and attention to detail, Mr. Hare shoes are designed for romance and adventure, made in Italy and incredibly comfortable. AW16 sees the launch of four new stories. A new hiking hybrid sole unit that adds robustness to some sturdy winter styles. A new classic sneaker line. A new luxury lightweight casual silhouette for the holiday season in cashmere suede. And The New Yacht slipper! All these will be accompanied by our classic Oxfords, Derby’s, Wingtips, Monks, Chelsea’s and Boots in new seasonal leathers and colours.
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NEUBA
WOVEN BY HAND – BY MANTHRI BABU IN HYDER ABAD, INDIA 17° 30’18” N 78° 21’36” E NEUBA is a brand that travels. We travel to wherever in the world offers the best skills for what we need. In 2012, we needed to find a Master hand-weaver with the knowledge to develop our research. So we travelled to India. Hyderabad to be specific. 17° 30’18”N 78° 21’36”E to be precise.* We engineer our tex tiles in -house, while most Western brands will source mass produced fabric stock. Working directly with our handweavers means that we can combine traditional Eastern skills with contemporary Western textile design. Hand weaving brings back the humanisation that is lost with modern machinery. The imperfections and personalities that come with each batch are a signature of the NEUBA brand. Different people, weaving at different speeds create subtle nuances in the fabric, which changes throughout the day, everyday, on every single garment. *We stitch the coordinates of each garment ’s origin into every label because we are always transparent about who we work with.
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QASIMI
The Qasimi brand has its roots firmly grounded in London; it is the energy of the city and the diversity of its people that inspires our aesthetic. The Qasimi DNA fuses the elements of architecture, military and uniform with the cultural and traditional dress of the UAE, something of which has developed within London culture. It is this amalgamation of tradition meets modernity that creates a unique approach to menswear, which is as much discerning , as it is relevant. Qasimi is a uniform for everyday, with a commitment to quality and craftsmanship, using Italian fabrics and European production, purposely understated but always challenging where detail is as important inside as it is outside.
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TO D D S N Y D E R + C H A M P I O N
Designer Todd Snyder and iconic brand Champion collaborated to launch a men’s sportswear line for Fall 2013. The debut collection, entitled “City Gym”, is inspired by archival Champion pieces and vintage photos from the New York Athletic Club. Snyder scoured Champion’s vast archive of sales catalogs and vintage samples to find styles and fabrics that would seamlessly meld with Snyder ’s love of classic American tailoring. “Champion has always symbolised quality and American style,” Snyder says. “I love the idea of mixing tailoring with their 1950’s gym issued items.” The Todd Snyder brand is a perfect complement to the Champion brand and we share his excitement in creating this new product line inspired by Champion heritage, Todd ’s history of working with iconic brands and adding a modern aesthetic to archived Champion apparel means consumers can rediscover the authenticity and quality of Champion.
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S A L E S C O N TA C T S
Beams x Champion
McLauren
joe@pollykingandco.com
joe@pollykingandco.com
Blood Brother
Mr. Hare
james@blood-brother.co.uk
marc@mrhare.co.uk
Champion Reverse Weave
Neuba
john@pollykingandco.com
james@neuba.uk aldo@neuba.uk
Earnest Sewn michael@pollykingandco.com
Qasimi ivanh@qasimi.com
Estemporanea michael@pollykingandco.com
Todd Snyder + Champion joe@pollykingandco.com
ETQ hugo@etq-amsterdam.com Folk chris@folkclothing.com