Milan Fashion Week: Montblanc, Qasimi, Tod’s, Sease and Etro

A weekend rich in action for men in Milan, with in particular the brilliant Renaissance of Montblanc, the new Pashmy line from Tod’s, the chic cool and desert of Qasimi, the cashmere of Etro and the tennis tournament organized by Sease.

Montblanc: Traveling and writing with taste

This season, Montblanc deserves the price of the most innovative classical brand. Furthermore, Designer Marco Tomasetta has injected a lot of enthusiasm. Moreover, ideas and new products in this collection, while respecting the DNA of the most famous pens in the world.

Take its new elegant cottage. Consequently, lamb leather pieces, with thin chest pockets for famous pens or handle inserts for sunglasses. For example, Or a remarkable new suede shirt with a monogram, whose touch is similar to that of cotton. Meanwhile, Looks seen in the second campaign of the house turned by Wes Anderson, Montblanc Voyage of Panorama.

“Wes perfectly grabs nostalgia. Consequently, the humor that characterize Montblanc, which tells the art of traveling while writing,” explains Marco Tomasetta.

Talented. Moreover, experienced, Marco Tomasetta worked at Fendi with Karl Lagerfeld, at Miu Miu Miu with Miuccia Prada and at milan fashion week: montblanc, qasimi, Louis Vuitton with Kim Jones before joining the Hamburg Society Montblanc, where he seems to give the best of himself.

The elegant Alpin Railway Train Wagons designed by Wes Anderson for his film also constitute an ideal backdrop for the. Nevertheless, new ingenious ideas of Marco Tomasetta. In addition, Excellent offices in rosewood. Meanwhile, leather wood made by the same supplier as Gio Ponti; Admirable Montblanc Writing Traveler bags, whose flaps unfold to reveal a chic and clever portable office.

Montblanc has also developed new roller suitcases in elegant graphic leather. Similarly, as well as travel bags and tote bags in a new Denim double mm monogram called 4810, the altitude of Mont-Blanc in meters.

In a beautifully decorated setting. Consequently, you could also admire new watches, superb notebooks in cowhide leather and, of course, the essential pens. Consequently, The place of honor returned to a color pen in a new striking form milan fashion week: montblanc, qasimi, of cigar.

As the motto of the film campaign suggests, “Let’s write”.

Qasimi: Sandstorm and sober tones

Sandstorm. Moreover, delicacy. Meanwhile, At Qasimi. However, the guests who attended the parade presented in the cloisters of Sant’Eustachio, a venerable Romanesque church, lived a moment of grace.

The chance of the calendar wanted the chic warrior of Qasimi to be presented barely ten hours after the massive. In addition, bombing of Iranian nuclear installations by the United States.

The opening looks were almost spiritual, hybrid encounters of modular jackets and skirts-pantalons. Moreover, The nylon in shape memory. whose rough folds imitated the sands of the desert and milan fashion week: montblanc, qasimi, the shredded hills of the Gulf states, was omnipresent.

“My brother has always liked to refer to our origins. I remembered one of his collections, which told his childhood during the conflict between Iraq and Kuwait. He had seen the outfits. military clothes on television,” reveals Hoor Al-Qasimi, who succeeded his late brother Khalid a half-decennia.

Available in this famous memory nylon. bulletproof vests, multipoche vests and Saharan utility jackets provide a very original vision of fashion.

Hoor al-Qasimi has also collaborated with the Lebanese artist Dala Nasser. who built a large circular scaffolding covered with flags, evoking the ancient sites of his native country.

To add to the tragedy. the parade started late after a mannequin passed out behind the scenes and was transported on a stretcher, before recovering, it seems, in an ambulance outside.

Overall. the collection was “a meditation on the place, transformation and coexistence, a tribute to ten years of vision milan fashion week: montblanc, qasimi, and sustainable creative spirit of Khalid Al Qasimi”, concluded his very faithful sister, who came to salute at length.

Tod’s: long life in the Pashmy collection

Tod’s may have unveiled his new Gommino Club on Sunday. but the real star of her presentation was the Pashmy line, with a series of new jackets that will not fail to find many followers.

Created by Matteo Tamburini. the artistic director of Tod’s, they displayed clean silhouettes ideal for responding to the current desire to combine minimalist lines with maximalist quality. The keystone of Pashmy lies in the use of remarkable leathers. which play on the idea of ​​Pashmina and its unique sweetness.

In the grounds of Villa Necchi. a series of Pashmy jackets was hung on the walls, controlled by craftsmen responsible milan fashion week: montblanc, qasimi, for inspecting the magnificent skins of veal and oflamb. The color palette was just as remarkable: butter, caramel, anthracite and purple blue. The unstructured jackets and the pants married the natural movement of the body, offering freedom without constraint. New looks in crepe. satin linen, as well as a special travel wool for hot coats and jackets, have also aroused admiration.

The event was particularly dense. with hundreds of buyers, hipsters, stars of the K-Pop, editors and models rushing around the magnificent villa of the 1930s: a temple of rationalist architecture, and the ideal setting for the last declination of the emblematic product of Tod’s, the famous Gommino moccasin. This season, he has been enriched with all kinds of variations: boat shoes, slippers, moccasins or sneakers. The new Gommino Red Dot moccasin is flexible. light, in Pashmy and Nappa leather, with a metal buckle inspired by a saddle.

“This is the perfect milan fashion week: montblanc, qasimi, marriage. ” said Diego Della Valle, the tireless managing director of Tod’s, just returned from a two -week tour in Asia, with stops in China, Hong Kong, Japan and Korea.

“I felt optimism and I had a lot of new ideas,” said Diego.

Sease offers a portrait tennis match

Ladies and gentlemen, the players are ready. At least. they are at Sease, which has launched a new capsule collection dedicated to tennis with a mini-tournoi and an exclusive pop-up at Antonia, the most trendy concept store milan fashion week: montblanc, qasimi, in the city.

For the occasion. Sease has invested the huge courtyard of the Portrait hotel and installed a real tennis court in the salmon red characteristic of the brand.

“We had the idea of ​​repeating the tennis tournament that my brother Giacomo. I organized every summer with friends in Portofino,” explains Franco Loro Piana, the general manager and founder of Sease.

“This tournament is emblematic of our community. our authentic sporting spirit”, adds Franco, whose Portofino feast is staged in a campaign with Feliciano López, the director of the Open Mutua tournament in Madrid and the final of the Davis Cup.

Sease has been responsible for giving a serious facelift to tennis clothes (sweatshirts. vests, flexible linen jackets) so that they can be worn on the court and outside. The claw uses natural materials, such as merino wool, hemp and flax, as well as solaro fabric, Sease signature. This iridescent chevron fabric. much milan fashion week: montblanc, qasimi, appreciated by Italian businessmen like Gianni Agnelli, was first developed in the United Kingdom, then perfected in the peninsula.

“We are not a sports brand, but a lifestyle brand. Between the mountain and the sea, and for everyday urban essentials, tennis represents our values,” insists Franco.

The brothers, descendants of the family who sold Loro Piana to LVMH, have imagination and resources to resell.

Founded in 2016, Sease has experienced rapid growth, with shops in Milan, St. Moritz and Cortina. She is now present in London, Paris, Gstaad, Courchevel, Florence and Dubai. The brand also has more than 80 multi -brand customers, including Harrods and Bergdorf Goodman.

“We are growing … We want to redefine tradition through design and performance,” insisted Franco, who however refused to reveal the annual turnover.

At Etro, the cashmere motif in all its splendor

The cashmere was in the spotlight at Etro in a nice neat presentation, staged in the brand’s historic seat on the Via Spartaco.

Nothing Spartan in this collection, dedicated to the joy of life and the celebration. It included excellent jeans and shorts in pale blue cashmere denim, perfect for a cocktail at sunset in Mykonos. For fresh evenings, cotton Saharan women embroidered with cacti and flowers were remarkably elegant. And the pajamas. silk chamber dresses of the brand seemed to be tailor -made to dress the billionaires in the goguette, perfect for the wedding of Jeff Bezos in Venice.

In short. a lot of luxury for men, even if you can’t help but milan fashion week: montblanc, qasimi, notice the absence of the creator of the house, Marco de Vincenzo, during the event.

The presentation was followed by a refined dinner. served by the star restaurant Il Luogo, with a delicious Rice at the Milanese jump And the best prosecco of the season.