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Get PORT in printFrom Issue 33; reinterprenting workwear staples
Styling Mitchell Belk
Photography Rodrigo Carmuega
Model Saul Symon at Wilhelmina
Casting Nico Carmandaye
Hairstyling Yoko Setoyama At Dawes
Make Up Lydia Ward-Smith Using Chanel
Set Design Lucy Blofeld
Production Lock Studios
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Celebrating the Italian fashion house’s responsibly sourced cashmere collection
Michelangelo Zegna, a watchmaker by trade, owned a handful of looms nestled within the hills and slanting peaks of the Piedmontese Alps. He eventually handed them over to the youngest of his 10 children, Ermenegildo, who aged 18 and with the help of his brothers Edoardo and Mario, established a wool mill in the modest mountain town of Trivero in 1910. Within two decades it employed hundreds, and Ermenegildo’s eye began wandering further than Lanificio Zegna. In a mode of social responsibility not unlike the early governance of Cadbury or Olivetti, a meeting hall was built for the remote Italian comune, as well as a library, maternity hospital, gymnasium, nursery school, swimming pool, cinema, bar and ballroom. Restlessly ambitious, Ermenegildo’s scope widened to the surrounding natural territory in the Biella Province – an area that had been ravaged by deforestation – and in the early 1930s he began an enormous environmental restoration project. Officially completed by the third generation of his family, today the publicly accessible nature park known as Oasi Zegna stretches across 1,420 hectares of woods and 170 hectares of pasture, Ermenegildo’s eponymous company having planted over half a million conifer trees to date, as well as thousands of firs, rhododendrons and hydrangeas.
The Italian fashion house’s recently launched collection – that promises its fibres will be fully traceable by 2024 – channels this slice of Eden and is named accordingly: Oasi Cashmere. The 70-piece line, responsibly sourced from producers in Mongolia, uses the fine fabric on garments one wouldn’t readily associate with it, cropped bomber jackets, down vests and supple anoraks sitting alongside blousons, cardigans and lax blazers sans lapel and collar. Finished in warm vicuna browns, muted tones of camel, ochre and grey mélange are complimented by deep purples, aurora yellows and Bacca wine reds; while 3D jacquards, touches of bouclè, and textiles with brushed and needle-punched finishes lend a depth of texture. “At ZEGNA I have the unprecedented opportunity to create fabrics from weaving through to finishing, challenging our manufacturers, pushing them to explore uncharted waters,” notes artistic director Alessandro Sartori, commenting on the collection. “This allows me to mould our silhouettes right from the matter…”. Crucially, each item has a QR code that shows its entire journey, from farm to store, made possible by the company’s vertically integrated model and therefore accountability throughout its supply chain. Ermenegildo often expressed the desire to know both the name of the man who wore his suits, and the sheep who supplied the wool. One could see Oasi Cashmere as a contemporary near-realisation of that wish, honouring its founder’s deeply held affection for and obligation to the natural world.
Photography James Robjant
Styling Georgia Thompson
Grooming Kanae Kikuchi
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Axel Swan Maldini and Georgia Thompson’s skate-infused shoot celebrating London’s youth
Photography Axel Swan Maldini
Photography Assistant Pietro Lazzaris
Styling Georgia Thompson
Styling Assistant Helly Pringle
Hair Styling Hiroshi Matsushita using Oribe Hair Care
Make-up Artist Jo Frost using Morphe & Morphe 2 Cosmetics
Make-up Assistant Francesca Leech
Casting Director UNIT-C
Head of Production Joanna Smirnova at Hen House
Producer Madi Swain
On Set Producer Katarzyna Anna
Cast Christopher c/o Anti Agency, Dhillon c/o Kult London, Momo c/o Gaze Casting, Ayeisha c/o Wilhelmina, Barnaby c/o Lis Rutten, Connor and Max (twins) c/o Menace
Arno Frugier and Mitchell Belk’s homage to Cecil Beaton, for issue 31
Photography Arno Frugier
Styling Mitchell Belk
Model Lachlan Mac at Kate Moss Agency
Casting Abi Corbett
Production The Production Factory
Grooming Hiroshi Matsushita using Oribe hair care
Model wears vintage earrings throughout
Thanks to Chan Photographic Imaging
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Grace Difford and Mitchell Belk’s mirror-perfect fashion story for issue 31
Photography Grace Difford
Styling Mitchell Belk
Hair Hiroshi Matsushita
Make up Anna Payne
Manicurist Edyta Betka
Models Freddie at Models 1, Harriet at Next
Casting Abi Corbett
Special thanks to The Hand of God retouching and Darren Catlin Hand prints
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Valentin Hennequin and Georgia Thompson’s sleek shoot on the streets of Paris
Photography Angus Williams
Styling Georgia Thompson
Hairstylist Hiroshi Matsushita
Models Pete Golding at XDIRECTN, Robert Suthers at Tomorrow Is Another Day, Steve Fox at Tomorrow Is Another Day, Daniel courtesy of Ethan Price Casting, Bulent Mehmet courtesy of Ethan Price Casting
Casting Ethan Price
Styling Assistant Helly Pringle
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Photography Marie Valognes
Styling Lune Kuipers
Models Akachi, Nicolas, Idrisse
Special thanks to Coline and Sarah
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Zegna’s latest campaign pays homage to the panoramic road established by its founder
After Ermenegildo Zegna had built his wool mill in Trivero, he cast his eye further to the surrounding natural territory. In the 1930’s, the founder of the eponymous fashion house began undertaking an enormous environmental restoration project in the mountains of Piedmont, Northern Italy. Through rigorous reforestation work – including the planting of over 500,000 conifer trees – the free access area named Oasi Zegna now expands through 1,420 hectares of woods and 170 hectares of pasture, and even includes a ski slope. Obtaining a FAI patronage (Fondo Ambiente Italiano) as a unique model in Italy in 2014, this year it became internationally certified by the FSC® standard for forest management and ecosystem services for the community.
Snaking through the 100 km2 territory under the shadow of the Biella Alps lies a panoramic road also built by Zegna, colloquially known as the 232. It is this winding path and the eden it cuts through that acts as the creative spring-board for the luxury brand’s latest campaign, fronted by musician Marracash, actor Isaac Hempstead Wright and movement director Yagamoto for its introductory season.
Artistic Director Alessandro Sartori provides a flowing, workwear-inspired uniform for the trio, in ecru, blue and burnt-ochre respectively. Making it explicit that “the journey is more important than the destination”, the campaign also features a new iconic ZEGNA 232 brand mark, a graphic representation of said road.
In the accompanying film, Yagamoto reflects: “To gain more wisdom in regards to what I love – that’s a path I want to and I will go on in the future.” Check out the full video, with candid reflections from the 232 family, in the link below.
Zegna reimagines the iconic shoe for SS22, placing versatility and flexibility at the core of its refreshed design
So long are the days where sneakers are reserved only for athletes. Thanks to modernised updates to the typically sports-centred footwear, comfort, ease and style now go hand-in-hand to its practical counterparts. In the latest announcement from global luxury menswear brand ZegnaZegna, the Triple Stitch Sneaker is proving just that with its versatile approach to aesthetic and design.
Reimagined by artistic director Alessandro Sartori, the Triple Stitch Sneaker returns each season and has consequently solidified itself as an iconic staple within the contemporary menswear capsule wardrobe – especially in the cupboard of Zegna, an enduring influence in the luxury leisurewear industry for 112 years. This new iteration, then, features a revamped silhouette that sees elegance merge with high design and a multitude of wearable colours. A smooth and classic structure means the sneaker can be worn in an array of different settings, from the humdrum of daily life to work, travel and the more leisurely. Coupled with a refreshed take on its materiality, the sneaker sees a rich grained leather paired with canvas and suede, topped off with elastic straps for the wearer to conveniently slip on and off with ease and mobility.
Comfort is indeed of high importance to the design of the Triple Stitch, which is further elevated by its lightweight rubber sole and flexible construction. By emphasising the need for accessibility and comfort, this shows just how much the needs of the modern wearer has changed. The shoe can quite literally be worn with anything, whether it’s the more formal attire to the more casual – a suited trouser to a sporty jogger, for instance.
Formerly making its name in the early 1830s, the sports shoe was first created by The Liverpool Rubber Company, founded by John Boyd Dunlop. At the time, the sneaker made headway for its innovative method of bonding canvas to rubber roles, making it the perfect shoe for trips to the beach. Further down the line, the sneaker steered more in the way of athletics and was therefore dominated by sporting pursuits, moulded by a more athletic function and design. And now, the Zegna Tripe Stitch Sneaker comes at a time of universality; it’s a melting pot of style and form, past and present; it’s to be worn with flexibility at the hand (or foot) of the wearer.
Zegna was founded by Ermenegildo Zegna over 110 years ago in the Piedmont mountains of Northern Italy. Now part of the Ermenegildo Zegna Group, the company has long been committed to preserving and leveraging its heritage – and the Triple Stitch Sneaker update is pinnacle of that.
